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Jessica Au
Winner of the inaugural Novel Prize, an elegant and subtle exploration of the mysteries of our relationships to others.
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Jess Ho
Fierce, funny and razor-sharp, Raised by Wolves is a potent coming of age story from a savage new voice.
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Jane Harper
Critically acclaimed international bestseller Jane Harper returns as Aaron Falk investigates what happened to a mother who disappeared at a festival and the devastation wrought on her family.
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Jane Caro
From the Walkley Award winning journalist, social commentator and author comes a gripping domestic thriller with a moral dilemma at its core.
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Jacinta Parsons
A beautifully written, searing and powerful examination of women and ageing that you will not be able to put down: intense, compelling, poetic, raging.
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Isobel Beech
A powerful debut that explores life, death and the restorative power of friendship under the warm summer sun of Umbria.
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Indira Naidoo
A deeply moving and uplifting exploration of the power of nature - even urban nature - to heal the deepest hurts.
Holly Throsby
A compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Goodwood and Cedar Valley.
Holly Ringland
From international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland, comes a haunting and magical novel about joy, grief, courage, and transformation.
Hilde Hinton
The new novel from the bestselling author of The Loudness of Unsaid Things. A novel of heart, wisdom and unforgettable characters for readers of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and…
Hannah Gadsby
The memoir from Australia’s much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, Nanette, played to sold-out houses in Australia, the UK and the US. Its launch on Netflix…
Grace Tame
The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner is Grace’s story, in Grace’s words, on Grace’s terms.
Grace Chan
Never Let Me Go meets Black Mirror, with a dash of Murakami surrealism thrown in, this is speculative literary fiction at its best.
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Geraldine Brooks
An action-packed new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book and March.
Gail Jones
Four historical figures cross paths amidst the chaos of war in this immersive and beautifully written novel by award-winning Australian author Gail Jones, now available in paperback
Fiona McFarlane
The Sun Walks Down is a startling, brilliant, beautiful epic set in Colonial Australia from Fiona McFarlane, a writer at the height of her enormous powers.
Fiona Kelly McGregor
Acclaimed and bestselling literary novelist Fiona Kelly McGregor dives into the criminal underground of 1930s Sydney and the life of petty criminal, prostitute and murderer Iris.
Else Fitzgerald
Grief, loss, pain, love, and the future - an achingly human debut short story collection, from the winner of the Richell Prize.
Eloise Grills
An anarchic and vital memoir unlike anything you’ve read before
Edwina Preston
Good mothers are expected to be selfless. Artists are seen as selfish. So what does this mean for a mother with artistic ambitions? Blending wit and pathos, love and fury…
Eda Gunaydin
In Root & Branch Eda Gunaydin’s essays ask: what are the legacies of migration, apart from loss? And how do we find comfort in where we are?
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Paddy O'Reilly
Other Houses is a masterful and tender story about people who live from payday to payday. Acutely observed and lyrical, Paddy O'Reilly’s novel paints a haunting picture of class, aspiration…
Diana Reid
Seeing Other People is the darkly funny story of two very different sisters, and the summer that stretches their relationship almost to breaking point.
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Danielle Clode
An immersive, entertaining journey into the hidden life of the koala, revealing what life is really like up in the trees
Claire G. Coleman
From the critically acclaimed author of Terra Nullius comes a novel in the tradition of Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman that explores a future of surveillance, disruption and segregation that…
Chloe Hooper
From the best-selling author of The Tall Man and The Arsonist, a personal tale about death, life and the enchantment of stories. With illustrations by Anna Walker.
Celeste Mountjoy
Australian artist Celeste Mountjoy (aka Filthyratbag) aims for the heart in her first book, What the Fuck Is This, a stunningly original collection of illustrations and observations on being young…
Carmel Bird
Carmel Bird seizes on an enforced isolation to re-read a rich dispensary of books from her past
Brooke Blurton
A raw, moving and uplifting memoir about courage, resilience and the transformative power of love, from one of Australia’s most captivating personalities
Brigid Delaney
Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge to inspire practical advice for everyday life.
Bertie Blackman
The celebrated musician’s evocative and intimate memoir of the magic and vulnerability of her bohemian childhood growing up as the daughter of iconic artist Charles Blackman.
Ash Barty
It’s a tennis story. It’s a family story. It’s a teamwork story. It’s the story of how I got to where and who I am today.
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Antoinette Lattouf
Poignant, inspiring, funny and most importantly authentic, How to Lose Friends and Influence White People explores how to make a difference when championing change and racial equality.
Anne Casey-Hardy
Excitable girls rush out to meet life; what could go wrong? A masterful debut about the terrifying thrills of innocence from a voice of experience.
Anna Spargo-Ryan
A memoir about anxiety, our minds, and optimism in spite of it all
Anna Clark
A bold and expansive history that traces the changing and contested project of Australia’s national story. You will think about this country differently after reading this book.
Growing up Wiradjuri is a collection of personal stories by Wiradjuri Elders. The writers are Uncles and Aunties who came of age in New South Wales in the 1950s and…
Amy Thunig
The most inspirational and important memoir of 2022
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Alisa Bryce
An Aussie scientist digs up some dirt about the history and science of soil
Alice Nelson
A passionate love story and an honest depiction of the self-deceptions we pursue seeking family and attachment.
Akuch Kuol Anyieth
A moving, confronting and ultimately uplifting story about a young girl’s escape, with her family, from war-torn South Sudan to Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, and then to Australia.
Adriane Howell
Hydra is a novel of dark suspense and mental disquiet, struck through with black humour., Adriane Howell beguilingly explores notions of moral culpability, revenge, memory, and narrative - all through…
