Non-fiction

The Journey of the Tasi Diak and the Politics of Refugee Protection in Australia First, I thought the boat was going to split in two and sink. Some of us...

The Definitive Guide to First Nations Engagement in Australia True reconciliation begins with respect ― and respect begins with understanding. Across Australia, conversations about reconciliation, cultural awareness, and genuine partnership...

Mum handed me some papers. 'Here's the brief of evidence if you want to read it.' Brief of evidence? This was a surprise. I retreated to the study to peruse...

How We Dismantle Male Supremacy From the award-winning author of a “battle-cry of a book” (The Guardian) Rage Becomes Her, comes a fearless and timely manifesto for identifying and rejecting male...

A memoir of food, failure and taking impossible chances A gripping, incisive and darkly funny memoir from food and style icon and MasterChef Australia's first female judge, Melissa Leong. 'Leong...

When the Emu Left the Earth Big Sky, when the emu left the earth is an exquisite conversation of sky knowledge between Aboriginal farmer and award-winning writer Bruce Pascoe and astrophysicist...

An essential collection of beloved home cooking recipes from India’s most famous food historian Classic Indian Recipes is a carefully curated collection of more than 140 tried-and-tested dishes, drawn from the...

A vibrant celebration of Indonesian cuisine featuring 80 plant-based, delicious recipes, rooted in tradition and crafted for the modern home cook Petty Pandean-Elliott, the acclaimed Indonesian chef, author and food...

An exploration of Caribbean cuisine and culinary history, featuring more than 380 authentic home cooking recipes from across the region The Caribbean Cookbook is the latest in Phaidon s series of...

The remarkable story of the last Ottoman Caliph, exiled by Atatrk, who tried to recreate the Caliphate in the Indian princely state of Hyderabad. Abdulmejid II was a talented painter,...

A searing indictment of how Afghan elites and the Western powers pulled the rug on the Afghan people, abandoning them to their fate. The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021...

A provocative book that demystifies China’s great democratic leap backward under Xi Jinping, revealing why the country’s embrace of capitalism has given rise to hard authoritarianism, mass surveillance, and one-man...

The word crip was once used to discriminate. Today, it is reclaimed and celebrated. Crip Stories is a gathering of vibrant and diverse experiences from disabled people. A collection of...

World War I and the End of the Ottoman Empire A new history that tells the story of how European imperial ambitions destroyed the Ottoman Empire during the Great War...

An acclaimed British-Nigerian writer's odyssey through West Africa, starkly transformed since his youth. West Africa is at a crossroads. Boasting tremendous natural wealth, its inhabitants are among the world's poorest....

The remarkable story of how a people and country embraced each other—and ultimately left their identities inextricably linked. For many centuries, Chinese migrated to the ports, cities and provinces of...

A timely and measured examination of how US–Iran relations reached their current impasse and what it will take to move beyond years of distrust. The United States and Iran have...

BFFs shows us that friendships can be the most important, loving, expansive, and emancipatory relationships in our lives—all with the help of our favorite TV, movie, and book besties. Friendship...

Translated by Michael P. Cronin Illustrated with artful images by renowned Kyoto-based photographer John Einarsen, this book is a 'must-have' for all fans of Japanese literature and anyone interested in...

A therapist’s guide for South Asian women For too long you've been taught to be everything for everyone – except yourself. But now it's time to change the narrative. My...

A radical new perspective of the relationship between the city and slum- from the researchers and architects behind the groundbreaking design practise URBZ. By the middle of this century, over...

Understanding and respectfully engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is vital for the future of social work in Australia. Authored by an all-Aboriginal Australian team, this book offers...

A beginner's guide to running for women. It challenges misconceptions and offers a positive and motivating guide to get you started.RUNNING CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOWWant...

Seasonal Home Cooking from South Asia's Best Spice Farms – 85 Recipes with Culinary Stories from Regenerative Farms From Diaspora Spice Co., the progressive spice company rooted in flavor and...

How improving your gut health can transform your well-being Do you struggle with anxiety around using the bathroom? Or spend days worrying about when your next bowel movement will be?...

This absorbing study describes and illustrates the Indian Army forces that fought in five wars during the second half of the 20th century. The Indian Army is the world's largest...

Admiral Yi Sun-sin's First Victories against Japan A detailed look at Admiral Yi's four 1592 sorties that defeated the Japanese navy and established him as a national hero. In 1592,...

Architects, Agents, and Unwitting Thwarters In 1953, Iran was at loggerheads with the US and UK, after Prime Minister Mossadegh nationalised Iran's oil reserves. By 1968, under the autocratic rule...

Using an impressive array of material from literature, archaeology and social theory, Edward Said explores the profound implications of Freud's Moses and Monotheism for Middle-East politics today. The resulting book reveals Said's...

Are intellectuals merely the servants of special interests or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide-ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses...

An outstanding collection of wit, wisdom and writerly observation from one of Britain's most loved authorsHow did George Eliot's love life affect her prose? Why did Kafka write at three...

A luminous guide to navigating transition and impermanence rooted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of bardo.  In a world where nothing lasts forever, how do we live? Life is perpetually,...

An unflinching memoir about growing up in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death, and yet underground, hidden from Sharia law, is a vibrant gay scene threatening to burst...

A reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and his career-spanning pursuit of racial justice, with a new foreword by Questlove. SPECIAL...

His Heartbreaking True Story of Survival and Hope As the soldiers lifted me from the floor, my father's eyes locked with my own. For just a moment, I thought I...

From world renowned photographer Michio Hoshino, and with half a million copies sold in Japan, this enduringly popular collection recounts Hoshino's experiences with the wildlife and offers his reflections of...

A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria Loubna Mrie was raised a staunch Syrian Alawite, the same sect as then President Hafez al-Assad. Her mother's father helped plan...

The Music, Culture and World De La Soul Made 'BRILLIANT AND IN-DEPTH'' Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times bestselling author of There's Always This Year and A Little Devil in America...

'A beautiful and immensely powerful book about love, grief and finding a way to be in a forever altered world' Julia Samuel 'The Flower Bearers goes to some dark places,...

Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection without Losing Yourself From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a guide to understanding healthy dependency - to bring our relationships back into balance...

Notes from a Frustrated Black Psychologist A clinical psychologist tells his story of navigating the field of psychology as a gay Black man. In How I Know White People Are...

A groundbreaking account of the people and places that have shaped Aboriginal Melbourne In Where's All the Community? Aboriginal Melbourne Revisited, Julie Andrews paints a vivid portrait of the Aboriginal...

Discover "shibui" — the Japanese philosophy of finding the simple, subtle beauty that emerges with time. Through watercolor illustrations, personal stories, and mindfulness reflections, this book offers Eastern wisdom to...

A landmark exploration of women-led communities worldwide and what they can teach us about new ways to live, think and govern, from BBC global correspondent Megha Mohan. Society isn't working...

  What is love?It is the gold thread connecting between our hearts.In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, her first since being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang draws...

From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith...

Nourishing Recipes from Fast to Feast This definitive cookbook is filled with over 80 delicious recipes that capture the spirit and flavours of Ramadan. A timeless, approachable guide to cooking...

A Korean cookbook The best of Korean cuisine and culture, from a.m. to p.m. A Day in Seoul is a culinary journey through one of the world’s most vibrant cities,...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms meets True Grit! A thrilling mixture of adrenaline-packed spaghetti Western and Game of Thrones–type kingdom drama as extraordinary swordsman and bounty hunter Dao Ma and his three-year-old son,...

Recipes, stories & the art of Lebanese hospitality Beit Trad is more than a guesthouse in the Lebanese mountains; it is a home alive with memory, hospitality, laughter and, above...