Blakwork
By: Alison Whittaker
4.30
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
A stunning mix of memoir, reportage, fiction, satire, and critique composed by a powerful new voice…
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1. A Thousand Mornings: Poems
By: Mary Oliver
4.21
Format: 82 pages, Hardcover
In A Thousand Mornings, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life’s work,… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
- lgbt
"they won't be false and they won't be true, but hey'll be real."-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems
"When a man says he hears angels singing, he hears angels singing."-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems
"When death is about to happen does the body grow heavier, or lighter?"-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems
"From the poem: The First Time Percy Came Back Yes, it’s all different,"-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems
2. Dog Boy
By: Eva Hornung
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A vivid, riveting novel about an abandoned boy who takes up with a pack of feral dogs Two million … read more
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3. Moral Hazard
By: Kate Jennings
3.37
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
On Wall Street, reflects Cath, women are about as welcome as fleas in a sleeping bag. Funny, libera… read more
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- australia
4. Poems and Fragments
By: Sappho , Stanley Lombardo , Pamela Gordon
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
Little remains today of the writings of the archaic Greek poet Sappho (fl. late 7th and early 6th c… read more
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5. Sanditon
By: Jane Austen
3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in 19th-century England, this gripping novel satirizes the pretentiousness and duplicity in rel… read more
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6. The Monkey's Mask
By: Dorothy Porter
3.62
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The Australian publishing sensation: a lesbian thriller in verse. read more
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7. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
By: Shankari Chandran
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more
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- race
- australia
8. Swimming Lessons: Poems
By: Lili Reinhart
3.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental he… read more
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- poetry
- nonfiction
"I think you might be the death of me. And its as if I'm running at full speed towards my grave."-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems
"This is how I know I love you so much. Whenever I see something beautiful, I want you to see it, too."-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems
"I stopped taking photos of sunsets a long time ago. I can never capture its colours. The same goes for you."-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems
"Život nije savršena pozornica. Naposljetku ćeš čeznuti za trenutcima koji su ti bili pred nosom jer nisi u stanju vidjeti da nešto obično može biti iznimno."-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems
9. Funny Ethnics
By: Shirley Le
3.58
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
I looked at the streets of Yagoona through eyes stinging with melted Maybelline liquid liner. Yagoo… read more
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- australia
10. Sisters
By: Daisy Johnson
3.48
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
A New York Times Notable Book (2020) from a Booker Prize finalist and international literary star: … read more
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"If brains are houses with many rooms then I live in the basement."-Daisy Johnson, Sisters
"Grief is a house with no windows or doors and no way of telling the time."-Daisy Johnson, Sisters
"She has always known that houses are bodies and that her body is a house in more ways than most."-Daisy Johnson, Sisters
"Settembre è la persona che avrei sempre voluto essere. Io sono una forma ritagliata dall'universo, trapunta di stelle che continuano a morire - e lei è la creatura che riempie il vuoto che io lascio …"-Daisy Johnson, Sisters
11. The Conversion
By: Amanda Lohrey
3.55
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
From Miles Franklin Award-winning author Amanda Lohrey comes a stunning literary foray into place, … read more
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- australia
12. Dropbear
By: Evelyn Araluen
4.13
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
I told you this was a thirst so great it could carve rivers. This fierce debut from award-winnin… read more
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- poetry
- memoir
- indigenous
- nonfiction
- australia
13. The Yield
By: Tara June Winch
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Knowing that he will soon die, Albert ‘Poppy’ Gondiwindi takes pen to paper. His life has been spen… read more
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- australia
- indigenous
"My mummy, she said, 'The Aborigine is a pity, my son.' She said everyone was always insulted by her no matter what she did, so she let herself do the most insulting thing she could think of - take th…"-Tara June Winch, The Yield
"The story goes that the church brought time to us, and the church, if you let it, will take it away. I’m writing about the other time, though, deep time. This is a big, big story. The big stuff goes …"-Tara June Winch, The Yield
"I was born on Ngurambang — can you hear it? — Ngu-ram-bang. If you say it right it hits the back of your mouth and you should taste blood in your words. Every person around should learn the word for …"-Tara June Winch, The Yield
"The evidence of their civilisation, after so many years of farming, was difficult to find on the surface of the land. But they said it was embedded in the language of Albert’s dictionary, that with t…"-Tara June Winch, The Yield
14. The Hummingbird Effect
By: Kate Mildenhall
3.60
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An epic, kaleidoscopic story of four women connected across time and place by an invisible thread a… read more
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- australia
15. The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
By: Audre Lorde
4.55
Format: 51 pages, Paperback
From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet', these soaring, urgent essays on th… read more
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- poetry
- race
- nonfiction
- lgbt
"There are no new pains."-Audre Lorde, The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
"We can train ourselves to respect our feelings and to transpose them into a language so they can be shared."-Audre Lorde, The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
"For women, the need and desire to nurture each other is not pathological but redemptive, and it is within that knowledge that our real power I rediscovered"-Audre Lorde, The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
"As women, we have been taught either to ignore our differences, or to view them as causes for separation and suspicion rather than as forces for change. Without community there is no liberation, only…"-Audre Lorde, The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
16. The White Book
By: Han Kang
3.81
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize From Booker Prize-winner and literary p… read more
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- poetry
"Now and then, the passage of time seems acutely apparent. Physical pain always sharpens the awareness."-Han Kang, The White Book
"This life needed only one of us to live it. If you had lived beyond those first few hours, I would not be living now. My life means yours is impossible."-Han Kang, The White Book
"And she frequently forgot, That her body (all our bodies) is a house of sand. That it shattered and is shattering still. Slipping stubbornly through fingers."-Han Kang, The White Book
"There is none of us whom life regards with any partiality. Sleet falls as she walks these streets, holding this knowledge inside her. Sleet that leaves cheeks and eyebrows heavy with moisture. Everyt…"-Han Kang, The White Book
17. Real Life
By: Brandon Taylor
3.80
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
A novel of startling intimacy, violence, and mercy among friends in a Midwestern university town, f… read more
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- race
- queer
- lgbt
"Miller: "You are so determined to be unknowable." Wallace: "We are always unknowable."-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
"Memory sifts. Memory lifts. Memory makes due with what it is given. Memory is not about facts. Memory is an inconsistent measurement of the pain in one’s life."-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
"The truly awful thing about beauty is that it reminds us of our limits. Beauty is a kind of unrelenting cruelty. It takes truth, hones it to a terrifying keenness, and uses it to slice us to the bone."-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
"It's... mostly fine," Wallace admits, getting too close to the bone. He doesn't want to go back over the thing about how grief can feel diffuse and dense all at once, like a flock of birds in the sky…"-Brandon Taylor, Real Life
18. Another Day in the Colony
By: Chelsea Watego
4.43
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In this collection of deeply insightful and powerful essays, Chelsea Watego examines the ongoing an… read more
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- race
- biography
- memoir
- indigenous
- nonfiction
- australia
19. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel
By: Jessica Walton
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
20. Mrs. S
By: K. Patrick
3.63
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
A sublime and sensual debut novel exploring the nature of queer love and attraction, the transforma… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
"I live in hope it is her, I live in fear it is her, it is never her."-K. Patrick, Mrs. S
21. Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
By: Anita Heiss
4.31
Format: 311 pages, Paperback
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning au… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- indigenous
- nonfiction
- australia
"We’ve never been alone, and we have each other. Not everyone gets everything, and we are so lucky for so much. I’m learning my place, my responsibilities."-Anita Heiss, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
"I love that I’ve been lucky enough to travel to every Australian city and work with some of the best, most forward-thinking individuals, and coach many to extraordinary feats. I love the friendships …"-Anita Heiss, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
"P.S. I truly love every square inch of Australia. I look forward to when we realise that this country is our giver of life and will survive long after we have passed on. Maybe, then, we will each cho…"-Anita Heiss, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
22. Bad Art Mother
By: Edwina Preston
4.08
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Good mothers are expected to be selfless. Artists are seen as selfish. So what does this mean for a… read more
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- poetry
- australia
23. Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience
By: Veronica Gorrie
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- indigenous
- nonfiction
- australia
24. Dress Rehearsals
By: Madison Godfrey
3.98
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A memoir made of poetry, Dress Rehearsals documents a decade of performing womanhood in a non-binar… read more
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- poetry
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- australia
- queer
25. Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life
By: Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle
3.77
Format: 68 pages, Paperback
"From the discomfort of my own home I buy dresses, look up recipes, do online surveys." In Nosta… read more
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- australia
26. Making Australian History
By: Anna Clark
4.34
Format: 417 pages, Paperback
A few years ago Anna Clark saw a series of paintings on a sandstone cliff face in the Northern Terr… read more
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- nonfiction
- australia
27. Blakwork
By: Alison Whittaker
4.30
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
A stunning mix of memoir, reportage, fiction, satire, and critique composed by a powerful new voice… read more
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- poetry
- race
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- indigenous
- nonfiction
- australia
- anti racist
- queer
28. The Lost Arabs
By: Omar Sakr
4.18
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Award-winning Arab Australian poet Omar Sakr presents a pulsating collection of poetry that interro… read more
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- poetry
- memoir
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- australia
- queer
29. Axiomatic
By: Maria Tumarkin
4.10
Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition
How to speak of the searing, unpindownable power that the past—ours, our family’s, our culture’s—wi… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- australia
"Few things are worse than being disbelieved when the darkest stuff that ever happened to you creeps out to the open. New shame on top of the old shame, rage too, so urgent it wants to suck the bone m…"-Maria Tumarkin, Axiomatic
30. Motheater
By: Linda H. Codega
3.92
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this nuanced queer fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
31. Human Looking
By: Andy Jackson
4.44
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
A ground-breaking insight into the experience of disability, from a distinguished poet who has live… read more
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- poetry
