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The Vanishing Point (Andrea Hotere, Ultimo)
Released October 2023
Journalist and researcher Andrea Hotere has put her investigative skills to work in The Vanishing Point: a dual-timeline historical mystery novel concerning Diego Velázquez’s 1656 royal portrait, Las Meninas. In 17th-century... Read more
Everything Under the Moon (ed by Michael Earp, illus Kit Fox, Affirm)
Released October 2023
Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a queerer light is a collection of insightful stories from a variety of authors, including Michael Earp, Alison Evans, Helena Fox, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner,... Read more
Blair Moon: How to be cooler than the moon (AshIeigh Mounser, Ford St)
Released October 2023
Blair Moon: How to be cooler than the moon by Ashleigh Mounser is a fast-paced novel that doesn’t let up, much like its protagonist, Blair Moon. Eleven-year-old Blair is precocious,... Read more
Run Pups Run (Kerri Day, illus Nicky Johnston, Windy Hollow)
Released October 2023
Kerri Day's Run Pups Run is a lively and charming story of a family beach excursion. The day begins as a family and their three dogs head down to the... Read more
The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard (Natasha Lester, Hachette)
Released October 2023
In Paris, 1917, 16-year-old Mizza Bricard is determined to leave a lasting mark on the world. She creates a house of couture that will establish a legacy spanning generations, reaching... Read more
The Things We Live With (Gemma Nisbet, Upswell)
Released October 2023
Gemma Nisbet is a writer and journalist who holds onto things, but this book isn’t about hoarding. It’s not even a self-help antidote to ‘Marie Kondo-ing’ your stuff. In this... Read more
Home to Biloela (Priya Nadesalingam with Rebekah Holt, A&U)
Released October 2023
Raw and poignant, Priya Nadesalingam’s Home to Biloela is a personal account of what became a national campaign to bring one family home. It provides an intimate insight into the well-known story... Read more
The Rust Red Land (Robyn Bishop, Spinifex)
Released October 2023
Set in country New South Wales beginning in 1890, The Rust Red Land follows Matilda as she comes of age through to the 1930s. She does all that is expected of her as... Read more
Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean (Melissa Greenwood, ABC Books)
Released October 2023
With Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean, Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, from the NSW region known as Coffs Harbour, once again gifts us with a beautiful ode to family and the land.... Read more
Gunflower (Laura Jean McKay, Scribe)
Released October 2023
Laura Jean McKay’s Gunflower is a vivid and tantalising short story collection where animals are as seamlessly anthropomorphised as humans are animalised. McKay asks readers to suspend their narrative expectations and blurs... Read more
What to Do When You’re Not Sure What to Do (Davina Bell, illus Hilary Jean Tapper, Lothian)
Released October 2023
‘Some things need careful hands ... It’s always good to ask first ... Remember to look up! And look down.’ These are some of the little snippets of advice offered in... Read more
Unfinished Woman (Robyn Davidson, Bloomsbury)
Released October 2023
Robyn Davidson is perhaps best known for her novel Tracks and has a writing career spanning over 40 years. Her latest, Unfinished Woman, is a nomadic memoir that details the author’s traumatic childhood,... Read more
The Observologist (Giselle Clarkson, Gecko)
Released October 2023
An observologist is someone who makes scientific expeditions every day and notices interesting details in the world around them. This is the first thing we learn in The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson,... Read more
Edenglassie (Melissa Lucashenko, UQP)
Released October 2023
Melissa Lucashenko’s Edenglassie is a literary epic that skilfully weaves between the present day, where Grannie Eddie is looked after by her feisty granddaughter Winona and Dr Johnny, and mid-1850s Brisbane, where... Read more
Unholy Terrors (Lyndall Clipstone, Penguin)
Released October 2023
Unholy Terrors is an alluring, gothic tale of forbidden love and shifting allegiances in a land of magic and monsters. Everline Blackthorn is not like the other wardens who guard... Read more
Zero Risk: Keeping others safe in a dangerous world (Tony Loughran, Echo)
Released October 2023
Tony Loughran’s memoir, Zero Risk, certainly lives up to his motto—‘I’d rather spend one year as a tiger than a hundred years as a sheep’. From his rough-and-tumble—and then outright... Read more
Kinky History (Esmé Louise James, Pantera)
Released October 2023
Kinky History is based on the wildly popular TikTok account we all needed. Author Esmé Louise James (@esme.louisee) is a TikTok phenomenon with over 2.3 million followers, and it’s pretty... Read more
Nikki Hind: Dressed for success (John Dickson, illus Chantel de Sousa, Berbay)
Released October 2023
Nikki Hind: Dressed for Success is part of Vision Australia’s Big Vision series that profiles Australian people living with blindness or low vision. It’s a short biography of Nikki Hind,... Read more
A–Z of Who I Could Be (Chloe Dalton, illus Kim Siew, A&U)
Released October 2023
A–Z of Who I Could Be showcases 26 Australian top-performing female and non-binary athletes across 26 different sports. Chloe Dalton presents us with the likes of Ash Barty, Nova Peris,... Read more
Green Dot (Madeleine Gray, A&U)
Released October 2023
Madeline Gray’s debut novel, Green Dot, which has enjoyed a lot of pre-publication buzz, is a surprising read. With some superficial markers of the recently popular ‘sad girl’ novel—particularly in... Read more
