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Discover our latest new release fiction and nonfiction books.
Mariana Enriquez, Megan McDowell (trans.)
A delicious, diabolical collection of short stories, from the International Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Dangers of Smoking in Bed and Our Share of Night
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Jeanine Leane (ed.), Ellen van Neerven (ed.)
A ground-breaking essay collection that shifts the shape of what First Nations writing can be and do in Australia today
Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw is back with even more simple and satisfying recipes to help you cook smarter and faster every day, inspired by his hit SBS Food series, The Cook Up…
Chelsea Bieker
Bold, compassionate and full of surprising twists, Madwoman is a story about violence, recovery, and Clove's refusal to be defined by her worst experiences.
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Connie Cao
Grow, cook and enjoy delicious Asian vegetables, herbs and fruits - from garden to plate - wherever you live with permaculture gardener Connie Cao.
Hetal Vasavada
Desi Bakes brings Indian flavors to Western-style desserts and amplifies basic decorating ideas to make showstopping sweets.
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Donna Hay
Donna Hay, Australia's most trusted and bestselling cookbook author, returns with Too Easy: the cookbook you've been waiting for, with all the simple shortcuts you need, for all the…
Brian Castro
Abraham Quin is in his mid-seventies, a migrant, thrice-divorced, a one-time postman and professor, a writer now living alone in the Adelaide Hills. In The Chinese Postman he reflects on…
Dawn O'Porter
Ever feel like you're winging it? Join the hive.
Emily Tsokos Purtill
A woman in my village gave me four prophecies...they have all come true, so far. Sia is a young Greek woman who has emigrated from Greece to Perth, Western Australia…
Joanne Fedler
A touching, tender and lyrical fable about what we do for the ones we love, and the beauty and mystery of being alive in a world in which we are…
Zoë Foster Blake
Welcome to the hectic world of beauty and business in this highly relatable novel following a talented hair stylist turned entrepreneur juggling family dramas, workplace near-catastrophes and relationship crises. Things…
Jeffrey Archer
The unputdownable new rollercoaster read from international bestseller Jeffrey Archer - one of the must read books of 2024!
Jungeun Yun, Shanna Tan (trans.)
The inspirational Korean bestseller for fans of The Alchemist and The Midnight Library, a soul-stirring tale set in a magical laundry- while your clothes are being washed, have your…
Matthew Hooper
Set between the wars, A Cold Season is rich in voice, character and landscape.
Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
A blockbuster memoir from one of Australia's most powerful voices, Long Yarn Short is the incredible story of a young woman's journey - from being stolen from her family as…
Jan Brokken, David Doherty (trans.)
A monumental journey through Baltic history and culture, in which we encounter well-known personalities and forgotten ones, and a disconcerting picture of Europe in the twentieth century.
Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook
From the podcast legends who brought you The Rest is History comes The Rest is History Returns. This time Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking…
Iola Mathews
A fascinating biography of one of Australia's most respected and well-regarded politicians.
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Alan Kohler
Australia's most trusted financial journalist on Australia's housing crisis.
Atsuhiro Yoshida, Haydn Trowell (trans.)
A symphony of interconnected lives and a reflection on isolation and intimacy set in Tokyo.
Alan Moore
A propulsive tour through a fantastical London, where history and myth collide, murder stalks the streets and the mundane becomes very magical indeed...
Danielle Steel
Triangle is a breathtaking, suspenseful story about a woman determined to stay true to her principles, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.
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Laura Dave
One beautiful Californian evening, a wealthy businessman falls to his death from his secluded cliff-top house onto the rocks below.
Patricia Wolf
A small mining community. A murderer at large. And a flood that has trapped them all.
Dave Warner
A town full of crime and swamps full of crocodiles: Dan Clement has his hands full with a free-spirited new girlfriend and a secret that won't stay submerged for long.
Jessica Prescott
Epic Salads is the new go-to vegetarian cookbook from Jessica Prescott that will satisfy your every salad craving, no matter your mood.
Lee Atkinson
A guide to the best driving holidays around the world, with detailed itineraries and route descriptions complemented by beautiful photography and handy maps.
Cassie Gilmartin, Shaun Gilmartin
The definitive guide to researching family history in Australia.
Cameron Daddo
Cameron Daddo is curious about confidence. In this book, he weaves together stories from his own life with those of extraordinary Australians to show us how we nurture it, how…
Nedd Brockmann
Live large, do tough stuff and give back.
Emily Maguire
An imaginative and audacious historical novel from the best-selling author of Love Objects and An Isolated Incident.
Pol Guasch, Mara Faye Lethem (trans.)
The arrival of a blistering debut voice in international literature, and a radical work of literary fiction-poetic, provocative, artful and singular.
Suzumi Suzuki, Allison Markin Powell (trans.)
A moving portrayal of a troubled mother-daughter relationship, shortlisted for Japan's prestigious Akutagawa Prize.
In 2008, the unnamed narrator of Gifted is working as a hostess and living in Tokyo's…
Sally Rooney
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.
Julia Busuttil Nishimura
'Every meal is something to celebrate - a casual gathering with friends, a weeknight dinner, a long birthday lunch in the garden. It doesn't matter what the occasion, there is…
Bella Mackie
The million copy #1 bestselling author of How to Kill Your Family is back with the new book of the moment
Lara Haworth
An award-winning writer's literary debut novel on familial love and loss
Rose Carlyle
A wonderfully twisty and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl in the Mirror.
Martine Kropkowski
A year after a tragic incident splintered their friendship, three women travel to Marcoy, a regional town, in attempt to reconnect.
Chris Hammer
Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic are back - as Nell is thrown into her most emotionally fraught investigation yet.
Alan Carter
A quest for the truth becomes a race for survival in this pacy new crime novel from award-winning author Alan Carter.
Roland Perry
With the fate of Australia at stake, the two great Allied generals of the Pacific War face off against the Imperial Japanese Army - and each other.
Alan Wearne
A sequence of inter-connected narratives from pre-World War One to the 2020s, Mixed Business is Alan Wearne's latest contribution to the verse novel genre.
Propelled at times (though never exclusively)…
Megan Hess
A stunning new large-format fashion book from Megan Hess, celebrating the intersecting stories of fashion and colour.
Richard Powers
A new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author
Virginia Trioli
A Bit on the Side is an ode to joy, filled with wisdom, stories, memories and recipes, all told with Virginia's renowned insight and wicked sense of humour. This is…
Christian White
HUGE return from bestselling author Christian White, his twistiest thriller yet!
