Death Of A River Guide

Richard Flanagan

'One of the most auspicious debuts in Australian writing.' Times Literary SupplementFrom the winner of the Man Booker Prize. Death of a River Guide, Richard Flanagan's debut novel, is widely regarded as a classic in Australian literature.Beneath a waterfall on the Franklin, Aljaz Cosini, river guide, li...

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Salman Rushdie

From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumat...

Earth: from the author of The Heart's Invisible Furies

John Boyne

It's the tabloid sensation of the year -  two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt.  As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, h...