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The Locksmith’s Daughter (Karen Brooks, Harlequin)
Released October 2016
Meticulously researched and historically compelling, Karen Brooks’ The Locksmith’s Daughter transports the reader to 16th-century London, at the height of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, and into the tumultuous world of Mallory... Read more
On the Blue Train (Kristel Thornell, A&U)
Released October 2016
In December 1926, Agatha Christie, already a well-known novelist, starred in her own mystery when she ‘disappeared’ for 11 days without a word to her husband or six-year-old daughter. The... Read more
The Science of Appearances (Jacinta Halloran, Scribe)
Released September 2016
A trained GP, Jacinta Halloran continues to draw on her medical knowledge in her third novel, The Science of Appearances, exploring genetics—and its controversial twin eugenics. The novel opens with... Read more
1787: The Lost Chapters of Australia’s Beginnings (Nick Brodie, Hardie Grant)
Released September 2016
Australia’s documented history is ‘like a manuscript with the opening pages torn off,’ writes Nick Brodie in the opening of his latest book, 1787: The Lost Chapters of Australia’s Beginnings.... Read more
Bob Ellis: In His Own Words (Bob Ellis, Black Inc.)
Released October 2016
Bob Ellis was an Australian journalist, writer, filmmaker, and political observer, and this latest posthumous collection of his writing, In His Own Words, is a selection of his work chosen... Read more
The Death of Holden: The End of an Australian Dream (Royce Kurmelovs, Hachette)
Released September 2016
According to the dominant narrative, the demise of Australia’s car industry is easy to explain: we just couldn’t compete with competitors in Asia. The imminent closure of the car factories... Read more
Fight Like a Girl (Clementine Ford, A&U)
Released October 2016
In her engaging debut, Fairfax columnist and feminist Clementine Ford surveys what it means to be a girl in the world today, covering topics from eating disorders and abortion, to... Read more
Pitched Battle: In the Frontline of the 1971 Springbok Tour of Australia (Larry Writer, Scribe)
Released October 2016
In 1971, South Africa under apartheid sent its last sporting team to Australia. It caused an intense polarisation of opinion, demonstrations at matches and even riots in the streets. Opposition... Read more
Shine: The Making of the Australian Netball Diamonds (Jenny Sinclair & Megan Maurice, Finch)
Released October 2016
Women’s team sport is frequently overlooked when it comes to mainstream media, so it may come as a surprise then to find out that the Australian Diamonds Netball team are... Read more
Blue Sky Yellow Kite (Janet A Holmes, illus by Jonathan Bentley, Little Hare)
Released November 2016
Friendship can begin in so many different ways. It can be fleeting or it can develop into a long-lasting relationship. And it depends on both parties to make it work.... Read more
Gwendolyn! (Juliette MacIver, illus by Terri Rose Baynton, ABC Books)
Released October 2016
Gwendolyn! is a variation of a fish-out-of-water story; only this time it’s about a penguin frolicking in the depths of a jungle. Most kids know that jaguars, monkeys and parrots... Read more
Mulga’s Magical Musical Creatures (Joel Moore (Mulga), Lothian)
Released October 2016
A creative mogul in the making, Sydney-based mural artist and poet Joel Moore has made his Mulga alias a brand name with a clothing label and illustration work for companies... Read more
The Patchwork Bike (Maxine Beneba Clarke, illus by Van T Rudd, Lothian)
Released November 2016
This deceptively simple story by author Maxine Beneba Clarke is beautifully written and incredibly powerful. It uses evocative language and onomatopoeia to flesh out a world so physically different from... Read more
Artie and the Grime Wave (Richard Roxburgh, A&U)
Released October 2016
This action-packed story of small, skinny Artie and his best mate Bumshoe reads like an old-fashioned ‘boys’ own’ adventure. Artie is constantly being picked on by the school bully Nate... Read more
Somewhere Else (Gus Gordon, Viking)
Released November 2016
White duck George Laurent doesn’t want to fly anywhere. The beauty of the Arctic tundra, the Caribbean and Paris means nothing to him, despite the urging of his friends. He’d... Read more
Into Tordon (Z F Kingbolt, MidnightSun)
Released November 2016
In Into Tordon, 14-year-old gamer Bethlyn wins the annual championship of Tordon, her online gaming obsession. But when she agrees to meet up with some of her fellow gamers to... Read more
The Book of Whispers (Kimberley Starr, Text)
Released October 2016
Luca is the young heir of the Conte De Falconi, destined to take over responsibility for his father’s lands and also the ancient Book of Whispers, a mysterious tome that... Read more
Our Chemical Hearts (Krystal Sutherland, Penguin)
Released October 2016
When Henry Page meets Grace Town it’s not exactly love at first sight, but he is immediately drawn to her. Grace is beautiful and damaged and mysterious—she walks with a... Read more
The Boy behind the Curtain (Tim Winton, Bolinda)
Released October 2016
Tim Winton’s The Boy behind the Curtain is a collection of essays and reminiscences, some of it new and some previously published. Readers of Winton’s novels and stories will be... Read more
The Best of Adam Sharp (Graeme Simsion, Text)
Released October 2016
This new offering from The Rosie Project’s Graeme Simsion is another poignant glimpse into human relationships—what it is to love and to be loved. Adam Sharp, a 40-something database architect,... Read more
