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rock flight (Hasib Hourani, Giramondo)
Released September 2024
Hasib Hourani’s debut, rock flight, is a structurally experimental long-form poem of grief, rage and resistance against the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine. Hourani’s voice is assertive, demanding attention from... Read more
The Death of Dora Black (Lainie Anderson, Hachette)
Released September 2024
Award-winning historian and journalist Lainie Anderson brings her research skills to the world of crime fiction in this engrossing and entertaining novel about Kate Cocks, the first policewoman in the... Read more
Sarah Evans (Bernice Barry, Echo)
Released September 2024
Sarah Evans is a richly imagined and meticulously researched historical fiction novel based on a true story. The tale begins in grimly Dickensian early 19th-century Clerkenwell, London, where powerful men... Read more
The Best Witch in Paris (Lauren Crozier, Text)
Released September 2024
Lauren Crozier won the 2023 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for her middle-grade novel The Best Witch in Paris. With a charm reminiscent of Jill Murphy’s Worst... Read more
Immortal Dark (Tigest Girma, Lothian)
Released September 2024
Tigest Girma’s debut novel, Immortal Dark, is the book YA readers of dark academia and romantasy have been waiting for—something with the violence and passion of genre bestsellers such as... Read more
Inheritance (Genevieve Gannon, Pantera)
Released September 2024
Inheritance is the latest novel by Genevieve Gannon, bestselling author of The Mothers. In the not-too-distant future, scientists use eugenics to protect the next generation against viruses and diseases. At the same... Read more
The First Friend (Malcolm Knox, A&U)
Released September 2024
When a novel begins with historical maps of the Soviet Union, a timeline of events, and character lists, there can be some trepidation about whether the commitment required will be... Read more
Dragon Guest Handbook (Jeanette Stampone, illus Novia Heroanto, Wombat Books)
Released September 2024
Whimsical and creative, Dragon Guest Handbook takes a different approach than most picture books in its presentation as a guide for the reader on how to handle an unexpected dragon visitor.... Read more
Cockatoo (Kaye Baillie, illus Max Hamilton, Windy Hollow)
Released September 2024
Cockatoo is the new Australian wildlife picture book from Kaye Baillie and Max Hamilton, the team behind the CBCA-shortlisted title When the Waterhole Dries Up. In this story, Baillie has followed her... Read more
Kitchen Sentimental (Annie Smithers, T&H)
Released September 2024
Why do we cook, and where do we learn to appreciate food? In her new memoir, Kitchen Sentimental, chef and author Annie Smithers (Recipe for a Kinder Life) tackles these... Read more
Cherrywood (Jock Serong, HarperCollins)
Released September 2024
Jock Serong’s Cherrywood obscures time and place, braiding together the fates of his characters through extraordinary ventures and chance meetings. In his latest novel, Serong (The Burning Island, On the... Read more
Travelling to Tomorrow: The modern women who sparked Australia’s romance with America (Yves Rees, NewSouth)
Released September 2024
Historian and memoirist Yves Rees’s Travelling to Tomorrow is a new history of Australia’s relationship with the US during the first half of the 20th century, told through the stories... Read more
I’m Not Really Here (Gary Lonesborough, A&U Children’s)
Released September 2024
I’m Not Really Here is a moving coming-of-age story with so much heart, written by multi-award-winning author Gary Lonesborough (We Didn’t Think It Through, The Boy from the Mish). Jonah... Read more
Warra Warra Wai (Darren Rix & Craig Cormick, S&S)
Released September 2024
Warra Warra Wai visits the sites that James Cook’s crew irrevocably changed by hand, flag, pen or presence. Gazing at the Endeavour from the land and vice versa, Darren Rix... Read more
Escape from Cuttlefish Cove (Rachel Jackson, Riveted Press)
Released September 2024
Debut author Rachel Jackson knocks it out of the park with Escape from Cuttlefish Cove, a choose-your-own-adventure story where the reader is the main character. Imagine waking up on an... Read more
The Wedding Forecast (Nina Kenwood, Text)
Released September 2024
Nina Kenwood’s new adult romantic comedy, The Wedding Forecast, is sexy, fun and hard to put down. Kenwood, who previously wrote for young adults (It Sounded Better in My Head,... Read more
The Venice Hotel (Tess Woods, Penguin)
Released September 2024
The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods (Love and Other Battles) is a captivating tale that unfolds over the ‘12 days of Christmas’ at Il Cuore, a boutique hotel in Venice.... Read more
Dragon Folding (Christopher Cheng, illus Lucia Masciullo, Puffin)
Released September 2024
Dragon Folding is an evocative picture book that celebrates community, creativity and intergenerational friendships, written by Christopher Cheng (Bear and Rat, One Tree) and illustrated by Lucia Masciullo (The Imagineer, An A–Z... Read more
White Noise (Raelke Grimmer, UWA Publishing)
Released September 2024
White Noise is the captivating debut YA novel by Darwin-based author Raelke Grimmer. Fifteen-year-old Emma’s mum died three years ago, and she and her emergency-doctor father survive in a monotonous,... Read more
Jilya (Tracy Westerman, UQP)
Released September 2024
Jilya means ‘my child’ in Nyamal language, and it is evident on every page of her hybrid memoir/cultural study that leading psychologist and Nyamal woman Tracy Westerman is committed to... Read more
