Recs if you like The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree...

winners, shortlist and longlist (this will be a very long list indeed). complete from 2016-2026

every book that has ever been longlisted for the stella prize, from 2013-present. the stella prize awards works across poetry, memoir, fiction, non-fiction and graphic works by australian women and non-binary storytellers.

Co-created with @doddyaboutbooks

Science fiction, fantasy, and horror from the land down under. A mix of old faves and fresh blood.

I realized that in Asia, magical and supernatural beliefs are steeped in our day-to-day lives. It’s so normalized that we or I, didn’t even think about it. So, I wanted to read more books in this category where magic occurs in everyday life

Some great fiction from Down Under

all longlisted books from 2018-2026

A list with ALL longlisted titles from the National Book Award for Translated Literature (USA) and the International Booker prize (UK) .

Updated once new nominees are announced.

Currently updated with: • NBA 2018-2025 • International Booker 2016-2026

Fiction books set in Iran

Open to recs!

Elena Ferrante, the bestselling pseudonymous Italian author behind My Brilliant Friend, has named her favourite 40 books by female authors around the world.

longlists of every year from 2016 onwards

An Australian prize that celebrates women and non-binary writers, sign me up. The Stella prize is doing stellar things for the Australian literary scene and that is something I want to get around.