Surprise! Here’s a very special giveaway of four recent novels. Take your mind off the heat and humidity and enter the draw to win them all.

To win all four of these titles, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Summer′ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by midnight TONIGHT, Thursday 12 February 2026.

As we cannot afford to post giveaway bundles overseas, entries from Australian residents only please.

Erin Hortle
A Catalogue of Love

The new novel from the author of The Octopus and I. Neika is a scientist and surfer living on Tasmania’s Bruny Island, who attempts to catalogue emotions. Reviewer Annette Hughes called it: ‘an enthralling, courageous and compelling ride into adulthood. Neika is irresistible. Impossible not to love.’

Courtesy of Simon & Schuster

Alix E Harrow
The Everlasting

Alix E Harrow’s time-travelling new novel asks questions about our most cherished national myths and what might happen if they were to change. Reviewer Robert Goodman said: ‘Harrow effectively deploys fantasy, myth and fairytale tropes to say something about serious real-world issues.’

Courtesy of Pan Macmillan

Thomas Vowles
Our New Gods

The debut novel from screenwriter Thomas Vowles is a psychological thriller set in Melbourne’s queer scene. Ash has recently arrived in Melbourne and fallen in love with the charismatic James. But is it more than simple jealousy that makes Ash suspect James’s boyfriend has a sinister side?

Courtesy of UQP

Jessica Mansour-Nahra The Farm

Leila moves to the country with her partner James to recover from a health tragedy. But the property is remote and the house oppressive. Leila becomes disturbed by fleeting visions and strange dreams. Is her medication causing hallucinations? Or is something darker in play?

Courtesy of Hachette

Remember, to go in the draw to win all four books, email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Summer’ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by midnight TONIGHT, Thursday 12 February 2026..