We publish books that matter — narrative and literary nonfiction on important topics, and the best of local, international, and translated fiction.

New out this August we have historical fiction spanning from the 1950s to 2014, as well as pertinent non-fiction investigating nature, politics, and emotional and sexual wellbeing.

A new novel by the author of Ironbark, Marlo tells the love story between two gay men in conservative 1950s Australia in Carmichael’s characteristically sparse and poetic prose. From the frontlines of scientific research, Sweet in Tooth and Claw is a deft revelation of how collaboration can heal our relationships with both the natural world and each other. Next, moving between heartbreak and hope, Legitimate Sexpectations argues for a cultural shift towards valuing sexual wellbeing and preventing sexual violence from occurring at all. With the twists and turns of a classic spy thriller, Sisters in Resistance follows the true story of three women who raced against Hitler’s SS to get key evidence to the Allies. Updating the classic study of capital punishment, our August edition of The Penalty is Death includes some of the most significant voices in the history of the debate from the eighteenth century to today. The Nerves and Their Endings explores how we respond to crises by drawing parallels between narratives of response and responsibility, community and choice, belonging and bodies. Lastly, in a novel inspired by real events, Vista Chinesa reveals the violation of a woman and a city; in 2014, Rio de Janeiro is in a euphoric frenzy, but even this cannot conceal the city's most serious human and political problems.

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