The Angry Wives Club (Gabbie Stroud, A&U)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
In The Angry Wives Club, Gabbie Stroud (Teacher, The Things That Matter Most) introduces 3 women who become friends at the gym in the small town of Shellwater Bay. It’s...
Spare Kisses (Pip Harry, illus Yiscah Marcatili, Lothian)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
A young girl’s close and loving relationship with her grandmother is the subject of Pip Harry’s Spare Kisses. Told in gentle rhyme, the story follows Eve and her sprightly nan...
The Curator (Wendy Tyrer, Perentie Press)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Set against the inspiring backdrop of the National Gallery of Victoria, The Curator is a young adult graphic novel by author and illustrator Wendy Tyrer that delivers a gripping adventure...
Frank the Monster (Mats Strandberg, trans Julia Marshall, illus Sofia Falkenhem, Gecko)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Frank the Monster is a gentle introduction to horror in chapter-book form, written by Swedish writer Mats Strandberg and translated into English by Julia Marshall. The story follows Frank, a...
High Time: How Australia Changed Its Mind About Illegal Drugs (Desmond Manderson, La Trobe)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Desmond Manderson’s High Time charts the history of attitudes towards drugs in Australia, from anti-Chinese attacks on opium in the early 20th century to present-day concerns about vaping and pill...
Myra in the Middle (Seetha Dodd, illus Peter Cheong, UQP)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Uplifting and true to life, Seetha Dodd’s Myra in the Middle is a junior novel that weaves together themes of family, identity and navigating change. Myra, a 7-year-old maths enthusiast...
Touching the Sky (Deborah Lawrie, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
In Touching the Sky, aviation pioneer Deborah Lawrie recounts her remarkable life and career, from her landmark fight to become Australia’s first female commercial pilot to decades spent in the...
Fearless (Kelly Canby, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Kelly Canby’s Fearless will delight and reassure children, parents and teachers with its hopeful message that fear need not be overwhelming or permanent. Bea Ware is frightened of everything, moving...
Redbelly Crossing (Candice Fox, Penguin)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Candice Fox (Crimson Lake) opens Redbelly Crossing with immediate authority: a rural pub, a blood-smeared doorknob and the uneasy sense that something deeply wrong has slipped quietly into an ordinary...
The Ruin of Magic (Kate Holden, Black Inc.)
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
In The Ruin of Magic, Kate Holden (In My Skin, The Romantic) examines enchantment, displacement and homesickness for places both real and imagined through a series of intimate essays. Blending...
The Society of Literary Marauders (Sasha Wasley, Pantera)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Sasha Wasley's The Society of Literary Marauders follows Annie, a bricklayer’s daughter from Perth, who travels to England in 1928 to pursue a long-held dream of studying at Oxford. She...
The Conscious Traveller Hawai‘i: The Definitive Guide to Ethical Travel (Kathleen Wong, Hardie Grant Explore)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Kathleen Wong’s The Conscious Traveller Hawai‘i is a refreshing departure from conventional guidebooks, offering a thoughtful roadmap for travellers who want to experience Hawai‘i with respect and purpose. Wong invites readers...
The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks (Fiona Harris, Affirm)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
In The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks, Fiona Harris (Musical Markus) introduces 12-year-old “Rock Goddess” Gracie Sparks, who is devastated to be starting at a different high school than her...
De’Ath Takes a Holiday (Shaun Micallef, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Best known for his steady stream of diverse television series, comedian Shaun Micallef has shown a similar level of variety in his print work. As an author, he has children’s...
Come Home, Bigibila (Corey Tutt & Irma Gold, illus Jessica Tedim, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
For parents and teachers seeking engaging, educational First Nations stories, Come Home, Bigibila is an ideal starting point. Written by Kamilaroi man Corey Tutt (The First Scientists) and Irma Gold...
The Paradise Pact (Anita Heiss, S&S)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
The Paradise Pact by Anita Heiss (Dirrayawadha) is not a romance novel, but it is a love letter to friendships, self-discovery and life’s capacity to surprise you. The novel centres...
The Escape Game (Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss, Penguin)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
The Escape Game is the new, immediately captivating YA mystery by Marissa Meyer (Cinder, Renegades) and Tamara Moss (Lintang and the Pirate Queen), set in the world of reality television, where...
Fuzzy Feelings (Michelle Mackintosh, illus Cat Rabbit, Little Smith)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Michelle Mackintosh and Cat Rabbit’s Fuzzy Feelings has a resonant line on the cover that sets the emotional tone for the book: “When you have big feelings, everything can be...
The Endling (Keely Jobe, Scribe)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Keely Jobe’s debut novel, The Endling, tells an enthralling story of an isolated feminist collective hidden on a mountain in the Australian bush where all the women mysteriously fall pregnant...
A Tale of Two Publishing Houses (Linda Martin, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Linda Martin’s A Tale of Two Publishing Houses traces her role in shaping Western Australia’s publishing landscape across two distinct eras. The memoir brings together the story of Fremantle Arts...
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...
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...
