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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

Read a letter from author Petronella McGovern about her latest thriller Every Time She Wakes.

Petronella McGovern

2 min read

Book cover Life After Weight-Loss Medication by Dr. Linia Patel, with a salad bowl and text about nourishing body and meal plans.

Book cover Life After Weight-Loss Medication by Dr. Linia Patel, with a salad bowl and text about nourishing body and meal plans.

Life After Weight-Loss Medication

Learn about Life After Weight-Loss Medication, an accessible and reassuring book by internationally renowned dietitian Dr Linia Patel.

Murdoch Books

5 min read

Book cover on a blue background, showing a woman in a checkered shirt on a farm at sunrise. Title: "Sunrise at Sunny Cross Farm".

Book cover on a blue background, showing a woman in a checkered shirt on a farm at sunrise. Title: "Sunrise at Sunny Cross Farm".

Q&A with Maya Linnell author of Sunrise at Sunny Cross Farm

We talk to Maya Linnell, author of Sunrise at Sunny Cross Farm.

Allen & Unwin

3 min read

Book cover for Over to You by Georgie Tunny, with stylized women, microphones, and bold pink, yellow, and teal panels.

Book cover for Over to You by Georgie Tunny, with stylized women, microphones, and bold pink, yellow, and teal panels.

Start reading Over to You by Georgie Tunny

Read an extract from Over to You by Georgie Tunny.

Allen & Unwin

5 min read

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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 cover of Léonie Kelsall’s The Windmill in the Silver Gums on a yellow background, with a smiling woman in a rural scene.

Book cover of Léonie Kelsall’s The Windmill in the Silver Gums on a yellow background, with a smiling woman in a rural scene.

Start reading The Windmill in the Silver Gums by Léonie Kelsall

Read an extract from the latest Léonie Kelsall novel.

Allen & Unwin

6 min read

Book cover titled Being, with a hamster and herring illustration, on teal background; subtitle about being human.

Book cover titled Being, with a hamster and herring illustration, on teal background; subtitle about being human.

Start reading Being, the new book from the award-winning authors of Mortals

Read an extract from Being by Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies.

Allen & Unwin

4 min read

Yellow book with tear-shaped design on teal backdrop. Title: Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves. Minimalist feel.

Yellow book with tear-shaped design on teal backdrop. Title: Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves. Minimalist feel.

Ben Reeves on how Death ended up with main character energy

Read a piece from Ben Reeves, author of Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt.

Allen & Unwin

2 min read

Two fantasy novels, One Knight Stand and Lady's Knight, stand upright on a teal background with illustrated women in armor.

Two fantasy novels, One Knight Stand and Lady's Knight, stand upright on a teal background with illustrated women in armor.

Our chat with Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Read our interview with bestselling co-authors Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner about all things Lady's Knight and One Knight Stand.

Allen & Unwin

4 min read

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