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Their kisses write headlines and their fights break the internet. Nobody needs to know it's not real. 'Absolutely the last word on the fake dating trope' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'The celebrity fake dating book I was waiting for' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'I felt breathless' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'I absolutely loved this story from cover to cover' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'Come for the kissing and the razor-sharp commentary on privilege and fame... stay for the great fake movies and grumpy old cat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'It's impossible not to be drawn into the whirlwind of emotions' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review --- Everybody's talking a...
A childless couple find an abandoned baby on the beach. A father is prosecuted by his small-town community. Two men on the coast share an unspoken love. A young woman has a threatening first date. A writer is terrorised by the ghosts of his fiction. City folk visit a room for crying. New Australian Fiction features brilliant writers with distinct experiences, voices and styles from all corners of Australia. Together they showcase the strength and diversity of Australian short fiction at its best. These stories will move, entertain and enlighten you. Featuring: Tony Birch • Zoë Bradley • Mikaella Clements • Craig Cormick • Laura Elvery • Andrea Gillum • Anne Hotta • Joshua Kemp • Jack Kirne • Julie Koh • Wayne Marshall • Chloe Michele • A.S. Patrić • Allee Richards • Melanie Saward • Gretchen Shirm • Khalid Warsame • Laura Elizabeth Woollett
'Clever and compelling' Luke Jennings 'Viral is a vicious delight' Sam Byers 'Nobody else could capture the tragedy, transience and absurdity of modern life quite like this' Andrew McMillan Meet Ned and Alice: internet entrepreneurs with a delightfully demagnetised moral compass. In Berlin, their combined talents have brought social media start-up, The Thing Factory, to the verge of lucrative success. But Ned - a businessman with a history of shady dealings - is unhappy at his increasing lack of control in the company. When he launches a new app designed to 'Uberize' the escort industry, he finds himself treading in murky waters, having disturbed the fabric of Berlin's underbelly. As his anxieties become harder to ignore, Alice's ambitions are meanwhile tempting her to jettison her own principles for a turn at the wheel... Both a satire on the social media age and a fast-paced suspense novel, Viral is a nimble commentary on power and control, the lengths people will go to acquire both, and what is at stake when personality and sex are tradable commodities.
Brilliant short fiction from some of Australia's most talented storytellers A woman suspects her partner of murder. A father seeks to save his son from a looming disaster. A boy finds love in the heat of summer as a dust storm transforms his city and his fortunes. A guard in a detention centre causes tragedy. A town is consumed by a strange apocalypse that its residents struggle to keep contained. Continuing Black Inc.'s long tradition of discovering and celebrating the country's finest writers, these exceptional stories will entertain, move and provoke you long after you finish reading. Spend this summer with Australia's best writers. MICHAEL MOHAMMED AHMAD LIZ ALLAN ROMY ASH TONY BIRCH STEPHANIE BISHOP MIKAELLA CLEMENTS AOIFE CLIFFORD LAUREN AIMEE CURTIS DEMET DIVAROREN ELIZABETH FLUX JOHN KINSELLA JACK LATIMORE JENNIFER MILLS PADDY O'REILLY FIKRET PAJALIC ELLIOT PERLMAN ALLEE RICHARDS MIRANDI RIWOE BEEJAY SILCOX ELIZABETH TAN TIEN TRAN BRENDA WALKER BEN WALTER MARLEE JANE WARD KATY WARNER CHRIS WOMERSLEY DANIELLE WOOD MICHELLE WRIGHT
Thirteen-year-old Eli likes baggy clothes, baseball caps, and one girl in particular. Her seventeen-year-old sister Anna is more traditionally feminine; she loves boys and staying out late. They are sisters, and they are also the only family each can count on. Their dad has long been out of the picture, and their mom lives at the mercy of her next drink. When their mom lands herself in enforced rehab, Anna and Eli are left to fend for themselves. With no legal guardian to keep them out of foster care, they take matters into their own hands: Anna masquerades as Aunt Lisa, and together she and Eli hoard whatever money they can find. But their plans begin to unravel as quickly as they were made, and they are always way too close to getting caught. Eli and Anna have each gotten used to telling lies as a means of survival, but as they navigate a world without their mother, they must learn how to accept help, and let other people in.
'Glorious, hilarious and life affirming . . . I absolutely loved it' EMMA HUGHES, author of No Such Thing As Perfect 'A captivating read from a truly exciting talent' JUSTIN MYERS, author of The Fake-Up Would you entrust your life choices to someone hell-bent on avoiding theirs? Natasha has everything under control, at least that's what her clients think. As a therapist, she has all the answers but when it comes to her personal life, she seriously needs to start taking her own advice. Still living with her ex-girlfriend, Natasha's messy love life is made up of dates and one-night stands. After all, why would you commit to one person, when there is an endless stream of people waiting for you ...
A group of friends are trapped in party hell.
**Don't miss the latest glam-noir thriller from Alex Dahl, GIRL FRIENDS – a dark and simmering mystery set on a girls trip to Ibiza.** Alone and isolated in a snow-covered Scandinavian forest, a therapist begins to read her client's novel, only to discover the main character is terrifyingly familiar... You are her therapist. Kristina is a successful therapist in central Oslo. She spends her days helping clients navigate their lives with a cool professionalism that has got her to the top. She is your client. When her client Leah begs her to come to her remote cabin in the woods, Kristina refuses. But then Leah disappears and Kristina feels her control beginning to slip. So why does she know...
Hilarious and heartwarming, Double Booked is perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary and Sophie Cousens, or anyone who's wished to try another life. Georgina Green thinks she has it all sorted: steady boyfriend, steady job, steady calendar. Then she meets Kit. Mysterious and sexy, Kit is the drummer in a queer pop band who – astonishingly – invite Georgina to be their new pianist. Georgina can't waste this chance, but she doesn't want to lose her lovely safe life. So she splits herself in two: by day, she'll be the same old Gina, and by night, she'll find new freedom as George. But double lives are complicated. When things spiral out of control, will Georgina choose a side, or find a way to bel...
Inspired by her mother's stories of war and Nigeria's folktale traditions, Under the Udala Trees is Chinelo Okparanta's deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly