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'Beautiful prose and boundless imagination ... Unlike his ghostly protagonist, Saunders is more concerned with bringing questions than offering comfort.'


– Joe Murray, Readings bookseller


Seven years after the release of the Booker Prize-winning Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders returns with a new novel that explores the liminal space between life and death.

In Vigil, a cast of ghostly visitors converge at the deathbed of an unapologetic oil tycoon who refuses to acknowledge his role in climate destruction and the environmental harm caused by his industry.
While stock lasts we are delighted to have copies of Vigil that include a signed bookplate available to buy online and in our shops.

Please note that stock is very limited.
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Recommended Australian fiction

A hearty gut-punch of a coming-of-age story.

 

Ocean Trimboli, Readings bookseller

 

From award-winning playwright George Kemp, Soft Serve is a poignant debut novel about three twenty-somethings and their dead friend's mum, who must face a reckoning as bushfires close in around the regional McDonalds in which they've taken shelter.

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This is a beautifully crafted, thoughtful, generous piece of work.


Alison Huber, head book buyer


Bugger is the devastating fourth novel from Miles Franklin shortlisted author, Michael Mohammed Ahmad.

Told from the perspective of 10-year-old Hamoodi over a 24-hour period, Bugger, offers an uncompromising representation of abuse and explores the impact one day can have on a lifetime.

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Debut Australian fiction to discover

A wise and witty debut novel about love – romantic, platonic and toxic.
A beautifully crafted family drama about the complicated relationships and profound loves of three siblings.
Four girls in a small coastal town in 90s Australia start a grunge band to escape their lives.
A smart, funny and wise novel that shows us all the ways we are connected.
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