Jessie Tu
Jessie Tu is the author of the novels A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing and The Honeyeater. She is a journalist at Women’s Agenda and a book critic for the SMH and The Age.
A sharp take on parenting culture and ‘mummy politics’
Lisa Moule’s novel circles the lives of four women navigating the emotional and psychological tumult of the school playground.
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A biting satire on cancel culture in the publishing industry
A young writer who’s been slogging it out for several years, being repeatedly rejected finds herself doing something she never thought she’d do.
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Bestselling memoirist Jennette McCurdy returns to make us uncomfortable again
The former actor turned author had a global bestseller with her memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, and her fiction debut is just as provocative.
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This hilarious, moving book confirms that women are the superior sex
Emma Pattee’s debut novel is a funny and heart-wrenching feminist survivalist tale.
- Jessie Tu
A dark satire of girlboss feminism and the cult of beauty
Chloe Elisabeth Wilson’s debut novel takes place inside a hipster cosmetics company in Melbourne.
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Emily Henry’s new romcom proves again she is a formulaic genius
The bestselling author’s latest novel features all the tropes that her dedicated fans know and adore.
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This hotly anticipated novel explores the dark embers of the psyche
In the third instalment of her fictional triptych, Katie Kitamura wields her words with scalpel-like precision to explore the demands women are “expert at negotiating”.
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This sharp satire features a conwoman you can empathise with
The anti-heroine in Sophie Quick’s debut novel scams people just enough to get by – because she’s a single mother with no support.
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What happens when inner-city NIMBYs meet itinerant campers?
Maryrose Cuskelly’s new novel explores privilege and hypocrisy in a setting most of us are familiar with.
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This novel reminded me of the ecstasy of inhaling a well-written book
Charmaine Wilkerson’s Good Dirt is a tale of family, loss and legacy.
- Jessie Tu