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The Brothers

3 August 2022
When Special Forces veteran Jake Harlow returns to the hamlet of Lorne on the Victorian south-west coast for his younger brother Tom's funeral, he finds a sinister series of notes...

Mai Tai Two Times

27 July 2022
EDDIE HEADS is a professional liar. A daydreamer. A writer of bogus articles for a dodgy travel journal. But that’s all over after the magazine went bust. Now Eddie is...

Help Me, Mumma

20 July 2022
Baby elephant Willy gets stuck in the mud while swimming in the river, as do many members of his family, but an ancient relative comes to the rescue. Help Me,...

Daughters of Durga

6 July 2022
In the early 2010s a spate of domestic violence-related murders in the Victorian Indian community compelled psychiatrist Manjula Datta O'Connor to investigate the causes of patriarchal abuse in South Asian...

The Angry Women’s Choir

6 July 2022
Freycinet Barnes has built herself the perfect existence. With beautiful children, a successful husband and a well-ordered schedule, it’s a life so full she simply doesn’t fit. When she is...

The Red Witch

1 June 2022
Katharine Susannah Prichard won fame for novels that broke new ground depicting Australian life. The Red Witch is a gripping narrative alert to the drama and tragedy of Prichard's life. The Red...

Hard Joy: life and writing

18 May 2022
This compelling memoir of a life across seven decades circles between Australia and Europe, activism and seclusion, everyday life and the writing life, gender and sexuality, offers an incisive portrait...

Nightcrawling

11 May 2022
Inspired by the true story of a shocking scandal underpinning a police department, Nightcrawling is a searing debut novel about vulnerability and survival from an astonishing young talent. Nightcrawling by...

The Bush Koala

2 March 2022
During Australia's bushfires, Joey Koala is separated from his mother and must search for her with the help of the other forest animals. The Bush Koala by Lucinda Carter Publisher:...

The Kitchen Think

17 November 2021
Anthony Telford is a Sydney based chef, television presenter and author. In his latest book, The Kitchen Think, Anthony answers all your culinary conundrums and answers questions raised by your own...

The Good Mother

17 November 2021
Sarah Calhoun is a regular Sydney soccer mum, but she’s keeping terrifying secrets from everyone she loves . . . and her past is about to catch up with her....

Cage of War

10 November 2021
Australian James ‘Ned’ Kelly is captured in Vietnam and held in a bamboo cage. Rescued by a rogue CIA team, a chain of murderous events unfolds leading to the Adelaide...

Red Reflection

27 October 2021
How quickly we changed the world. This thought-provoking environmental fiction will stay with you long after you have put it down. Shocking, imaginative and achingly perceptive. Red Reflection by Phil McNamara...

When I’m a Surgeon

15 September 2021
You can't be what you can't see! Dream Big, Aim High. This delightful book highlights the many opportunities a surgical career offers beyond the traditional perceptions of this role and...

Lucy’s People: An Ethiopian Memoir

8 September 2021
A story of a country and a life. Young Ethiopian engineer Mesfin survives the brutal communist Derg. He works all over his motherland. Then, he must choose: stay or flee?...

Sylph Series: Sylphie is Resilient

1 September 2021
Sylphie is unique as she has wings because she is an air elemental known as a Sylph. But there is a problem, Sylphie cannot fly. Will Sylphie ever fly? Sylph...

Stories from the City

30 June 2021
Love may be simple, but relationships are complex, and this group of thirty-somethings is discovering just how complicated life can get when romance is involved. Stories from the City by...

The Baby Dingo in Mummy’s Tummy

17 June 2021
This is an age-appropriate book for kids on how babies are born. Join Kate the dingo's  exciting journey to know all about her  baby brother  in her mummy's tummy. The...

Title showcase: ‘Still Alive’ by Safdar Ahmed

17 March 2021
Title: Still Alive Author: Safdar Ahmed Publisher: Twelve Panels Press Price: $30.00 ISBN: 9780980593730 Distributor: www.twelvepanelspress.com Walkley Award-winning Safdar Ahmed interweaves journalism, history and autobiography to document Australia’s refugee detention...

Ember’s Riff: Forgehaven

17 February 2021
Lead singer and guitarist, Ember, must use the power of heavy metal to rescue her band mates and stop an evil demon’s scheme before it's too late. Ember's Riff: Forgehaven by...

I, Custodian: Fire

25 November 2020
In a world of political unrest, subversive mobs and subterranean custodians play their hands. The shadow grows, and Moriah-Dahlia’s fervent quest for the truth unveils more then she had anticipated....

My Parents’ Daughter

5 November 2020
My Parents’ Daughter retells the recent mobbing bullying heaped on Victoria Hartmann (pseudonym) by one Victorian state school’s whole Principal Class. This confronting tale reflects courage whilst calling for action....

They Have Their Little Ways

11 June 2020
Anecdotes about pets and what they do with rugs, hot-air balloons, garden pots; how they deal with translocations and household disasters; and in pursuit of rodents, rabbits and each other....