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Books in the media this weekend, 26–27 October 

Friday, 25 October 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The Great When (Alan Moore, Bloomsbury) Long Yarn Short (Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts,...

‘The Valley’ climbs to second spot 

Friday, 18 October 2024
Top 10 bestsellers Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty, Macmillan) The Valley (Chris Hammer, A&U) Intermezzo (Sally Rooney, Faber) We Solve Murders (Richard Osman, Viking) Juice (Tim Winton, Hamish Hamilton) The...

Books in the media this weekend, 19–20 October 

Friday, 18 October 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The Burrow (Melanie Cheng, Text) Rapture (Emily Maguire, (A&U) Uses of...

The Bogan Book Club (John Larkin, Larrikin) 

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
When James Larwood is released from prison, his career is in tatters and his marriage is broken. His brother, Larry, throws him a lifeline in the form of a cleaning...

Murriyang: Song of Time (Stan Grant, Bundyi) 

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
In May 2023, journalist Stan Grant (Talking to My Country) stepped away from his role as host of ABC’s Q+A. His latest book, Murriyang: Song of Time, is a heartfelt...

The Dream (Iain Ryan, Ultimo) 

Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Iain Ryan plunges the reader into a seedy underworld of police corruption and political scheming in his latest novel, The Dream. Set during a spiralling recession and the 1982 Brisbane...

‘The Valley’ debuts at number four 

Friday, 11 October 2024
Top 10 bestsellers Intermezzo (Sally Rooney, Faber) Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty, Macmillan) We Solve Murders (Richard Osman, Viking) The Valley (Chris Hammer, A&U) One Last Thing (The Bad Guys...

Books in the media this weekend, 12–13 October 

Friday, 11 October 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Chinese Postman (Brian Castro, Giramondo) The Deal (Alex Miller, A&U) Dusk...

Special Delivery (Leesa Ronald, A&U) 

Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Leesa Ronald’s debut novel, Special Delivery, is an enemies-to-lovers rom-com with some hilarious side characters, steamy love scenes and a snarky, highly relatable protagonist. Poppy McKellar is unexpectedly pregnant, and...

‘Intermezzo’ debuts at number one 

Cover of Intermezzo Friday, 4 October 2024
Top 10 bestsellers Intermezzo (Sally Rooney, Faber) We Solve Murders (Richard Osman, Viking) Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty, Macmillan) Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) (Rick...

Books in the media this weekend, 5–6 October 

Friday, 4 October 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Juice (Tim Winton, Hamish Hamilton) Portraits of Drowning (Madeleine Dale, UQP)...

Black Convicts (Santilla Chingaipe, Scribner) 

Tuesday, 1 October 2024
In recent years, historians have increasingly shown that the past, especially in the West, was more multicultural than the monoculture so often portrayed. In Australia, where colonial history has consistently...

Noble Fragments (Michael Visontay, Scribe) 

Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Noble Fragments examines the nature of value and the role of perspective in shaping it, as journalist and author Michael Visontay weaves together two interrelated stories. The first is about...

Thunderhead (Sophie Beer, A&U Children’s) 

Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Thunderhead is the debut middle-grade novel by award-winning author and illustrator Sophie Beer. Thunderhead (the titular character’s online username—their name isn’t revealed until the end of the book) is an...

Tigga Mac debuts at four 

Cover of Tigga Mac's Cake Hacks Monday, 30 September 2024
Top 10 bestsellers We Solve Murders (Richard Osman, Viking) Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty, Macmillan) Daydream (Hannah Grace, S&S) Tigga Mac’s Cake Hacks (Tegan MacCormack & Katie Scoble, Penguin) It...

Australian fiction and poetry at Frankfurt

Thursday, 26 September 2024
Australian publishers are excited to pitch a wide range of fiction titles this year, including major award winners, debuts and follow-ups, in genres ranging from complex literary works to page-turning...

Nonfiction at Frankfurt

Thursday, 26 September 2024
Australian publishers are heading to Frankfurt with plenty of nonfiction titles on offer, from poetic memoirs to vibrant art books. Below, they share highlights they look forward to pitching at...

Australian CYA at Frankfurt

Thursday, 26 September 2024
An array of books—from those for young children to those on the cusp of adulthood, and with subjects ranging from axolotls to ultra-villains—are set to feature among publishers' CYA pitches...