Ripper (Shelley Burr, Hachette)
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Reputation can make or break a small town, and the bloody history of Rainier will always be the first thing people remember. Nearly two decades ago, when a serial killer...
At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree (Alli Parker, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
At the Foot of the Cherry Tree is an impressive debut novel from screenwriter Alli Parker and is inspired by the true story of her grandparents and Australia’s first Japanese...
Australian Backyard Birds (Myke Mollard, Woodslane)
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Myke Mollard invites readers to experience the birdscape of Australia as he showcases over 150 birds, their habits and lifestyles in Australian Backyard Birds. The book is organised by state,...
Ghost Book (Remy Lai, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
July Chen sees ghosts, but because her dad doesn’t believe in them, she pretends otherwise. Except during Hungry Ghost Month, when dangerous ghosts run amok. When she saves a ghost...
The Things That Matter Most (Gabbie Stroud, A&U)
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Gabbie Stroud’s first adult novel The Things That Matter Most packs a powerful emotional punch. Stroud is no stranger to the book industry, having previously penned memoir Teacher, nonfiction collection...
Christmas 2023 all wrapped up: Local children’s and YA
Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Books+Publishing rounds up Australian publishers’ top local children’s and young adult titles releasing in time for Christmas 2023. Tis the season Among the children’s and YA titles coming in time for...
Love, Dad: Confessions of an anxious father (Laurie Steed, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
In Love, Dad, Laurie Steed reflects on family, mental health, the arts, careers, relationships and, most of all, being a father. It’s an honest and engaging book about being a...
Mole Creek (James Dunbar, Echo)
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Mole Creek is James Dunbar’s first foray into writing a serious crime and espionage novel. In it, he delivers intriguing dual storylines set 50 years apart. Pete McAuslan, a former...
Last-Place Lin (Wai Chim, illus Freda Chiu, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Last-Place Lin is Wai Chim’s first picture book. Known for her young adult novels (The Surprising Power of a Good Dumping, Freedom Swimmer), Chim was inspired by her experience on...
Jawsome (R J Timmis, Albert St Books)
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
The best graphic novels need to be action-packed with an engaging interplay of text and illustrations. Ideally, they should also be funny. Rebecca Timmis’s Jawsome ticks all these boxes and...
The Caretaker (Gabriel Bergmoser, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Gabriel Bergmoser’s The Hunted and its series follow-up, The Inheritance, has earned the award-winning playwright and bestselling author a reputation for writing savage and compelling thrillers. His new stand-alone thriller...
Carnage (Mark Dapin, S&S)
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Having just completed a book on criminals, author Mark Dapin wasn’t looking to write another. When he received a phone call from Jack Karlson, a man he’d never heard of,...
Follow the Rainbow (Juliet M Sampson, illus Anne Ryan, Ford St)
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Follow the Rainbow is Juliet M Sampson’s latest picture book, set against beautifully coloured illustrations by Anne Ryan. Ruby is daydreaming with her best friend and dog, Tavish, as she...
The Sitter (Angela O’Keeffe, UQP)
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
There is a sentence halfway through Angela O’Keeffe’s second novel, The Sitter, that says: ‘A character, when they enter a story, must be willing to drop their preconceptions of what...
You Called an Ambulance for What? (Tim Booth, Macmillan)
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
In You Called an Ambulance for What?, former Top Gear Australia journalist Tim Booth has penned a series of entertaining stories depicting the craziness and drama of his six years as...
Honey and the Valley of Horses (Wendy Orr, A&U Children’s)
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Wendy Orr, the bestselling author of Nim’s Island, has written a new magical story that reads like a classic in all the best ways. In Honey and the Valley of...
The Vitals (Tracy Sorensen, Picador)
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
The Vitals is unlike any other book you will ever read about cancer. The book straddles the line between fiction and nonfiction and is based on Tracy Sorensen’s own cancer...
Tamarra: A story of termites on Gurindji Country (Violet Wadrill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal & Leah Leaman, Hardie Grant Explore)
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Tamarra is a nonfiction picture book that explains the relationship between the Gurindji people and termites. With gorgeous illustrations, the text not only provides information about termites—explaining their life cycles...
Cast Mates: Australian Actors in Hollywood and at Home (Sam Twyford-Moore, NewSouth)
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Sam Twyford-Moore set out to write a cultural history of Australian cinema in Cast Mates: Stories of Australians in film, but covering 127 years of boom and bust was always...
One Song (A J Betts, Pan Australia)
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
A J Betts’s latest book One Song is a delightful and emotionally intelligent YA novel. Our protagonist Eva is in Year Twelve and is desperate to win Triple J Unearthed...
Young Rupert: The making of the Murdoch empire (Walter Marsh, Scribe)
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Rupert Murdoch’s influence is ubiquitous, yet the man himself remains oddly opaque. Contradictions abound. During his university days, he toyed with left-wing politics but soon moved to the right. He...
Lowbridge (Lucy Campbell, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
In Lowbridge, Lucy Campbell’s debut crime thriller, the people in the sleepy small town of Lowbridge seem to have moved on with their lives after the tragic events of the...
That Bird Has Arms (Kate Temple & Jol Temple, illus Ronojoy Ghosh & Niharika Hukku, Little Hare)
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
That Bird Has Arms comes from the creative team behind the successful Bin Chicken books and brings the same brightly coloured joy and hilarious avian humour. Writers Kate and Jol...
The House With All The Lights On (Jessica Kirkness, A&U)
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Jessica Kirkness weaves each page of her memoir The House With All The Lights On with care, offering a deeply personal glimpse into growing up as a hearing child with...
Blind Spot (Robyn Dennison, Text)
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Robyn Dennison’s debut novel Blind Spot is a sophisticated, challenging novel that explores themes of personal responsibility alongside a duty of care for others. Dale is a ‘nice’ guy who’s...
Why We Are Here (Briohny Doyle, Vintage)
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
In a life-altering turn of events, BB loses both her father and the love of her life during the global pandemic. When grief and strict lockdown orders push her to...
Lioness (Emily Perkins, Bloomsbury)
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Thirty years ago, Therese married Trevor Thorne, a wealthy businessman twice her age. Now middle-aged, she continues to enjoy a life of privilege, running a successful luxury homewares business and...
The Shape of Dust (Lamisse Hamouda & Hazem Hamouda, Pantera)
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Father-daughter duo Lamisse and Hazem Hamouda’s debut memoir The Shape of Dust is an impactful picture of one ordinary Australian-Egyptian family’s experience as victims of a human rights violation. The...
Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth (Anna Fienberg, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Anna Fienberg has had a long and illustrious career in children’s writing, with over 40 books and a swag of awards under her belt. Her latest, Picasso and the Greatest...
Barren Grounds (B Michael Radburn, Pantera)
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Joseph ‘Joe’ Capello, the decorated detective at the centre of B Michael Radburn’s fifth novel, Barren Grounds, is haunted by The Cloakman and The Jeweller, two forces of evil who...
