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Find your next read amongst these new Australian books, hot off the press!
Linda Margolin Royal
A novel inspired by 'the Japanese Schindler', written by a woman who owes him her life.
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Amy Brown
Innovative and involving, My Brilliant Sister is an utterly convincing (and hilarious) portrait of Miles Franklin and a moving, nuanced exploration of the balance women still have to strike between…
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Georgia Blain
From the author of the multi-award-winning bestseller Between a Wolf and a Dog, a powerful collection of previously unpublished stories.
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Trish Bolton
An unexpected death finds Lizzie, Alice and Margot at various crossroads in their lives, torn between looking back and moving on.
Sharlene Allsopp
How long can you run from a lie, if that lie is what your life is founded on?
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Maxine Fawcett
A captivating, honest and wry novel about a forty-something woman on the brink. Is it Peri? A midlife crisis? Or simply a cry for help?
Sarah Sasson
A tender coming-of-age novel about growing up in the face of unimaginable loss. It examines the stories we subconsciously write for ourselves, and what remains later, when we have the…
James Colley
Part young-love rom-com, part David and Goliath story, The Next Big Thing is a heartwarming, hilarious, quintessentially Australian debut.
Catherine McNamara
A wayward, wanton selection of stories grounded in displacement, desire, and the wish coursing through us to accede to the state of love.
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Liam Murphy
A road trip across America, following in the footsteps of the father who abandoned him, leads young Mark Ward to new peace and understanding.
Amy T. Matthews
In this sisterly PS, I Love You, an introverted young woman is saddled with fulfilling her late sister’s final wish and completing her bucket list while millions of people…
Laurie Steed
Laurie Steed shines a light on the tremendous complexity and beauty of everyday relationships. From unrequited first love and burnt flames of the past to early parenthood stresses and tense…
Yumna Kassab
A captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war.
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Karen Viggers
A teenage sports game descends into a brawl after a controversial line call in a fast-paced contemporary novel from the bestselling author of The Orchardist's Daughter.
Adam Novaldy Anderson (ed.)
Thirty-seven writers from First Nations, migrant and refugee backgrounds reveal the true wealth and beauty of Australia’s cultural melting pots.
Liz Foster
Libby Popovic is a thoroughly decent straighty one-eighty who's never even had a speeding ticket. So how the hell did she end up with Ludo? A warm, funny and outrageously…
Lucy Treloar
Joint winner of the 2024 Barbara Jefferis Award
For all her life, Till, now twenty-three, has lived in the shadow of the abduction of a childhood friend, and her tormented…
Amanda Lohrey
The Conversion is a startling novel about the homes we live in: how we shape them, and how they shape us
Mick Cummins
So Close to Home is a pacey, gritty and captivating novel exploring homelessness, power dynamics and the ties that bind.
Melissa Ashley
At the turn of the 18th century, Amsterdam is at the centre of an intellectual revolution, with artists and scientists racing to record the wonders of the natural world. Of…
Matthew Ryan Davies
In the small seaside town of Queenscliff, two boys from opposite sides of the world forge a friendship over a summer of sun, adventure and brotherhood. Until a catastrophic event…
Sara M Saleh
A stunning coming-of-age tale played out across generations and continents, from Palestine to Australia.
Sophie Beaumont
A delectable novel about love, hope and the consolations of the perfect strawberry tart, The Paris Cooking School is a treat for the soul.
Trent Dalton
Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton…
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Misha Zelinsky
Inspired by true events, The Sun Will Rise by Misha Zelinsky honors those bravely fighting and dying for their freedom in Ukraine.
Eleanor Elliott Thomas
Wickedly sharp and absurdly funny, The Opposite of Success introduces a sensational new voice to remind us that failure is always an option.
RMIT Professional Writing and Editing (PWE) Students
What happens when change is inevitable? You fear. You deny. You revolt. You choose. You evolve. You accept. You embrace.
Tracy Ryan
Two women from different worlds in Renaissance France cross paths in a way that changes both their lives.
Charlotte Wood
A meditative and deeply moving novel from the Stella Prize-winning author of The Natural Way of Things and The Weekend.
Madeleine Gray
A witty, profound and painfully relatable debut novel exploring solitude, desire, and the allure of chasing something that promises nothing.
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Laura Jean McKay
The brilliant new short story collection from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of The Animals in That Country.
Fiona McIntosh
The heart-stopping new historical romantic adventure from the bestselling author of The Orphans.
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Kate Grenville
An exquisite portrait of Kate Grenville's complex, conflicted grandmother - a woman Kate feared as a child, and only came to understand in adulthood.
Heather Morris
The captivating new novel from the multimillion-copy bestselling author. Sisters under the Rising Sun is a story of women in war: a novel of resilience, bravery and friendship in the…
Matthew Reilly
A secretary like no other in an epic spanning 40 years
Michael Fitzgerald
In Late, Michael Fitzgerald superbly captures the literary spirit and sensibility of an ageing woman and icon who has escaped celebrity. It is a haunting and lyrical novel about art…
Molly Schmidt
Introducing an exciting new voice in Australian fiction, Molly Schmidt, winner of the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award. Salt River Road is a compelling coming-of-age novel about grief and…
Max Easton
The new novel from the author of The Magpie Wing, longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Sally Hepworth
A thrilling page-turner by New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth of sisterhood, secrets, love and murder.
Allee Richards
From the acclaimed author of Small Joys of Real Life comes a compelling novel that distils the magic of theatre as the backdrop for an unforgettable examination of friendship, vulnerability…
Chris Womersley
It could have been any summer evening, but of course it wasn't. It was the end of some things, the beginning of so many others.
Nadine J. Cohen
A dazzling literary debut, Everyone and Everything will make you laugh, cry and call your sister.
Anna Kate Blair
The Modern is a brilliantly wry and insightful debut about art, sexuality, commitment and whether being on the right path can lead to the wrong place.
Lang Leav
A stirring coming-of-age novel about guilt, loss, love and memory.
Leah Kaminsky
Sometimes there may be more to things than meets the eye.
Jessie Stephens
Adella is facing the dawn of a new year and the end of her twenties - and she's in a psychiatric unit recovering from a mental breakdown. A decade earlier…
Melanie Saward
A poignant and powerful novel about a fire-obsessed Indigenous boy living on the margins - from an electrifying new First Nations voice in Australian fiction, Melanie Saward.
Mirandi Riwoe
1941, West Java. Love and revolution are in the air. And war is on its way.
