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Noble Fragments (Michael Visontay, Scribe)
Released November 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... Read more
Thunderhead (Sophie Beer, A&U Children’s)
Released November 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... Read more
Tilly in a Tangle (Margrete Lamond, illus Monty Lee, Dirt Lane Press)
Released November 2024
Tilly in a Tangle, written by Margrete Lamond (The Sorry Tale of Fox and Bear) and illustrated by Monty Lee (Grumpy Bear, Grouchy Bear), is a new picture book about... Read more
The 113th Assistant Librarian (Stuart Wilson, Penguin)
Released November 2024
The 113th Assistant Librarian is a fantastical story that opens with Oliver Wormwood sneaking out of his house to try to find the trade that is his Calling—his path in... Read more
My Body, My Brain (Nicki Esler Gill, illus Inge Daniels, Scholastic)
Released November 2024
Nicki Esler Gill’s My Body, My Brain (a companion title to the author’s My Body, My Rules) introduces neurodiversity in a generalised, accessible way for children aged 3 and up,... Read more
The Thinning (Inga Simpson, Hachette)
Released November 2024
In Inga Simpson’s The Thinning, Fin has grown up in a world long past its tipping point. Daughter to an astronomer father and an astrophotographer mother, Fin knows everything about... Read more
Extreme Animal Facts (Jennifer Cossins, Lothian)
Released November 2024
Animal books are big business as toddlers to tweens revel in discovering quirky titbits about earth’s creatures. Standing out in a saturated book field is no easy task, but CBCA... Read more
Leave the Girls Behind (Jacqueline Bublitz, A&U)
Released November 2024
Ruth-Ann Baker, affectionately known as ‘Ruthie’ to those around her, never takes the same route home, secures her apartment with three internal chain locks and can recite murder victim statistics... Read more
Australian Gospel: A Family Saga (Lech Blaine, Black Inc.)
Released November 2024
Following the success of Car Crash: A Memoir, Lech Blaine’s second book tells the true story of his unique family, who faced serious challenges inflicted by Michael and Mary Shelley,... Read more
Our World Full of Wonder (Jevita Nilson, illus Jess Racklyeft, CSIRO Publishing)
Released November 2024
Our World Full of Wonder is a parent's and educator’s dream, combining teachable moments written in Jevita Nilson’s heartfelt lyrical prose with charming illustrations from CBCA award-winning illustrator Jess Racklyeft... Read more
Down the Rabbit Hole (Shaeden Berry, Echo)
Released November 2024
In Shaeden Berry’s mystery debut, Down the Rabbit Hole, the lives of three women unravel in the aftermath of a tragedy. In 2015, Alice Montgomery goes missing. Seven years later,... Read more
Cats and Dogs in Art and Design (ed by Laurie Benson & Imogen Mallia-Valjan, NGV with T&H)
Released November 2024
Cats and Dogs in Art and Design is a vibrantly illustrated book featuring over 100 artworks from the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) collection, alongside short essays by NGV curators.... Read more
Vegan Italian Food (Shannon Martinez, Hardie Grant)
Released November 2024
Prolific vegan chef and restauranteur Shannon Martinez’s fourth cookbook, Vegan Italian Food, is anything but conventional, but she promises she’s not out to shock your nonna. Martinez is a Spanish Australian... Read more
Molly (Rosalie Ham, Macmillan)
Released November 2024
Molly is a riveting prequel to The Dressmaker from much-loved Australian author Rosalie Ham, and can be enjoyed as a standalone novel. Set in the inner-city suburbs of Melbourne in... Read more
The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery (Antony Elworthy, Walker)
Released November 2024
According to his grandson, Gramps has had ‘what they call a Chequered Career’. It has taken him on all sorts of adventures, though by far the most exciting was his... Read more
Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist (ed by Kirsten Krauth & Angela Savage, Fremantle)
Released November 2024
Kylie Minogue’s greatest hits become writing prompts for popular Australian writers in Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist. With contributors such as Alice Pung, Christos Tsiolkas and Lucy Treloar, this ‘playlist’... Read more
Theory & Practice (Michelle de Kretser, Text)
Released November 2024
Theory & Practice is a quietly experimental new novel from two-time Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser (Scary Monsters). Set mainly in St Kilda in 1986, it captures a snapshot... Read more
Off to the Nursery (Alice Oehr, Scribble)
Released November 2024
Off to the Nursery is the latest from Alice Oehr, the award-winning creator of Off to the Market and Artichoke to Zucchini. With this new picture book, Oehr has focused on gardening and... Read more
My Name Is Gucci: A Dog’s Story (Sun Jung, Transit Lounge)
Released November 2024
Inyeon is a Korean word and Buddhist term meaning ‘destiny’ or ‘karmic relation’, representing the concept that two beings are bound to interact with each other in one way or... Read more
Hazel’s Treehouse (Zanni Louise, illus by Judy Watson, Walker)
Released November 2024
Zanni Louise (Cora Seen and Heard) has written over 40 books for children, two of which have received CBCA commendations. Louise has teamed up with equally lauded illustrator Judy Watson... Read more
