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This Stays Between Us
  • Published: 8 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9781761628115
  • Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Narrators: Nathalie Morris, Georgia Oom, Safia Arain, Annabel Wolfe

This Stays Between Us

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4 Mar 2025
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4 Mar 2025
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8 Dec 2026
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** WINNER of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award John Marsden Prize for Young Adults **

Margot McGovern’s love letter to 90s horror films will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Four girls share a cabin in an abandoned town where the ghost of Smiling Jack haunts isolated campers.

Shelley is the new girl with her own haunted past.
Mack made things awkward by kissing her best friend.
Priya thinks she’s ready to take the next step with her boyfriend.
Raffi has a flair for drama, and convinces them all to hold a seance.

But when you call on the darkness, sometimes the darkness replies . . .

'Powerful, heartbreaking, hair-raising and absolutely terrifying. This feminist ode to the 90s slasher films is twisty, clever and frightening from beginning to end.' AMY DOAK, bestselling author of Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer
  • Published: 8 December 2026
  • ISBN: 9781761628115
  • Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Narrators: Nathalie Morris, Georgia Oom, Safia Arain, Annabel Wolfe
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About the author

Margot McGovern

Margot McGovern is an award-winning author of Young Adult literature. Her love letter to ‘90s horror, This Stays Between Us, won the inaugural John Marsden Prize for Writing for Young Adults in the Victorian Premier’s Awards and was a shortlisted book for Older Readers in the CBCA Awards. It was also a finalist in the Aurealis Awards, the ITW Thriller Awards and the Australasian Shadows Awards. Her debut novel, Neverland, was shortlisted for the Text Prize and the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. Margot lives on Kaurna Country/Adelaide and holds a creative writing PhD from Flinders University. You can find Margot on Instagram: @margot.mcgovern
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