*The Meat of the Matter* by Dr Sylvia Karpagam examines the relationship between food, nutrition and politics in India. Challenging popular myths about vegetarianism, meat and food purity, the book explores how caste, religion, economics and political ideology influence dietary choices and public health.
The Details by Ia Genberg is a quiet, introspective novel about memory, relationships and the people from our past who continue to shape who we are.
She Who Remains by Rene Karabash is a lyrical and moving story of love, patriarchy and sacrifice, set in an Albanian community where the ancient laws of the Kanun continue to shape people’s lives.
Han Kang’s The White Book is a poetic and meditative work about white objects, grief, memory, loss, healing, and the sister she never met.
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital is a reflective literary novel set aboard a space station, where astronauts observe Earth and think about humanity, nature, memory, and the fragility of life.
Han Kang’s Human Acts is a powerful novel about the 1980 Gwangju Uprising in South Korea, state violence, grief, trauma, memory, and survival.
Arati Kumar-Rao’s Marginlands takes readers through India’s vanishing landscapes, showing how climate change, development, and ecological neglect affect ordinary people.
Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar follows Esther Greenwood, a promising young woman whose life slowly gives way to alienation, depression, and a crisis of identity.
Michael M. Grynbaum’s Empire of the Elite tells the story of Condé Nast, the magazine empire behind Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, and The New Yorker.
Charlotte Wood’s Stone Yard Devotional is a quiet, reflective novel about a middle-aged woman who leaves Sydney, returns to her childhood town, and lives in an abbey.