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October 14, 2024

Recommended leisure reading for inter-trimester break

Fiction and creative nonfiction offer us an escape when times in the real world are tough or stressful. Reading a good book allows you to relax and unwind, while still keeping your mind active and your emotions nourished. If you’re looking for a good book to get stuck into over the break, we have a list of recommendations below!

Check them out, and let yourself get lost in someone else’s story.

Top recommendations in fiction

Book covers from left to right for Legends & lattes by Travis Baldree; A psalm for the wild-built by Becky Chambers; A prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers; Space opera by Catherynne M. Valente; and Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang

Book covers from left to right for The happy couple by Naoise Dolan; Magic for liars by Sarah Gailey; An exciting and vivid inner life by Paul Dalla Rosa; The girl with the red balloon by Katherine Locke; and The island of missing trees by Elif Shafak

Book covers from left to right for Haifa fragments by Khulud Khamis; The accidental by Ali Smith; Miss Treadway & the field of stars by Miranda Emmerson; The dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach; and Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

The white girl by Tony Birch The flight of birds by Joshua Lobb and Fiona Probyn-Rapsey Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray River of Dreams by Anita Heiss The stranger by Kathryn Hore Devotion by Hannah Kent

Top recommendations in nonfiction

Book covers from left to right for Saving time: discovering a life beyond the clock by Jenny Odell; Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's invisible life by Anna Funder; Look alive out there: essays by Sloane Crosley; Why do birds do that? by Dr Gráinne Cleary; illustrations by Estee Sarsfield; and You could look it up: the reference shelf from ancient Babylon to Wikipedia by Jack Lynch

Book covers from left to right for On poetry by Glyn Maxwell; Muddy people: a memoir by Sara El Sayed; A real piece of work: a memoir in essays by Erin Riley; Personal score by Ellen van Neerven; and Imagining the future of climate change: world-making through science fiction and activism by Shelley Streeby

Looking for more?

Simply choose ‘Advanced Search’ from the library homepage, type ‘Fiction’ into the search box and select ‘SU Subject Terms’ in the dropdown. If you want to find e-books only, you can add it as a filter after your initial search. There are thousands of options, so don’t hesitate to make your search terms more specific!



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