2023 releases

Eh? You want bodies, blood, sex, gore, damning gods, raw uppercuts?Why, yes. Pooja Mittal Biswas welcomes you into the ring of identity and the hunt for an honest and rapier...

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...

A stunning debut novel of a family torn apart by tradition and brought back together again by loveTheir mother was sick. Their mother was dying. Laila wanted her to come...

Canoeing Ancient Songlines'For various reasons, this story cannot be proven. But that does not matter to me because in my Aboriginal way of being and knowing, stories like my uncle’s...

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...

This debut collection of poetry explores the threads and gaps in family and national story — both oral and archival — to connect multiple generations of migration, separation, adoption, secrecy...

What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of...

This is the story of the Vietnamese boat people — a real-life drama and action at sea, depicting the best and worst of humanity under adversity, trying to survive the...

This is a raw, gritty, inspiring, eye-opening true story of one woman's life that represents the lives of so many other Aboriginal women like her.Life is tough for the Connell...

A science-fiction novel involving clones, a psychic, and empathy as a recreational drug.We have always been we. Then they forced us to become you and I...Empathy consists of two stories...

A groundbreaking book that will broaden and expand your thinking, whether you are a trauma survivor, a clinician, someone who loves a survivor, or someone seeking to understand abuse.The relationship...

A hauntingly beautiful love story about the ties that bind from award-winning author, Simone Lazaroo.Elspeth is full of inexpressible longings — to leave behind her beginnings in a small wheatbelt...

First Nations wisdom and womanhood.'I laughed, shed tears and felt those goosebumps when you know your soul is being spoken to and nourished.' — Chelsea Watego'If you've ever dimmed your...

From an award-winning First Nations author, a ground-breaking examination of sport's troubled relationship with race, gender and sexuality.Award-winning writer Ellen van Neerven plays football from a young age, learning early...

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Blood is a coming-of-age story set on the back roads of Australia, with an introduction by Larissa Behrendt.From multi-award-winning author Tony Birch comes...

First published in 1988, a bestselling, seminal work of Indigenous memoir and a story of courage and humour in the face of poverty and tragedy. Ruby Langford Ginibi's remarkable talent...

Winner of the 2013 David Unaipon Award Ellen van Neerven's award-winning collection of stories was inspired by the elements, and is exceptionally imaginative and varied. In this award-winning work of...

Winner of the David Unaipon Award, an engaging, moving and often funny yarn about growing up in the home of two Aunties running a sheep farm in rural Gundagai. Growing...

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 Archie...

Written by the legendary Queensland drover Herb Wharton, this is a striking vision of outback Australia — the friendship story of three stockmen working on mulga country in the far...

A Stolen Generations story of astounding courage — three Aboriginal girls, taken from their mothers, escape barefoot back to their beloved homeland in East Pilbara, with an introduction by Tara...

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 charming debut historical mystery set in 1914 Fiji.1914, Fiji: Akal Singh, 25, would rather be anywhere but this tropical paradise — or, as he calls it, 'this godforsaken island'....

A profound guide to existing on your own terms, the first trade book from renowned intersectional feminist scholar Sara Ahmed We have to keep saying it because they keep doing...

The most unexpected friendships really can transform your life.Malli is unable to speak outside her own home. The highlight of her life is a weekly phone call with her younger...

Why a First Nations Voice to Parliament is a 'constitutional moment' that offers a new vision of AustraliaAt Uluru, an invitation was issued to the Australian people. With the upcoming...

Winner of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize, Backwaters is a tender and exquisitely written debut novel examining identity, race and complex family history. Laura is tired of being asked where...

Funny, touching uplit set in the Sydney restaurant scene. Bitter & Sweet will be Amal Awad's breakout book The lake in the middle of her father's kitchen is only the...

A grandson tries to learn the family story. But what kind of story is it? Is it a prison memoir, about the grandfather imprisoned without charge or trial by a...

Adventures in Indigenous Thinking The award-winning author of Sand Talk returns with a formidably original yarn with Indigenous thought leaders from around the globe. Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta’s bestselling debut,...

'It wasn't long before my wet and sticky fascination with life beyond the walls of our home could be read all over my face like soot.' Gabrielle has inherited the...

In 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the...

Follow Sam Kerr’s incredible journey from playing Aussie Rules as a kid to becoming one of the world’s greatest athletes, after the Matildas achieved their best-ever result at a World...

Recipes from a Lao Kitchen Sam Sempill was born in Australia and raised in a traditional Lao family. The recipes in this book follow the trail of Sam's grandmother's cooking...

Writer and columnist Benjamin Law revisits his joyous and much-loved family memoir, spilling the tea on his family's latest anticsThe book that inspired the major SBS television series!Meet the Law...

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award 2022 When my family emigrated it felt as if we'd been stood on our heads. Michelle de Kretser's electrifying take on scary monsters turns...

When the ground beneath your feet is always shifting, how can you ever know where you belong? Jamilah has always believed she knows where her home is: in a house...

A stunning collection from Sydney poet, human rights activist, community organiser, and refugee campaigner Sara M Saleh. With her first full-length poetry collection, Sara M Saleh introduces us to the...

Perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, this gorgeous young adult fantasy follows a girl who discovers she’s spent her life under an enchantment hiding her true identity on her...

Libby is determined to stay on her no-man fast: no more romance, no more cheating men, no more heartbreak. But in the city of love there is no escaping fate...

A beautiful illustrated memoir from beloved Australian musician Kate Ceberano, featuring her inspirational song lyrics, stories, paintings and embroidery, and celebrating four decades of songwriting and recording on the release...

An anthology of new writing for a changed worldSixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a...

A stunning new collection from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Lost ArabsIn this exciting follow-up to his acclaimed collection The Lost Arabs, award-winning poet Omar Sakr delves deep into...

Losing everything and finding Australia I lost my possessions, my salary, my status, my career, my country. And in that fall, I gained everything. Bhutan is known as the land...

Jono, a city-born Indigenous teenager is trying to figure out who he really is. Life in Brisbane hasn’t exactly made him feel connected to his Country or community. Luckily, he’s...

Kuracca — meaning white sulphur crested cockatoo — is a multi-lingual anthology featuring eleven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women writing poetry, prose, songs and stories about their unique lives....

**Winner of the Daisy Utemorrah Award 2022** Age range 12+ Compulsory reading for early teens and young adults. Based on true events, this gripping thriller sheds light on the brutalities...

In her debut poetry collection Christine Shamista reflects on her experiences living in Sri Lanka, England and Australia as part of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. Shamista’s poems reveal layers...

A parent's worst nightmare. A case that's too close to home. The tense, must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from the award-winning author of The Torrent. 'I was in the...