Please join William Lane for the launch of his new novel, Saturation, at Berkelouw Books Hornsby, Wednesday 7th May, 6.00 p.m – 7.30 p.m.

In Saturation, Ambrose and Ursula, both librarians, wish to have a child, despite living in an increasingly hostile world. Apparently random waves of suffering and acts of violence well up into the everyday. When a fascist leader, Bottrel, attempts to rewrite the past, he begins selectively to cull library collections, and to persecute librarians. Ambrose and Ursula attempt to remain outside this conflict, but inevitably are drawn into it, through their desire to preserve their libraries, and to protect their child.

William Lane is the author of six novels, all published by Transit Lounge. He is also the author of a short story collection, Small Forest. He grew up in Sydney, and has set Saturation in an area not unlike Hornsby.

‘Moody and unsettling … taut and densely imagined.’ The Age

‘Revels in risks and delivers rewards.’ The Australian

‘Mesmerising … a gothic sense which imbues it with an overall eeriness.’ Whispering Gums

‘Beautiful … a poetic meditation on origins.’ Julia Tulloh Harper