These sinewy and unsettling short stories explore the darker side of the human psyche.

Relationships, distance, disappointment and acceptance are key themes in this funny and heartfelt novel.

A surreal and experimental debut that mixes teenage angst with modern noir.

With characteristic lightness and clarity, Smith’s six personal essays explore life under lockdown.

Set over one night, this witty and effervescent debut novel explores the challenges of connection for a young neurodiverse woman.

This insightful and challenging novella explores power, sex, intimacy and friendship in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

This Pulitzer-winning ‘novel in stories’ illuminates the inner lives of a small community in Maine, whose joys and sorrows are linked by the infamous Olive Kitteridge.

A gripping psychological thriller explores trauma, manipulation and control in remote New Zealand.

A brutal and poetic story of a young girl from a broken family and her search for belonging.

Domestic bliss? With emotional intensity and wry humour, this slim novella charts the highs and lows of a marriage.

These satirical and imaginative short stories explore our evolving relationship with technology and modern life.

A fable-like novel reveals the beauty and terror of the natural world - however, its human characters may be lacking.

Highlights from our Gemini season reading list.

This subversive collection of short stories is full of uncanny transformations and dark social commentary.

Garth Greenwell’s poetic novel explores power, shame, desire, and queer love.

In this ambitious, striking novel, the stories of twelve women offer varied portraits of black, British womanhood.

Exploring life, love, and cultural identity, Ashley Kalagian Blunt’s memoir offers an outsider’s view on Australia and what it means to find your feet in a new country.

These writers take on the complexities and violences of contemporary race relations in the US. From acts of everyday racism to inequalities within the justice system, they explore what it means to inhabit a Black body in today’s America.

Political, personal, and powerful, these fiery works by First Nations writers, poets, and critics pack a punch. They take on the flawed narrative of colonial Australia while celebrating Aboriginal culture and resilience.

It seems like our hunger for true crime is never sated. These books probe the darker side of human nature and uncover searing truths about the societies we’re living in.