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Might Cry Later (Kay Kerr, Macmillan) 

Tuesday, 11 November 2025
In Kay Kerr’s adult fiction debut, Might Cry Later, Nora Byrne is burnt out and struggling to reclaim herself after blowing up her life in Melbourne. By Christmas, she’s back...

Dark Desert Road (Tim Ayliffe, Echo) 

The cover of "Dark Desert Road" by Tim Ayliffe. Tuesday, 11 November 2025
Tim Ayliffe’s Dark Desert Road follows identical twins Kit and Billie, who grew up under the violent rule of their father – a man scarred by trauma from serving in...

Crime and memoir top Aussie bestsellers 

Cover of Chloe Fisher's "Always You." Friday, 7 November 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 20) (Jeff Kinney, Puffin) The Detective (Matthew Reilly, Macmillan) Always You (Chloe Fisher, Hachette) Nobody’s...

Books in the media this weekend, 8 to 9 November 

A cover of "The Transformations" by Andrew Pippos. Friday, 7 November 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week's round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC...

Junior Book Club – this month’s reads

Friday, 7 November 2025
Searching for your next great read to share with kids? Our Junior Book Club highlights 10 new titles each month that are perfect for classrooms, libraries and family reading time....

The Last Encore (Rebecca Heath, Head of Zeus) 

Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Secrets, lies, murder and even love await in Rebecca Heath’s latest psychological thriller, The Last Encore. The remaining members of The Cedrics Band reunite on the fictional Sparrow Hawk Island...

Reilly’s The Detective enters Aussie bestsellers 

Friday, 31 October 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20) (Jeff Kinney, Puffin) Nobody’s Girl (Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Doubleday) The Detective (Matthew Reilly, Macmillan)...

Books in the media this weekend, 1 to 2 November 

A cover of "Not Quite White in the Head" by Melissa Lucashenko. The title and author's name are featured on a red and grey background. Friday, 31 October 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this weekend. This week’s round-up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Book Show, ABC Radio...

The Wardrobe Project (Emma Edwards, Wiley) 

Cover of "The Wardrobe Project" by Emma Edwards. The title text lays over the sketched outline of a person. Tuesday, 28 October 2025
In 2022, Emma Edwards (Good with Money) realised she had a serious wardrobe problem. Not only was she stuck in a pattern of overbuying clothing, but she was also unhappy...

Better than the Real Thing (Brooke Crawford, HQ Fiction) 

The cover of "Better Than the Real Thing" by Brooke Crawford. The title text appears over the colourful painting of a face. 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....

Last One Out comes first: this week’s bestsellers 

Friday, 24 October 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Last One Out (Jane Harper, Macmillan) Australia (Tony Abbott, HarperCollins) The Impossible Fortune (Richard Osman, Viking) Arnott’s The Cookbook (Are Media Books, AWW Cookbooks) Gravity Let Me...

Books in the media this weekend, 25 to 26 October 

the book cover for Pictures of You by Tony Birch Friday, 24 October 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Book Show, ABC Radio National Boy Swallows Universe (Trent Dalton, Fourth Estate) Burial...

Else (Rose Michael, Spineless Wonders) 

The book cover of "Else" by Rose Michael. A peson lies shirtless on a rocky ground. 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...

Osman keeps Dalton from top spot: this week’s bestsellers 

The book cover for Legacy, featuring a river curving gently into a red dust horizon Friday, 17 October 2025
Top 10 bestsellers The Impossible Fortune (Richard Osman, Viking) Gravity Let Me Go (Trent Dalton, Fourth Estate) Arnott's The Cookbook (Are Media Books, AWW Cookbooks) Legacy (Chris Hammer, A&U) Mad Mabel (Sally...

Books in the media this weekend, 18 to 19 October 

The book cover for Beautiful Changelings, which features a collage art butterfly against a blue background. Friday, 17 October 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Alexandrian Sphinx (Peter Jeffreys & Gregory Jusdanis, Summit Books) beautiful changelings...

Books in the media this weekend, 11–12 October 

The book cover of 'Seed' by Bri Lee. The text runs vertically against a blue background. Friday, 10 October 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Chosen Family (Madeleine Gray, Summit) Clint (Shawn Levy, HarperCollins) Unfinished Revolution...

Book Club – this month’s reads

Friday, 10 October 2025
Looking for your next great group read? Our monthly Book Club rounds up new release titles that are perfect for sparking conversation and perhaps even some debate. From compelling fiction to...

Power Moves (Leesa Ronald, A&U) 

Tuesday, 7 October 2025
In Power Moves, Leesa Ronald delivers a sharp and witty follow-up to her much-loved debut, Special Delivery. The novel follows Camilla “Millsy” Hatton, media director for the NSW Minister for Education....

 

 

 

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