Mega Rich Guinea Pigs (Kate & Jol Temple, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
In Mega Rich Guinea Pigs, the first laugh-out-loud book in a new illustrated series by Kate and Jol Temple (Frog Squad), four pampered pets unexpectedly become billionaires. When tech tycoon...
A Catalogue of Love (Erin Hortle, S&S)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Erin Hortle’s A Catalogue of Love is a powerful work of Australian literary fiction. Set against the salt-sprayed wilderness of Bruny Island, the novel follows Neika, a surfer tracing her life...
Hastings, Hickey enter Aussie bestsellers list
Friday, 25 July 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette)...
Books in the media this weekend, 26–27 July
Friday, 25 July 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week's round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Saturday Paper Calls...
The Vanishing Place (Zoë Rankin, Moa Press)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
If you’re after a sad girl novel wrapped in a family saga and delivered as a fast-paced thriller, Zoë Rankin’s near-flawless debut, The Vanishing Place, delivers it all in spades....
Gunpowder Creek (Alex Dook, Echo)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Alex Dook’s debut novel, Gunpowder Creek, explores the question of how far a parent would go to save their child. Emily is a single mother whose teenage son, Zach, is...
Train of Thought (Jess Horn, illus Hayley Wells, Bright Light)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Concentrating can be hard, especially when you have an active imagination! Jess Horn’s Train of Thought is a whimsical and beautifully illustrated picture book that explores a common problem with...
Renegade Timeline Officer (Harper Wells #1) (Bethany Loveridge, Wombat)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Harper Wells: Renegade Timeline Officer, the first book in the Wollemi trilogy by Bethany Loveridge, introduces a reluctant young time traveller thrust into a world of missing persons, mysterious portals...
Desolation (Hossein Asgari, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Desolation, the latest novel from Miles Franklin–shortlisted author Hossein Asgari (Only Sound Remains), is a taut and haunting exploration of trauma, memory and meaning. It traces the psychological unravelling of...
Once I Was a Giant (Zeno Sworder, T&H)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Zeno Sworder’s Once I Was a Giant is a poetic and richly drawn picture book about memory, connection and renewal. In a dim apartment, a ‘picture-book maker’ has run out...
Books in the media this weekend, 19–20 July
Friday, 18 July 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Dead Ends (Samantha Byre, UQP) The Immigrants (Moreno Giovannoni, Black Inc.)...
Readers seek cosy, crime
Friday, 18 July 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) We Are All Guilty Here (Karin...
Promises and Other Lies (Sue Whiting, Walker Books)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Set one year after a devastating bushfire, Sue Whiting’s Promises and Other Lies is a compelling middle-grade novel that explores the lingering impact of disaster on a close-knit coastal community....
Black River (Ruby Jean Cottle, Atria Australia)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Ruby Jean Cottle’s debut, Black River, is a strong addition to the young adult paranormal romance genre. Dusty is a 17-year-old introvert who finds comfort in books and nature. After a...
Going for Pippies (Wilaaran Hunter Laurie, illus Tori-Jay Mordey, Magabala)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Going for Pippies is a joyful celebration of First Nations culture created by debut Yaegl author Wilaaran Hunter Laurie and established Torres Strait Islander illustrator Tori-Jay Mordey (Our Flag, Our...
Role Model (Samantha Harris & Myrna Davison, Murdoch)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Role Model: Taking up space in the fashion world is an inspiring and deeply personal memoir by model Samantha Harris and her mother, Myrna Davison. Blending fashion, family and First...
Discipline (Randa Abdel-Fattah, UQP)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Discipline asks urgent questions about who gets to speak, who stays silent and what we owe our communities. Randa Abdel-Fattah (Does My Head Look Big in This?) chronicles the experiences...
Latest McEwan, Do titles debut in top 10
Friday, 11 July 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette)...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 11 July 2025
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles that are perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to...
Books in the media this weekend, 12–13 July
Friday, 11 July 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Honour's Mimic (Charmain Clift, New South) John and Paul: A Love...
Slashed Beauties (A Rushby, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Slashed Beauties is a lush historical fantasy and an adult debut by A Rushby (The Wish Sisters, The Ghost Locket). The novel is by turns macabre and emotional but always...
Sing to Me (Jelena Curic, WestWords)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Jelena Curic’s debut novel Sing to Me follows drinking, smoking and womanising anti-hero Pero Petrović on a reluctant hero’s journey to confront family secrets, betrayal and the legacy of his war-torn...
A Guide to Falling Off the Map (Zanni L Arnot, Lothian)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
A Guide to Falling Off the Map is the absorbing YA debut from Zanni L Arnot, who has previously published books for younger children under the name Zanni Louise (Hazel’s...
58 Facets: On law, violence and revolution (Marika Sosnowski, MUP)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
‘This is a strange book,’ Marika Sosnowski writes in the acknowledgements of 58 Facets, and she isn’t wrong. Part poetic inquiry, part legal ethnography and part dreamscape of inherited trauma,...
The Making of Martha Mayfield (Jo Dabrowski, Affirm)
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
In The Making of Martha Mayfield, Jo Dabrowski (Get Your Act Together Doris Kozlowski) tells the story of 11-year-old Martha and her quest to overcome her shyness ahead of the...
Robotham enters the charts; cosy colouring remains on top
Friday, 4 July 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette)...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 4 July 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....
Books in the media this weekend, 5–6 July
Friday, 4 July 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Cure (Katherine Brabon, Ultimo) Notes to John (Joan Didion, Fourth Estate)...
Whispers and Roars (Patrick Guest, illus Jonathan Bentley, Little Book Press)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Whispers and Roars reunites Patrick Guest and Jonathan Bentley, the creative duo behind the bestselling picture book Windows. Their latest collaboration is a thoughtful story about a young girl dealing...
Robo-teacher (Charlotte Barkla, illus Gabriella Petruso, Larrikin)
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
When Miss Horrid cancels the Fun Park excursion, it’s the last straw for Class 5H in Robo-teacher by Charlotte Barkla (All Bodies Are Good Bodies). Led by the industrious 10-year-old...
