Fiction

What could drive a mother to do the unthinkable?

A pick for book club that's warm, witty and wise.

A beautiful and uplifting story to share with your reading group.

A tale of extraordinary friendship and a lifetime of stories to share with your book club pals.

A must-read for book clubs and fans of The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul.

Sweep your book club off to Malaysia with this spellbinding novel of war and family betrayal.

The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman author on grief, happiness and her favourite comedy legend.

Tips to help you pick a reading goal and achieve it.

A classic whodunit for the most perceptive reading groups.

This December we found exquisite rays of light amongst the dark verse of an American maestro.

The author of City of Lies discusses revisiting Silasta and exploring the traumas and triumphs of her characters in the sequel.

Sweep your book club off to the sun-kissed vineyards of rural France.

These friends think they know everything about one another, but time has a way of making us strangers to those we love...

Fiona McIntosh shares five surprising facts she learned while researching The Champagne War.

This November we revisited Louisa May Alcott’s towering work of American fiction.

2020 marks Monica McInerney’s 20th year as a published author. Here she offers 20 memories and observations on her writing career.

Lee Child and younger brother Andrew have collaborated for the first time on The Sentinel and Jack Reacher fans are in for a treat.

In the spirit of Halloween, this October we revisited Susan Hill’s classic horror.

The Booker Prize winning author answers our questions about his strangely beautiful story about hope and love and orange-bellied parrots: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams.

Monica McInerney on the family secrets, overseas trips and strange times that shaped her heartwarming new novel.

Your reading group will adore this family drama from much-loved author Monica McInerney.

In Eley Williams’ The Liar’s Dictionary, we’re forced to interrogate the very foundations of ‘truth’.

Gather your book club and get ready to gossip about the inhabitants of Spinifex.

The bestselling author on how a trip to Cape Town inspired her fascinating historical fiction novel.

The first time I saw him, I pitied him terribly.

I was born to be a wanderer.

Her bag was packed but still she resisted leaving.

“What’s two plus two?”

The sound of a twig snapping from somewhere behind made the girls freeze.

Her baby’s fingers look like small furled leaves and Louise lifts them to her lips to kiss.

A little bit of magic is about to appear.

No one suspected the blond boy’s cargo as he drove his crude pony cart through the streets of Charleston.

Aggie unfolded the piece of paper and lifted it onto the tip of her forefinger.

From where she sat at the back of the bus, the driver’s death was a confusing spectacle to Emily Jackson.