The Pearl of Tagai Town is the debut historical novel from Lenora Thaker. Inspired by the author’s Torres Strait Islander ancestors, the novel is a sweeping, heart-warming and ultimately triumphant story of a young Torres Strait Islander woman in 1930s and 40s Australia. Much-loved Australian journalist and writer Jana Wendt turns her hand to fiction in The Far Side of the Moon, an intimate collection of short stories. Translated from the French by Penny Hueston, Emmanuelle Salasc’s My Sister is a profound examination of the future of our relationship with nature. Finally, award-winning author and educator Ingrid Laguna explores heritage and truth-telling in her middle grade novel Edie Tells a Lie.