Bestsellers

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...

Now in B format, the superb novel from leading Indigenous storyteller Tony Birch exploring the lengths we will go to in order to save the people we love. 'Odette, be...

A captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war. The war broke out and she decided...

The Art and Activism of Complaining A moving exploration of the solace and power of listening in an unjust world, from the author of The Feminist Killjoy Handbook'Behind many disasters are...

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER On a train, there are only so many places to hide… Crime fiction author Joe Penvale has won the most brutal battle of his life. Now...

Collected stories From Australia's master storyteller comes this retrospective of his best short stories from the past two decadesPictures of You: Collected Stories brings together the best of acclaimed writer Tony...

How generosity of spirit can transform your life What is empathy? Can it be depleted? Can you empathize with those who've hurt you? Do you grapple with an excess of...

Grace Yee's follow-up to her triple award-winning poetry collection Chinese Fish. In the White Hills Cemetery in Bendigo the remains of more than a thousand 'chinamen' lie interred, many in unmarked...

Following on from Turbulence and Decadence, Essence continues Thuy On's exploration into language and broadens its reach into the arts. It strips poetry down to its core to distil moments of beauty and chaos into...

Rising talent Omar Sakr's vibrant new poetry collection pulses with raw power as it interrogates the topical issues of family, identity and nationVisceral and energetic, Omar Sakr's poetry confronts notions...

Vibrant, moving and diverse stories of shape-shifting between cultures. 'To be Indian growing up in Australia is to tread the narrow line between here and there, to constantly code-switch and...

A gripping YA fantasy novel featuring a deadly contest for the crown, a heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smouldering love story that could...

So-called Australia is built upon a lie: that 97% of the population are human, and the others simply 'Indigenous', devoid of the same basic rights.  Human? is the story of...

A journey through Torres Strait Islander culture and identity, past and present'My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood...

In his small noodle shop in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, a young chef obsessively juliennes carrots. Nothing is going according to plan: the bills are piling up, his mother is dead, and...

The Big Fat Brown Bitch runs, sleeps, cries, laughs, splits open. She is sitting in a garage in South Auckland with her two brothers and discussing the majestic architecture of...

A Year at Yumbarra 'Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony.'From the bestselling author Bruce Pascoe comes a deeply personal story...

Winner of the 2016 Thomas Shapcott Prize for Poetry With its wildness and originality, The Agonist is an exhilarating collection. Exploring the languages of anatomy, etymology and incantation, these poems...

She needs to write the ending ... before she meets hers. Theo has one dream—to become a bestselling author. Determined to make her mark in the literary world, she heads...

A temple city in lush southern India, Madurai is bustling with pilgrims and steeped in history and tradition. Yet not all traditions should be upheld... 1992. As a low-caste cleaner...

The Twelve Strangest Women in Music Raucous, sensual and sublime — how twelve pioneering female artists rewrote the rules of pop. From Kate Bush to Nicki Minaj, from Janet Jackson...

Our grandmothers' stories teach us about Aboriginal women's ways of being in our many worlds. Some of the stories in this collection are held in spoken histories, others in archival...

Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He's still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech....

How to say no, when to say yes and everything in between An inclusive, frank and funny guide to navigating consent for tweens and teens of all genders, from the...

Mike Amon just wants to fit in. He wants to be a star athlete. He wants his dad to stop embarrassing him. He wants his first kiss. He also wants...

A road trip with unlikely companions, a girl with a unique way of seeing the world, a great loss and a struggle of identity; Metal Fish, Falling Snow is an...

Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Benang- From the Heart follows Harley, who was raised in a culture of forced assimilation and finds himself torn between his country's history, his family...

Plants for small spaces, indoors and outA hands-on guide to transforming small urban spaces into lush, plant-filled retreats.In Green, Jason Chongue explains and simplifies how to curate and look after...

Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life What does diversity do? What are we doing when we use the language of diversity? Sara Ahmed offers an account of the diversity world...

Chinese Australian Voices South Flows the Pearl is a fascinating journey through the history of Chinese Australia. Taking the reader from Shanghai and the Pearl River Delta to Sydney, Perth,...

From life in the desert to growing up on a mission, enduring devastating policies in the 1930s to bravely seizing new opportunities in the 1960s, these are fifteen true stories...

From the Man Booker prize-winning author of The White Tiger Danny — Dhananjaya Rajaratnam — is an illegal immigrant in Sydney, denied refugee status after he has fled from his...

The heart-rending story of a child 'Tampa' refugee who grew up to become a Fulbright scholar, highlighting the plight and potential of refugees everywhere. When the Taliban were at the...

WINNER — 2009 Deadly Award Outstanding Achievement in Literature SHORTLISTED — Australian Book Industry Association Biography of the Year SHORTLISTED — Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Lorraine McGee-Sippel was a small...

Some secrets should never be kept — a candid and heartfelt memoir about authenticity, difference, resilience, hope and love by an exciting new Australian voice My family may have been...

A revamped Magabala classic by Miles Franklin award‑winning author Alexis Wright. First published in 1997, this vivid portrayal of how the Indigenous people of Tennant Creek worked together to achieve...

Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala celebrates eleven daring artists - all women who, throughout their lives, have collectively pushed the boundaries of contemporary Australian painting.This publication by Myles Russell-Cook...

A frank, funny and inclusive guide to dealing with your breasts, from the award-winning authors of Welcome to Your Periodand Welcome to Consent.Adolescent health experts Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi...

'This is where I begin. This blank page draws me nearer to you, the day sweltering, my courage quickens, the curtains billowing and the punkah swaying, the punkah rattling as...

Strengthening Relationships for All Australians in 7 Easy Steps Blending keen insight with engaging anecdotes and practical advice, this easy-to-read book will give you the tools you need to feel...

This book invites you to to step into the magical world of Aboriginal Dreamtime and to share in the world's oldest living culture — its ancient knowledge and spiritual wisdom....

One of Patricia Grace's most popular novels, this is the unforgettable story of three women's intersecting lives. Makareta is the chosen one — carrying her family's hopes.Missy is the observer...

Winner of the 2020 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Online Comic2020 Gold Ledger Award Recipient In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of...

'The only Sundays I looked forward to were spent with my beloved Australian nanna Kathleen Mary McCarthy. I would sit with Nanna McC — listening to her stories unwind and...

The title of this collection, Revenants, suggests spirits and ghosts who return to the human world through dream and art, not to haunt it, but to remind the living that...

In 2020, the lives of Australian women changed irrevocably. With insight, intelligence and empathy, Jane Gilmore, Santilla Chingaipe and Emily J. Brooks explore this through the lenses of work, love...

Illustrated by Alyssa Mason Storm Warning is an adventure story for our times. It is a wake-up call to pay attention to what Earth is telling us through unprecedented weather...

A collection of poetry and wood cuts that burns blindingly bright. The island of Borneo was once the most heavily wooded in the world, and its people have always carved...

'The narrative voice is yarning, chatty and sardonic, but under all the jokes and stories there's a sharp critique of bureaucrats and institutions, and an appreciation of the heroic nature...

From Sri Lankan-Australian poet Janaka Malwatta, a superb collection that directs its imagining towards a just future for the next generation.This is a work of activism, fury and hope. Its...