HOT SUMMER READS

From prize-winning authors to thrilling page-turners, here are the books to take to the beach, park or pool this summer.

JUICE

by Tim Winton

Award-winning Australian writer Tim Winton has released his latest novel, Juice, just in time for summer. It’s a story of determination, survival and resilience. The plot centres on two fugitives, a man and a child, travelling through a landscape looking for refuge. They roll into an abandoned mine site, thinking they’ve found what they’re looking for, but they’re not alone.

THEORY & PRACTICE

by Michelle de Kretser

Set in 1986 in Melbourne, Michelle de Kretser’s latest novel is a mesmerising account of desire and jealousy, truth and shame. A young woman arrives in Melbourne to research Virginia Woolf’s novels and in St Kilda she meets Kit. He claims to be in a ‘deconstructed’ relationship, and they become lovers. Meanwhile, her work on the Woolfmother falls into disarray.

INTERMEZZO

by Sally Rooney

From the author of Normal People and Conversation With Friends comes Intermezzo, a moving story about grief, love and family. In her latest novel, Irish author Sally Rooney tells the story of brothers Peter and Ivan Koubek and their romantic entanglements following the death of their father. For the brothers, it’s a new interlude – a period of desire, despair and possibility.

THIS KINGDOM OF DUST

by David Dyer

David Dyer’s latest novel delivers page-turning suspense. The world has just watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon, but now the lunar module’s engine has failed. This Kingdom of Dust explores this harrowing scenario through the voices of Buzz, his wife Joan, and a journalist who is compelled to craft a story he doesn’t want to write.

BAKE WITH BROOKI

by Brooke

Get some inspiration in the kitchen this summer with Bake With Brooki by Brooke Bellamy (of Brooki Bakehouse fame). Bellamy has inspired millions of followers with her day-in-the-life videos from her Brisbane bakery, selling out daily to the queues of fans waiting in line for their Brooki fix. In her first cookbook, Bellamy shares 100 recipes that are guaranteed to make your summer so much sweeter, from chunky cookies and cherry-topped red velvet cupcakes to easy Biscoff cheesecake and more.