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I Hope This Doesn’t Find You (Ann Liang, Penguin)
Released February 2024
Ann Liang’s third young adult novel, I Hope This Doesn’t Find You, is a feel-good rom-com that uses all the well-worn tropes of the enemies-to-lovers subgenre. When people-pleaser school captain... Read more
The Most Amazing Thing (Ian Hayward Robinson, illus Matt Shanks, A&U Children’s)
Released March 2024
The Most Amazing Thing is a sweet story about Henry, who, one rainy day, is trying to figure out what the most amazing thing is, so he can draw it... Read more
The Girl from Moscow (Julia Levitina, Pantera)
Released March 2024
In Julia Levitina’s debut novel, The Girl from Moscow, Ella Ashkenazi, an aspiring actor on the verge of a breakthrough role, discovers she is pregnant. It’s a low-key beginning to... Read more
To and Fro (Anton Clifford-Motopi, A&U Children’s)
Released March 2024
To and Fro by debut author Anton Clifford-Motopi is a heartfelt and humorous exploration of the complexities of growing up mixed-race in Australia. This delightful offering for readers aged 8–12... Read more
Like Fire-Hearted Suns (Melanie Joosten, Ultimo)
Released March 2024
‘Deeds not words’ was the valiant cry of the suffragettes, but does the average reader know what those deeds entailed? This average reader did not. While a work of fiction,... Read more
Some People Want to Shoot Me (Wayne Bergmann & Madelaine Dickie, Fremantle)
Released March 2024
Some People Want to Shoot Me is the straight-talking biography of Wayne Bergmann, an Indigenous land rights advocate and native title lawyer who famously took on a multinational company and... Read more
What They Told Me (Hayley Lawrence, Scholastic)
Released February 2024
Fifteen-year-old Elliott Gillespie has always believed she and her family are the lucky ones. Their home by Crooked River has been in the Gillespie family for generations. Her best friend,... Read more
Sloths Love Parties (Rory H Mather, illus Binny Talib, Affirm)
Released February 2024
Have you ever wondered why sloths are so slow and sleepy? In Rory H Mather’s Sloths Love Parties, it’s not because of their low-energy diet but due to their high-energy... Read more
The Concierge (Abby Corson, Ultimo)
Released February 2024
Abby Corson’s debut crime thriller, The Concierge, offers readers a locked-room murder mystery in a lavish English country hotel, where the guests are pointing fingers, and the person who knows... Read more
Beyond Booze (Sarah Rusbatch, Murdoch)
Released February 2024
The term ‘sober curiosity’ has been around for a few years now, but Beyond Booze: How to create a life you love, alcohol-free offers something a bit more. Author Sarah... Read more
Greater City Shadows (Laurie Steed, UWAP)
Released February 2024
Laurie Steed’s third book and debut short story collection, Greater City Shadows, collates tales of grief, loss, loneliness, unrequited love, fractured relationships and—ultimately—hope. Suburban Perth is the setting for many an... Read more
The Daredevil Princess and the Golden Unicorn (Belinda Murrell, illus Rebecca Crane, Puffin)
Released February 2024
The Daredevil Princess and the Golden Unicorn is the first in kid-lit superstar Belinda Murrell’s latest series, with a second book (The Daredevil Princess and the Goblin King) to be... Read more
Go Lightly (Brydie Lee-Kennedy, Bloomsbury)
Released February 2024
Brydie Lee-Kennedy’s debut, Go Lightly, is an honest, hilarious and often painful exploration of taking risks in life and love. Full of wry humour, it dives into the complexities of... Read more
Little Horses (Deborah Kelly, illus Jenni Goodman, Wombat Books)
Released February 2024
Deborah Kelly’s Little Horses opens with a beautiful, graceful scene of seahorses living in harmony with other marine life in their ocean habitat. The jewel-coloured seahorses live a peaceful life... Read more
Woven (ed by Anne-Marie Te Whiu, Magabala)
Released February 2024
Woven, the second collaborative project between Red Room Poetry and Magabala Books, is a profound and unique collection of First Nations poetry that sees some of the world’s finest First... Read more
My Brilliant Sister (Amy Brown, Scribner)
Released February 2024
My Brilliant Sister is a layered and involving story about womanhood, motherhood and art. It follows three very different women who all want to create art and are at a... Read more
The Beacon (P A Thomas, Echo)
Released February 2024
Living in the Byron region, doctor-turned-author P A Thomas is well placed to helm this debut crime novel featuring colourful characters and rollicking action set in this lively location. Jack... Read more
The Intuition Toolkit (Joel Pearson, S&S)
Released February 2024
Forget the idea of intuition as a sixth sense or any of the other mysterious connotations that many gurus and self-help books have been portraying for decades. Instead, in The... Read more
Countdown to Yesterday (Shirley Marr, Puffin)
Released February 2024
Shirley Marr’s latest novel, Countdown to Yesterday, takes young readers on a heartwarming journey through time, memories, and the complexities of family and friendship. This enchanting tale is a delightful... Read more
How to Avoid Being Eaten By Sharks… and other advice (John Larkin, illus Chrissie Krebs, Walker)
Released February 2024
How do you avoid being eaten by sharks? Is the Earth flat or round? How do you translate parent-speak, pass a creative writing test, and elude alien abduction? Tongue-in-cheek, chapter-length... Read more
