Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on
Fodder for your fieriest dinner party takes this month, Desire is Jessie Cole’s attempt to reckon with an affair she had with an older man who, to put it simply, was just not that into her. It is presented in the past tense but, as Cole explains in the epilogue, it was “written close to real time … without the benefit of hindsight”.
There’s some great inspiration for fast and fuss-free weeknight meals in this book and the sweet dishes stand out. Some are ambitious but, as Nishimura makes clear, a day in the kitchen is its own reward; and if by dessert-time you end up with a trifle where every component has been made from scratch, then that’s just icing on the cake. –Nonfiction, Black Inc, $32.99I edit for Guardian Australia – tackles the ugly side of beautiful clothing with surprising tenderness.
Of Drewe’s 18 books of fiction and nonfiction, Nimblefoot is probably his most imaginative novel – and as he told me in an interview that will be published to the Guardian on Saturday, it’s also the book he most enjoyed writing. During challenging times, his protagonist John Day began to feel like a friend to him; Drewe’s imaginative leaps – involving real and made-up historical characters – are full of droll humour, in this tremendous achievement of a book.
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