From a ‘a swirling tale of gore and corruption,’ to a novel about a young North Korean boy whose life is changed forever when a Dungeons and Dragons handbook finds its way into his hands… Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.

From a novel about serial killer on the prowl in Sydney, to quintessential Anne Tyler, to a work translated from the French about a strange event that takes place on a flight from Paris to New York: here’s what our Roaring Stories staff are reading this month.

Two translated novels from Japanese authors – one new, one first published over two decades ago. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.