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The First Friend (Malcolm Knox, A&U)
Released September 2024
When a novel begins with historical maps of the Soviet Union, a timeline of events, and character lists, there can be some trepidation about whether the commitment required will be... Read more
Dragon Guest Handbook (Jeanette Stampone, illus Novia Heroanto, Wombat Books)
Released September 2024
Whimsical and creative, Dragon Guest Handbook takes a different approach than most picture books in its presentation as a guide for the reader on how to handle an unexpected dragon visitor.... Read more
Cockatoo (Kaye Baillie, illus Max Hamilton, Windy Hollow)
Released September 2024
Cockatoo is the new Australian wildlife picture book from Kaye Baillie and Max Hamilton, the team behind the CBCA-shortlisted title When the Waterhole Dries Up. In this story, Baillie has followed her... Read more
Kitchen Sentimental (Annie Smithers, T&H)
Released September 2024
Why do we cook, and where do we learn to appreciate food? In her new memoir, Kitchen Sentimental, chef and author Annie Smithers (Recipe for a Kinder Life) tackles these... Read more
Cherrywood (Jock Serong, HarperCollins)
Released September 2024
Jock Serong’s Cherrywood obscures time and place, braiding together the fates of his characters through extraordinary ventures and chance meetings. In his latest novel, Serong (The Burning Island, On the... Read more
Travelling to Tomorrow: The modern women who sparked Australia’s romance with America (Yves Rees, NewSouth)
Released September 2024
Historian and memoirist Yves Rees’s Travelling to Tomorrow is a new history of Australia’s relationship with the US during the first half of the 20th century, told through the stories... Read more
I’m Not Really Here (Gary Lonesborough, A&U Children’s)
Released September 2024
I’m Not Really Here is a moving coming-of-age story with so much heart, written by multi-award-winning author Gary Lonesborough (We Didn’t Think It Through, The Boy from the Mish). Jonah... Read more
Warra Warra Wai (Darren Rix & Craig Cormick, S&S)
Released September 2024
Warra Warra Wai visits the sites that James Cook’s crew irrevocably changed by hand, flag, pen or presence. Gazing at the Endeavour from the land and vice versa, Darren Rix... Read more
Escape from Cuttlefish Cove (Rachel Jackson, Riveted Press)
Released September 2024
Debut author Rachel Jackson knocks it out of the park with Escape from Cuttlefish Cove, a choose-your-own-adventure story where the reader is the main character. Imagine waking up on an... Read more
The Wedding Forecast (Nina Kenwood, Text)
Released September 2024
Nina Kenwood’s new adult romantic comedy, The Wedding Forecast, is sexy, fun and hard to put down. Kenwood, who previously wrote for young adults (It Sounded Better in My Head,... Read more
The Venice Hotel (Tess Woods, Penguin)
Released September 2024
The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods (Love and Other Battles) is a captivating tale that unfolds over the ‘12 days of Christmas’ at Il Cuore, a boutique hotel in Venice.... Read more
Dragon Folding (Christopher Cheng, illus Lucia Masciullo, Puffin)
Released September 2024
Dragon Folding is an evocative picture book that celebrates community, creativity and intergenerational friendships, written by Christopher Cheng (Bear and Rat, One Tree) and illustrated by Lucia Masciullo (The Imagineer, An A–Z... Read more
White Noise (Raelke Grimmer, UWA Publishing)
Released September 2024
White Noise is the captivating debut YA novel by Darwin-based author Raelke Grimmer. Fifteen-year-old Emma’s mum died three years ago, and she and her emergency-doctor father survive in a monotonous,... Read more
Jilya (Tracy Westerman, UQP)
Released September 2024
Jilya means ‘my child’ in Nyamal language, and it is evident on every page of her hybrid memoir/cultural study that leading psychologist and Nyamal woman Tracy Westerman is committed to... Read more
The Glass Horse of Venice (Arnold Zable, illus Anita Lester, Text)
Released September 2024
Arnold Zable, renowned author of Cafe Scheherazade, turns to children’s literature with his first picture book, The Glass Horse of Venice. Claudia lives in Venice and passes by a glassblower’s... Read more
The Degenerates (Raeden Richardson, Text)
Released September 2024
The Degenerates is a bold, layered work of experimental literary fiction that follows the linked storylines of Maha, Titch and Ginny, three Melbournians who have found themselves lost in their... Read more
Diving, Falling (Kylie Mirmohamadi, Scribe)
Released September 2024
In Kylie Mirmohamadi’s debut novel, Diving, Falling, Leila Whittaker is left with the business of living after her husband’s death. Ken Black was a famous artist, a legend given a... Read more
Six Summers of Tash and Leopold (Danielle Binks, Lothian)
Released September 2024
Middle-grade readers who enjoyed A L Tait’s The First Summer of Callie McGee and Nova Weetman’s The Edge of Thirteen will delight in this compelling coming-of-age story targeting the ever-growing... Read more
How (Not) to Lose $1 Million (John Addis, Major Street)
Released September 2024
How (Not) to Lose $1 Million is full of surprises. Given it's a book aimed at people seeking to invest in shares and control their own portfolio or improve their... Read more
The Fog (Brooke Hardwick, S&S)
Released September 2024
The atmospheric setting of Brooke Hardwick’s debut novel, a highly selective writers’ retreat on the isolated island of Rathlin, off the coast of Northern Ireland, is sure to entice readers... Read more
