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The Terrible Event

Wednesday, 26 April 2023
From the winner of the Russell Prize for Humour Writing. David Cohen's most wryly humorous and disturbing work of fiction yet. A public memorial’s name is changed to avoid any...

Yellowface

Wednesday, 22 March 2023
The explosive literary debut from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca F Kuang THIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL  ‘Razor-sharp’ —TIME ‘Hotly tipped...

Thaw

Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Some secrets won't stay buried. From the best-selling author of The Last Man in Europe comes a gripping and intriguing time-slip adventure novel of camaraderie and scientific discovery, with a...

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love

Wednesday, 22 February 2023
‘Congrats to Gwen and Arthur on their permanent acquisition of my ENTIRE heart. Suffice it to say that I loved this book to a degree that’s slightly ridiculous’ —Becky Albertalli,...

I’d Rather Not

Wednesday, 15 February 2023
‘I was sleeping in what might reasonably be described as a ditch, though I tried not to think of it in those terms for morale reasons …’ From one of...

The Shortest History of the Crown

Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Amidst the turbulence and invasions, upheaval and dissent that characterise British history, one thing has remained remarkably stable. The Crown. Of all the world’s countries, forty-two are still monarchies, but...

Weyward

Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Discover the power of being Weyward in 2023’s biggest debut THEY TRIED TO CAGE US. BUT A WEYWARD WOMAN BELONGS TO THE WILD. WE CANNOT BE TAMED. KATE, 2019 Kate...

The New Rulebook

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
A practical, inclusive guide to life from Instagram's favourite psychologist Chris Cheers. Take a moment and check in with how you've been feeling lately. Maybe a little tired, stressed or...

Tiny Uncertain Miracles

Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Miracles are notoriously unreliable. But sometimes, just when they're needed, they turn up—although not always in the form that we expect... Awkward, hapless Marick is still struggling with the loss...

Moon Sugar

Wednesday, 17 August 2022
‘Sexy and smart and hyper-colour and haunted, in the most beautiful way. As I read Moon Sugar, memories and feelings from my own life and the characters' lives kept surfacing,...

Epic Hikes of Australia and New Zealand

Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Explore the most thrilling trails of Australia and New Zealand. Win one of 10 copies! Lace up your hiking boots for the next in Lonely Planet’s highly successful Epic Hikes...

The Sirens Sing

Wednesday, 27 July 2022
From award-winning writer Kristel Thornell, The Sirens Sing is a portrait of Australian longing. It explores desire, how it haunts and shapes us, and how, from generation to generation, there...

Hydra

Wednesday, 22 June 2022
‘From the treacherous auction houses of Melbourne to the sun-struck islands of Greece, Hydra took me places I never expected to go. Adriane Howell writes with the dreamy precision of Marguerite...

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Thursday, 16 June 2022
'Zoulfa Katouh twines heartache with hope, rage with serenity, and sorrow with joy to create this masterful, raw and deeply human account of a young Syrian woman caught in the...

Ultimate Australia Travel List

Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Lonely Planet's Ultimate Australia Travel List has been revealed. Win one of 10 copies! For the first time, the team at Lonely Planet and its panel of industry experts have...

The Signal Line

Thursday, 17 March 2022
Brothers Geo and Wes are testing their relationship now that their parents have passed away. Geo and Wes rarely agree on anything, especially not the sale of the Hobart family...

The Bookseller at the End of the World

Wednesday, 2 March 2022
'An extraordinary story… illegal gambling, pirates and numerous personal tragedies, all punctuated by warm stories from her bookshops and an ultimately resolved love story. It makes my life look pretty...

Forty Favours the Brave

Wednesday, 23 February 2022
From the creators of the hit podcast FORTY come musings, advice and real-life stories on the highs, lows and unexpected delight of life in your forties. How can I be...

Nightcrawling

Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Be one of the first to read Nightcrawling, the debut novel by Leila Mottley, which marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before Kiara and...

The Big Switch

Wednesday, 9 February 2022
In The Big Switch, Saul Griffith shows how Australia can save money and lead the world in fighting climate change: we need to electrify everything. In this short, practical and...

Forging Silver into Stars

Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Discover the world of Brigid Kemmerer’s New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker trilogy through new eyes in this irresistible, standalone companion series. 'A world that you will never want to leave.'...

Orphan Rock

Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Orphan Rock is a complex and richly detailed story of secrets and heartbreak that will take you from the back streets of Sydney’s slums to the wide avenues of the...

The Wardrobe Makeover Challenge

Wednesday, 13 October 2021
‘Light-hearted, fun, most of all practical! This book has changed the way I think about my wardrobe’ —Becky Miles, Bachelorette and Instagram star For those familiar with the niggling feeling...

Danged Black Thing

Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Danged Black Thing is an extraordinary collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, patriarchy and womanhood, from a remarkable and original voice. Traversing the West and Africa,...

The Stoning

Wednesday, 25 August 2021
The Stoning is an atmospheric page-turner, a brilliant crime novel with superb characters, but also a nuanced and penetrating insight into the heart of a country intent on gambling with its...

Girt Nation

Wednesday, 18 August 2021
The saga of Australia continues with ... GIRT NATION From the bestselling author of Girt and True Girt comes the highly anticipated Girt Nation. Publishing in November, David Hunt will trample...

Prisoner

Wednesday, 4 August 2021
24 HOURS AFTER LEAVING HIS CELL HE WAS DEAD. CAN SHE FIND OUT WHY? 'S R White is the real deal.' —Chris Hammer, author of Scrublands. When a man is...

The Last Checkmate

Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Readers of Heather Morris’s The Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen’s Gambit won’t want to miss this amazing debut set during World War II. A young Polish resistance worker, imprisoned in Auschwitz as...

Over My Dead Body

Wednesday, 7 July 2021
FOUR CASES FOUR KILLERS ONLY ONE MAN CAN STOP THEM An unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN...

Blessed

Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete of unsurpassable—and some may say improbable—sporting feats. Whether it was riding Rooting King to another Melbourne Cup victory,...