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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Ruby’s Web (Ellen van Neerven, Magabala)
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
In Ruby’s Web, Ellen van Neerven (Heat and Light, Comfort Food) situates a coming-of-age story against the backdrop of the 2023 Voice referendum, highlighting the severity of online abuse faced...
A Far-flung Life (ML Stedman, Penguin)
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
From the acclaimed author of The Light Between Oceans comes A Far-flung Life, ML Stedman’s much-anticipated second novel. Set in rural Western Australia in 1958, the story follows the MacBride...
Bird Deity (John Morrissey, Text)
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Shorter novels have made a strong resurgence in recent years – particularly in science fiction – and John Morrissey’s (Firelight) debut fiction novel, Bird Deity, sits squarely within this zeitgeist....
How Do You Hide a Hippo? (Rebecca Grant, illus Jedda Robaard, Little Book Press)
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Rebecca Grant’s How Do You Hide a Hippo? is a playful picture book that invites young readers to join a child’s increasingly silly attempts to conceal a hippo in unlikely...
Growing Up Digital: Helping Your Kids and Teens Navigate Life Online (Susan McLean, A&U)
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Growing Up Digital, by Australia’s leading cybersafety expert, Susan McLean, is a grounded and genuinely useful guide for parents navigating life online with their children in an increasingly complex digital...
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates (Shailee Thompson, Atria Australia)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Shailee Thompson’s debut, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, is a genre-blending good time that captures the zeitgeist with its mélange of romantic comedy and horror, movie quotes...
In a Common Hour (Sita Walker, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Dedicated to the Queensland state school teachers she works alongside, Sita Walker’s debut novel, In a Common Hour, offers readers a story with universal school politics. Over the course of...
Better than the Real Thing (Brooke Crawford, HQ Fiction)
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Brooke Crawford’s debut novel, Better than the Real Thing, is the kind of delightful escapism you’d expect from a Netflix Christmas movie – comforting, heartfelt and brimming with second chances....
Else (Rose Michael, Spineless Wonders)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Landscape and climate are central in Else, the latest novel from Rose Michael (The Asking Game, The Art of Navigation). This genre-bending work of eco-fiction blends experimental prose, poetry and...
Otto’s Ink-Redible First Day of School (Rory H Mather, illus by Rebel Challenger, Larrikin)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Otto’s Ink-Redible First Day of School is a playful and reassuring picture book about a shy octopus learning to find his place. Rory H Mather’s rhyming text bounces along with...
The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial (Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper & Sarah Krasnostein, Text)
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial by Helen Garner (This House of Grief), Chloe Hooper (The Arsonist) and Sarah Krasnostein (The Trauma Cleaner) brings together 3 of...
The Fishmonger and the Pastry Chef (Sophie Masson, illus Cheryl Orsini, HGCP)
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Sophie Masson (The Giant) draws inspiration from her family history in the seaside town of Biarritz for The Fishmonger and the Pastry Chef. Set in a charming coastal village, this...
Lucky Dragon Supper Club: Asian-inspired Dinner Party Ideas for Home Cooks (Stephanie Feher, Murdoch)
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
If you’ve spent any time online in recent years, chances are you’ve seen one of Stephanie Feher’s viral dinner party videos. In Lucky Dragon Supper Club: Asian-inspired Dinner Party Ideas...
Dogs with Jobs: The Heroic Hounds Who Make a Difference (Andrea Rowe, illus Julia Murray, HGCP)
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Dogs with Jobs: The Heroic Hounds Who Make a Difference is an engaging and brilliantly designed nonfiction picture book by award-winning children’s author Andrea Rowe (In the Rockpool). Ideal for...
How to Go to Big School (Sarah Ayoub, illus Mimi Purnell, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
After the success of How to Be a Friend, Sarah Ayoub and Mimi Purnell return with another heartfelt guide. How to Go to Big School offers practical tips for children aged...
The Very Stinky Fly Hunt (Andrea Wild, illus Karen Erasmus, CSIRO Publishing)
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
The Very Stinky Fly Hunt is a lively and humorous narrative nonfiction picture book inspired by the work of real-life dipterist (fly expert) Keith Bayless. Andrea Wild takes children on an...
The Transformations (Andrew Pippos, Picador)
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Andrew Pippos’ The Transformations is a reflective and introspective novel for lovers of the written word, tracing the gentle and at times unforgiving arc of a life lived in the...
The Art of Kaylene Whiskey: Do You Believe in Love? (ed Natalie King & Iwantja Arts, T&H)
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
To open The Art of Kaylene Whiskey: Do You Believe in Love? is to tumble into a kaleidoscopic world of colour, energy and cultural references. Edited by Natalie King and...
Rivers Flow: Reflections on the Songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter (curated by Kim Scott, ed by Casey Mulder, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Rivers Flow: Reflections on the Songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter is a collection of writing as deeply personal and political as the music that inspired it. Curated and...
Collision (Kelvin Templeton, Wilkinson Publishing)
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Kevin Templeton’s debut novel, Collision, transports readers to Melbourne during the 1970s and 1980s and into the world of 20-year-old Joshua Shamrock, whose life revolves around football, sex and booze. Raised in...
Yes, No, Maybe (Ursula Dubosarsky, illus Andrew Joyner, Little Book Press)
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Children are inquisitive – they wonder, observe and ask questions. In Yes, No, Maybe, acclaimed collaborators Ursula Dubosarsky and Andrew Joyner (The Terrible Plop, Too Many Elephants in This House)...
Not Quite White in the Head (Melissa Lucashenko, UQP)
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Melissa Lucashenko’s Not Quite White in the Head shines a light on the beauty and pain that exist simultaneously in Australia as a colonised nation. Spanning 20 pieces, the book...
Chosen Family (Madeleine Gray, Summit Books)
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Warning: Clear your schedule for the all-consuming read that is Madeleine Gray’s second novel, Chosen Family. Set over 18 years, the novel follows Sydney friends Eve and Nell from high...





