Some were our monthly selections, some were very close to being, and others we read after they'd published and wished they had been. All are excellent! We've linked each title to an independent Australian bookshop in the hope that you might support them this holiday season. Here they are in no particular order there are. Happy reading!

1. Luster by Raven Leilani

2. Real Life by Brandon Taylor

3. Weather by Jenny Offill

4. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

5. Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

6. Monogamy by Sue Miller

7. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

8.Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

9. What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez

10. Memorial by Bryan Washington

11. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

12. One Day I'll Remember This by Helen Garner

13. Lucky's by Andrew Pippos

14. Blueberries by Ellena Savage

15. Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

16. Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan

17. Writers & Lovers by Lily King

18. Kokomo by Victoria Hannan

19. Cherry Beach by Laura McPhee-Browne

20. A Burning by Megha Majumdar