Every Wild Soul: Winner Of The Inaugural Australian Fiction Prize, Perfect For Fans Of Where The Crawdads Sing And Wild Dark Shore

In **Every Wild Soul** by **Katherine Johnson**, a remote Tasmanian island becomes the setting for a luminous blend of **literary fiction**, **mystery**, and **nature writing** that’s as tense as it is tender.

On Maria Island, eighteen-year-old Min is desperate to step out from under the watchful rule of her father, the head ranger. She finds an unexpected guide in Werner, a homeless biologist devoted to protecting the island’s vulnerable wildlife. When Lucie, a journalist newly arrived from London, begins digging into the island’s conservation work—and her own family’s uneasy history—old secrets and competing loyalties start to surface. Then a violent storm brings a stranger ashore, and nothing on the island feels quite as safe or certain.

Perfect for readers who love **Tasmanian settings**, rewilding themes, and character-driven stories where the natural world matters.

Add it to your stack and let Maria Island work its quiet, unsettling magic.