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You, too, can make creations you've only dreamed of... you are the master of your own imagination!Embark on a journey of imagination and discovery in Christy Tania's first dessert cookbook,...

'Bathypelagia is a wonder of animacy and transformation. Cannily constructed in three zones, this book criss-crosses between the still-barely known zones of our oceans, resemblances of domestic life particularly of motherhood...

A Memoir Dr SA. If you saw my initials you would not know what they represent except that I am a doctor.My first name is Sarah. So now you know...

Science, reason and the threat to 200 years of progress A gripping journey through the past, present and future of vaccines. Vaccination is arguably the greatest public health achievement in...

Asian Migrant Women's Tales of Migration, Coloniality and Racial Capitalism Featuring stories of early settler and contemporary Asian migrant women in Asia-Pacific region, Fire Dragon Feminism discusses Asian migrant women's...

On Feminism, Race, Faith and Belonging A collection of fascinating, highly relatable memoir-style essays about coming of age and finding your feet as a second-generation Australian Muslim. As a Pakistani-Australian...

Siang Lu's searing debut is a black comedy about the whitewashing of the Asian film industry, told in the form of an oral documentary It sounded like a good idea...

Conspiracies, memes, and therapies of various efficacy underpin this beguiling short-story collection from Elizabeth Tan.In the titular story, a cat-shaped oven tells a depressed woman she doesn’t have to be...

Another gorgeous YA rom-com from Chinese Australian author Ann Liang. Leah Zhang has spent her whole life in LA — it’s all she’s ever known. But after accidentally wishing her...

A personal book about physical brain health and mental brain health, and how they coexist in two very different spaces. At the age of 31 Jamila Rizvi was diagnosed with...

Cute and relaxing colouring book Rediscover the joy of colouring in with adorable illustrations from Australian artist Cherry Lam.Begin your new cosy, creative hobby!Unlock childlike joy with charming scenes printed...

A luminous, beautifully observed novel about the people we once were, and the people we can become – if only we're brave enough to try. 1990: Indu and Vijay leave...

Life lessons from the law A frank and funny insider's view of the Australian legal system, packed with hilarious true stories and useful life lessons. As a criminal defence lawyer,...

Crazy Rich Asians meets Always Be My Maybe in this deliciously sugar-free rom-com from debut author Cynthia Timoti. She's salty, he's spice - there's no room for sugar in this...

White Hibiscus is a meditation on how trauma casts stones into the strange waters of our lives, creating ripples that stretch on long after the stones have sunk.White Hibiscus is a...

I was never supposed to fall in love with a married man.My best friend’s brother.I’d made too many mistakes in my past.Like last night—when I married Lex Edwards impulsively. In...

He was my best friend’s older brother.My first love, who left town without so much as a goodbye...Eight years later, I’ve said yes to marrying another man-the ever-so-perfect Julian Baker.I’m...

In this darkly ironic novel, a dead man walks back through four generations of family estrangements to recover his lost identity.The journey will be long and difficult, one thousand miles....

The Sun at Eight or Nine takes one back to the hinterland of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), a time of tantrums, political or personal, with the story of a mother...

Presents a significant new way of looking at classical architecture in the Asian colonial context. Through a broad range of case studies spanning from imperial monuments to rural residences, Malayan...

Sergeant Akal Singh, an unwilling transplant to Fiji, is just starting to settle into his life in the capital city of Suva when he is sent to the neighbouring island...

A memoir about saying the unsayable with food, and how our eating lives can bring us together, and sometimes - keep us apart. 'A comforting hotpot of a book. Every...

Once we were strangers,legs bent the wrong way,rough voices falling to the wind ...But in our hearts we wanted more than this. In our hearts, we knew there was more.'A...

Approaching the wrong person with open hands can be fatal. Seeking escape from their small-town existence, two teenagers impulsively drive north, with no particular place to go and no particular sense...

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...

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...

From award-winning poet Eileen Chong comes a dazzling book-length poem, comprising 101 interconnected fragments that can be read in any order, inviting the reader to construct multiple interpretations.We Speak of...

Hot chips and turmeric stains Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa is on a quest to describe how she became an all-round performer after a childhood in a quiet and undramatic migrant family....

Signed copies available Introducing a bold new voice - one of the most exciting short-story writers working in comics today. A coworker-turned-prospective-lover confesses a hard-to-swallow fetish. A train ride fantastically...

Fun Tips and Financial Tricks for Teens It's never too early to make your money work for you! Discover how with this teen guide to financial health. You don't have...

A sexy, funny, surprising tale of female friendship, bedrooms and marriage.Escaping her 'model migrant' family life in Australia, Meena flourished in London. After falling pregnant, she and her boyfriend, Owen, fall in...

A short-story collection with echoes of Tony Birch’s Shadowboxing and Nam Le’s The Boat, Ken Chan’s fictional accounts are hewn from fragmented childhood memories of life in an Chinese-Australian family in the...

The fantasy debut sensation of 2025 WELCOME TO THE RAN EMPIRE.Where winged serpents fly through the skies.Giant leopards prowl the earth.And witches burn blue as they die. A prince born...

In a world of monsters, falling in love requires sacrifice. River As VP of Devils MC, every decision I make is to protect the Club. I’m the one they call...

Their love will ignite a war in this Romeo And Juliet retelling from gripping New York Times bestselling author Chantal Fernando. Romeo I was born to rule the Devils MC. Every decision, every move...

THE CAPTIVATING, HEART-RENDING STORY OF TWO WOMEN IN 1800S CHINA 'Mesmerising. Jane Yang masterfully creates this 19th century lost world' THE TIMES 'This story of love, loss and betrayal will leave...

**Winner of the 2024 Dorothy Hewett Award** Time. Memory. Mirror. Past & Parallel Lives is a rippling reflection on being alien, queer, and other. These poems yearn for home and...

A Junior Library Guild Selection Former best friends become bitter rivals when one returns to lion dancing after a long absence in this vibrant and heartfelt middle grade graphic novel...

Climate catastrophe, police brutality, white genocide, totalitarian rule and the erasure of black history provide the backdrop for stories of love, courage and hope. In this unflinching new anthology, eleven...

One will lose his mind. One will pay. One will agonise. And one will die. Duy, Phong, Minh, and Edmond have been best friends since childhood. Now, as young men...

A BREATHTAKING THRILLER FROM THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD–WINNING AUTHOR OF CHAI TIME AT CINNAMON GARDENS Sri Lanka, 2009. Decades of civil war and bloodshed are being brought to an end at...

In Time for Dinner, Australia’s favourite cook, Adam Liaw, is back with a new cookbook featuring smarter recipes for faster cooking. From shopping to chopping to washing, there are plenty of opportunities...

Use your voice, change the world Power to the People addresses growing voter apathy and disenchantment worldwide - that familiar sense that governments have become decoupled from their constituencies, that votes no longer...

A debut poetry collection by the acclaimed writer Suneeta Peres da Costa, author of the Prime Minister's Literary Award-shortlisted novel Saudade. In the title poem of Suneeta Peres da Costa's debut...

Mastering the art and technique of wok cooking with over 80 recipes The Golden Wok is the cookbook that shows you that a wok isn't just a cooking utensil, it's...

After living in a Singapore dog shelter for five years, Gucci, a vaguely Dalmatian-like crossbred, is losing hope of ever being rescued. One day to his surprise he is adopted...

The new novel from the two-time winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award One of the most anticipated literary releases of the year, this gripping novel changes the game on...

Dinners for every night of the week from Australia's favourite cook Australia's favourite home cook, Nagi Maehashi, is back to solve the perennial problem of what's for dinner tonight ......

In her unforgettable new novel, Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winner Melanie Cheng has created this year's literary masterpiece. 'How rare, this delicacy-this calm, sweet, desolated wisdom.' Helen Garner 'Stupendously good' Christos...

Winner of the 2018 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry Suffering from a fatal disease, Lucien Gracq travels to Paris to complete the epic poem he is writing and live...