This week on The Bookshelf, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh discuss new novels including Laura McPhee-Browne's Worry Doll, a story of desire, obsession and uncertainty; Leïla Slimani's I'll Take the Fire, the acclaimed French-Moroccan writer's rich, politically charged exploration of family, memory and identity; and Kris Kneen's Rite of Spring, an eerie island novel where strange creatures lurk in the mist.Joining the program are regular reviewers, bestselling crime writer Michael Robotham and novelist and academic Roanna Gonsalves.Plus, as ABC Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books Countdown approaches, writer and historian Bruce Pascoe shares three Australian books he loves.Books discussedWorry Doll, Laura McPhee-BrowneI'll Take the Fire, Leïla Slimani (translated by Sam Taylor)Rite of Spring, Kris KneenBenang: From The Heart, Kim ScottEvery Secret Thing, Marie MunkaraMullumbimby, Melissa LucashenkoGuest recommendationsWhistler, Ann PatchettThe Hunter, Tana FrenchTomb of Sand, Geetanjali Shree CreditsPresenter: Kate Evans and Cassie McCullaghProducer: Kate Evans and Sarah CorbettSound: Craig Tilmouth and Micky GrossmanArts editor: Sarah L'Estrange