Be(wilder): Journeys in Nature (Darryl Jones, NewSouth)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Ecologist Darryl Jones (Curlews on Vulture Street) travels across Australia and the world to study the lives of wild animals in urban environments and how humans and non-human animals can comfortably...
Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 8 August 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...
Three new entries to top 10
Friday, 8 August 2025
Top 10 bestsellers The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) An Inside Job (Daniel Silva, HarperCollins) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin)...
Books in the media this weekend, 09–10 August
Friday, 8 August 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Crimson Light Polished Wood (Monia Raszewski, Transit Lounge) No Straight Road...
A Great Act of Love (Heather Rose, A&U)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Heather Rose's A Great Act of Love follows Caroline, an upper class widow who leaves London in the late 1830s to undertake a long and dangerous journey to Van Diemen’s...
The Legend of Jessie Hickman (Mark Greenwood, illus Frané Lessac, NLA)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
The Legend of Jessie Hickman is a beautifully crafted nonfiction picture book that tells the remarkable true story of a 20th century Australian circus performer turned bushranger. Written by Mark...
Seed (Bri Lee, Summit Books)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Bri Lee’s Seed is a suspenseful literary thriller that asks urgent, existential questions: What does it mean to leave an impact on the world? Is it too late to halt...
Catch (Sarah Brill, A&U Children’s)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Sarah Brill’s Catch is a heartfelt and quietly thrilling coming-of-age novel. The story follows 16-year-old Beth as she navigates the upheaval of her older sister’s surprise pregnancy, the quiet chaos of...
The Peach King (Inga Simpson, illus Tannya Harricks, Lothian)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Nature writer Inga Simpson (The Thinning, Willowman) and award-winning artist Tannya Harricks (Mallee Sky) have created a modern classic in The Peach King – an exquisite book destined to be...
Average at Best (Astrid Jorgensen, S&S)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Average at Best is one of those rare books that sneaks up on you with its funny and effortless voice, as well as its emotional depth. It doesn’t try to...
The Underworld (Sofie Laguna, Penguin)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Sofie Laguna’s The Underworld is an introspective, bittersweet coming-of-age tale that follows a 15-year-old Martha Mullins in 1970s Sydney from adolescence through to university, focusing on her female friendships, her...
Junior Book Club – this month’s reads
Friday, 1 August 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....
Ghost Cities a heatseeker after Miles Franklin win
Friday, 1 August 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette)...
Books in the media this weekend, 02–03 August
Friday, 1 August 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper My Sister and Other Lovers (Esther Freud, Bloomsbury) Ruins (Amy Taylor,...
Very Impressive for Your Age (Eleanor Kirk, A&U)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
In Very Impressive for Your Age, Eleanor Kirk brings insight, wit and dark humour to her sharply drawn portrait of a young woman whose carefully imagined future vanishes overnight. Evelyn...
The Watervale Ladies’ Writing and Firefighting Society (Mette Menzies, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Mette Menzies’ debut novel, The Watervale Ladies’ Writing and Firefighting Society, is a charming and layered exploration of unexpected friendship, personal reinvention and the quiet strength of women who show...
Maisy Hayes Is Not for Sale (Allayne L Webster, Text)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Maisy Hayes Is Not for Sale is a big-hearted read that balances emotional depth with laugh-out-loud moments. Told from the perspective of 14-year-old Maisy, the middle child in a single-parent family...
Mega Rich Guinea Pigs (Kate & Jol Temple, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
In Mega Rich Guinea Pigs, the first laugh-out-loud book in a new illustrated series by Kate and Jol Temple (Frog Squad), four pampered pets unexpectedly become billionaires. When tech tycoon...
A Catalogue of Love (Erin Hortle, S&S)
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Erin Hortle’s A Catalogue of Love is a powerful work of Australian literary fiction. Set against the salt-sprayed wilderness of Bruny Island, the novel follows Neika, a surfer tracing her life...
Hastings, Hickey enter Aussie bestsellers list
Friday, 25 July 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The White Crow (Michael Robotham, Hachette)...
Books in the media this weekend, 26–27 July
Friday, 25 July 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 Saturday Paper Calls...
The Vanishing Place (Zoë Rankin, Moa Press)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
If you’re after a sad girl novel wrapped in a family saga and delivered as a fast-paced thriller, Zoë Rankin’s near-flawless debut, The Vanishing Place, delivers it all in spades....
Gunpowder Creek (Alex Dook, Echo)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Alex Dook’s debut novel, Gunpowder Creek, explores the question of how far a parent would go to save their child. Emily is a single mother whose teenage son, Zach, is...
Train of Thought (Jess Horn, illus Hayley Wells, Bright Light)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Concentrating can be hard, especially when you have an active imagination! Jess Horn’s Train of Thought is a whimsical and beautifully illustrated picture book that explores a common problem with...
Renegade Timeline Officer (Harper Wells #1) (Bethany Loveridge, Wombat)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Harper Wells: Renegade Timeline Officer, the first book in the Wollemi trilogy by Bethany Loveridge, introduces a reluctant young time traveller thrust into a world of missing persons, mysterious portals...
Desolation (Hossein Asgari, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Desolation, the latest novel from Miles Franklin–shortlisted author Hossein Asgari (Only Sound Remains), is a taut and haunting exploration of trauma, memory and meaning. It traces the psychological unravelling of...
Once I Was a Giant (Zeno Sworder, T&H)
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Zeno Sworder’s Once I Was a Giant is a poetic and richly drawn picture book about memory, connection and renewal. In a dim apartment, a ‘picture-book maker’ has run out...
Books in the media this weekend, 19–20 July
Friday, 18 July 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Dead Ends (Samantha Byre, UQP) The Immigrants (Moreno Giovannoni, Black Inc.)...
Readers seek cosy, crime
Friday, 18 July 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Cozy Corner (Coco Wyo, Penguin) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) We Are All Guilty Here (Karin...
Promises and Other Lies (Sue Whiting, Walker Books)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Set one year after a devastating bushfire, Sue Whiting’s Promises and Other Lies is a compelling middle-grade novel that explores the lingering impact of disaster on a close-knit coastal community....
