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Collage of self-help book covers, including The Seeker and the Sage, The Courage to Like Yourself, and Drained, in pastel tones.

Collage of self-help book covers, including The Seeker and the Sage, The Courage to Like Yourself, and Drained, in pastel tones.

International Self-Care Day Books

Check out these great book recommendations inspired by International Self-Care Day!

Allen & Unwin

2 min read

Book cover of Kate Morton’s The Shifting Fog on a blue background, with pastel trees and flying birds.

Book cover of Kate Morton’s The Shifting Fog on a blue background, with pastel trees and flying birds.

Start reading The Shifting Fog by Kate Morton

Read an extract from the 20th anniversary edition of The Shifting Fog by Kate Morton.

Allen & Unwin

6 min read

Pink book cover of The Followers by Maree Spratt, showing a woman taking a selfie and text about reinvention and Alice Pung.

Pink book cover of The Followers by Maree Spratt, showing a woman taking a selfie and text about reinvention and Alice Pung.

Meet Maree Spratt author of The Followers

In our debut spotlight series, we introduce you to your next favourite authors. This month, meet Maree Spratt!

Allen & Unwin

7 min read

Collage of colourful book covers, including Brave Like Bunji, Good Young Men, The Australian Wars, and Come Home, Bigibila, on a teal background.

Collage of colourful book covers, including Brave Like Bunji, Good Young Men, The Australian Wars, and Come Home, Bigibila, on a teal background.

Sharing Stories this NAIDOC Week

Check out these fantastic First Nations stories this NAIDOC Week.

Allen & Unwin

3 min read

Book titled Every Time She Wakes by Petronella McGovern on a green pedestal. Cover features woman’s face and dramatic text highlights.

Book titled Every Time She Wakes by Petronella McGovern on a green pedestal. Cover features woman’s face and dramatic text highlights.

Petronella McGovern talks Every Time She Wakes

What if one decision changed the course of your whole life? Petronella McGovern shares the inspiration for her twisty new thriller.

Petronella McGovern

2 min read

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Book cover of Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins, with a spiral staircase and the tagline One building. One body.

Book cover of Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins, with a spiral staircase and the tagline One building. One body.

Start reading Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins

Book cover of Bad Neighbours by Joanna Jenkins, with a spiral staircase and the tagline One building. One body.

Allen & Unwin

3 min read

Book cover of Every Time She Wakes by Petronella McGovern on a teal background, with a woman’s face and moody shadows.

Book cover of Every Time She Wakes by Petronella McGovern on a teal background, with a woman’s face and moody shadows.

We chat Every Time She Wakes with author Petronella McGovern

Read our Q&A with the fabulous Petronella McGovern.

Allen & Unwin

3 min read

Collage of self-help book covers, including The Seeker and the Sage, The Courage to Like Yourself, and Drained, in pastel tones.

Collage of self-help book covers, including The Seeker and the Sage, The Courage to Like Yourself, and Drained, in pastel tones.

International Self-Care Day Books

Check out these great book recommendations inspired by International Self-Care Day!

Allen & Unwin

2 min read

Book cover of The Nowhere Boy by Anne Cleary on dark teal background, with a child on a forest road, evoking a lonely mood.

Book cover of The Nowhere Boy by Anne Cleary on dark teal background, with a child on a forest road, evoking a lonely mood.

A note from Anne Cleary author of The Nowhere Boy

Read a letter from The Nowhere Boy author Anne Cleary.

Allen & Unwin

2 min read

Book cover for Long Journey Home by Katrina Kittel, showing three WWII soldiers before snowy mountains and the subtitle about Anzac POWs.

Book cover for Long Journey Home by Katrina Kittel, showing three WWII soldiers before snowy mountains and the subtitle about Anzac POWs.

How Anzac POWs survived behind enemy lines

Katrina Kittel on the extraordinary escapes of Anzac POWs in wartime Italy.

Allen & Unwin

5 min read

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