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After She Left (Penelope Hanley, Ventura)
Released May 2019
After She Left is an exploration of feminism in relation to the arts, domestic life and the cultural ramifications of non-traditional motherhood. It spans six decades and the lives of... Read more
A Lovely and Terrible Thing (Chris Womersley, Picador)
Released May 2019
A Lovely and Terrible Thing is novelist Chris Womersley’s debut short story collection, and his first book since 2017’s City of Crows. Of the 20 stories in the collection, 17... Read more
Hazelwood (Tom Doig, Viking)
Released June 2020
During a heatwave in February 2014, brown coal ignites within Hazelwood Power Station’s open-pit mine, causing a fire that burns for 45 days and sends toxic plumes of smoke over... Read more
Race, Islam and Power: Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia (Andreas Harsono, Monash University Publishing)
Released May 2019
After the collapse of the authoritarian Suharto regime in 1998, journalist Andreas Harsono spent almost three years travelling across Indonesia. Race, Islam and Power, which chronicles this journey, is a... Read more
Daughter of Bad Times (Rohan Wilson, A&U)
Released May 2019
Vogel Award-winning novelist Rohan Wilson is back with another gripping page-turner, this time in the form of a dystopian tale set 50 years in the future. Sea levels have risen,... Read more
Room for a Stranger (Melanie Cheng, Text)
Released May 2019
After an attempted home invasion leaves her feeling unsafe, elderly Meg signs on with a homeshare agency: Andy, an international student from Hong Kong who’s come to Melbourne to study... Read more
The Lost Arabs (Omar Sakr, UQP)
Released May 2019
Omar Sakr’s second poetry collection is an assured and vibrant exploration of doubt and faith. Following on from his Kenneth Slessor Prize-nominated debut These Wild Houses, this collection explores the... Read more
Attraction (Ruby Porter, Text)
Released May 2019
Auckland-based writer Ruby Porter’s debut novel Attraction, winner of the inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished novel, is a melancholic and haunting meditation on postcolonial guilt and the stories... Read more
Sky (Ondine Sherman, Pantera)
Released April 2019
Fifteen-year-old animal lover Sky has had her world turned upside down. Her mum has died, she is sent to live with Aunt Paula (a virtual stranger who cries constantly and... Read more
Our Little Inventor (Sher Rill Ng, A&U)
Released April 2019
Little Nell has been furiously working away at her desk, her room cloaked in gloom. But she’s finally finished her invention. Despite her younger brother’s scoffing, Nell is adamant that... Read more
Wilam: A Birrarung Story (Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly, illus by Lisa Kennedy, Black Dog)
Released April 2019
Wilam is an illustrated children’s book about Birrarung (the Yarra River) and some of the native animals that live nearby. Aunty Joy Murphy, a Wurundjeri Elder, is the author of... Read more
Horse Warrior (Meredith Jaffé, Harbour Publishing)
Released April 2019
In this medieval fantasy for middle-grade readers, 11-year-old Maia is desperate to compete in the annual Tournament of Avenal, a showcase of riding and shooting skills. But girls are not... Read more
Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery (Renée Treml, A&U)
Released April 2019
Middle primary readers seem to have an unquenchable thirst for illustrated, funny novels, with kids devouring series after series of the ‘Treehouse’ books, ‘The Bad Guys’, and ‘Dog Man’. Renée... Read more
Rebellion at Eureka (Alan Tucker, Scholastic)
Released April 2019
It’s 1854, and now that Alf is 13 years old and finally done with school, he wants some independence. But his mum has other ideas, moving their general store business... Read more
The Honeyman and the Hunter (Neil Grant, A&U)
Released April 2019
When 16-year-old Rudra’s estranged grandmother arrives from India to reunite with her only daughter, it unlocks a side of Rudra’s family and culture that he never knew; born and raised... Read more
One Tree (Christopher Cheng, illus by Bruce Whatley, Puffin)
Released April 2019
Grandfather used to live happily on a farm, nearest the tallest tree on a mountain. Now he lives with his family in a small apartment in a crowded city and... Read more
The Secret Runners of New York (Matthew Reilly, Macmillan)
Released April 2019
A school for the children of the wealthy elite is not where you would expect a book about the end of the world to be set, but that's what Matthew... Read more
Fled (Meg Keneally, Echo)
Released April 2019
Having co-written the ‘Monsarrat’ historical fiction series with her father, Meg Keneally makes her solo debut with the gripping tale of one extraordinary woman’s life-long battle for survival. Following an... Read more
River of Salt (Dave Warner, Fremantle Press)
Released April 2019
After fronting a rock band in the late 1970s and later writing for film and TV, Dave Warner now taps a rich seam of character-driven crime novels. His 2015 book... Read more
The Place on Dalhousie (Melina Marchetta, Viking)
Released April 2019
Melina Marchetta writes masterfully about messy relationships, whether they are familial or romantic, and her new novel is no exception. When Rosie Gennaro meets Jimmy Hailler, the two enter into... Read more
