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People Who Lunch (Sally Olds, Upswell) 

Wednesday, 6 July 2022
People Who Lunch is the much-anticipated first book by Melbourne-based writer Sally Olds. Known among a devoted coterie of fans for her long-form standalone essays, Olds’ first full collection focuses...

Books in the media this weekend, 2–3 July 

Friday, 1 July 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper The Diplomat (Chris Womersley, Picador)  Enclave (Claire G Coleman, Hachette)  Lapvona...

Bon and Lesley (Shaun Prescott, Giramondo) 

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Shaun Prescott continues his existential explorations of modern life in his second novel, which follows his 2017 debut The Town. In the opening pages of Bon and Lesley we meet...

Paper Cage (Tom Baragwanath, Text)

Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Paper Cage is a thrilling whodunnit and the winner of the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize. The story centres on Lorraine, a records clerk at a small-town police department. She’s bright...

Brooks’s ‘Horse’ debuts at number nine 

Monday, 27 June 2022
Top 10 bestsellers Dirt Town (Hayley Scrivenor, Macmillan) It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S) Heartstopper Volume One (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Bluey: Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook...

Books in the media this weekend, 25–26 June 

Friday, 24 June 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper  Rattled (Ellis Gunn, A&U) The Red Witch (Nathan Hobby, The Miegunyah...

Dancing Barefoot (Alice Boyle, Text)

Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Dancing Barefoot brings a warm and uplifting queer contemporary romance to the #LoveOzYA, #AusQueerYA and #OwnVoices scenes. Winner of the 2021 Text Prize, Alice Boyle’s debut novel follows Patti ‘Patch’...

Scrivenor debut ‘Dirt Town’ hits number one 

Monday, 20 June 2022
Top 10 bestsellers              Dirt Town (Hayley Scrivenor, Macmillan) Heartstopper Volume One (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Heartstopper Volume Two (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) It Ends With Us (Colleen...

Books in the media this weekend, 18–19 June 

Friday, 17 June 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National  The Saturday Paper  Basin (Scott McCulloch, Black Inc.) Dirt Town (Hayley Scrivenor, Macmillan) Horse...

Growing in to Autism (Sandra Thom-Jones, MUP) 

Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Sandra Thom-Jones had a successful life before she knew she had autism. Or, more specifically, before she had a diagnosis of autism. A well-respected researcher in her 50s, Thom-Jones knew...

‘Prison Healer’ finale debuts at number one 

Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Top 10 bestsellers                  The Blood Traitor (Lynette Noni, Penguin) Heartstopper Volume One (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) The 10:10 Diet Recipe Book (Sarah Di Lorenzo, S&S) Heartstopper Volume Two (Alice...

Books in the media this weekend, 11–12 June 

Friday, 10 June 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National  The Saturday Paper  Bad Art Mother (Edwina Preston, Wakefield) Losing Face (George Haddad, UQP)...

‘Heartstopper’ series secures overall top four spots 

Monday, 6 June 2022
Top 10 bestsellers                  Heartstopper Volume One (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Heartstopper Volume Two (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Heartstopper Volume Three (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Heartstopper Volume Four...

Meet the ABIA Rising Stars 2022: Emily Hart 

Monday, 6 June 2022
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Rising Star of the Year is awarded to an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent less than 10 years in the industry....

Books in the media this weekend, 4–5 June 

Friday, 3 June 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National  The Saturday Paper  Machines Behaving Badly: The morality of AI (Toby Walsh, La Trobe...

Meet the ABIA Rising Stars 2022: Emily Cook 

Friday, 3 June 2022
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Rising Star of the Year is awarded to an emerging talent in Australian publishing who has spent less than 10 years in the industry....

Faithless (Alice Nelson, Vintage) 

Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Alice Nelson’s Faithless is an astonishing novel that unfolds as a love letter from protagonist Cressida to her all-consuming love, Max. In the beginning, Cressida is looking after a young...

‘Heartstopper’ climbs to number one, series takes four spots in top 10 

Monday, 30 May 2022
Top 10 bestsellers                         Heartstopper Volume One (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) Heartstopper Volume Two (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) The Murder Rule (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins) Heartstopper Volume Three (Alice...

Books in the media this weekend, 28–29 May  

Friday, 27 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National  The Saturday Paper  Indelible City (Louisa Lim, Text)  My Heart is a Little Wild...

Enclave (Claire G Coleman, Hachette)

Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Born of social media algorithms and convenience culture, with a biting critique of modern tribalism, Enclave, Claire G Coleman’s third novel, is Brave New World with every conceit flipped for...

‘The Murder Rule’ reaches number one 

Monday, 23 May 2022
Top 10 bestsellers The Murder Rule (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins) Heartstopper Volume One (Alice Oseman, Hodder Children’s Books) The World’s Worst Pets (David Walliams, HarperCollins) Bad Guys #15: Open Wide and...

Books in the media this weekend, 21–22 May 

Friday, 20 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National  The Saturday Paper  Homesickness (Janine Mikosza, Ultimo)  Late Journals (Antigone Kefala, Giramondo) Small Things...

Curry memoir debuts at number one 

Monday, 16 May 2022
Top 10 bestsellers                         Lisa (Lisa Curry & Ellen Whinnett, HarperCollins) The Murder Rule (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins) The Bad Guys #15: Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! (Aaron Blabey, Scholastic) Heartstopper...

Books in the media this weekend, 14–15 May 

Friday, 13 May 2022
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National  The Saturday Paper  Daisy and Woolf (Michelle Cahill, Hachette) The Secret of Emu Field...

The Registrar (Neela Janakiramanan, A&U) 

Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Emma Swann has worked her whole life to get here—and it’s even worse than she imagined. The young doctor has recently been accepted onto the highly competitive orthopaedic surgery program...