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Audition (Pip Adam, Giramondo)
Released July 2023
Alba, Stanley and Drew are giants, sent out into space for reasons unknown to them, in a spaceship called Audition. As they travel through the universe their bodies continue to... Read more
The Pole & Other Stories (J M Coetzee, Text)
Released July 2023
Aficionados of South African-Australian Nobel and Booker Prize-winning author J M Coetzee will be delighted with his new short fiction collection, The Pole & Other Stories. It explores philosophy and... Read more
Barren Grounds (B Michael Radburn, Pantera)
Released July 2023
Joseph ‘Joe’ Capello, the decorated detective at the centre of B Michael Radburn’s fifth novel, Barren Grounds, is haunted by The Cloakman and The Jeweller, two forces of evil who... Read more
Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures (Jason Pamment, A&U Children’s)
Released July 2023
Jason Pamment follows up his stellar debut graphic novel, Treasure in the Lake, with the stunningly unique Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures. Tiny Ember is the size of... Read more
Australia: Country of Colour (Jess Racklyeft, Affirm)
Released July 2023
Bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Jess Racklyeft celebrates Australian flora, fauna and landscapes through the lens of the colour wheel in Australia: Country of Colour. This beautifully illustrated nonfiction... Read more
The Watchful Wife (Suzanne Leal, A&U)
Released July 2023
The Watchful Wife is the latest novel by the author of The Deceptions and The Teacher’s Pet, Suzanne Leal. It follows the life of its narrator, Ellen Wells, the daughter... Read more
Wifedom (Anna Funder, Hamish Hamilton)
Released July 2023
When researching a new book on George Orwell, powerhouse writer Anna Funder noticed an interesting omission—Eileen Orwell, George’s first wife, was curiously absent. The basis of Wifedom is six newly... Read more
The Gargoyle (Zana Fraillon, illus Ross Morgan, Lothian)
Released July 2023
From critically acclaimed author Zana Fraillon and fine artist and illustrator Ross Morgan, The Gargoyle is a picture book that leaves a lasting impression of hope and kindness for our... Read more
The Shot (Naima Brown, Macmillan)
Released June 2023
Kristy Shaw wants to win back her first true love, Max. Desperately. She will go to any lengths, including unwittingly signing up to appear on the new reality TV show... Read more
Mother Earth (Libby Hathorn, illus Christina Booth, Lothian)
Released July 2023
Libby Hathorn and Christina Booth are the respected creators of the timely and beautiful poetry anthology for children Mother Earth: Poems to celebrate the wonder of nature. This volume is... Read more
The Drowning Girls (Veronica Lando, HarperCollins)
Released July 2023
As the summer holidays draw to a close, disgraced teacher Nate Bass arrives in an impoverished northern Queensland fishing town, begrudgingly ready for a job teaching all of Port Flinders’... Read more
New York City Glow (Rachel Coad, Upswell)
Released July 2023
The first book by Margaret River-based artist and comic maker Rachel Coad, New York City Glow is an old-school action-packed romp through 1970s American counterculture. Mixing fact and fiction, the... Read more
Business Chickens (Jess McGeachin, Puffin)
Released July 2023
Business Chickens is the latest picture book from Melbourne-based writer/illustrator/designer Jess McGeachin. Known for his CBCA-recognised titles such as Fly and Frankie and the Fossil, McGeachin has produced a new... Read more
We Didn’t Think It Through (Gary Lonesborough, A&U Children’s)
Released July 2023
Jamie Langton doesn’t mean to be so angry. He didn’t mean to partake in car theft. He didn’t mean to end up in juvenile detention. After a plan to get... Read more
Tissue (Madison Griffiths, Ultimo)
Released July 2023
In 2021, during one of Victoria’s most arduous Covid-19 lockdowns, essayist and podcaster Madison Griffiths underwent the termination of a pregnancy. So begins Tissue, an insightful and perceptive critical analysis... Read more
Ella and Star (Michelle Wanasundera & Nichole Wade, Little Pink Dog)
Released July 2023
The word ‘heartfelt’ is what comes to mind upon closing the pages of Ella and Star. The winning team of Michelle Wanasundera and Nichole Wade, along with creative small press... Read more
The Terrible Event (David Cohen, Transit Lounge)
Released June 2023
The Terrible Event comprises eight accessible, absurdist stories by David Cohen, past winner of the Russell Prize for Humour Writing. Each instalment is a tightly crafted pocket of madness, driven,... Read more
Chinese Fish (Grace Yee, Giramondo)
Released June 2023
Chinese Fish is a brilliant work of genre-bending prose poetry by award-winning poet Grace Yee. Full of subtle poetic turns, Yee’s narrative is an intimate look at a Cantonese family... Read more
Gurril: Storm Bird (Trevor Fourmile, illus by Jingalu, Magabala)
Released June 2023
Gurril: Storm Bird tells the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji (First Nations people from the Cairns area) traditional creation story of the origins of the black cockatoo and its call. Incorrigible young... Read more
Endo Days (Libby Trainor Parker, Wakefield)
Released June 2023
Libby Trainor Parker has written the perfect book adaptation of the cabaret show she performed in her PJs about endometriosis. The vibe? Women have been in pain, and ignored, forever.... Read more
