Meet the Most Underrated Books of 2020

BOOKS

BY LAURA BRADING 

The Fogging

by Luke Horton

“Follows couple Tom and Clara on holiday in Indonesia and is an absorbing exploration of intimacy and isolation.”

Recommended by Anna at Paperback Bookshop, Melbourne 

What Are You Going Through

by Sigrid Nunez

“A beautiful, empathetic novel about close friendship.”

Selected by Isobel Beech, author

Late in the Day

by Tessa Hadley

“A wonderfully observed book about long friendships, love and jealousy.”

Recommended by Anna at Paperback Bookshop, Melbourne 

A Year of Simple Family Food

by Julia Busuttil Nishimura

“Impossible to flick through it without feeling hungry for good, seasonal food made with love.”

Recommended by Anna at Paperback Bookshop, Melbourne

The Last Migration

by Charlotte McConaghy

“Follows a woman called Franny who is trying to talk her way onto a fishing trawler so she can track the last migration of arctic tern birds.”

Selected by Benjamin Law, writer and broadcaster

Lucky’s

by Andrew Pippos

“A really exciting Australian debut set in Greek cafes.”

Recommended by Kate Mayor at Dymocks 

Weather

by Jenny Offill

“Follows Lizzie Benson, a librarian who is enduring life in Trump’s post-truth landscape of contemporary America.”

Recommended by Laura Brading of book subscription service, WellRead

Is This Anything?

By Jerry Seinfield 

“Insights into the thrilling but unforgiving art of writing stand-up comedy.”

Recommended by Chris Crouch at Happy Valley, Melbourne

The Monocle Book of Gentle Living

by Monocle Publications 

“A guide to slowing down, enjoying more and being happy.”

Selected by Isobel Beech, author

Earthlings

by Sayaka Murata 

“A wild reflection on survival, depersonalisation and imagination in the wake of abuse and trauma. ”

Recommended by Chris Crouch at Happy Valley, Melbourne

Ghosts

by Dolly Alderton

“An exploration of change, relationships, and memory through the lens of a successful thirty-something.”

Recommended by Chris Crouch at Happy Valley, Melbourne

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