Men I Trust (Tommi Parrish, Scribe) Archive
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Scribe is proving itself to be at the forefront of local comics publishing with its second graphic release of 2022, Men I Trust by US-based Australian artist Tommi Parrish. The...
Koori Princess (Anita Heiss, Magabala) Archive
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Anita Heiss is an award-winning author who has published across the gamut of Australian writing: from adult fiction and memoir to children’s novels, she’s seemingly done it all. Koori Princess...
A Tiny Light (Alison Lester, UQP) Archive
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
It’s always a delight when Alison Lester, one of Australia’s most well loved picture-book creators, releases a new story. A Tiny Light is her latest offering, a charming narrative in...
Willowman (Inga Simpson, Hachette) Archive
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
In Inga Simpson’s heartfelt new novel Willowman, a gifted young cricketer and a dedicated batmaker live their lives in parallel to one another, their love of the game binding them...
Berani (Michelle Kadarusman, A&U) Archive
Saturday, 20 August 2022
Berani is a powerful middle-grade story about animal activism set in Indonesia, by the Indonesian-Australian author of Music for Tigers. Weaving in two interconnected stories and three voices, including that...
Books in the media this weekend, 20–21 August Archive
Friday, 19 August 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Desire: A reckoning (Jessie Cole, Text) Marlo (Jay Carmichael, Scribe) The...
Diary of a Rescued Wombat (Jackie French, illus by Bruce Whatley, HarperCollins) Archive
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Who says prequels are only for YA epics and fantasy novel franchises? Jackie French and Bruce Whatley have decided it’s time for us to learn the backstory of the protagonist...
Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here (Heather Rose, A&U) Archive
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
At the age of six, Heather Rose stood under a eucalyptus tree and pledged herself to a higher power: ‘I’m ready. Tell me what to do.’ Throughout her childhood in...
The Reindeer and the Submarine (Beverley McWilliams, Pantera) Archive
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Having previously been awarded a notable CBCA commendation for her picture book on aviator Captain Harry Butler, Beverley McWilliams now makes a quirky and charming foray into middle-grade fiction. The...
The Soulmate (Sally Hepworth, Macmillan) Archive
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Sally Hepworth delivers another brilliant, page-turning domestic thriller with her eighth novel The Soulmate. Set in the idyllic coastal town of Portsea, sheltered from the hustle of city life, the...
Books in the media this weekend, 13–14 August Archive
Friday, 12 August 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Grounded (Alisa Bryce, Text) Provocations (Jeff Sparrow, NewSouth) Should We Fall...
To Greenland! (Pip Smith, illus by Beau Wylie, Scholastic) Archive
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
To Greenland! is the joyous new picture book from Pip Smith and Beau Wylie, who last collaborated on Theodore the Unsure. This new adventure follows Ellie the elephant, who resides...
The Glass House (Brooke Dunnell, Fremantle Press) Archive
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
When Julia’s elderly father, Don, finally agrees to move out of the family home and into an aged-care facility, Julia knows she has a lot of work ahead of her....
Boundary Crossers (Meg Foster, NewSouth) Archive
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
In her new book Boundary Crossers, historian Meg Foster combs archives and family histories to explore questions surrounding the lesser known bushrangers of Australian history. Is there more to the story...
Amazing Animal Journeys (Jennifer Cossins, Lothian) Archive
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Tasmanian artist Jennifer Cossins hit world picture-book fame with 101 Collective Nouns, and has since collected a swag of CBCA and other accolades. Her newest title, the nonfiction Amazing Animal...
The Lovers (Yumna Kassab, Ultimo) Archive
Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Yumna Kassab’s The Lovers is the folkloric tale of Jamila and Amir’s love. We don’t know many details of their relationship or what their love was like at its crescendo;...
Books in the media this weekend, 6–7 August Archive
Friday, 5 August 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Legitimate Sexpectations (Katrina Marson, Scribe) Mothercare (Lynne Tillman, Soft Skull Press)...
The Hats of Marvello (Amanda Graham, illus by Lavanya Naidu, HarperCollins) Archive
Tuesday, 2 August 2022
In a quintessential Australian country town, the biggest excitement for grade five student Olive is the upcoming school play, which she has a starring role in as the narrator. To...
Dusty in the Outwilds (Rhiannon Williams, HGCP) Archive
Tuesday, 2 August 2022
Dusty, real name Willa Dust, might just be the most intuitive, smart and brave 12-year-old you’ll ever get caught up in an extraordinary adventure with. Dusty has always heard about...
Books in the media this weekend, 30–31 July Archive
Friday, 29 July 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding (Amanda Svensson, Scribe) Lessons...
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding (Holly Ringland, Fourth Estate) Archive
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Esther Wilding grows up in the shadow of her older sister Aura. When the once-sparkling Aura returns from Copenhagen hollowed out by life, and walks into the sea to her...
The Branded (Jo Riccioni, Pantera Press) Archive
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Twins Nara and Osha are Pure—unmarked by the plague that ravaged their continent. Behind the walls of the isolated citadel of Isfalk, the course of their lives is clearly prescribed:...
The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat (Kate Temple, Lothian) Archive
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Kate Temple—one half of the powerhouse duo that brought us such gems as Bin Chicken, Yours Truly, Alice Toolie, and the Underdogs series—breaks out on her own for The Dangerous...
Runt (Craig Silvey, illus by Sara Acton, A&U) Archive
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
• Craig Silvey was charged with various child exploitation offences in early 2026 Nobody knows where Runt came from, but everybody knows he’ll only listen to Annie. Annie’s instinct is...
Books in the media this weekend, 23–24 July Archive
Friday, 22 July 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Harvest Lingo (Lionel Fogarty, Giramondo) Out of Breath (Anna Snoekstra, HQ Fiction)...
A Kind of Magic (Anna Spargo-Ryan, Ultimo) Archive
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
It’s still quite something to read a book that speaks the truth about mental health. A Kind of Magic is Anna Spargo-Ryan’s epic, relentlessly honest autobiography of a life lived...
Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text) Archive
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Fifteen-year-old Ned helps his father and sister on the family orchard while his brothers are away at war. Seeking escape from his sister’s worry and his father’s silence, Ned traps...
The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist (Juliette MacIver, illus by Sarah Davis, Gecko Press) Archive
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Following the international success of That’s Not a Hippopotamus, linguist Juliette MacIver returns with The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist, an irresistible, rhyming rollick through the wilderness. While Ms Whisk...
Moon Sugar (Angela Meyer, Transit Lounge) Archive
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Mila—40, single, childless—is used to attending to the needs and wants of others. Her own wants, particularly her sexual desires, have always come second. Kyle, a tentative man in his...
A Girl Called Corpse (Reece Carter, A&U) Archive
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Reece Carter—who previously brought us The Garden Apothecary—has turned his hand to prose for his debut middle-grade novel A Girl Called Corpse. Corpse is a ghost with no memory of...
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