From the award-winning author of My Strange Shrinking Parents comes a luminescent and hopeful tale about our living natural world.

Once I was a Giant is the ABIA Book of the Year & Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0–6) for 2026.

This book is an incredibly rewarding read, and I encourage everyone – from seasoned readers familiar with the form, to first time readers of a graphic novel – to read. This win will expose Cannon, a truly exceptional feat of the graphic novel form, to new readers nationwide - Fiona Sweet, Stella Prize CEO and Creative Director.

Taiwan Travelogue pulls off an incredible double act: it succeeds as both a delicious romance and an incisive postcolonial novel — The International Booker Prize 2026 judges.

A fiercely independent, opinionated septuagenarian unspools her long life through sharp, witty letters written to friends, strangers, and literary icons alike. But when an unexpected echo from her past lands on her doorstep, the protective walls she has built begin to fracture. This deeply moving, triumphant celebration of connection and late-stage self-awareness serves as a beautiful reminder that it is never too late to heal old wounds.