AustLit

'Sixteen years after his internationally lauded debut, the author of The Boat is back. He talks about writing under pressure, and why ‘authenticity’ is a trap' 

'In this sequel of sorts to The Magpie Wing, a group of thirtysomethings share the rent in Sydney, searching for solidarity and meaning in a sterile, gentrifying world'

'The latest novel from the author of Too Much Lip splits its time between the 1800s and 2024 and provides a masterclass in humour, flair and generosity'

'There’s this thing you hear in music – or, if I’m trying for precision, in the silences in music. It’s a reaching, a stretching. There’s a suspended wonder to it; a lazy sensuality, sometimes. It’s probably in lots of places if you know what to listen for, but I hear it most in classical music, since that is where I learned to listen, to count, and to keep time. And I hear it in Simon Tedeschi’s intimate book of fragments, Fugitive.' (Introduction)   

'For fans of Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women, Cole’s second memoir deals with the pain of an ambivalent courtship – while exploring her visceral need for love'

'Set in the 2080s, this Australian debut maps the sci-fi question in a quiet romantic drama – asking what ties us to the world and each other' (Introduction)

'Easy conclusions elude in this slender story about a mother and daughter’s trip to Japan'