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Returning

Kirli Saunders

Returning is a poetic and visual feast that takes you on Kirli's journey of rediscovering self, Country and Connection

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Way Makers

Kerri Andrews (ed.)

The first anthology of women's writing about walking, edited by Wanderers author Kerri Andrews.

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Bring No Clothes

Charlie Porter

An anarchic, intimate, lushly illustrated look at the clothes and lives of the Bloomsbury Group

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Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths

Matthew Lamb

A cultural history of the times that shaped Frank Moorhouse and which Moorhouse himself helped to shape.

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Roman Stories

Jhumpa Lahiri & Todd Portnowitz

Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies, returns to the form of short stories with an astonishing work of fiction, set in and around Rome.

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The Book at War

Andrew Pettegree

In The Book at War, acclaimed historian Andrew Pettegree traces the surprising ways in which written culture

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Lou Reed

Will Hermes

The most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master Lou Reed.

Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's stature and living presence have only grown. The great rock-poet…

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Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

A big-hearted, compassionate novel about three generations of women preparing for a living wake - from award-winning poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo

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Sydney Brutalism

Heidi Dokulil

Big and bold or soft and sculptural, or a mix of the two, it's not until you get up close that you feel brutalism's radical roots.

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2023: A Year of Consequence

The Conversation, Justin Bergman (ed.)

This was a year of consequential decisions - not just for Australia, but the world.

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Justice & Hope

Raimond Gaita, Scott Stephens (ed.)

The collected writings of Raimond Gaita.

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The Fires Next Time

Peter Christoff

Offers a comprehensive assessment of Australia's Black Summer fires. Contributors analyse the event from many vantage points and disciplines - historical, climate scientific, ecological, economic, and political, and assess its…

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Songs from the Kitchen Table

Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter

The ultimate illustrated commemoration of iconic Australian musicians, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter - including lyrics, stories, photographs and tributes.

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The Future

Naomi Alderman

The new novel from the Women’s Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Power, The Future is a white-knuckle tour de force and dazzling exploration of the world we have made and…

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Wellness

Nathan Hill

From Nathan Hill, acclaimed author of The Nix, comes another hugely ambitious novel, about how we change, grow and age.

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Emily Kam Kngwarray

Kelli Cole, Hettie Perkins, Jennifer Green (eds)

A comprehensive and richly illustrated publication celebrating the timeless art of Emily Kam Kngwarray — a pre-eminent Australian artist and one of the most significant painters of the 20th century.

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An Unlikely Prisoner

Sean Turnell, Ha Vu

In his darkest hour hope became his closest companion.

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Corey Fah Does Social Mobility

Isabel Waidner

The radical, joyful follow-up to the Goldsmiths Prize-winning Sterling Karat Gold.

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Rogue Corporations

Quentin Beresford

Award-winning author Quentin Beresford takes us inside corporate Australia's highest-profile scandals and the factors that drive them

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Quarterly Essay 92: The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix It

Alan Kohler

What caused Australia's housing crisis – and how we might fix it

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Best of Australian Poems 2023

Gig Ryan (ed.), Panda Ryan (ed.)

Best of Australian Poems is an annual anthology collecting previously published and unpublished poems to create a poetic snapshot and barometer of the year that was. Capturing the richness and…

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Central Places

Delia Cai

A young woman's past and present collide when she brings her white fiancé home to meet her Chinese immigrant parents in this vibrant debut from an exciting new voice in…

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Energy Follows Thought

Willie Nelson, David Ritz, Mickey Raphael

"American icon Willie Nelson provides the stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs, along with a dynamic assortment of never-before-seen photos and ephemera"--

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What the Trees See

Dave Witty

The trees around us - some we may walk past every day - tell a story. The mallee box by the twelfth hole of North Adelaide Golf Course evokes a…

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The Super Bloom Handbook

Jac Semmler

Everyone needs flowers in their life. This is an easy guide to growing your own.

Here are forty of the most beautiful and easiest flowers to grow for any space…

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A Woman I Know

Mary Haverstick

The true story of a filmmaker whose unexpected investigation of her film’s subject opened a new window onto the world of Cold War espionage, CIA secrets, and the assassination of…

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The Future Future

Adam Thirwell

Marie Antoinette meets Gossip Girl in this supermodern novel of scandal and slander, from the two-time Granta Best Young British Novelist

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Letters to a Critic

Rodney James

Australian art through the letters of leading critic Alan McCulloch

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Water

John Boyne

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.

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I’m Liz Hayes

Liz Hayes

Liz Hayes has graced our television screens for more than four decades. Millions of Australians kicked off their weeks with Liz co-hosting Channel 9's Today show, and now for over…

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Chocolate All Day

Kirsten Tibballs

These recipes are the keys to the chocolate kingdom. The simplest route to chocolate happiness by the doyenne of chocolate, Kirsten Tibballs.

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Eat Lao

Sam Sempill

Sam Sempill was born in Australia and raised in a traditional Lao family.

The recipes in this book follow the trail of Sam's grandmother's cooking back to Lao. The food…

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Ken Whisson: Painting and Drawing

Quentin Sprague

A richly illustrated study of Australian modernist painter Ken Whisson's life and work.

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Bookshops & Bonedust

Travis Baldree

Viv's career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam's Ravens isn't going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she's packed off against her will to recuperate in…

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Karma

Boy George

The definitive autobiography from Culture Club frontman and LGBTQ+ icon, Boy George

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The Bill Gates Problem

Tim Schwab

A critical look at how Bill Gates uses his wealth and power through the Gates Foundation to advance his own agenda and erode democratic institutions in the process.

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Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare

Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

A stunning collection of stories that weaves Hawaiian mythology with a vivid fabulism and rich sense of place.

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Happy

Celina Baljeet Basra

A young cinephile leaves his rural village in India with big dreams, only to find himself trapped in menial jobs and forced to work off a debt he may never…

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What You Become: An Anthology

RMIT Professional Writing and Editing (PWE) Students

What happens when change is inevitable? You fear. You deny. You revolt. You choose. You evolve. You accept. You embrace.

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Broken Code

Jeff Horwitz

The inside story of a band of hackers who were hired to fix Facebook - and came to question whether it was beyond saving.

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America Fantastica

Tim O'Brien

An American Master returns: The author of The Things They Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery by…

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A Dictator Calls

Ismail Kadara, John Hodgson (trans.)

The new novel from first winner of International Man Booker, inspired by three minutes in June 1934 when Joseph Stalin allegedly called Boris Pasternak. A fascinating meditation on Soviet Russia…

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Breaking Through Depression

Philip Gold

An eye-opening exploration of the latest scientific discoveries about depressive illness, from one of the leading researchers in the field

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Hot Springs Drive

Lindsay Hunter

An unputdownable, unmissable, vicious blade of a novel that peels back the fragile veneer of two suburban families and the deadly secrets roiling between them.

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DallerGut Dream Department Store

Miyee Le, Sandy Joosun Lee (trans.)

A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their…

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Lawrence of Arabia

Ranulph Fiennes

An enthralling and illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the inspiration for the iconic film Lawrence of Arabia - from "The World's Greatest Living Explorer" Ranulph Fiennes

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My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television

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Double Exposure

Ava Barry

In this heart-pounding tale of deception, a young P.I. must unravel the secrets behind the murder of a Los Angeles heiress's parents.

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New releases

Returning

Way Makers

Bring No Clothes

Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths

Roman Stories

The Book at War

Lou Reed

Family Lore

Sydney Brutalism

2023: A Year of Consequence

Justice & Hope

The Fires Next Time

Songs from the Kitchen Table

The Future

Wellness

Emily Kam Kngwarray

An Unlikely Prisoner

Corey Fah Does Social Mobility

Rogue Corporations

Quarterly Essay 92: The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix It

Best of Australian Poems 2023

Central Places

Energy Follows Thought

What the Trees See

The Super Bloom Handbook

A Woman I Know

The Future Future

Letters to a Critic

Water

I’m Liz Hayes

Chocolate All Day

Eat Lao

Ken Whisson: Painting and Drawing

Bookshops & Bonedust

Karma

The Bill Gates Problem

Every Drop Is a Man’s Nightmare

Happy

What You Become: An Anthology

Broken Code

America Fantastica

A Dictator Calls

Breaking Through Depression

Hot Springs Drive

DallerGut Dream Department Store

Lawrence of Arabia

My Name Is Barbra

Double Exposure