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An innovative collection of poetry and prose from a vibrant new Indigenous voice on the Australian literary scene. I told you this was a thirst so great it could carve...

A ground-breaking work — and a call to arms — that exposes the ongoing colonial violence experienced by First Nations people.In this collection of deeply insightful and powerful essays, Chelsea...

Long before Ruhi fell pregnant, she knew she was never going to be the 'good Indian daughter' her parents demanded. But when the discovery that she is having a girl...

A most powerful memoir of how we inherit violence and trauma, but also strength, resilience and joy'I am from a family of strong women.'Amani Haydar suffered the unimaginable when she...

we are all just one small disaster away from sinking, and sometimes you only realise when you're gasping for air On a daylight street in Minneapolis Minnesota, a Black man...

A memoir of racism and resilienceThe story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within and beyond the Australian police force.A proud...

As diaspora தமிழ்s growing up in new home countries, with a backdrop of genocide, it can be challenging and confusing to grapple with these personal and historical tapestries. Priyanka’s poetry...

Indigenous cultures are not terra nullius — nobody’s land, free to be taken. True Tracks is a groundbreaking work that paves the way for respectful and ethical engagement with Indigenous...

First Nations Stories: Then and NowCurated and introduced by award-winning author Ellen van Neerven, Flock features luminous storytelling from leading Aboriginal writers, such as Tony Birch, Melissa Lucashenko and Tara...

Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin AwardThe yield in English is the reaping, the things that man can take from the land. In the language of the Wiradjuri yield is...

TAKE CARE explores what it means to survive within systems not designed for tenderness. Bound in personal testimony, the poems situate the act of rape within the machinery of imperialism,...

In Complaint! Sara Ahmed examines what we can learn about power from those who complain about abuses of power. Drawing on oral and written testimonies from academics and students who...

A timely and important collection of poems by the award-winning author of The White Girl and Blood. In this stunning collection Tony Birch invites the reader into a tender conversation...

Future Fire, Future FarmingWhat 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...

Real Lives, Real LessonsAn inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most extraordinary women leaders, in their own words.As...

Throughout a childhood spent moving between different countries, one thing was constant for Leen. The local shopping centre. Within those complexes the familiar landscape of logos, the bright lights, the...

A personal exploration of the impact of colonisationThis is a difficult piece to write. It cuts closer to the bone than most of what I have written; closer to my...

'As uncomfortable as it is, we need to reckon with our history. On January 26, no Australian can really look away.'Since publishing his critically acclaimed, Walkley Award-winning, bestselling memoir Talking...

Aflame begins in Soviet Moscow and ends with a Tibetan Buddhist monk's self-immolation; residing between them - improvisations after celebrated Japanese Haikus. Written in an intricate and polyphonic structure, Subhash...

The stunning new collection from prize-winning poet Eileen Chong — her most personal and accomplished work yet.Eileen Chong's luminous poetry examines the histories — personal, familial and cultural — that...

Most of us know what it’s like to have our hopes dashed on moving house: the excitement fades and we realise the furniture doesn’t fit, the rent is no cheaper,...

Because you eatThere is no farmers and others. If you eat or wear clothes, the decisions you make influence farming.'Eaters will be the ultimate arbiter of where and how food...

'One minute you're a 15-year-old girl who loves Netflix and music and the next minute you're looked at as maybe ISIS.'We now have a generation – Muslim and non-Muslim –...

Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud is a no-holds-barred memoir and manifesto from outspoken senator, troublemaker and multicultural icon Mehreen Faruqi. As the first Muslim woman in any Australian parliament,...

From the winner of the inaugural Matilda Prize comes a heartwarming coming-of-age story about growing up in Australia when you're caught between two culturesLayla Karimi has been cursed by the...

I know lots of things now that I'm dead. Peter from Apartment Two has a spastic bladder. My former boss Morgan keeps her toenails in a gold jewellery box. My...

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

How do you find yourself without losing your family? A memoir about growing up, breaking the rules and negotiating culture, from a new Australian voice.A hilarious, heartwarming memoir of growing...

Shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin AwardFrom one of Australia's most celebrated authors comes a mother-daughter drama exploring the faultlines between love and control.One hundred days. It's no time at...

When a mother and daughter take the overseas trip of a lifetime, they discover that the past is never quite behind them.When Indigenous lawyer Jasmine decides to take her mother...

The slide opened and I heard a gentle, kind voice: 'What is your confession, my child?' I was stuffed. The priest would declare me a heretic; my parents would call...

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 throw...

Signed by the author!“She who wants pearls, has to dive into the sea.” Drawing on art, flora and both Kurdish and Celtic lore, flesh into blossom is an elegant, sensuous...

Four people, figuring out sex, love, and how to ‘adult.’Sydney — one of those places that just consumes you. A private school boy, a tortured drug dealer, a starving writer...

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,...

Alice Pung says of Vociferate, 'be prepared to be blown away!' while Tracy Ryan says that Emily Sun is 'a genuinely new and distinctive presence in Australian poetry.'Let's see how...

The book that isn't afraid to dive into all the tricky topics women don't like talking about, based on the hit ABC podcast.Ladies, We Need To Talkbreaks the stigma around...

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.On...

Says Van about her collection: ‘The old hill near where I grew up was outwardly ruined: its pines were dead, its vines gone to seed and its sheds, which once...

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

A Whimsical Journey through Gardens and LifeIt is spring in Melbourne and I am not there.I had a taste for it before I left for India. The japonica was flowering...

In the cafe, I watch as a woman takes a photo of her plate an impressive, glossy lime-coloured dessert with shards of chocolate perched on top. I want to feel...

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

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...

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

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...

'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...

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...

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 wood...