This is the story of two flawed eccentrics. Everything they do subverts their firm intention of keeping up appearances. They meet just after the war in liberated Paris but they cannot quite free themselves from the many strings attached to them the old...

'Insightful, sensitively written and compelling.' Libby Lester, Head of Journalism, Media and Communications, University of Tasmania'An unflinching dissection of the relationships between journalists and their subjects a compelling expos of journalistic...

A traveller becomes a Monroe impersonator in the casinos of Macau. An obsessive son of Australians living in Jakarta confronts his strange rituals. A young woman is trapped in the boredom of her father's ministry in exotic Borneo. A daughter defies her...

A snarling, glittering creation, a funny, yet disturbing story of transformation set in Oatlands, Tasmania. The irrepressible Sally Hunter is turning into a werewolf. As a string of killings takes place we are drawn into her sensual, visceral and highly...

Weare's finely rendered story of his five-month trek from the sacred source of the Ganges through the Kullu Valley, Zanskar and Ladakh to his houseboat in Kashmir is remarkably entertaining. The people he meets and travels with are fully-fledged...

A unique experience. A novel in 'spindle' sonnets. A drama. An impassioned cry for a beautiful and stolen world under threat. A 'protester' who has been living in a shallow cave in the limestone cliff in front of Bathers Beach under the colonial Round...

Mila can't shake her grief for the life she thought she'd have. She's broke, childless, and single. But her developing relationship with Josh, a 'sugar baby', opens her eyes to new possibilities.Then Josh goes missing on a trip to Europe a presumed...

*Shortlisted for the TAG Hungerford Manuscript Award 2018**Shortlisted for the International Chaffinch Press Manuscript Award (Ireland)*Chilling to read, cut with powerful energy and strong feeling.T or Timothy lives on the economic margins, both using...

Tokyo Midnight explores the Asian megalopolis, and the ways Tokyo comes to life between dusk and dawn in a futuristic neonscape, a time when the natural light disappears, and the artificial light takes over.The images were photographed in early 2019 and...

Never Look Desperate is Sedaris meets Fleabag, a tragi-comedy romance set in Melbourne 2023. It features cremation bling, pineapple underwear, grief and vaccinated cruise ships. The central characters Bernard, Goldie and Minh are everything TED Talks...

The Crying Room movingly explores family boundaries and stories, finding original ways to express the contradictory experience of belonging to a family, and being an individual at the same time.When Bernie Rodgers and her husband move to the coastal town...

In the one tumultuous day, Ch'anzu loses hir job and finds wife Scarlet in bed with a stranger. As life unexpectedly spirals out of control, Ch'anzu turns to hir charismatic Aunt Ma for comfort and wisdom, and makes the bold move to work on a project in...

From the winner of the Russell Prize for Humour Writing. David Cohen's most wryly humorous and disturbing work of fiction yet.A public memorial's name is changed to avoid any mention of the tragedy it has been set up to commemorate. Two...

Set in both Prague and Melbourne, Call Me Marlowe captures a man's search for his motherland in the hope of making sense of his life.With a delicate touch, the novel embodies the nature of trauma - both personal and political - in people's lives. Harold...

'I want to tell a story. A long but simple story. A tale of long recovery. A tale of love. A tale of lost and found.'In his remarkable new novel, award-winning Australian author Michael Meehan sensitively explores the links between generational conflict,...

A fearless and honest exploration of queer First Nations identity, and a vibrant celebration of imperfection and personal growth, if this is the end is a stunning exploration of what it means to work through childhood trauma and love yourself in the...

Tarah missed her Dad and she asked her Mum where he had gone...Tarah's dad has gone away, and she doesn't know where. She imagines he is doing all the things he loves, but when she asks her mum, everything changes. This heartfelt, honest and sensitively...

'You gonna sell your soul for a fist full of diamonds?'David's family think he's come home for the anniversary of his Dad's death. But he's got another reason to return home he's working to broker a deal with a mining company to dig up his own sacred...

'Mysterious Mole and Old Croc strike up an unlikely friendship when OldCroc saves Molly Mole from drowning. But Old Croc has a problem...'Tales from the Bush Mob is a series of books about the Bush Mob, a group of animals who work...

'Galibaay had tricked him. That dillybag was full of honey. It stuck in his throat andmade his neck flare out into a big red-and-yellow frill.'Lethal Lizards is the second book in Gregg Dreise's 'Scales and Tails' series and is a captivating creation...

'in ember and ash / the heart of the Noongar Nation beats buried...'Refugia is an unparalleled work of vision and political fury from Noongar and Yawuru poet and scholar Elfie Shiosaki. Inspired by the beeliar (Swan River) and the NASA James Webb Space...

Age range 0 to 5'Frogs like to bop. Can you touch the sky?'Is that you? by Gregg Dreise is a board book that encourages young readers to learn new verbs and adverbs: frogs bop, snakes slide, lizards hide, Tasmanian devils growl...can you make a low...

'When I stayed out bush I sat with my grandmother and watched her paint. I used to get boxes and paint on. She painted with ochres and glue. Later she showed me how to make the marawat (hair) brush to do the fine line work.' - KGMAn artistically stunning...

Age range 0 to 5'I can count to ten! Can you count to ten with me?'Another testament to Sally Morgan's advocacy for early literacy learning, I Can Count is a fun and interactive way for families and young readers to learn to count together. With a...

Age range 1+'I love you like the river, the birds and the sighing trees. My love cannot be measured. It's way too big you see.'Big, Big Love is filled with beautiful illustrations and a soft, lilting text that is easy for children to follow along. It is...

Age range 1+'The Penguin song has lasted throughout the generations and has been sung to my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.' - Gladys MilroyUtterly charming! Penguin Oh Penguin is a gentle early childhood story about a penguin that runs...

**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 of the past whilst championing the heroes who survived.Robert Runs...

**Shortlisted, Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024, Non-fiction**This book is a collected works of one of Australia's most accomplished media personalities. Chronicling his career since 2007, Close to the Subject presents a selection of pieces...

Age range 3 to 6In this quintessentially Australian title, Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking illustrations of iconic Australian modes of transport, with some gentle humour.This strikingly beautiful book for Early Childhood will...

Age range 9 - 12Gradually, Yinti and Wara grew accustomed to station life. They no longer ran and hid when they saw a motorcar coming along the road towards them.The third book in the Yinti series of three books.Desert Cowboy is the story of Yinti's...

Age range 9 - 12The second book in the Yinti series.Yinti and the hunting dingo, Spinifex, walk out of the desert together and Yinti sees a white man for the first time: 'Look at that kartiya,' whispered Yinti, giggling. 'You can see the blood...

Winner 2015 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship a partnership between the State Library ofQueensland's black&write! Indigenous Writing and Editing Project and Magabala BooksFrom a remarkable new voice in Indigenous writing comes...

*Shortlisted for the 2021 Environment Award for Children's Literature: Picture Fiction*Great-Grandpa Liman lives in a small house by the sea. There are no lights - just stars as far as the eye can see.Brother Moon is a powerful story lovingly...

Age range 5+Bubbay is lonely, with only the starts as friends. He lives in the outback tending his goats and sleeps under the stars. One night, Bubbay wishes for something he has never had - the stars hear him and, with the help of the magical Gubarlee...

Girls can do anything Who says girls can't fly? Stretch out your arms Aim for your dreams  Believe in your wings  Breathe in the sky Fly highWho says girls can't fly? Girls Can Fly is an inspirational, young teen book from...

Age range 0 to 8 'A simply lovely story about the sometimes-quirky memories we have of our mothers.' - Dub Leffler, award winning author/illustratorMaureen Jipiyiliya Nampijinpa O'Keefe grew up in the remote community of Ali Curung in...

*CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Eve Pownall Award**Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year*Age range 9+These are my stories from a dry remote place, where growing up was very different for what children...

I travel Country, like my Old People done. I see the Country, like my Old People done I burn Country, like my Old People done. I sing Country, like my Old People done -Jacob Morris,Ban Maganindadjyang (My Old People Done)Guwayu, For All Timesis a...

Age range 3 to 6'Five crunchy conkerberries on the thorny bush.'Join two tiddas as they spend the day collecting delicious bush tucker to put in their coolamon.Bush Tucker Counting by Maureen Glover is a beautiful board book filled with cheerful...

In this beautifully crafted, evocative and poignant anthology of prose and fiction, a diverse group of young black writers are encouraged to find strength in their voices and what is important to them. maar bidi is a journey into what it is to be young,...

'The narrative voice is yarning, chatty and sardonic, but under all the jokes and stories there's a sharp critique of bureaucrats and institutions, and an appreciation of the heroic nature of resistance.' - Kerryn...

Age range 9 to 12Marnie Clark of Curdie Vale can ride but she doesn't have a horse. She dreams of owning one and havingthe whole world to ride it in. Before too long Marnie is gifted Mrs Margaret 'Maggie' Whitlam, a beautiful,...

Age range 6 to 12Award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira tells the life story of his great-grandfather, Albert Namatjira, one of Australia's most iconic artists.Vincent's witty and moving paintings are accompanied by evocative text,...

This stunning book is a biography and a generous sharing of Yorna's Culture and traditional beliefs. Explore the meaning of Country, Lalai ('Creation'), Wandjina, Woongudd (the 'Snake'), in the author's Country in the Kimberley region of Western...

*Shortlisted for the 2021 CBCA Award for New Illustrator**Shortlisted for the WA Premier's Book Awards: Premier's Prize for Writing for Children*Age range 0 to 9I am Shirley Purdie This is my story Ngayin-ga Birrmarriyan-nga Berrembi...

Age range 6 to 9Billie wants the blue bike and she asks her Mum to buy it for her - but her Mum has no money to spend on a bike. She asks Uncle Jack and he won't give her the money either, but he will help her save up to buy the bike herself. She can...

Bill Dempsey is a humble achiever. He is known primarily as a champion footballer with West Perth and the Darwin Buffaloes. A premiership captain who played over 400 games in 20 seasons in Perth and the Northern Territory, and a member of the...