Harley, a man of Nyoongar ancestry, finds himself at a difficult point in the history of his country, family and self. As the apparently successful outcome of his white grandfather's enthusiastic atte
The past casts long shadows in the Kimberley’s high country.A murder in the remote bush in 1916 sparks a chain of events that will haunt a family for generations. Hidden in the refuge of a secre
When Jay’s husband lands a diplomatic job in Warsaw, she jumps at the chance to escape a predictable life in Canberra for adventure in the heart of central Europe. From glamorous cocktail partie
When push comes to shove, there is nothing as fundamental as a well-functioning bowel. Dr. Michael Levitt, highly respected surgeon, has restored hundreds of patients to bowel health and happiness. Th
As a young man, Harvey Beam got the hell out of his hometown, confirming his suspicions that you can successfully run away from your problems. But after forging a big-city career in talkback radio, Ha
One day Charlie finds a hole. A hole of his very own! He picks it up and pops it in his pocket. But it doesn't take Charlie long to realize that a hole in your pocket is not a good thing to have.This
Anne Aly, Liz Byrski, Sarah Drummond, Mehreen Faruqi, Goldie Goldbloom, Krissy Kneen, Jeanine Leane, Brigid Lowry and Pat Torres are among fifteen voices recounting what it is like to be a woman on th
Winner: 2016 Australian Crime Writers Association, Ned Kelly Award, Best Crime Novel Detective Inspector Daniel Clement is back in Broome, the tropical town where he grew up, licking his wounds from
Out in the Arizona desert, Walter Reckles emerges unscathed from an air crash in a classified zone. He’s under intense pressure to retract his story about hitting an illicit drone – a stor
In 1999, a number of young women go missing in the Perth suburb of Claremont. One body is discovered. Others are never seen again. Snowy Lane (City of Light) is hired as a private investigator but nei
Lily loves all things dark and mysterious, so when she discovers a magic mirror in a locked room it's like a dream come true. Or is it ... Lily now has a new friend who desperately needs her help. But
Frogmouth isn’t like the other birds; she doesn’t want to live in the trees. While traveling the land hunting for a new nesting place, Frogmouth helps other animals find their residences. Only when sh
Jasmine Lovely has it all – the looks, the grades, the friends. But when a house party spins out of control, Jazz discovers what can happen when your mistakes go viral ... We know our kids are at risk
High on the hills of the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland stands a glasshouse built by orchid expert Bruce Gray. Whether from the cloud forests of South America, the Himalayan Mountains o
Deliveries usually come in a van. Deliveries are often heavy boxes or oddly shaped padded bags. Deliveries do not come late on a school night. They don’t come in a speeding car. And they don’t cry. Wh
Bella is very surprised one morning to discover her house has moved in the night. Her parents are too busy to notice, but even they can’t pretend it’s not happening when they wake up a few days later
Spotlighting a woman who was strongly dedicated to improving the lives of the disadvantaged, this biography celebrates the accomplishments of Pat Giles. Her entrance into Parliament as a Labor politic
Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir, and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Color, LGBTIQA+, or living with disability. The focus of the anthology is o
Pete lives with his mum. His dad lives far away and, as far as Pete knows, that's all the family he has. Until one day, just before Pete turns ten, a birthday card arrives in the mail with stars o
Hahndorf artist Nora Heysen was the first woman to win the ArchibaldPrize, and Australia’s first female painter to be appointed as an officialwar artist. A portraitist and a flower painter, Nora
Spencer Gray is just an ordinary kid, but he manages to get in to some pretty extraordinary situations. Playing soccer at school with his mates he accidentally uncovers a sinister animal smuggling ope
This collection draws together four tales for younger readers from the Waarda series of Indigenous stories, first edited by acclaimed author Sally Morgan. Two stories feature Lilli and her magical com
After months of entrapment in a shopping centre, Nox, Taylor and Lizzy are desperate to uncover the secret of the Disappearance. But there is more to the new world than they ever suspected, and the da
Red Read’s life takes a surprising ? and alarming ? turn when his mother sells him to an infamous smuggler plying his trade off the north-west coast of Australia in the closing days of the 19th centur
It’s never too late to run away from home!Helen burns her bed and her bridges when she leaves home to run a second hand bookshop. But can you ever really discard the past? For starters there are thous
It the summer of 1976 in this work of fiction, and Frank and Laura travel down south to a cottage by the sea as their son Toby lays bare all that he sees. It is the summer Frank is called away and Lau
Sally Tinker, the world’s foremost inventor under the age of 12, has an extraordinary new challenge. The brain-enhancing nanobots she is testing have been accidentally swallowed by her baby brot
Caitlin Maling’s second volume, Border Crossing, continues to showcase the development of an exciting new voice in Australian poetry. Now Maling’s poems shift from the first volume’s gritty treatment