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Find your next read amongst these new Australian books, hot off the press!
All the Beautiful Things You Love is a vivid and vibrant exploration of the things that bring us together and tear us apart, and those keepsakes that populate the wide-open…
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Catherine McKinnon
From the author of the Miles Franklin Award shortlisted Storyland, comes a rich, layered and thrilling novel of love, war and friendship, To Sing of War.
Meg Keneally
From horse thief to the merchant queen of Sydney Cove - how did one woman rise so far?
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Mark McAvaney
For everything there is an appointed time, even a time for every affair under the heavens.
Kirsty Iltners
Told through alternating perspectives, Kirsty Iltners’ debut novel examines the lives of two isolated individuals to reveal the fragility of life and the fallibility of our memories.
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Belinda Cranston
As a young girl in Sydney, Rachel pays more attention than she perhaps should to a cartoon character who accesses different personas on separate adventures each time he goes into…
Siang Lu
Perfect for fans of Haruki Murakami, Ghost Cities is a profound and highly imaginative novel that cleverly draws on Chinese history to explore the absurdity of modern life and work.
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Ruby Todd
A young woman grapples with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and its tumultuous consequences in a debut novel that blends mystery, astronomy and romance, perfect for fans of Tracey…
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Brooke Dunnell
With its honest portrayal of the complexity of human relationships and the difficult choices we face, Last Best Chance is a compelling and thoughtprovoking read.
Stephen Orr
Wilf Healy lives in a wheatbelt town, works in an Irish pub, delivers letters, holds the place together. But he's had enough, wants to retire - to forget his nephew…
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Victoria Purman
From the bestselling author of The Nurses' War comes this charming, funny, pointed look at the golden years of radio broadcasting in post-war Australia, celebrating the extraordinary unseen women who…
Alan Attwood
It is 1910. Halley's Comet is coming. Harry Houdini is in Australia for the first time. The most celebrated escape artist in the world has sold-out seasons in both Melbourne…
Kyra Geddes
Her family's story made Henry Lawson famous. But was it his story to tell? Fact and fiction meld into one in this stirring family saga set against shifting landscapes and…
Diane Armstrong
From a bestselling Australian author comes a gripping novel of espionage, passion and sacrifice set in the Middle East during World War I. Based on an astonishing true story, it…
Bri Lee
The intersections between art, life, power and privilege are explored in this first work of fiction from the bestselling author of Eggshell Skull.
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Steven Carroll
Who killed Martin Friedrich? From award-winning writer Steven Carroll comes the first book in a series of post-war literary crime novels featuring Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, with shades of The…
Miranda Darling
A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman’s struggle to be free.
Charmian Clift, Nadia Wheatley (ed.)
The End of the Morning is the final and unfinished autobiographical novel by Charmian Clift. Published here for the first time, it is the book that Clift herself regarded as…
Murray Middleton
It's been five long years since violence erupted between young migrants and local police in Melbourne's inner west. A police-led trip to hike the Kokoda Trail hopes to rebuild relationships…
John Richards
These accomplished, gothic-infused stories impress in terms of their range and unexpected twists - this is an exceptional debut collection
Winnie Dunn
A powerful, insightful and provocative debut novel that explores the challenge of finding a way to be true to yourself and your roots without ignoring where you have come from…
Deborah Pike
An emotional journey through the lives of a group of university students as they fall in and out of friendship and love. In this dramatic coming-of-age story, bonds formed during…
Ernest Price
Darkly funny family drama about transphobia, political identity and family dynamics. Perfect for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and The Dinner by Herman Koch.
Ouyang Yu
Ouyang Yu’s first collection of stories in English is both assured and tender and at times surprisingly funny.
Amanda Creely
A journey through love, grief and, ultimately, hope. Amanda Creely’s profound allegorical tale sheds light on shared human experiences of war and remembers the nameless victims
Lauren Chater
An incomparable beauty. A promise to a king. A portrait that can never be completed. When Emilia Lennox loses everything after her husband's lands and title are confiscated, her beauty…
Annie de Monchaux
It’s never too late to reinvent your life
Lisa Medved
Two women, a mysterious map, and a family secret spanning hundreds of years ... A stunning art history thriller set around the life, times, and feuds of the artist Peter…
Georgia Harper
A compulsively readable debut novel for those who could not put down Dirt Town or Before You Knew My Name.
David Owen Kelly
David Owen Kelly’s third book, is a stunningly innovative fusion of memoir and alternative history that spins an affective tale of persecution, jeopardy, and survival from the fear and paranoia…
Liam Pieper
A wild romp through Australian celebrity culture that's as bold and scathing as it is hilarious.
Brydie Lee-Kennedy
A funny and tender twenty-first century story of family, friendship, love - and how getting it wrong is sometimes the only way to get it right.
Anne Buist, Graeme Simsion
A compelling, addictive novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine told with heart, humour and insight by Anne Buist and The Rosie Project's Graeme Simsion
Rhianna King
A funny, utterly charming debut novel about forbidden romance, second chances and the upsides of spontaneity. For fans of Clare Fletcher, Jessica Dettman and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
Melanie Joosten
The cost of freedom is sacrifice
Julie Janson
A gripping fictive account of Aboriginal life in the 1800s, Compassion follows the life of Duringah, AKA Nell James, the outlaw daughter of the Darug hero of Benevolence, Muraging.
Kathy Lette
A subversive, irreverent revenge romp from the wickedly witty mind of Kathy Lette. Perfect for fans of Jane Fallon.
Abbey Lay
An emotionally charged novel of female friendship, for readers of Elena Ferrante and Diana Reid.
Helen Signy
A powerful novel of survival, resilience and enduring love, based on an incredible true Holocaust story.
Donna M. Cameron
An exhilarating and unforgettable love song for our world.
Mykaela Saunders
From the 2022 David Unaipon winner comes an outstanding and timely collection of speculative fiction imagining futures where Indigenous sovereignty is fully reasserted.
Imbi Neeme
A charming, nostalgic, quirky, uplifting novel of people young and old finding their tribe, gaining courage to be themselves and perhaps falling in love, too.
Katrina Kell
A riveting novel based on the true story of the brave, enigmatic young woman who modelled for one of Australia's most famous paintings.
Jane Tara
One of the buzziest titles at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair with several deals already in the works, Tilda Is Visible is a gorgeous, witty and wise novel celebrating older…
Gail Jones
Eminent Australian author Gail Jones examines the intersections of art and life via a fictionalised biography of Joseph Conrad in her distinctively immersive and rich prose.
Myfanwy Jones
A breathtaking story brimming with insight and emotional power by Miles Franklin-shortlisted author Myfanwy Jones.
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Bel Schenk
Set in Charlotte Bay, a masculine town with a feminine name, the 50,000-word novella unfolds in the week before the local Aussie Rules grand final, where Lucas Walker is expected…
Emma Darragh
The first fiction title from JOAN, consisting of interwoven stories about three generations of women in one family as they navigate girlhood, motherhood and selfhood, perfect for fans of Jennifer…
