An astonishingly lovely exploration of our capacity for wonder
Category: Literary fiction & Poetry
Rapture by Emily Maguire
Compelling & uplifting historical fiction
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
A touching portrait of life and memory loss
Grace Notes by Karen Comer
Page-turning pandemic verse novel
Enter the Body by Joy McCullough
An inventive reimagining of Shakespeare’s heroines (mini-review)
Bindi by Kirli Saunders
A beautifully written verse novel for upper primary children
Dear Medusa by Olivia A. Cole
Compelling post #MeToo verse novel (mini-review)
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
A powerful & confronting verse memoir (mini-review)
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
A sensitive story about being torn between the old & the new (mini-review)
The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Engaging historical fiction about deception, privilege & colonialism (mini-review)
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