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Siang Lu has won the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his bold and satirical novel, Ghost Cities. A profound and highly imaginative book, Ghost Cities draws on Chinese history to explore the absurdity of modern life and work.

The Miles Franklin judging panel say: 'Shimmering with satire and wisdom, and with an absurdist bravura, Ghost Cities is a genuine landmark in Australian literature.'

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Translated fiction our staff are loving

A work that transcends borders and genres, inviting readers into the silent space between words, where grief and beauty intertwine.

Nicole Vasilev, Readings bookseller

From the winner of the International Booker Prize, Georgi Gospodinov, Death and the Gardener is a novel about a father, a son, and an orphaned garden.

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'Beautifully captures the quiet resilience of women against the overbearing weight of societal expectations.' – Aurelia Orr, Readings bookseller

'A deeply impressionistic novel – an ambitious and experimental rendition of a nation’s fears.' – Molly Smith, Readings bookseller

Win a double pass to MIFF

The Melbourne International Film Festival will be taking place 7–24 August, giving you the opportunity to be among the first to experience the best films that you can't see anywhere else.

Thanks to MIFF we have 5 double passes to give away. To enter the draw, simply email us at competitions@readings.com.au with the subject line MIFF. Competition closes 11.59pm on Friday 25 July.

Browse the full program at miff.com.au

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