This haunting novel narrated by a book stayed with me for weeks

By Angela Glindemann, PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, RMIT University

Angela O’Keeffe’s compelling new novel, Phantom Days, is a haunting contemplation of the power (or, perhaps more precisely, the agency) of stories.

Isabel, in her thirties, ends a short romance with Lewis after an act of violence he attempts to obscure. Shortly afterwards, she develops a phantom pregnancy: while her body behaves as though she is pregnant, there is no foetus.

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~	Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead: a fitting end to the Harlem trilogy that is sure to make it a classic of New York fiction

~	‘Heartstopper’ is helping LGBTQ+ fans find hope and community across time and space

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