Bestsellers

A transnational anthology of feminist poetry Borderless presents a collection of brand new, specially commissioned poems from a wide range of contemporary poets reflecting on feminism in its broadest sense....

Fire Country is a cry from the heart asking for change in how Australia cares for country. Delving deep into the Australian landscape and the environmental challenges we face, Fire...

Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from...

*Shortlisted for the SPN Book of the Year Award 2020* Nganajungu Yagu is dedicated to Papertalk Green's mother, and is built around selected correspondence between Yagu and Daughter. It gently...

The thrilling follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning novel The Marrow Thieves, about a dystopian world where the Indigenous people of North America are being hunted for their bone marrow and...

Winner of the 1985 Booker Prize The Bone People is a love story. It begins when a mute six-year-old, full of blasting hurt and strange charm, wanders off the beach...

The new novel by Alexis Wright, whose previous novel Carpentaria won the Miles Franklin Award and four other major prizes including the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year Award....

A debut novel from a rising literary star that brings the modern queer and Indigenous experience into sharp relief. An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern...

Irreverent and courageous, Throat is a fierce cry that fights to be heard. This is van Neerven's most powerful work yet. not in Aus, mate bad things don't happen here...

How to Write While Colonised: 2022 A first book of poetry from acclaimed Māori writer and scholar Alice Te Punga Somerville. Shrink-wrapped, vacuum-packed, disassembled, sold for parts,butt of jokes, scapegoats,...

Two extraordinary Indigenous stories set five generations apart. When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Edenglassie, their saltwater people still outnumber the British. As colonial unrest peaks, Mulanyin dreams of...

Edited by Margot Neale What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes us back into the world of Firekeeper's Daughter in this high-stakes mystery about the power of discovering your stolen history.16-year-old Perry...

Written when the author was in prison, this collection remains a poignant historical plea for Aboriginal justice — from Black deaths in custody to Land Rights — and bears witness...

A chilling historical horror set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation...

A breathtaking debut poetry collection from black&write! fellowship winner Dakota Feirer. 'Where wisdom made me there's a ceremony groundpiling with dead leaves. So much, I lit a cultural fire by...

A sharp and insightful coming-of-age story about all the ways we find home from an exciting debut author and 2022 black&write! Fellow. When I look back, I realise everything I...

A National Indie BestsellerNebula Award FinalistTIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time A Texas teen comes face-to-face with a cousin's ghost and vows to unmask the murderer. Elatsoe--Ellie for...

How to own the narrative of your life Get inspired, get motivated, and get ready to be the main character in your own epic narrative. 'Bianca Hunt is incredible, witty,...

Home can be a building, it can be a person, it can be a place. In Sweet Home, 28 students from Ḏawurr Boarding House in Nhulunbuy have written heart-felt stories...

Kalokalo, meaning stars in Vosa vakaViti, is Arieta Rika’s first published collection of poems, spanning themes of motherhood, romance, friendship, grief, anger, healing, love. Published by Rarama Ink in collaboration...

Ancient wisdom of the Maori goddesses to help you navigate the modern world Atua wahine are the Maori goddesses who make up the world around us: earth, fire, water, the...

A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest 'I'm here to tell you my story, which is also the story of my people and the story of this...

This is Aotearoa, New Zealand. This is a novel about who we are now. Past, present and future. All that we have is All That We Know. Meet Mareikura Pohe:...

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Claire G Coleman, Mazin' Grace is a moving reimagining of a mother's girlhood, told by her daughter.Growing up on the...

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction by Melissa Lucashenko, Bitin' Back is a rollicking comic novel that nimbly blends the realities of small town prejudice...

The origins of Australian Aboriginal activism Opposition to the British colonisation of Australia did not spring from the Mabo decision or the Native Title Act, nor was it born in...

Engaging, thought-provoking stories from a young Tasmanian Aboriginal author who addresses universal themes — identity, racism, heritage destruction — from a wholly original perspective. The stories in Born Into This...

In this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is...

Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country is a curated guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. In its pages, respected scholar and author Professor Marcia Langton offers fascinating insights...

Poems of Lyapirtneme from Arrernte Women in Central Australia After selling out its first three print runs and having poems selected for Best of Australian Poems 2021 by Australian Poetry,...

'These stories form part of our collective history, the way we speak of and live culture still today, and the importance of passing on such stories to younger generations.' —Dr....

Shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal 2019 'A gentle whisper from the past Visits me in my dreams Or is it the future that I see ... ' From well-known...

More Than These Bones is an epic and intercontinental poetry work detailing the author’s journey through heartbreak and self-discovery. The book is rooted in place. Pieces land in multiple settings...

Aboriginal Identity & the Fight for Rights What does reconciliation and truth-telling look like, and how do we as a nation find justice for Indigenous people? In this deeply personal...

We leave base camp and start our trek across this vast country. We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future....

ART is the second collaborative poetry work from Charmaine Papertalk Green and John Kinsella. It is a formidable call and response piece that builds on the stunning dialogue the two...

'We don't say any words — everything has been said through two sets of eyes, two entangled souls and endless kissing.' Evie has been raised in the heart of Aboriginal...

The ultimate book about growing up in Australia — a choice selection of wonderful stories and recollections This special collection is the perfect addition to Black Inc.'s definitive 'Growing Up'...

From the author of the award-winning The Boy from the Mish, comes a compelling coming-of-age YA novel about sixteen-year-old Jamie Langton finding his future and navigating the challenges of racism,...

'I keep looking at the stars to see the universe, but the joke is I am the universe.' the body countryis an evocative exploration of a world that too often...

Takatāpui, Two-Spirit, and Indigenous LGBTQI+ well-being In these rigorous and challenging essays, writers from Aotearoa and Turtle Island (Canada and the United States of America) explore the well-being of takatāpui,...

Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and hoping to reconnect with her estranged family. That's why she is there. Dene is there because he has been collecting stories to honour...

A First Nations Elder shares his extraordinary story of finding kindness in the midst of prejudice, and joy in living life to the full 'Welcome to my story. It's a...

A wildly imaginative, page-turning collection featuring ghost stories, science fiction and satire, with Aboriginal characters at its heart. An imprisoned man with strange visions writes letters to his sister. A...

Letters and Reflections from First Nations Fathers and Sons Dear Son shares heartfelt letters written by First Nations men about life, masculinity, love, culture and racism. Along with his own...

Shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA Social Impact Book of the Year Award Longlisted for the 2023 Australian Political Book of the Year, the 2024 Indie Book Awards and the 2024...

A ground-breaking collection of First Nations Australia LGBTQIA+ poets, writers and storytellers published to commemorate Sydney WorldPride being held on the unceded lands of the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidigal, Dharawal and...

She Is the Earth is the luminous new verse novel from celebrated poet Ali Cobby Eckermann. It charts a journey through grief and celebrates the healing power of Country. We...

Runner-up for the inaugural Vogel Award in 1980, Archie Weller is a master storyteller. In these short stories, take a seat and rethink what it means to be Australian. Since...