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A short thread of Australian books launched in Melbourne& #39;s second wave that you should get your hands on. First up - Ordinary Matter by @lauraelvery, a brilliant collection by one of our finest short story writers.
The Morbids by @ewaeramsey - a powerful and heartwarming novel about anxiety, friendship and building a life. I didn& #39;t know anything about this beyond its beautiful cover, and it didn& #39;t let me down.
The Rain Heron by @RobbieArnott - I think this came out in the weird gap between lockdowns, but I& #39;m including it because it& #39;s one of the most memorable and affecting things I& #39;ve read this year.
Show Me Where it Hurts by @kyliemaslen is the funny, smart, bleak and honest chronic pain memoir you didn& #39;t know you needed. Kylie& #39;s been one of my favourite writers for a long time, and she nailed it on her first book. This would have been a huge hit at festivals etc too.
I& #39;m still feeling my way into poetry, but this is phenomenal - I would recommend to everyone.
I didn& #39;t love Lohrey& #39;s last book, but this dreamy, hypnotic story really worked for me. It& #39;s mysterious and loaded with meaning. I& #39;m not sure I fully parsed it, but it& #39;s lodged firmly in my brain.
Hysteria by @katerina_bry is another memoir dealing with illness. It draws in the way women& #39;s illness has been (mis)treated historically and is honest and powerful about Bryant& #39;s own condition.
I& #39;m not sure @katemildenhall& #39;s new book needs any more hyping up - it& #39;s the book of the moment. A page-turning thriller, set in a vivid, horrifyingly plausible near-future.
Anyway, support some local authors in this weird year. Even better, buy their books from your local indie bookshop!
