Tuesday, 18 February 2025
In Nation, Memory, Myth: Gallipoli and the Australian Imagery, Steve Vizard delves into the creation of the Gallipoli myth, exploring the nature of myth itself, its role in nation building...

Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Mothers have special powers, and RA Stephens’s My Mother’s Invisible Shield explores this idea in a light and humorous way. The story follows a curious school-aged child who conducts a...

Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Rachel Paris’s debut novel, See How They Fall, is an artfully plotted thriller that masterfully delivers unexpected twists to keep readers hooked until its satisfying conclusion. Set in the privileged...

Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Dr Elizabeth Green’s No Time for Make Up is a compelling memoir chronicling her life as a member of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). The book is told in...

Tuesday, 11 February 2025
One Word and a Bird is an earnest picture book by author and illustrator Stephen Michael King, whose previous titles include the award-winning Three and Leaf. Known for his masterful storytelling and distinct watercolour...

Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Australia has many fascinating egg-laying animals. Hatch introduces readers to a wide variety, from turtles, frogs and crocodiles to tarantulas, cicadas and monotremes such as echidnas and platypuses. The book...

Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Library Dreams is the first book in Hayley Gannon’s debut junior fiction series, Luna’s World. It centres around 10-year-old Luna and her main goal to become the library monitor for...

Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Two decades after The Secret River, Kate Grenville sets out on a truth-telling road trip in Unsettled, reflecting on many versions of this critical question: ‘What do we do with...

Tuesday, 4 February 2025
So Many Ways to Be Curious is a nonfiction picture book that lives up to its title – a practical guide to nurturing curiosity in children. Jayneen Sanders, a passionate...

Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Shift has cemented Irma Gold (The Breaking) as a standout voice in Australian contemporary fiction. The novel follows Arlie, an up-and-coming photographer on the precipice of success, who leaves his...

Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Phil’s mother has passed away and, in an attempt to feel closer to her in this period of mourning, he invites his friends – Bella and Tim, Jo and Lucas,...

Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Natasha Rai’s debut novel, An Onslaught of Light, delivers on the high expectations set by its recognition in multiple manuscript awards (the 2017 Richell Prize, the 2018 KYD Unpublished Manuscript...

Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Claire Zorn’s Better Days is a gem of a novel that lingers in your mind, leaving you thinking about its characters and eager to return to their world. This is Zorn’s...

Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Spirit of the Crocodile is a memorable upper-middle-grade novel by Torres Strait Islander actor and director Aaron Fa’Aoso and Michelle Scott Tucker (who previously collaborated as co-writers of Fa’Aoso’s adult...

Tuesday, 28 January 2025
In The Buried Life, Andrea Goldsmith – renowned for her sharp insights into contemporary life and relationships – once again delves into the complexities of human connection. Known for The...