Kill Your Boomers (Fiona Wright, Ultimo)
Fiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Melissa Mantle.
In her first work of fiction, Fiona Wright turns her sharp eye on Australia’s housing crisis. Kill Your Boomers centres...
The Angry Wives Club (Gabbie Stroud, A&U)
Fiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Sophie Pusz.
In The Angry Wives Club, Gabbie Stroud (Teacher, The Things That Matter Most) introduces 3 women who become friends at...
Spare Kisses (Pip Harry, illus Yiscah Marcatili, Lothian)
Children’s picture book
Released April 2026, reviewed by Thuy On.
A young girl’s close and loving relationship with her grandmother is the subject of Pip Harry’s Spare Kisses. Told in...
The Curator (Wendy Tyrer, Perentie Press)
Graphic novel
Released April 2026, reviewed by Chloe Bleakley.
Set against the inspiring backdrop of the National Gallery of Victoria, The Curator is a young adult graphic novel by...
Frank the Monster (Mats Strandberg, trans Julia Marshall, illus Sofia Falkenhem, Gecko)
Younger readers
Released April 2026, reviewed by Clare Millar.
Frank the Monster is a gentle introduction to horror in chapter-book form, written by Swedish writer Mats Strandberg and translated...
High Time: How Australia Changed Its Mind About Illegal Drugs (Desmond Manderson, La Trobe)
Nonfiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Lisandra Linde.
Desmond Manderson’s High Time charts the history of attitudes towards drugs in Australia, from anti-Chinese attacks on opium in the...
Myra in the Middle (Seetha Dodd, illus Peter Cheong, UQP)
Younger readers
Released April 2026, reviewed by Charlotte Callander.
Uplifting and true to life, Seetha Dodd’s Myra in the Middle is a junior novel that weaves together themes of...
Touching the Sky (Deborah Lawrie, ABC Books)
Nonfiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Ellie Pope.
In Touching the Sky, aviation pioneer Deborah Lawrie recounts her remarkable life and career, from her landmark fight to become...
Fearless (Kelly Canby, Fremantle)
Children’s picture book
Released April 2026, reviewed by Merril Darling.
Kelly Canby’s Fearless will delight and reassure children, parents and teachers with its hopeful message that fear need not be...
Redbelly Crossing (Candice Fox, Penguin)
Fiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Ananya Thirumalai.
Candice Fox (Crimson Lake) opens Redbelly Crossing with immediate authority: a rural pub, a blood-smeared doorknob and the uneasy sense...
The Ruin of Magic (Kate Holden, Black Inc.)
Nonfiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Chloe Cooper.
In The Ruin of Magic, Kate Holden (In My Skin, The Romantic) examines enchantment, displacement and homesickness for places both...
The Society of Literary Marauders (Sasha Wasley, Pantera)
Fiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Megan Koch.
Sasha Wasley's The Society of Literary Marauders follows Annie, a bricklayer’s daughter from Perth, who travels to England in 1928...
The Conscious Traveller Hawai’i: The Definitive Guide to Ethical Travel (Kathleen Wong, Hardie Grant Explore)
Nonfiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Jayne Webster.
Kathleen Wong’s The Conscious Traveller Hawai‘i is a refreshing departure from conventional guidebooks, offering a thoughtful roadmap for travellers who want...
The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks (Fiona Harris, Affirm)
Younger readers
Released April 2026, reviewed by Anica Boulanger-Mashberg.
In The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks, Fiona Harris (Musical Markus) introduces 12-year-old “Rock Goddess” Gracie Sparks, who is devastated...
De’Ath Takes a Holiday (Shaun Micallef, Ultimo)
Fiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Anthony Morris.
Best known for his steady stream of diverse television series, comedian Shaun Micallef has shown a similar level of variety...
Come Home, Bigibila (Corey Tutt & Irma Gold, illus Jessica Tedim, A&U Children’s)
Children’s picture book
Released April 2026, reviewed by Rhea Candy.
For parents and teachers seeking engaging, educational First Nations stories, Come Home, Bigibila is an ideal starting point. Written by...
The Paradise Pact (Anita Heiss, S&S)
Fiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Kate Cuthbert.
The Paradise Pact by Anita Heiss (Dirrayawadha) is not a romance novel, but it is a love letter to friendships,...
The Escape Game (Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss, Penguin)
Young adult
Released April 2026, reviewed by Marissa Kyriakopoulos.
The Escape Game is the new, immediately captivating YA mystery by Marissa Meyer (Cinder, Renegades) and Tamara Moss (Lintang and the...
Fuzzy Feelings (Michelle Mackintosh, illus Cat Rabbit, Little Smith)
Children’s picture book
Released April 2026, reviewed by Thuy On.
Michelle Mackintosh and Cat Rabbit’s Fuzzy Feelings has a resonant line on the cover that sets the emotional tone for...
The Endling (Keely Jobe, Scribe)
Fiction
Released April 2026, reviewed by Tierney Khan.
Keely Jobe’s debut novel, The Endling, tells an enthralling story of an isolated feminist collective hidden on a mountain in...
