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My Dad’s Gone Away (Andrew Krakouer & Jacqueline Dinan, illus Paul Seden, Magabala)
Released October 2024
My Dad’s Gone Away by Minang (Nyoongar) and Inggarda (Yamatji) author Andrew Krakouer and former foster carer Jacqueline Dinan is a sensitive exploration of a family navigating the incarceration of... Read more
The Ledge (Christian White, Affirm)
Released October 2024
When reading author and screenwriter Christian White’s fourth novel, The Ledge, it’s worth remembering the adage: ‘When you assume, you make an ass of u and me.’ As a seasoned... Read more
Matia (Emily Tsokos Purtill, UWA Publishing)
Released October 2024
Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel, Matia, is a generational story that follows the lives of four Greek women in Australia over 125 years. Sia emigrated from Greece to Perth in... Read more
Dig Deep (Junkyard Fairies #1) (Edwina Wyatt, illus Lauren O’Hara, Walker)
Released October 2024
Deep in a quiet scrap heap on the edge of a forest live the junkyard fairies: Fur, Tip and Nug. Dig Deep is the first in the new Junkyard Fairies... Read more
Sabina and the Cats of Rome (Sophie Masson, illus Laura Wood, Christmas Press)
Released October 2024
Sabina and the Cats of Rome, a light fantasy chapter book for readers aged 6 to 9, packs adventure, action, mystery, love and fun into its pages. Sophie Masson (The... Read more
To Stir with Love (Kate Mildenhall, illus Jess Racklyeft, S&S)
Released October 2024
To Stir with Love by Kate Mildenhall (The Hummingbird Effect, The Mother Fault) and illustrator Jess Racklyeft (Tree, Australia: Country of Colour) is a beautiful picture book that’s sure to... Read more
Karkalla at Home (Mindy Woods, Murdoch)
Released September 2024
Karkalla at Home: Native foods & everyday recipes for connecting to Country by Mindy Woods is a remarkable cookbook showcasing contemporary recipes with native Australian ingredients. The book ‘extends an... Read more
Townsend of the Ranges (Peter Crowley, NLA)
Released September 2024
In Townsend of the Ranges, Peter Crowley pieces together from archival materials the biography of Thomas Scott Townsend (1812–1869), a surveyor previously forgotten by history. With the voice of a... Read more
The Audition (Stage Stars #1) (Penny McNamee, Scholastic)
Released September 2024
The Audition, the first book in actor Penny McNamee’s Stage Star series, introduces us to Millie Von Trapp, an enthusiastic but lonely Year 6 student whose immediate family are all... Read more
Zoom (Dannika Patterson, illus Ross Morgan, Ford St)
Released September 2024
Dannika Patterson’s Zoom is a touching story about a boy named Tom. After a bad day at school, Tom comes home upset and withdrawn. Although he initially shuts his mum... Read more
rock flight (Hasib Hourani, Giramondo)
Released September 2024
Hasib Hourani’s debut, rock flight, is a structurally experimental long-form poem of grief, rage and resistance against the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine. Hourani’s voice is assertive, demanding attention from... Read more
The Death of Dora Black (Lainie Anderson, Hachette)
Released September 2024
Award-winning historian and journalist Lainie Anderson brings her research skills to the world of crime fiction in this engrossing and entertaining novel about Kate Cocks, the first policewoman in the... Read more
Sarah Evans (Bernice Barry, Echo)
Released September 2024
Sarah Evans is a richly imagined and meticulously researched historical fiction novel based on a true story. The tale begins in grimly Dickensian early 19th-century Clerkenwell, London, where powerful men... Read more
The Best Witch in Paris (Lauren Crozier, Text)
Released September 2024
Lauren Crozier won the 2023 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for her middle-grade novel The Best Witch in Paris. With a charm reminiscent of Jill Murphy’s Worst... Read more
Immortal Dark (Tigest Girma, Lothian)
Released September 2024
Tigest Girma’s debut novel, Immortal Dark, is the book YA readers of dark academia and romantasy have been waiting for—something with the violence and passion of genre bestsellers such as... Read more
Inheritance (Genevieve Gannon, Pantera)
Released September 2024
Inheritance is the latest novel by Genevieve Gannon, bestselling author of The Mothers. In the not-too-distant future, scientists use eugenics to protect the next generation against viruses and diseases. At the same... Read more
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
