Night Swimming (Sharon Kernot, Text)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Sharon Kernot’s first foray into adult fiction, Night Swimming, is both a suspenseful verse novel and a ghost story in which the narrator of the book haunts herself. Night Swimming...
A Flash in the Dust (Meg Caddy, UQP)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Set in Western Australia in 1899, Meg Caddy’s queer YA historical novel A Flash in the Dust follows Gilberta and Norah, who are imprisoned in Fremantle Asylum and escape into...
I Remember Everything (Fiona Wilkes, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Fiona Wilkes’s debut novel, I Remember Everything, memorialises the LGBTQIA+ communities lost to the AIDS crisis. In this fictionalised memoir, Billie recounts her formative years from 1979 to 1990, moving...
Floating by the Clouds (Mohammad Awad, illus Niña Nill, Penguin)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Floating by the Clouds by Mohammad Awad is a lyrical debut picture book that explores the highs and lows of emotions, encouraging children to acknowledge and express their feelings. The central...
The Sisters of Serendib (Ayesha Inoon, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
The Sisters of Serendib, the sophomore novel from Ayesha Inoon (Untethered), opens in 1990 with a flurry of events as Tamil Muslims board boats to escape the escalating violence of...
Wormhole (Hannah McElhinney, Affirm)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
How far should you go in search of answers when mainstream medicine can’t help? Wormhole is author Hannah McElhinney’s attempt to answer that question through a blend of memoir, cultural...
“The Witness” sees a rise on the charts
Friday, 17 April 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir, Penguin) (combined editions) Rites of the Starling (Devney Perry, Penguin) Hope Rises (David Baldacci, Macmillan) Game On (Navessa Allen, Quercus) The Witness...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 17 April 2026
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 17 April 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Ghost-Eye (Amitav Ghosh, John Murray) The...
Touch Grass (Mary Colussi, Penguin)
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Mary Colussi’s debut novel, Touch Grass, is the sharp and inventive winner of the 2025 Penguin Literary Prize. This work of speculative fiction takes readers into the not-too-distant future, where strawberries are...
Where the Heart Is (Shirley Marr, illus Michael Speechley, Walker)
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
In Where the Heart Is, Shirley Marr (Countdown to Yesterday) (with illustrations by Michael Speechley) crafts a wistful picture book for readers aged 3 to 6 that plays with the...
What’s That Splat? (Johanna Bell, illus Amelia Luscombe, Thames & Hudson)
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
What’s That Splat? is the picture-book equivalent of the famous Rorschach test – the psychological assessment that analyses a person’s response to a series of inkblots. Here, writer Johanna Bell...
Detention (Ralph Jackman, A&U)
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Detention is a powerful memoir about Australia’s youth detention system, told from the perspective of a rookie teacher and his fight for the rights of some of our country's most...
The Palace of Lost Virtue (Anthea Hodgson, Penguin)
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
In The Palace of Lost Virtue, Anthea Hodgson follows her bestselling novel The War Nurses with a stirring work of historical fiction. Spanning 1898 to 1926, this new novel offers...
Cleopatra: The Girl Who Would Be King (Heroes in the Ancient World #1) (Jackie French, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Bestselling author and historian Jackie French (Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger) tackles the question of what the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra was up to during her tween years in Cleopatra: The...
“Redbelly Crossing” debuts on the charts
Friday, 10 April 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Game On (Navessa Allen, Quercus) Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir, Penguin) (combined editions) Bluey: Easter (Puffin) Peter Rabbit: Peter’s Easter Slide-and-Seek (Beatrix Potter, Puffin) Hope Rises (David...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 10 April 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Bookshelf, ABC Radio National Errol Flynn: The True Story of...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 10 April 2026
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time. From...
Over to You (Georgie Tunny, A&U)
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
In her emotionally turbulent debut, Over to You, Georgie Tunny captures the highs and lows of working in television news. The novel follows 3 friends – Carter, Naya and Greta...
Deprivation (Roy V Marshan, New Dawn)
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
In Deprivation, Roy V Marshan explores cannibalism as a feature of late-stage capitalism. In the 1973 film Soylent Green, cannibalism is presented as the solution to overpopulation, while in Agustina...
Geigi the Stubborn Boy (Elliot Passi & Michael Passi, illus Elliot Passi, ILF)
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
In Geigi the Stubborn Boy, Torres Strait Islander authors Elliot and Michael Passi (with illustrations by Elliot Passi) draw on their cultural heritage to tell a simple but resonant morality...
Kid (Peter Carnavas, UQP)
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Award-winning author Peter Carnavas is something of a master of timeless children’s novels full of heart and gentle lessons about life, family, grief and love. This most recent addition to...
Possible Springs (Samantha Ross, Penguin)
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
In Possible Springs, Samantha Ross blends magical realism with rural noir in Australia across the late 1980s and 1990s. The novel follows Jimny Adams, who, after an accident at age...
How to Raise Rich Kids: Build Lasting Wealth for Your Children (Sarah Megginson, Pantera)
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Sarah Megginson’s How to Raise Rich Kids is a practical and reassuring guide for parents who want to give their children a strong financial future, regardless of their current income....
“Project Hail Mary” sales soar as film adaptation screens
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir, Penguin) (combined editions) Onyx Storm (Rebecca Yarros, Piatkus) Peter Rabbit: Peter’s Easter Slide-and-Seek (Beatrix Potter, Puffin) Spot’s Happy Easter (Eric Hill, Puffin)...
Books in the media this week
Thursday, 2 April 2026
A round-up of books being reviewed and discussed in key media this week, updated as information becomes available. National The Book Shelf, ABC Radio National All Her Lives: Nine stories...
Early bird tickets are open now!
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Get ready to celebrate another year of exceptional talent and creativity in the book sector at the Australian Book Industry Awards 2026! The Australian Book Industry Awards ceremony will be...
Code Name Funnel Web
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Sydney, 1940 Frances Davies has managed to avoid the firsthand tolls of WWII, but that all changes when her brother, Thomas, is reported MIA in Singapore. Frankie meets Leo and...
Receptionist and Faber Writing Academy coordinator, Sydney
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Allen & Unwin Allen & Unwin, 15-time Publisher of the Year and Australia’s leading independent publisher, is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated person to join our team as our Receptionist...
Book marketing & advertising specialist, online
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Reedsy The role We are seeking experienced marketers to join our community of top talent in the publishing industry. As a Reedsy marketer, you will work with authors from around...
