The Hair of the Pigeon (Mohammed Massoud Morsi, UWA Publishing)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Egyptian-Danish-Australian writer Mohammed Massoud Morsi’s The Hair of the Pigeon is a continent-spanning saga of survival, devotion and destiny. Yarmouk refugee camp forms the novel’s nexus; a place of struggle-scarred...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 6 February 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...
Winton’s “Blueback” re-enters bestseller list as kids head back to school
Friday, 6 February 2026
Top 10 bestsellers Where the Light Gets in (Ben Crowe, HarperCollins) The Housemaid (Freida McFadden, Bookouture) Dear Debbie (Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press) Arnott's The Cookbook (Are Media Books, AWW...
Books in the media this week
Friday, 6 February 2026
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media. This week's round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC Radio National Boom...
Be Brave: The Life of a Pacific Correspondent (Barbara Dreaver, Awa Press)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
In Be Brave: The Life of a Pacific Correspondent, Barbara Dreaver takes readers around the Pacific, introducing a wide range of people, from powerful politicians to impoverished families struggling to...
Life and Breath: Stories (Ursula Dubosarsky, Christmas Press)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Life and Breath: Stories brings together 13 short stories by Ursula Dubosarsky, offering a delightful showcase of her distinctive ability to inhabit the shifting borderlands between memory, imagination and self-discovery. Though...
Aubrey Wants to Die (Pip Knight, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Pip Knight, the pen name of Pip Drysdale, takes her first foray into vampire fiction with Aubrey Wants to Die, an angsty and darkly funny look at what makes an...
What Rhymes with Murder? (Penny Tangey, Summit)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Penny Tangey’s debut cosy crime novel, What Rhymes With Murder?, is set within a charming, close-knit Melbourne community filled with nosy neighbours and a local café. The story follows new mother...
Bound (Samantha WL Lee, WestWords)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
In Bound, Samantha WL Lee traces 3 generations of women across a century and 4 countries, bound by tradition, family and the pursuit of freedom. The novel opens in China...
The Belly of a Wolf (Julianne Negri, UWA Publishing)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
The Belly of a Wolf is a powerful young adult verse novel by award-winning writer Julianne Negri. Little Red is grieving and struggling to return to school and connect with...
Life Drawing (Emily Lighezzolo, UQP)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Emily Lighezzolo’s debut novel, Life Drawing, is an intimate literary romance that explores desire, body image, mental health, art and love. The novel switches between the perspectives of artists Charlie and...
The Mighty Pipsqueak (Poppy & Pipsqueak #1) (Deborah Kelly, illus Amie Sabadin, Wombat)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
The Mighty Pipsqueak is the first charming book in the Poppy & Pipsqueak series by Deborah Kelly for readers aged 6 to 10. Poppy lives on a farm with her...
The Flower Garden: A Changi Secret (Claire Saxby, illus Lucia Masciullo, Walker)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Complex history becomes accessible to young readers when told through intimate, human stories; The Flower Garden: A Changi Secret uses this technique elegantly. CBCA-winning author Claire Saxby (Iceberg) and illustrator Lucia...
The Minstrels (Eva Hornung, Text)
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
A beautiful yet distressing work of rural fiction, The Minstrels by Eva Hornung (The Last Garden; Dog Boy) draws together the epic moral scope of John Steinbeck, the dystopian unease...
Reid’s books heat up the bestsellers
Friday, 30 January 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Housemaid (Freida McFadden, Bookouture) (combined editions) The Long Game (Rachel Reid, Emblaze) Heated Rivalry (Rachel Reid, Emblaze) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins,...
Books in the media this weekend, 30 January to 1 February
Friday, 30 January 2026
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend, updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC Radio National Gravity Let Me...
My Super Uncle (Dannika Patterson, illus Seantelle Walsh, Ford St)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
My Super Uncle is a charming picture book about a child and their “everyday superhero” uncle. Written by Dannika Patterson (Zoom) and illustrated by contemporary Noongar artist Seantelle Walsh, each...
Bring Back Yesterday (Bob Carr, A&U)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
In Bring Back Yesterday, journalist and former politician Bob Carr reflects on the sudden death of his wife, Helena, and the life they shared over 5 decades. The memoir records...
The Ascension of Souls (Broken Cycle #1) (Bronte-Marie Wesson, Penguin)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
A recurring prophecy falters as the fate of two countries hangs in the balance in Bronte-Marie Wesson’s fantasy epic, The Ascension of Souls, the first book in the Broken Cycle...
Forever & Ever (Allanah Hunt, Text)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Forever & Ever is Barkindji and Malyangapa author Allanah Hunt’s debut novel and a devastating exploration of first love, loss and the perilous work of growing up. Set in the...
A Concise Compendium of Wonder (Ceridwen Dovey, Ursula Dubosarsky & Jennifer Mills, Pink Shorts Press)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Developed in collaboration with South Australian theatre company Slingsby, A Concise Compendium of Wonder is a triptych of fairy tales by Ceridwen Dovey, Ursula Dubosarsky and Jennifer Mills, adapted to...
She Who Tastes, Knows: A Memoir of Food, Exile and Awakening (Durkhanai Ayubi, Murdoch)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Just pages into She Who Tastes, Knows: A Memoir of Food, Exile and Awakening my taste buds were tingling at the tantalising descriptions of Durkhanai Ayubi’s family making traditional Afghan mantu...
The Lonely Lunch Club (Your Next Read Silver) (Maddy Mara, illus Laura Stitzel, Affirm)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
The Lonely Lunch Club, written by Maddy Mara and illustrated by Laura Stitzel, is the first title in the Your Next Read Silver series. Benji and Alice both drift to...
Good Young Men (Gary Lonesborough, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Good Young Men is the 4th novel from award-winning Yuin author Gary Lonesborough (I’m Not Really Here), told from the perspective of 3 First Nations boys in Year 12 who...
Finding the Bones (Natalie Conyer, Echo)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Finding the Bones by Ned Kelly Award–winning author Natalie Conyer is a gritty, slow-burn Australian crime thriller that exposes the fine line between belief and obsession – and the lengths...
Genie Snail (Bethany Loveridge, illus Chris Kennett, Little Book Press)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
In Genie Snail, author Bethany Loveridge (Renegade Timeline Officer) and illustrator Chris Kennett combine forces to deliver a bright, engaging and hilarious story about a young child who meets a...
The Last Poem (Courtney Peppernell, Atria)
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Courtney Peppernell’s The Last Poem is a tender, modern work of fiction infused with poetic sensibility, echoing the emotional gentleness of writers such as Robyn Carr. With a slow, deliberate...
Melbourne-based Page’s “The Suite Secret” surges
Friday, 23 January 2026
Top 10 bestsellers The Housemaid (Freida McFadden, Bookouture) (combined editions) Cozy Days (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) The Housemaid's Secret (Freida...
Books in the media this weekend, 24 to 25 January
Friday, 23 January 2026
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend, updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC Radio National The Rose Field...
The Feathers of Farwood and the Gripps Curse (Jayne McIntyre, Riveted Press)
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Jayne McIntyre’s debut novel, The Feathers of Farwood and the Gripps Curse, is the first in a new trilogy. Set in the small Australian town of Farwood, the story blends...
