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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...

One of Australia’s most important novelists writes about the experience of old age. Abraham Quin is in his mid-seventies, a migrant, thrice-divorced, a one-time postman and professor, a writer now...

A compelling, relatable and powerfully moving memoir of people-pleasing, family and what it means to love and be loved, from radio presenter and podcaster Linda Marigliano. Linda Marigliano has built...

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...

Vakov Fukasawa is a Reaper. An elite soldier injected with a dangerous drug called stormtech: the DNA of a genocidal alien race, the Shenoi. It makes him stronger, faster, more...

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...

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,...

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...

The Story of Frank and Katie Rodriguez 'I listened to my family’s narratives and my ancestors began to emerge in an almost life-like way.' — Cindy Solonec This extraordinary and...

A glorious new edition of the multi-award-winning historical novel about outsiders on the Queensland gold fields It is 1877 and trouble is brewing on the Queensland gold fields. Siblings Ying...

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 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...

A frank, funny, age-appropriate guide for pre-teens about getting your period, from Dr Melissa Kang (a former Dolly Doctor) and Yumi Stynes (all-round excellent woman). Getting your period for the...

'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...

In writing her sister Annie's eulogy, Kathy reflects on the complexities that shaped their family and their identities. It’s winter in Logan, south-east Queensland, and still warm enough to sleep...

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...

Winner of the 2017 Seizure Viva La Novella PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Stella PrizeSparked by the description of a ‘Malay trollope’ in W. Somerset Maugham’s story, ‘The Four Dutchmen’, Mirandi...

Exploring the blurry frontier of fertility and its very human fallout.An astonishing real-life whodunnit and investigative exposé, Brave New Humans reveals the uncomfortable realities of assisted reproduction and its very...

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...

From the award-winning author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain, this stunning story collection includes two prize-winning novellas along with an impressive range of historical and contemporary stories exploring the inner...

Even More Recipes From The Cook UpAustralia’s favourite cook Adam Liaw is back with Tonight's Dinner 2, the sequel to his bestselling recipe collection of mighty meals for every day...

Reclaiming myself, my people, my country A raw, moving and uplifting memoir about courage, resilience and the transformative power of love, from one of Australia's most captivating personalities My story...

Seventeen-year-old Phoebe's life is turned upside down when she moves from the city to the country to live with her dad in this powerful and uplifting story about family breakdowns,...

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 spellbinding literary debut set in Malaysia exploring family relationships, love and warMary is a difficult grandmother for Durga to love. Sharp-tongued and ferocious, Durga hopes simply to endure her...

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...

My Experience Defending Human Rights Around the World The Australia Director at Human Rights Watch shares her experiences defending human rights – from human trafficking in Nepal to the 'drug...

From the creator of the award-winning food blog, Butter and Brioche, comes a unique and beautifully designed full-color cookbook that brings wild flavors to desserts as told through the seasons....

A compelling, relatable and powerfully moving memoir of people-pleasing, family and what it means to love and be loved, from radio presenter and podcaster Linda Marigliano. Linda Marigliano has built...

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...

A darkly funny memoir and investigation into the charms and crimes of the untrustworthy. Romance scams, pyramid schemes, bogus debts and fake news, the world is awash with confidence tricksters...

Joan Chang-Hunt has no idea she's part monster until she's thrust into a battle between the boy she has a crush on and one of the most ruthless monster families...

Despite the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family — and destroyed the hero, Nick. But her success has come at a terrible cost. She...

1941, West Java. Love and revolution are in the air. And war is on its way. Shortly before the Japanese invade, the van Hoorn family throws their famous Sinterklaas party...

A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods. A teenage girl injured during a robbery. Two seemingly unconnected cases that will push a detective to the brink. An atmospheric, compelling...

Exposing Our Untold Mental Health Crisis An investigation into the failings of Australia's mental healthcare system, grounded in a personal story of a mother daughter relationship Journalist Elfy Scott grew...

Easy recipes from Meat-free Monday to Sunday roasts Adam Liaw returns with more easy family recipes inspired by the seven days of the week as seen on his hit SBS...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Home Cooking for Every Day: Recipes From The Cook UpSimple and thoughtful recipes from the incomparable Adam Liaw, Australia's favourite cook and host of the new-in-2021 SBS Food series,The Cook...

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...

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...