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Discover new nonfiction books at Readings, with biography, memoir, essays and analysis.
Lili Anolik
An outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work on the complicated relationship between Joan Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz.
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President Bill Clinton
A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all.
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Cher
Part one of a two-part memoir from the iconic artist and actor
James Rebanks
A story of friendship, history and redemption on a remote Norwegian island
Frances Edmonds, Sabra Thorner, Maree Clarke
Aboriginal art practices in southeast Australia are celebrated in ngargee where each of the nine chapters is the result of an intercultural collaboration. Art is at the centre of the…
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Deborah Levy
From twice Booker-shortlisted author Deborah Levy, a moving and revelatory collection exploring the muses that have shaped her life and work as a writer
Kim Suhyun, Anton Hur (trans.)
How to stop comparing yourself to others so you can learn to love yourself
Robin Wall Kimmerer
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, an inspiring vision of how to reorient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and community
Patrick McCaughey
A generous and insightful glimpse into the private life and creative process of a giant of Australian landscape painting
David Graeber
Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews.
Hannah Ferguson
The no-bullshit, no-frills guide to your twenties, from Cheek Media Co. Founder and Bite Back author, Hannah Ferguson. Weaving deeply personal stories with spot-on opinions and advice about sex, friendship…
Patti Smith, Lynn Goldsmith
A new trade publication of Before Easter After, originally published in a limited edition.
Esther Anatolitis (ed.)
A curated collection of essays that shaped Australia's culture and society
Richard Schoch
Powerful life lessons from the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, from Gypsy and Sweeney Todd to Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods.
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Andrew Turley
Journey with Sidney Nolan from Auschwitz to Africa in this richly illustrated monograph
John Farnham, Poppy Stockell
The Voice Inside is like sitting down with an old friend sharing stories that are both deeply personal and wildly entertaining. Written alongside award-winning filmmaker Poppy Stockell, this is a…
Henry Carroll
Nostalgia has never felt so current. As we turn to past decades for inspiration and clues to help us navigate the cultural labyrinth of social media, this book allows readers…
Mackenzie Crook
The first book for adults by award-winning actor and writer Mackenzie Crook - a moving, beautifully illustrated imagined visit from iconic singer-songwriter Nick Drake, and a quietly powerful expression of…
Sheila Fitzpatrick
A vivid history of how Cold War politics helped solve one of the twentieth century's biggest refugee crises.
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Adam Zamoyski
Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast…
Hanif Kureishi
From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed
Rick Emerson
Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.
Lech Blaine
From one of Australia's most brilliant writers, a dark comedy about the tangled fates of two couples and the children trapped between them
Geoff Raby
Great Game On is the story of the remaking of the world order.
Judith Buckrich
Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra.
William Reid, Jim Reid
The story of The Jesus and Mary Chain by the two founding members
Michael Caine
The Hollywood screen legend brings his wit, insight, entertaining stories and wisdom to answer questions about every aspect of his long life - inspiring us all to Be More Michael…
Laura May Todd
There are few countries with such an established design scene, distinctive aesthetic, and universal appeal as Italy. This sumptuously illustrated survey showcases 50 of Italy's most beautiful homes, from historic…
Helen P. Waudby (ed.)
What's it like to study polar bears in the wild? How do you raise children among large carnivores? And how do you find a frog that no-one has seen for…
David Marr
Stories, essays and speeches from one of Australia's foremost writers and thinkers
Mark Rowlands
A ground-breaking exploration of a dog's experience of the world and how they can help us understand ourselves better, from the author of The Philosopher and the Wolf.
Fiona Crawford
Relive the Matildas' dramatic Women's World Cup campaign, and their wider impact
Titus O'Reily
A highly entertaining romp through sporting history's best sins and greatest sinners.
Ross King
The epic story of one of the world's most enduring civilisations and empires.
Vaclav Smil
A myth-busting book about how the world produces and consumes its food and how to do so without killing the planet
Brook Garru Andrew, Jessica Neath
marramarra highlights contemporary Indigenous art from across the planet and how artists and their communities are providing truth-telling about the past and inspiration to imagine better futures.
Marcia Langton, Aaron Corn, Samuel Curkpatrick (eds)
Trace the foundations and applications of Indigenous knowledge in Australia today
Dani Netherclift
A new contribution to literature that grapples with grief, death and the shape of what's left behind.
John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Told in revelatory detail, this is the definitive exploration of the writing, recording and release of John Lennon’s celebrated fourth solo album Mind Games.
National Gallery of Victoria
For millennia, artists and designers have been inspired by the enduring relationship between humans and their feline and canine friends. From Egyptian antiquities and Islamic and Hindu iconography, through to…
James Norbury
From the global bestselling author of Big Panda, Tiny Dragon and The Cat Who Taught Zen comes his most moving story yet, the beautifully illustrated tale of a lost pup…
Brooke Boland
Memoiric essays on who we were and how we have changed.
Michael Lee
Justice Michael Lee with an introduction by Chanel Contos
Rebecca Starling, Christine McCabe
What is the secret to growing abundant cut flowers even in unpredictable conditions? This complete guide to the seed-to-vase journey shows readers how to grow flowers with incredible fragrance, discover…
Marcia Langton, Judith Ryan
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art stares into the dark heart of Australia's brutal colonial history and offers new insights into the first art of this country.
Michael Visontay
One hundred years ago, Gabriel Wells, a New York bookseller, committed a crime against history. He broke up the world's greatest book, the Gutenberg Bible, and sold it off in…
Tristan Clark
With appeal to more than just punk history obsessives, Orstralia offers an unprecedented snapshot of an underacknowledged segment of Australian life and history.
Lauren Samuelsson
Meticulously researched and beautifully presented, A Matter of Taste takes you on an entertaining, nostalgic and insightful culinary journey through Australian food, culture and history.
