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A Sprinkle of Sadie (Lana Spasevski, illus by Joanie Stone, Affirm)
Released April 2022
A Sprinkle of Sadie, illustrated by Joanie Stone, is the first in a new junior fiction series from Australian writer Lana Spasevski. Seven-year-old Sadie Le lives with her family in... Read more
Milo Finds $105: Bored #1 (Matt Stanton, ABC Books)
Released April 2022
When you’re young, one of the most exciting moments in your life is finding money. Coins, cool, but actual notes—amazing! Milo, the 11-year-old narrator of Matt Stanton’s new series ‘Bored’,... Read more
Everything You Want to See (Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Fremantle Press)
Released April 2022
From a dog to a dinosaur, from a butterfly to a lion’s roar, this fun and eclectic collection of ‘things’ is everything you want to see when you are a... Read more
The Girls of Lake Evelyn (Averil Kenny, Echo)
Released April 2022
Society bride Vivienne has left her groom at the altar, fleeing the most anticipated wedding of 1958. With nowhere else to turn, she finds herself in the small town of... Read more
Mothertongues (Ceridwen Dovey & Eliza Bell, Hamish Hamilton)
Released April 2022
Mothertongues is a collaborative endeavour by Ceridwen Dovey and Eliza Bell that captures two essential concepts that are crucial yet often undervalued in our lives: motherhood and art-making. Drawing from... Read more
Where the Light Gets In (Zoë Coyle, Ultimo)
Released April 2022
Many stories are woven into one in Zoë Coyle’s anticipated debut novel Where the Light Gets In. Delphi, a free-spirited artist with a poet’s soul, comes from a family broken... Read more
Crumbs (Phil Cummings, illus by Shane DeVries, Scholastic)
Released April 2022
This quiet little tale has the feel of a Pixar short film crossed with a simple folk parable from a bygone era. Young Ella, who has nothing to give to... Read more
The Ghost Locket (Allison Rushby, Walker)
Released April 2022
Allison Rushby’s latest middle-grade offering is a creative, entertaining blend of genres, the supernatural spilling into a historical mystery in a modern-day setting. Twelve-year-old Lolli and her guardian Freya have... Read more
The Burnished Sun (Mirandi Riwoe, UQP)
Released April 2022
Mirandi Riwoe’s The Burnished Sun comprises a series of short stories sandwiched between two novellas, opening with ‘Annah the Javanese’ and closing with Riwoe’s award-winning ‘The Fish Girl’. Despite the... Read more
The Good Mother (Rae Cairns, HarperCollins)
Released April 2022
Some books come with their own stories, and The Good Mother certainly does: Rae Cairns self-published this book first and gained enough notoriety with reviews and a Ned Kelly Award... Read more
Who Needs the ABC? (Matthew Ricketson & Patrick Mullins, Scribe)
Released April 2022
Governments of all persuasions have had a prickly relationship with the ABC. Some more than others. Labor governments have gritted their teeth and put up with unflattering reporting; Liberal governments... Read more
Auē (Becky Manawatu, Scribe)
Released March 2022
Auē is a heartbreaking yet gripping drama about a family living amid intergenerational domestic violence and gang warfare on New Zealand’s South Island. At its heart, the book is the... Read more
Stardiving (Andrew Plant, Ford St)
Released April 2022
Stardiving is the tale of a young sperm whale challenged to open his eyes on an exciting deep-diving adventure. This heartfelt picture book by the author–illustrator of titles including The... Read more
Assisted: A doctor’s story of assisting death and embracing life (Stefanie Green, A&U)
Released April 2022
There’s something special about reading the story of a person who has found their true vocation—their passion jumps through the page and grabs you. Dr Stefanie Green is a doctor... Read more
Prometheus High: How to make a monster (Stuart Wilson, Puffin)
Released April 2022
Stuart Wilson’s debut middle-grade novel, the first in a series, will appeal to 8–12-year-olds looking for an adventure tale with a macabre edge. Athena Strange, an intelligent yet unruly young... Read more
Dinner with the Schnabels (Toni Jordan, Hachette)
Released April 2022
In this timely new novel, Toni Jordan lends her signature wit to the story of a dysfunctional yet loving family group. Simon Larsen has lost his business and his home... Read more
Uncanny Angles (Sean Williams, Wakefield)
Released March 2022
Since the late 90s Sean Williams has been a prolific contributor to Australian speculative fiction; he’s written award-winning science fiction, post-collapse and young adult books. Part retrospective, part confession, Uncanny... Read more
Unlimited Futures (ed by Rafeif Ismail & Ellen van Neerven, Fremantle Press)
Released March 2022
Unlimited Futures is a YA anthology of sci-fi and speculative fiction edited by Rafeif Ismail and Ellen van Neerven. What makes it so different from other collections like it is... Read more
Orphan Rock (Dominique Wilson, Transit Lounge)
Released March 2022
Five-year-old Bessie is removed from an extended stay at the Protestant Orphan School and returned home to her unstable mother: a woman she doesn’t remember and who is anything but... Read more
Australiana (Yumna Kassab, Ultimo)
Released March 2022
The heart of Australiana is an examination of settler Australia, disrupting the conception of town and rural settings so common in the nation's literary imagination. First Nations writers have significantly... Read more
