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Grace and Marigold

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Evoking the spirit of 1970s London through the world of squatting and political protests, street parties, encounter groups and gurus, and the mayhem of a rackety publishing outfit, Grace and...

Swimming in Words

Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Luke Icarus Simon’s compelling and groundbreaking work was first published in the 1980s and he has since become one of the quiet achievers of Australian literature. This collection explores the...

Duke the Wonder Horse

Wednesday, 7 August 2024
A young horse named Duke has moved to a new home. He has to open his heart and find acceptance and a mummy who will love him. Duke the Wonder...

Hazza the Huntsman

Wednesday, 7 August 2024
This simple little story teaches all of us the importance of being willing to challenge our beliefs about one another, so that the world will be a safer place for...

Escape from Cuttlefish Cove

Wednesday, 31 July 2024
This might look like an ordinary book, but don’t be fooled! In this book, YOU are the main character, so YOU decide what happens next. Your story could end at...

Corpus in Extremis: A Memoir

Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Bestselling author Loretta Smith shares the details of her own fascinating and incredible life; a life in which she has had to negotiate the pain, physical restrictions, and medical interventions...

Writers of the Future Volume 40

Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Experience these powerful new voices—vivid, visceral, and visionary—as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities. 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations by the best new creative talent in speculative...

Where Is the Green Sheep? Celebration Book

Wednesday, 24 April 2024
2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the highly acclaimed, bestselling picture book, Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek. To celebrate this incredible milestone, Penguin Random...

The Leaves

Wednesday, 17 April 2024
When his mother dies, Luke’s childhood is severed into a ‘before’ and ‘after’ and a chain of catastrophic events is unleashed that alters the course of his life. Navigating the...

Imperial Harvest

Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Imperial Harvest is a timely book that speaks to the universal lessons of war. This fiction by bestselling Australian author Bruce Pascoe is set in 13th century Mongolia and addresses...

The Midnight Rose

Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Leo is an apprentice at the Alchemical Court when one night changes everything. When the castle is attacked and Leo is told to flee, he hurriedly draws a new portal...

Making Shadows

Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Making Shadows spans the years 1941 to 1992. It focuses on a group of Australian veterans and their post-war struggles. Readers can expect an escalation of organised crime, mental illness,...

HANA: The audacity to be free

Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Hana Assafiri is a much loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in her now-renowned Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana has worked tirelessly...

The Dark Man, By Referral and Less Pleasant Tales

Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Step into the world of the Dark Man. Please have your referral ready... In this collection of dark fiction by award-nominated author Chuck McKenzie, you'll find tales of zombies, kaiju,...

Reaper’s Destiny

Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Stella Reaper, a girl with magical abilities must battle Mekredawn, a demon ruler who is on a vengeful journey to end her life. Reaper's Destiny by Sebastian Porta Publisher: XlibrisAU Genre:...

Unmaking Angas Downs

Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Some stories dominate how we see and interpret a place, while others are obscured from view. Angas Downs is a pastoral station in Central Australia, but pastoralism is only a...

Conversations With My Cat

Wednesday, 18 October 2023
How does Schrödinger’s Cat relate to chewed computer cords? How do you fit work around a cat’s napping schedule? Why do cats change their minds as soon as you open...

Unfinished Woman

Wednesday, 30 August 2023
An unforgettable memoir from the author of the sensational international bestseller, Tracks. Robyn Davidson delves into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path,...

Red Reflection

Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Audiobook now available—narrated by Australian/Austrian actor Chloe Schwank. Environmental fiction that takes you to an uncomfortable yet familiar world. Shocking, imaginative and achingly perceptive. Red Reflection by Phil McNamara Publisher: The Third...

Asparagus Grass

Wednesday, 9 August 2023
‘Kurt Vonnegut meets Jason Bourne’ —Peter Goldsworthy AM, author of Maestro and Honk If You Are Jesus Mitch Kuiper works for the Council pulling out asparagus grass—a tough spiky weed...

Wow It’s All A Lot

Wednesday, 5 July 2023
This book is for anyone going through a tough time, about celebrating the awkward and messy middle bits of life. Samuel's artwork and writing celebrate the messy bits of trying...

Writers of the Future Volume 39

Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Twelve captivating tales from dark fantasy to time travel. Check out what Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Sean Williams, Kevin J Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, and others chose...

Blind Spot

Wednesday, 17 May 2023
When Dale sees a drunk girl being undressed by a group of guys at a party, he backs away. He’s pretty drunk himself, but he knows what he saw. Why...

Phoenix and Ralph

Wednesday, 10 May 2023
This book is an object of community memory, a lament for the human and natural losses caused by climate disasters like the Canberra firestorm of 2003 and the Australia-wide fires...

Wild Ride

Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Showcasing Australia’s largest stock saddle collection, the Drapac Collection, Wild Ride is a sumptuous illustrated history of the iconic Australian stock saddle, from colonial pioneers to Aboriginal stockmen and women,...

The Power of Trees

Wednesday, 1 March 2023
The Power of Trees is Peter Wohlleben’s follow-up to his internationally bestselling The Hidden Life of Trees. It is a love letter to the forest and a passionate argument for...

What Will You Make Today?

Wednesday, 1 March 2023
What Will You Make Today? is a non-fiction picture book that invites children to explore the many ways they can make a difference in the world. In a world bursting...

Tanya Plibersek

Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Elected to federal parliament aged twenty-eight, Tanya Plibersek is the longest-serving woman in Australia’s House of Representatives and one of Australia’s most popular, trusted and respected politicians. Fiercely private, much...