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Ten new fiction and non-fiction books to add to your reading list
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
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Billionaire Barry Diller - married to Diane von Fürstenberg - comes out in new memoir
The former CEO of Paramount Pictures reveals how he hid his sexuality, while also sharing his business acumen and revealing juicy Hollywood anecdotes.
- Nathan Smith
Rock-star philosopher celebrates the joy of pessimism
Despite what he says is the upending of the neoliberal capitalist order, Slavoj Žižek is determined to avoid disappointment.
- JP O'Malley
A haunting tribute to the bonds between humans and animals
Poet Robbie Coburn’s verse novel explores the potential power of the relationship between horses and humans to transform a troubled life.
- Candida Baker
Is this Melbourne’s only CEO job with sheep grazing outside the office?
Justine Hyde has an ambitious plan to put Abbotsford Convent on the map, setting her sights on transforming it into more than just a haven for locals.
- John Bailey
This new cli-fi novel envisages a more hopeful apocalypse
Jennifer Mills’ science-fiction novel portrays the before and after of an ecological apocalypse.
- Jack Cameron Stanton
Growing up, he faced poverty and addiction. Now he counts Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan as fans
Billy Strings, bluegrass music’s boy wonder, explains how he found his purpose (and a couple of Grammys along the way).
- Jane Rocca
Still keeping some secrets, Beyoncé’s mother opens up
Tina Knowles’ memoir is a moving meditation on black motherhood – but don’t expect any celebrity gossip.
- Nathan Smith
This moody Australian crime thriller is utterly absorbing
Award-winning author Gail Jones’ new novel is set in Sydney and Broken Hill, both of which are vividly alive in the text.
- Carmel Bird
- ★★★★
- Review
Based on a twisty YA bestseller, this thriller feels like a teenage Succession
We Were Liars has a touch of King Lear and a hint of Wuthering Heights, but it’s unashamedly soapie as all hell.
- Kylie Northover