Looking for your next read? Our critics deliver their verdicts on 10 new books
A review of 10 new book releases highlights a diverse range of fiction and non-fiction titles. The selection includes works exploring themes of trauma, history, and social issues.
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Share A A A There’s a bit of everything in this week’s new releases: love, sex, heartbreak, magic, politics, history and even a woman who may or may not turn into a leopard. The fiction takes us from the slums of Delhi to the Scottish court of Mary, Queen of Scots. In non-fiction, Richard Flanagan takes aim at the orthodoxies of our time, while other writers turn their attention to colonial history, first responders and a remarkable Australian-founded school in Uganda. Here are 10 new books our critics have been reading.
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