Yellow Crested Cockatoo

Yellow Crested Cockatoo

Photo taken from our balcony on MacDonnel Road

Blindness

Blindness

José Saramago

The the breakdown of society in the face of an epidemic of blindness.

Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout

A collection of interconnected stories that revolve around Olive.

The Siege of Krishnapur

The Siege of Krishnapur

J.G. Farrell

Set during the Sepoy Mutiny, the story of the Brits falling apart.

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

Thomas Pynchon

A pothead detective manages somehow to solve the crime.

Slow Man

Slow Man

J.M. Coetzee

An aging photographer suffers a debilitating accident.

Elizabeth Costello

Elizabeth Costello

J.M. Coetzee

Elizabeth Costello, a fighter for animal rights.

I am a Cat

I am a Cat

Natsume Sōseki

A professor's cat observes and comments on the eccentricities and foibles of the human characters that surround it.

The Singapore Grip

The Singapore Grip

J.G. Farrell

Set against the backdrop of an impending Japanese invasion.

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee

Robert van Gulik

A collection of detective stories set in the Tang dynasty.

What I Talk About when I Talk About Running

What I Talk About when I Talk About Running

Murakami's experiences as a writer and a long-distance runner.

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

Some of DFW's best essays.

Stranger Shores

Stranger Shores

J.M. Coetzee

Two time Booker Prize winner turns his gaze on those who have influenced his work.