{"id":134145,"date":"2020-11-30T09:39:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T22:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=134145"},"modified":"2020-11-30T09:39:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T22:39:05","slug":"bens-fiction-picks-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2020\/11\/30\/bens-fiction-picks-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben’s fiction picks for Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ben<\/a>

Ben Hunter, Booktopia’s Fiction Category Manager<\/p><\/div>\n

Christmas has once again come knocking on our doors to finish up what’s certainly been a big year for us all. The big day is just under a month away, and if you’re yet to get stuck into your Christmas shopping, today is your lucky day.<\/p>\n

Our tip? Shop early and beat the rush this season!<\/p>\n

If you need some gifting inspo, our fiction expert Ben Hunter is on the blog today to share an armful of his top novels to give as gifts this Christmas, taken straight from our Christmas Gift Guide<\/strong><\/a>. From Trent Dalton to Jane Harper, from thrillers to the latest literary saga, these are the books that are sure to delight your loved ones on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n\n\n

Read on \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Song for the Dark Times<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Ian Rankin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ian Rankin’s A Song for the Dark Times<\/em> sees the return of one of crime fiction’s all-time favourite characters – Detective John Rebus. This is a no-brainer for fans of the series or TV adaptation. Rankin just keeps getting better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Godmothers<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Monica McInerney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monica McInerney’s The Godmothers<\/em> is an uplifting, hilarious and transporting story from one of our most beloved authors. Enter a tale of family secrets and self-discovery set against stunning Edinburgh and rural Ireland. Magnificent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mother Fault<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Kate Mildenhall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kate Mildenhall’s The Mother Fault<\/em> is a propulsive and daring literary thriller that asks hard questions about the future of Australia while telling a moving, personal story of love and motherhood. I couldn’t put this down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Survivors<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Jane Harper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jane Harper’s The Survivors<\/em> is her fourth thriller, a stand-alone set against the spectacular Tasmanian Coast. Harper is unrivalled for her eerie remote Australian settings, and this is the perfect book to get under your skin these holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Our Shimmering Skies<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Trent Dalton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trent Dalton’s All Our Shimmering Skies<\/em> is a joyous spectacle of Australian storytelling. Replete with gravediggers, family curses, Japanese fighter pilots and miracles that fall from the sky, this is even more spectacular than Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe<\/em> – all the more reason to read and love it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Living Sea of Waking Dreams<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Richard Flanagan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Richard Flanagan’s The Living Sea of Waking Dreams<\/em> is a strange and powerful novel that fully lives up to the author’s Booker-winning standard. It perfectly captures the catastrophe of our times and distils it into something unique and oddly hopeful. A beautiful book inside and out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking for more gift inspiration? Jump onto the Booktopia website and check out our Christmas Gift Guide<\/a> today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Order In Stock items by the 9h of December for your best chance of pre-Christmas delivery.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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