Journal

A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan, The Performance by Claire Thomas and Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters.

From award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes an exploration of the power of belief. 

This month's kid's book is about a schnauzer named Marcello Von Cauliflower Boneaparte Jackson.

February's selection tells the story of two queer slaves, Samuel and Isaiah, who find love on a cotton planation in Mississippi.

Keri Smith, creator of the mega-bestselling Wreck This Journal, now brings her imagination and inspiration to children with this picture book that explores the very active experience of reading.

Luster by Raven Leilani, You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat and Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson.

Introducing January's selection The Push - a literary suspense novel that will force you to cancel plans and stay up to ridiculous hours to finish.

A gorgeous and vital picture book from the prize-winning and bestselling Australian author Maxine Beneba Clarke.

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 asked the WellRead community what books they'd recommend to someone trying to get back into reading.

A sweeping family saga from a refreshing new voice in Australian literature, Lucky's is the story of a Greek migrant trying to make it in postwar Sydney. It's about fate, secrets, tragedy, redemption and, ultimately, love.