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Discover new nonfiction books at Readings, with biography, memoir, essays and analysis.
Jenny Slate
From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the…
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Ilan Pappe
Ilan Pappe untangles the history of two peoples, now sharing one land. Going back to the founding fathers of Zionism, Pappe expertly takes us through the twists and turns of…
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Joe Aston
From the must-read journalist on how power, money and influence work in this country, the full story of how one of the nation’s favourite brands brought itself to ground.
Shawana Andrews, Fiona Stanley, Sandra Eades
What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deep understanding of the expertise, wisdom and ingenuity…
Colm Toibin
Colm Tóibín's personal account of encountering James Baldwin's work, published in Baldwin's centenary year.
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Billy Connolly
The Accidental Artist brings together the best of Billy's drawings with a selection of his most beloved stories. It is a joyful collision of colour, creativity and storytelling, and an…
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Nigel Slater
From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.
Santilla Chingaipe
The story of Australia’s Black convicts has been all but erased from our history. In this deeply researched and illuminating book, Santilla Chingaipe offers a fresh understanding of this fatal…
Rob Jackson
A leading climate scientist explores the boldest new solutions from around the world
Sam Leith
In a pioneering new history of the genre, The Haunted Wood explores children's literature at its best, from Aesop to Julia Donaldson
Antonia Murphy
A poignant and darkly comedic memoir from a mother who opened an ethical escort agency in small town New Zealand – and dared to make a difference. Now a major…
Pat Cummins
Australia's Test Cricket Captain in conversation with remarkable leaders and achievers - from Julia Gillard to Dennis Lillee.
Bethany Joy Lenz
A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free.
Helen Ennis
From multi-award-winning writer Helen Ennis comes the first ever biography of the photographer Max Dupain, the most influential Australian photographer of the 20th century and creator of many iconic images…
Jasmin McGaughey
An exquisite celebration of First Nations languages from a selection of Australia's finest Indigenous writers, all wrapped up in a handsome hardback that's perfect for Christmas gift giving.
Collette Dinnigan
When one enters a Collette Dinnigan-designed home there is nowhere else you would rather be.
Eleanor Baker
Featuring some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, this is a lively and engaging introduction to the history and development of bookish maledictions.
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Zoe Kean
An exhilarating scientific journey, Why Are We Like This? takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet.
Grantlee Kieza
The grand story of the famous 'Birdman' John Gould and his talented wife Elizabeth, who revealed the astonishing world of Australian birds and wildlife in one of the most important…
John McMurtrie (ed.)
From Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales to Kerouac’s On the Road, Cervante’s Don Quixote to Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad, the journey has long been an archetypal story. The genre’s inherent…
Peter FitzSimons
Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert…
Jackie O
I've always strived to be honest in my public life; however, there's a lot I've kept private. Now, it's time to tell the whole truth.
Jackie Henderson, known to most…
National Library of Australia
The images in this book are a snapshot of the Australian town, from Warrnambool to Broome, captured by the National Library of Australia's photographers in the 1990s.
Lisa Messenger, Sarah Megginson
Fourteen years of friendship. Eight years of 'trying'. Eighteen rounds of IVF and now, one beautiful baby boy. The Power of Two is a remarkable true story that shows that…
Richard Dawkins, Jana Lenzová (illus.)
From one of the world's great science writers, a book that explores the deepest principles of evolutionary history.
Jackson Ryan (ed.), Carl Smith (ed.)
The finest voices in Australian science writing.
Intrepid
A collection of the 100 best travel experiences around the globe for the curious and intrepid.
Art Simone
A glorious celebration of life in drag through the eyes of our most prominent drag superstars
Anthony Field, Greg Truman
A frank and open memoir from beloved Blue Wiggle and national treasure Anthony Field.
Russell McGregor
A fresh appreciation of the magic of birds and how watching them fulfils a human need to connect with nature.
Kirsten Krauth (ed.), Angela Savage (ed.)
This stunning follow-up to Minds Went Walking: Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined and Into Your Arms: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined features Alice Pung, Ellen Van Neerven and Christos Tsiolkas, and is…
Joshua Fox
Raw, moving and savagely funny, What You Into? is Josh Fox's autobiographical account of his spiral into the Grindr world of casual sex, hook-ups and dating apps following the break-up…
Kim Carr
In 1975, as Gough Whitlam's government hurtled towards its demise, a nineteen-year-old arts student at the University of Melbourne, Kim Carr, began a long march.
Miranda Hart
Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda's honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery
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Mark Ray
Cricket: A Portrait of a Game is photography in the tradition of the great 20th century photographers. It captures the heart of the game from the commentators chatting in the…
Richard Unsworth, Nicholas Watt (photog.)
Advice and inspiration for wildening your garden
Toby Wilkinson
A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra.
Miranda Sawyer
The vivid stories behind 20 key songs of the 90s - 'Parklife' to 'Live Forever', 'Connection' to 'Alright' - AND the bands that made them... The definitive Britpop mixtape from…
Stanley Tucci
From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste: What I Ate in One Year is a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an…
Robyn Lea
In this lush, illustrated book for lovers of fashion and interior design, bestselling photographer and author Robyn Lea opens the door to the private spaces where some of the world's…
Criss Canning
Criss Canning is one of Australia's finest and most celebrated still-life artists. Criss has explored flowers, textiles and decorative objects in her paintings over five decades. For thirty-five years, she…
Sean Reynolds
A beguiling photographic collection of the faded signs and half-hidden logos of Melbourne, revealing the historic tales - big and small - of this ever-changing city.
Shaun Micallef
A superb anthology of funny writing from Australia's pre-eminent comedy mind.
Al Pacino
From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full
Mayumi Inaba, Ginny Tapley Takemori (trans.)
A beloved Japanese modern classic that chronicles the author's twenty-year bond with her cat, meditating on solitude, independence, companionship, the writing life, and how cats can change our lives.
David Stratton
Australia's leading film critic reviews (almost) every Australian feature film from 1990 to 2020.
Rebecca Sparrow, Madonna King
The only Australian book that brings together expert advice, lived experience, interviews and up-to-date resources to help neurodivergent children thrive.
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Richard Scolyer
Revealing his fight against a diagnosis of 'incurable' brain cancer, this is the remarkable story of 2024 co-Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer.
