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THE GOLDEN 

MAZE 

Richard Fidler 

Hardback 

RRP $39.99 

MY TIDDA, MY SISTER 

Marlee Silva 

Hardback RRP $29.99 

September release, 

advance orders welcome 

My Tidda, My Sister shares 

the experiences of many 

Indigenous women and girls, 

brought together by author 

Marlee Silva and featuring 

colourful artwork by artist 

Rachael Sarra. Some stories 

are heart-warming, while others shine a light on 

the terrible realities for many Australian Indigenous 

women. But what they all share is the ability to 

inspire and empower, creating a sisterhood for all 

Australian women. 

HOW TO TALK 

ABOUT CLIMATE 

CHANGE IN A WAY 

THAT MAKES A 

DIFFERENCE 

Rebecca Huntley 

Paperback RRP $32.99 

A toolkit for understanding 

why people who aren't 

like you feel the way they 

do and learning to talk to 

them effectively. What 

we need are thousands - millions - of everyday 

conversations about the climate to enlarge the 

ranks of the concerned, engage the disengaged 

and persuade the cautious of the need for action. 

WOMEN AND 

LEADERSHIP: REAL 

LIVES, REAL LESSONS 

Julia Gillard & 

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala 


An inspirational and 

practical book written by 

two high-achieving women, 

Women and Leadership 

examines what is different 

for women who lead. 

Featuring interviews with Jacinda Ardern, 

Hilary Clinton, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 

Theresa May and more. 

PLASTIC FREE 

Rebecca Prince-Ruiz & 

Joanna Atherfold Finn 


'I'm going plastic free 

next month, who wants 

to join me?' 

Plastic Free tells the 

incredible story of how a 

simple community initiative 

grew into one of the 

world's most successful 

environmental movements. It also shares tips 

from people around the world who have taken on 

the Plastic Free July challenge and significantly 

reduced their waste. 

ABC broadcaster Richard Fidler, bestselling 

author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, is back 

with a personally curated history of the magical 

city that is Prague. 

Following the story of Prague from its origins 

in medieval darkness to its uncertain present, 

Fidler does what he does so well - curates an 

absolutely engaging and compelling history of a 

place. You will learn things you never knew, with 

a tour guide who is erudite, inquisitive, and the 

best storyteller you could have as 

your companion. 

REPREHENSIBLE 

Mikey Robins 


Rollicking and informative, 

Reprehensible: Polite 

Histories of Bad Behaviour 

is your guide through some 

of the most shameful 

behaviour indulged in 

by humanity's most 

celebrated figures, as told 

by Mikey Robins, one of 

Australia's most loved comedians. 

COMING SOON - PREORDER NOW 

THE DETAILS 

Tegan Bennett Daylight 


A book about the 

connections we form with 

literature and each other. 

Tegan Bennett Daylight 

has led a life in books – as 

a writer, a teacher and a 

critic, but first and foremost 

as a reader. 

In this deeply insightful and 

intimate work, Daylight describes how her reading 

has nourished her life, and how life has informed 

her reading. 

HONEYBEE 

Craig Silvey 


29 September release, 


From the bestselling author 

of Jasper Jones. Honeybee 

is a tender, profoundly 

moving novel brimming 

with vivid characters and 

luminous words. It's about 

two lives forever changed 

by a chance encounter -- one offering hope, the 

other redemption. It's about when to persevere, and 

when to be merciful. 

ALL OUR 

SHIMMERING SKIES 

Trent Dalton 




From the international 

bestselling author of 

Boy Swallows Universe, 

Trent Dalton returns with 

a buoyant, beautiful and 

magical story about gifts 

from the sky, curses dug from the earth and the 

secrets we bury inside ourselves – it is 

a love letter to Australia and the art of 

looking up. 

THE SURVIVORS 

Jane Harper 




Kieran Elliott's life changed 

forever on the day a 

reckless mistake led to 

devastating consequences. 

His guilt haunts him during 

a visit with his young 

family to the small coastal 

community he once called home, and when a body 

is discovered on the beach, long-held 

secrets threaten to emerge.

GREAT NEW FICTION 

THE BLUFFS 

Kyle Perry 


When a school group of 

teenage girls goes missing 

in the remote wilderness 

of Tasmania's Great 

Western Tiers, the town is 

immediately on alert. Three 

decades ago, five young 

girls disappeared in the 

area of those dangerous 

bluffs, and the legend of 'the Hungry Man' still 

haunts locals to this day. But in a town 

this size everyone is hiding something, 

and bluffing is second nature. 

THE TOLSTOY 

ESTATE 

Steven Conte 




A compelling and tender 

novel of love, war and 

literature. In the doomed 

German invasion of 

Russia in WWII, a German 

military doctor, Paul 

Bauer, is assigned to establish a field hospital at 

the former estate of Count Leo Tolstoy. 

In the terrible winter of 1941, everything 

starts to unravel... 

A ROOM MADE OF 

LEAVES 

Kate Grenville 


What if Elizabeth 

Macarthur—wife of the 

notorious John Macarthur, 

wool baron in the earliest 

days of Sydney—had 

written a shockingly frank 

secret memoir? And what 

if novelist Kate Grenville 

had miraculously found and published it? That's 

the starting point for A Room Made of Leaves, a 

playful dance of possibilities between the real and 

the invented. Kate Grenville's return to the territory 

of The Secret River is historical fiction turned inside 

out, a stunning sleight of hand by one of 

our most original writers. 

TROUBLED BLOOD 

Robert Galbraith 




Troubled Blood is the 

latest thrilling instalment 

in the highly acclaimed, 

international bestselling 

series featuring Cormoran 

Strike and Robin Ellacott, 

written by Robert Galbraith. 

BETTY 

Tiffany McDaniel 


August release, 


Betty is a stunning, 

lyrical novel set in the 

rolling foothills of the 

Appalachians in which a 

young girl discovers stark 

truths that will haunt her 

for the rest of her life. 

A punch-in-the-gut of a novel you won't be able to 

forget - full of the crushing cruelty of human nature 

and the redemptive power of words. 

THE MIDNIGHT 

LIBRARY 

Matt Haig 




Between life and death 

there is a library. 

When Nora Seed finds 

herself in the Midnight 

Library, she has a chance 

to change her life. The books enable Nora to live 

as if she had done things differently. She can now 

undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work 

out her perfect life. But things aren't always 

what she imagined they'd be. 

PARIS NEVER 

LEAVES YOU 

Ellen Feldman 


The war is over, but the 

past is never past… 

Paris, 1944. Charlotte 

is working in a tiny Paris 

bookstore in Nazi-occupied 

Paris with her baby 

daughter and fighting 

for her life. Charlotte is 

no victim though – she is a survivor. But can she 

survive the next chapter of her life? 

THE BOOK OF 

HIDDEN WONDERS 

Polly Crosby 


Hidden in the pages of a 

book is a secret story … 

some may be convinced 

her father's children's 

books contain a treasure 

map to a glittering 

prize, but Romilly is 

about to discover there 

is something far darker and more devastating 

locked within the pages. An unforgettable and 

beguiling debut. 

THE ABSTAINER 

Ian Mcguire 




From the widely acclaimed 

author of The North Water 

comes an epic story of 

revenge and obsession 

set in 19th century 

Manchester. 

In this propulsive tale of 

the underground war for Irish independence, master 

storyteller Ian McGuire once again transports 

readers to a time when blood begat blood. 

THE BURNING ISLAND 

Jock Serong 




Eliza Grayling, born in 

Sydney when the colony 

itself was still an infant, has 

lived there all her thirtytwo 

years. Too tall, too 

stern—too old, now—for 

marriage, she looks out for 

her reclusive father, Joshua, and wonders about his 

past. There is a shadow there: an old enmity. 

When Joshua Grayling is offered the chance for a 

reckoning with his nemesis, Eliza is horrified. 

It involves a sea voyage with an uncertain, probably 

violent, outcome. Insanity for an elderly blind man, 

let alone a drunkard. Unable to dissuade her father 

from his mad fixation, the voyage will become Eliza's 

mission too. 

THE LYING LIFE OF 

ADULTS 

Elena Ferrante 




Giovanna’s pretty face 

has changed: it’s turning 

into the face of an ugly, 

spiteful adolescent. But is 

she seeing things as they 

really are? Into which mirror 

must she look to find herself? She is searching for 

a new face in two kindred cities that fear and detest 

one another: the refined Naples of the heights, and 

the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and 

vulgarity. She moves between these two cities, high 

and low, which offer no answer and no escape. In 

this new novel about the transition from childhood 

to adolescence to adulthood, Elena Ferrante – 

bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend – proves 

once again why she is one of the world’s most read 

and beloved writers. 

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MORE NEW FICTION 

UTOPIA AVENUE 

David Mitchell 


Utopia Avenue might be 

the most curious British 

band you've never heard of. 

Emerging from London's 

psychedelic scene in 1967, 

the band produced only 

two albums in two years, 

yet their musical legacy 

lives on. This bewitching 

novel celebrates the power of music to connect 

across divides, define an era and thrill the soul. 

From the bestselling author of The Bone Clocks. 

PIRANESI 

Susanna Clarke 




Piranesi lives in the House. 

Perhaps he always has? 

Jonathan Strange & Mr 

Norrell transported over 

four million readers into 

its mysterious world. It 

became an instant classic 

and has been hailed as one of the finest works of 

fiction of the twenty-first century. 

Fifteen years later, it is finally time to enter the 

House and meet Piranesi. 

'Piranesi is a gorgeous, spellbinding mystery that 

gently unravels page by page. Precisely the sort of 

book that I love wordlessly handing to someone so 

they can have the pleasure of uncovering its secrets 

for themselves. This book is a treasure, washed up 

upon a forgotten shore, waiting to be discovered' – 

Erin Morgenstern 

SORROW AND BLISS 

Meg Mason 




Spiky, sharp, intriguingly 

dark, full of pathos, fury 

and wit, Sorrow and Bliss 

by Meg Mason is a dazzling, 

distinctive novel from a 

boldly talented writer, for 

fans of Sally Rooney, Taffy 

Brodesser-Akner and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. 

This novel is about a woman called Martha. She 

knows there is something wrong with her but she 

doesn't know what it is. By the time she finds out it's 

too late to get the only thing she has ever wanted – 

or is it? 

WHY VISIT AMERICA 

Matthew Baker 


Equal parts speculative 

and satirical, the stories 

in Matthew Baker's 

collection portray a world 

within touching distance 

of our own. This is an 

America riven by dilemmas 

confronting so many of us, 

turned on its head by one 

of the most innovative voices of the moment. 

Read together, these parallel-universe stories 

create a composite portrait of our true nature and a 

dark reflection of the world we live in. 

MONOGAMY 

Sue Miller 




Annie is not the first love 

of Graham's life but she 

is, he thinks, his last and 

greatest. Very recently, he 

has faltered; but he means 

to put it right. Monogamy 

is a novel about marriage, 

family, secrets and love. 

ANTKIND 

Charlie Kaufman 


B. Rosenberger 

Rosenberg, neurotic and 

underappreciated film critic, 

stumbles upon an unseen 

film by an enigmatic 

outsider. Convinced that 

it might possibly be the 

greatest movie ever made, 

B. knows that it is his 

mission to show it to the rest of humanity. The only 

problem: the film is destroyed. 

THE INHERITORS 

Hannelore Cayre 




Spanning two centuries, 

from Paris on the eve of 

the Franco-Prussian War 

to the modern day, this 

unforgettable family saga 

lays bare the persistent 

and poisonous injustice 

of inequality. In her trademark razor-sharp style, 

Hannelore Cayre again delivers the sardonic humour 

and devilish creativity that made The Godmother an 

international bestseller. 

THE WOMEN'S PAGES 

Victoria Purman 




Sydney 1945. The war is 

over and so are the jobs 

(and freedoms) of tens of 

thousands of Australian 

women. War correspondent 

Tilly Galloway has hung 

up her uniform and been 

forced to work on the women's pages of her 

newspaper where she struggles to write advice on 

fashion and make-up. Tilly realises that for 

her the war may have ended, but the fight is 

just beginning... 

MEANWHILE IN 

DOPAMINE CITY 

DBC Pierre 


From the Man Booker 

Prize-winning author 

of Vernon God Little, a 

humane, deeply empathetic 

starburst of a satire. 

Meanwhile in Dopamine 

City is the story of Lonny 

Cush, sanitation worker 

and single parent, kind-hearted and red-blooded, 

who is trying his best to protect his kids from the 

hysterical hyper-reality of 21st century life. 

THE VANISHING SKY 

L. Annette Binder 


Germany, 1945, and the 

bombs are falling. Etta 

and her husband Josef 

roam an empty nest: their 

eldest son Max is fighting 

on the frontlines, while 

fifteen-year-old Georg 

has swapped books for 

guns at a Nürnberg school 

for the Hitler Youth. When Max is unexpectedly 

discharged it is Etta that must gather the pieces of 

her splintered family and hold them together. 

WHAT ARE YOU 

GOING THROUGH 

Sigrid Nunez 




A woman visits a friend 

with terminal cancer who 

makes a momentous 

request. Will she 

accompany her on a 

holiday where she will end 

her life on her own terms? 

Shaken and grieving, she finds the strength to 

agree. A luminous, heartbreaking and life-affirming 

novel about choosing to die, by the National Book 

Award winning author of The Friend. 

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AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE 

THE MORBIDS 

Ewa Ramsey 




A story of friendship, love 

and what it means to truly 

live when, sometimes, 

it may seem easier not 

to. Beautiful, funny, and 

universally relatable this 

story of hidden loneliness 

and the power of 

compassion and companionship reminds us that life 

is an adventure truly worth living. 

Enter now for your chance to WIN a set of 

award winning books. For details go to the 

competition page at www.indies.com.au 

STATE HIGHWAY ONE 

Sam Coley 


25 August release, 


It's been years since Alex 

was in New Zealand, 

and years since he spent 

time with his twin sister, 

Amy. When they lose their 

parents it seems like the 

perfect time to reconnect. 

But as they journey the length of State Highway 

One, Alex will be forced to reckon with what 

coming home really means. A stunning debut from 

the winner of the 2017 Richell Prize for Emerging 

Writers. 

KOKOMO 

Victoria Hannan 


When Mina receives 

an urgent call from 

her best friend back in 

Melbourne, her world 

is turned upside down. 

Her reclusive mother, 

Elaine, has left the 

house for the first time 

in twelve years. 

Mina drops everything 

to fly home, only to 

discover that Elaine will not talk about her sudden 

return to the world, nor why she's spent so much 

time hiding from it. Their reunion leaves Mina raking 

through pieces of their painful past in a bid to 

uncover the truth. 

Both tender and fierce, heartbreaking and funny, 

Kokomo is a story about how secrets and love have 

the power to bring us together and tear us apart. 

THE FOGGING 

Luke Horton 


A compelling tale of the 

slow disintegration of 

a relationship and the 

unravelling of a man. 

The Fogging brims with 

observations that charm, 

illuminate, and devastate, 

diving deep into what it 

means to be strong when 

your foundation is built on sand. This is a stunning 

debut novel from a young Australian talent. 

REVENGE 

S.L. Lim 




This is a novel that rages 

against capitalism, heterosupremacy, 

mothers, 

fathers, families – the 

whole damn thing. It's 

about what happens when 

you want to make art but 

are born in the wrong time and place. 

S. L. Lim brings to vivid life the frustrations of a 

talented daughter and vengeful sister in a nuanced 

and riveting novel that will not be easily forgotten. 

I GIVE MY MARRIAGE 

A YEAR 

Holly Wainwright 




Every month for a year, 

Lou sets a different test for 

their relationship to help her 

decide if she should stay or 

go. Secrets are exposed, 

old wounds reopened and 

a true-to-life suburban love story unfolds in this 

accurate and at times hilarious picture of a 

modern Australian marriage. 

THE LAST 

MIGRATION 

Charlotte McConaghy 


How far you would you go 

for love? Franny Stone is 

determined to go to the 

end of the earth, following 

the last of the Arctic terns 

on what may be their final 

migration to Antarctica. 

The Last Migration is a 

wild, gripping and deeply moving novel 

from a brilliant young writer. 

A LONELY GIRL IS A 

DANGEROUS THING 

Jessie Tu 


A Lonely Girl is a 

Dangerous Thing explores 

female desire and the 

consequences of wanting 

too much and never 

getting it. It is about the 

awkwardness and pain 

of being human in an 

increasingly dislocated world - and how, in spite of 

all this, we still try to become the person we want 

to be. 

POLY 

Paul Dalgarno 




In the tradition of Sally 

Rooney, Poly is a slantedand-enchanted 

romantic 

comedy thriller about 

polyamory, polydactyly 

and personality disorders 

– a frank and honest 

account of contemporary relationships. An utterly 

engrossing debut that explores the fragility of love 

and identity. 

THE MOTHER 

FAULT 

Kate Mildenhall 




Mim's husband is 

missing. No one 

knows where Ben is, 

but everyone wants to 

find him – especially 

The Department. And 

they should know, the 

all-seeing government 

body has fitted the entire population with a tracking 

chip to keep them 'safe'. 

But suddenly Ben can't be tracked. And Mim is 

questioned, and threatened with the unthinkable 

– her two children being taken into care at the 

notorious BestLife. 

Cornered, Mim risks everything to go on the run to 

find her husband. 

THE SAFE PLACE 

Anna Downes 


When struggling 

actress Emily 

Proudman is offered 

a live-in job working 

for a wealthy family 

on their luxurious 

coastal property in 

France, she jumps at 

the opportunity to start 

over. 

The estate is pictureperfect, 

and its owners exude charisma and 

sophistication. But what at first appears to be a 

dream come true turns out to be a prison from 

which none of them will ever escape – unless Emily 

can find a way to set them all free. 

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WHEN SHE WAS 

GOOD 

Michael Robotham 


Six years ago, Evie 

Cormac was found hiding 

in a secret room in the 

aftermath of a brutal 

murder. But nobody has 

ever discovered her real 

name or where she came 

from, because everybody 

who tries ends up dead. Ignoring her warnings, 

Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven begins to dig 

into her past, only to disturb a hornet's nest. 

From Australia's foremost crime writer, Michael 

Robotham, this is the second explosive novel 

featuring gifted criminal psychologist Cyrus Haven 

following the Edgar Award nominated Good Girl, 

Bad Girl. 

THRILLING READS 

THE HUNTED 

Gabriel Bergmoser 


Set on a lonely highway, 

deep in the Australian 

badlands, a wounded 

woman arrives at a 

deserted roadhouse. 

The Hunted is whiteknuckle 

suspense 

matched to the fast-paced 

adrenaline of a Jack 

Reacher novel and the creeping menace of Wake 

in Fright. Ferociously fast-paced, filmic, 

visceral, tense and utterly electric. 

THE GIRL IN THE 

MIRROR 

Rose Carlyle 


Written with the chilling 

suspense of The Girl on 

the Train and Before I Go 

to Sleep, The Girl in the 

Mirror is an addictive thriller 

about greed, lust, secrets 

and deadly lies. An edgeof-your-seat 

debut with 

identical twins, a crazy inheritance and a boat full of 

secrets. Who can you trust? Absolutely nobody! 

THE NIGHT WHISTLER 

Greg Woodland 


Nostalgic yet clear-eyed, 

simmering with smalltown 

menace, The Night 

Whistler populates the rural 

Australia of the 1960s with 

memorable characters and 

almost unbearable tension. 

'A haunting, tense and 

unforgettable debut.' 

- Christian White 

GLIMPSES 

OF UTOPIA 

Jess Scully 

Paperback 

RRP $32.99 

It's hard to be excited about the future right 

now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality 

is growing; politics is polarised; institutions 

designed to protect us are strained; technology is 

disrupting the world of work. We need to upgrade 

the operating systems of our society. Jess Scully 

asks, What can we do? 

Glimpses of Utopia is a call for optimism. 

Humans everywhere are rising up to confront 

our challenges with creativity, resilience and 

compassion. Harnessing technology and 

imagination, we can reshape our world to be fair 

and sustainable. This book shows us how. 

FINAL CUT 

S. J. Watson 


Blackwood Bay. An ordinary 

place, home to ordinary 

people. It used to be a 

buzzing seaside destination. 

Now, ravaged by the effects 

of dwindling tourism and 

economic downturn, it's 

a ghost town—and the 

perfect place for filmmaker 

Alex to shoot her new documentary. But the 

community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. 

After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood 

Bay—or does it? 

NON-FICTION 

THE CARBON CLUB 

Marian Wilkinson 




The inside story of how 

a network of influential 

climate sceptics, politicians 

and business leaders 

fought to control Australia's 

response to the climate 

crisis. One of Australia's 

most respected investigative journalists, Marian 

Wilkinson has tracked the rise and rise of Australia's 

carbon club in brilliant detail. The result is a book 

that is both essential and disturbing reading. 

PLAY BY THE RULES 

Michael Pembroke 


Play by the Rules offers a 

fresh take on the USA's 

vast influence and asks 

whether it is still a force for 

good. 

At one time the authority 

of the United States was 

unrivalled. But now the 

world has now entered a 

post-American era – defined by the rise of Asia and 

the return of China, as much as by the decline of 

the United States. 

THE KINGDOM 

Jo Nesbo 




In the far north of Norway 

a man lives a peaceful 

existence. However one 

day his younger brother, 

always the more successful 

and charming of the two, 

turns up to visit. He's 

accompanied by his new wife. A bond develops 

between the woman and her host, with violent 

consequences. It turns out that the little brother is 

not quite as angelic as he seems. 

HOW TO SELL 

A MASSACRE 

Peter Charley 


Set during Trump's rise to 

power and the US's worst 

mass shootings, How to 

Sell a Massacre reads like 

a spy thriller but with a 

deadly truth at its heart: 

that an Australian political 

party would seek foreign 

money in a bid to dismantle the gun laws 

that keep Australians safe. 

THE CASE OF 

GEORGE PELL 

Melissa Davey 


Melissa Davey covered 

Cardinal George Pell's 

evidence at the royal 

commission into child 

sexual abuses, and 

attended each of his trials. 

This isn't just a book about 

one alleged offender, and 

one complainant though, it is about how the sexual 

abuse of children occurs — and has been allowed 

to continue. 

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TRUE LIFE STORIES 

I CATCH KILLERS 

Gary Jubelin 

with Dan Box 




Serial killings, child 

abductions, organised 

crime hits and domestic 

murders. This is the memoir 

of a homicide detective. 

Gary Jubelin was one of 

Australia's most celebrated homicide detectives, 

leading investigations into the disappearance of 

William Tyrrell, the serial killing of three Aboriginal 

children in Bowraville and the brutal gangland murder 

of Terry Falconer. From rookie to detective 

-- this is his story. 

BUSH SCHOOL 

Peter O'Brien 


Bush School is an 

engaging and fascinating 

memoir of how a young 

man rose to a challenge 

most would shrink from 

today. It tells movingly of 

the resilience and spirit of 

children, the importance 

of learning and the 

transformative power of teaching. 

THE MIRACLE TYPIST 

Leon Silver 




Conscripted into the 

Polish army as Hitler’s 

forces draw closer, Jewish 

soldier Tolek Klings vows 

to return to his wife and 

son. Soon he is faced with 

a terrible dilemma: flee 

home to protect his family – and risk being shot as 

a deserter – or remain a soldier, hoping reports of 

women and children being spared by the occupying 

forces are true. This true story is brought to life by 

Tolek’s son-in-law, Melbourne writer Leon Silver. 

INTO THE SUBURBS 

Christopher Raja 


Christopher Raja was 

eleven years old when his 

father decided to move 

the family from India to 

Australia in pursuit of 

the idyllic lifestyle. They 

brought their hopes and 

aspirations to a bungalow in 

Melbourne's outer suburbs. 

On the surface, the Rajas appeared to be living 

a 'normal' Australian life. Into the Suburbs is an 

affecting portrait of one family's search for home. 

NO MATTER OUR 

WRECKAGE 

Gemma Carey 




A powerful, poetic and 

unflinching memoir about 

what it means not to matter, 

and how an extraordinary 

woman refused to listen to 

the stories she was being 

told about herself - by her history, by her abuser, by 

her mother, by society. By speaking out, Gemma 

Carey breaks free from her past and reclaims her 

life, her self and her future. 

A QUESTION OF 

COLOUR 

Pattie Lees 

with Adam C Lees 


A Question of Colour 

provides a first-hand 

account of Patti Lees' 

experiences as a 'fairskinned 

Aboriginal' during 

Australia's assimilationist 

policy era and recounts her survival following a 

decade of abuse as a Ward of the State. 

A Question of Colour is a deeply moving and 

powerful testimony to the resilience of a young girl, 

her identity and her journey to belong. 

JUST IGNORE HIM 

Alan Davies 




The story of a life built on 

sand. In the rain. 

In this compelling memoir, 

comedian and actor 

Alan Davies recalls his 

boyhood with vivid insight 

and devastating humour. 

Shifting between his 1970s upbringing and his life 

today, Davies moves poignantly from innocence to 

experience to the clarity of hindsight, always with 

a keen sense of the absurd. 

THE LAST 

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER 

John Cook 

with Jon Bauer 


A beautiful memoir 

from John Cook, one of 

Tasmania's last kerosene 

lighthouse keepers. 

A story about madness 

and wilderness, shining a 

light onto the vicissitudes 

of love and nature. Evocatively told, The Last 

Lighthouse Keeper is a love story between a man 

and a dying way of life. 

ENID 

Robert Wainwright 


From the bestselling author 

of Sheila comes the story 

of a bewitching Australian 

socialite who fascinated 

the world. 

Enid captivated men with 

her beauty, outlived four 

husbands-two shipping 

magnates, a war hero and 

a larger-than-life Irish earl-spent two great fortunes 

and earned the nickname 'Lady Killmore'. From 

Sydney to New York, London to Paris and Cairo to 

Kenya, Robert Wainwright tells the fascinating story 

of a life lived large on the world stage. 

THE INSIDER 

Christopher Pyne 


Christopher Pyne has been 

many things and called 

many things throughout 

his long career in politics. 

Member for Sturt. Minister 

for Defence. Manager 

of Opposition Business. 

Leader of the House. 'The 

Fixer'. Any Canberra story 

he doesn't know isn't worth telling. 

Now, after 26 years, the ultimate insider is outside 

the House and ready to burst the Canberra bubble 

with his trademark sharp wit. His revelations of 

dealings, double dealings, friendships and feuds 

shine a light on the political processes of those 

in power. From Howard to Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, 

Turnbull and Morrison, Christopher Pyne has seen 

and heard it all. The Insider is one of the most 

brilliant, funny, engaging books by an Australian 

public figure you'll ever read. 

PAUL KELLY 

Stuart Coupe 


He's been called 

Australia's Bob Dylan and 

likened to Springsteen 

and Neil Young, but Paul 

Kelly stands alone as a 

chronicler of his and 

our times. 

He is Australia's best-loved 

singer, songwriter, author 

and poetic observer and though he has written his 

own stories, no one has captured the broader life 

and times of Paul Kelly - until now. 

Renowned music journalist Stuart Coupe examines 

Paul Kelly's life from a young man who only really 

picked up a guitar in his late teens, to an Australian 

music icon. 

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PIG THE BLOB 

Aaron Blabey 



advance orders 

welcome 

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There's nothing that 

can make him put 

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get off the couch! Or is there...? Age: 3+ 

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WELCOME 

BABY, TO THIS 

WORLD 

Jess Racklyeft 

Hardback 

RRP $19.99 

September release, advance orders welcome 

Tides will rise and moons will fall 

I'll be beside you through it all 

This delightful story is filled with love, hope and 

possibility, and is the perfect gift for new babies 

everywhere. From the bestselling author of 

There's Only One Mum Like You. Age: 0+ 

WHAT DO YOU 

CALL YOUR 

GRANDPA? 

Ashleigh Barton & 

Martina Heiduczek 

(Illus) 


In every country around 

the world are grandpas 

short and tall. Though they go by different names, 

we love them one and all. 

What Do You Call Your Grandpa? is a love letter to 

grandfathers and families from every corner of the 

globe. Age: 4+ 

HOWL 

Kat Patrick & 

Evie Barrow (Illus) 




Maggie is having a bad 

day. She's ready to 

explode when wolfish 

instincts start to kick 

in. Thankfully Mum helps Maggie learn to express 

her emotions in creative and empowering ways. 

Howl is a heartfelt tale of big feelings, family 

love, and how we can be ourselves even after the 

wildest changes. Age: 5+ 

THE POLAR 

BEAR IN SYDNEY 

HARBOUR 

Beck Feiner & 

Robin Feiner 




welcome 

When Hannah 

spots a polar bear in Sydney Harbour, she knows 

something isn't right ... But none of the adults 

seem to notice him at all. Can Hannah help her 

new friend find his way back home? 

An empowering and inspiring new picture book 

about standing tall and shining bright. Age: 3+ 

LITTLELIGHT 

Kelly Canby 


When bricks start to 

go missing from the 

town of Littlelight, 

the mayor whips his 

citizens into a frenzy of 

aggravation. But when 

the townspeople find the 

thief, and her motive, 

they discover perhaps it is the mayor who is the 

problem. Age 4+ 

NOT CUTE. 

Philip Bunting 


Quokka did not like 

being cute. Not one 

bit. The romping, 

stomping, chomping 

tale of one stubbornly 

adorable marsupial. 

From the quirkly and 

celebrated author/illustrator of Mopoke, Koalas 

Eat Gum Leaves and Kookaburras Love To Laugh. 

Age: 3+ 

DHARMA 

THE LLAMA 

Matt Cosgrove 


Dharma the Llama 

doesn't run with the 

herd. She likes to do 

things her own way. 

The other llamas 

don't understand 

why she's always reading. But when the herd get 

into trouble, can Dharma's books save the day? 

Age: 3+ 

IF YOU COME 

TO EARTH 

Sophie Blackall 




From two-time 

Caldecott Winner 

author-illustrator Sophie 

Blackall. If You Came 

to Earth is a glorious 

guide to our home planet, and a call for us to take 

care of both Earth and each other. Age: 5+ 

FOUND 

Bruce Pascoe 

& Charmaine 

Ledden-Lewis 

(Illus) 

Hardback 

RRP $24.99 

This gentle story 

set in the rugged 

Australian bush is 

about a small calf who becomes separated from 

his family. The little calf is alone and simply wants 

his mother, sisters and brothers. He can see other 

animals, and after running to the river, manages to 

ask some horses if they are his family. The calf’s 

family have been taken away in the back of a noisy 

truck. So begins the little calf’s journey to find his 

family. 

In Found we share the calf’s point of view in 

an evocative story, accompanied by stunning 

illustrations.. Age: 0+ 

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FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES 

MY PLACE FOR 

YOUNGER READERS 

Sally Morgan 


THE GREAT 

AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC 

ADAPTED FOR 

YOUNGER READERS 

Sally Morgan's My Place, 

is perhaps the best loved 

biography of Aboriginal 

Australia ever written. 

My Place for Younger Readers is an abridged 

edition that retains all the charm and power of the 

original. Age: 10+ 

HOW TO WRITE THE 

SOUNDTRACK TO 

YOUR LIFE 

Fiona Hardy 




When Murphy plays one of 

her songs in a music class, 

she's shocked by how 

much her classmates love 

it. That is, until they hear a 

similar tune and accuse Murphy of stealing. 

From CBCA Notable author Fiona Hardy comes 

a funny, moving and unforgettable mystery about 

finding your voice. Age: 9+ 

THE WITCH'S BOY 

Kelly Barnhill 




A stunning novel from the 

Newbery Medal winning and 

New York Times bestselling 

author of The Girl Who 

Drank the Moon. 

Can the Witch's boy and the 

daughter of the Bandit King 

trust each other long enough to stop the 

war that's about to boil over between their 

kingdoms? Age: 9+ 

THE LOST SOUL 

ATLAS 

Zana Fraillon 


A powerful story of hope 

and friendship from the 

award-winning author 

of The Bone Sparrow. 

Loyalty is tested, and a 

cruel twist of fate leads to 

an act of ultimate betrayal 

in this epic story that 

spans a city, a decade, and the divide between life 

and death itself. Age: 12+ 

THE SILVER ARROW 

Lev Grossman 




Lev Grossman's first 

children's book is a 

journey you'll never forget: 

a rip-roaring adventure 

from desert plains to 

snow-covered mountains 

and everything in between. 

Packed with exciting creatures from the indignant 

porcupine to the lost polar bear and the adorable 

baby pangolin, The Silver Arrow is a classic story 

about saving our endangered animals and the 

places they live. Age: 8+ 

ACROSS THE 

RISEN SEA 

Bren MacDibble 


Across the Risen Sea 

is an action-packed, 

compelling and heartfelt 

middle-fiction adventure, 

set in a post-climate 

change landscape, from 

the multi-award winning 

author of How to Bee and 

The Dog Runner. Age: 9+ 

THE SECRET CAVE: 

WOLF GIRL 3 

Anh Do & Lachlan 

Creagh (Illus) 


The latest in the wildly 

exciting adventure series 

from bestselling author 

Anh Do. Gwen has been 

searching for her family 

for a long time. Just when 

she feels she is close, the 

soldiers following her start 

to close in. Then one of her dogs is injured, and the 

gang must slow down... 

Who can Gwen trust? And how will she keep her 

pack safe from dangerous enemies? Does this spell 

disaster for the one and 

only Wolf Girl? Age: 8+ 

Enter now for your 

chance to WIN a set 

of Wolf Girl books. 

For details go to the 

competition page at 

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LET'S RACE! 

LET'S CLEAN UP! 

Chris Ferrie 

Hardbacks 

RRP $22.99 each 



Equip the next generation 

of scientists with Chris 

Ferrie's Everyday Science 

Academy series. 

Let's Race! offers a kidfriendly 

introduction to 

special relativity and the 

speed of light. 

Let's Clean Up! teaches kids about entropy, 

thermodynamics and statistical physics. 

With real-world and practical examples, young 

readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and 

mathematical concepts to help answer many of 

their "why" questions. Age: 5+ 

BESTSELLING KIDS SERIES 

NINJA GIANTS!: NINJA 

KID, BOOK 6 

Anh Do 


GRIME AND 

PUNISHMENT: DOG 

MAN, BOOK 9 

Dav Pilkey 




BELLY FLOP: FUNNY 

KID, BOOK 8 

Matt Stanton 




PLANET WEIRD!: 

WEIRDO, BOOK 15 

Anh Do 




THE BATTLE OF BOOK 

WEEK: YOURS TROOLIE, 

ALICE TOOLIE, BOOK 3 

Kate & Jol Temple, 

Illus. by Georgia Draws 

a House 


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TEEN & YA 

INSPIRED 

THE ERASURE 

INITIATIVE 

Lili Wilkinson 

Paperback 

RRP $19.99 

A girl wakes up on a 

self-driving bus. She 

has no memory of how 

she got there or who 

she is. Her nametag 

reads CECILY. The 

six other people of the 

bus are just like her: 

no memories, only 

nametags. There’s a screen on each seatback that 

gives them instructions. A series of tests begin, 

with simulations projected onto the front window 

of the bus. The passengers must each choose 

an outcome; majority wins. But as the testing 

progresses, deadly secrets are revealed, and the 

stakes get higher and higher. Soon Cecily is no 

longer just fighting for her freedom – she’s fighting 

for her life. A brilliant psychological YA thriller – a 

timely novel about the intensity and unpredictability 

of human behaviour under pressure. Age: 14+ 

THE OTHER SIDE 

OF THE SKY 

Amie Kaufman & 

Meagan Spooner 




A magnetic and addictive 

tale of star-crossed love, 

inexplicable magic and an 

impossible choice. Science 

and faith collide in this tale 

of magic, destiny and the 

changing truths found through love by the awardwinning 

authors of the bestselling Starbound trilogy. 

Age: 12+ Enter now for your chance to WIN a YA 

pack. For details go to the competition page at 

www.indies.com.au 

CHALLENGER DEEP 

Neal Shusterman 


A captivating novel about 

mental illness that lingers 

long beyond the last 

page, Challenger Deep 

is a deeply powerful 

and personal novel. 

Laurie Halse Anderson, 

award-winning author of 

Speak, calls Challenger 

Deep "a brilliant journey across the dark sea of 

the mind; frightening, sensitive, and powerful. 

Simply extraordinary." Age: 14+ 

LONER 

Georgina Young 


Lona has dropped out 

of art school and no 

one is quite sure why, 

least of all Lona. It's just 

that nothing in her life 

seems to make sense 

anymore, including art. 

Her aimlessness terrifies 

her, but everyone else 

appears oblivious to her fears and she just can't 

seem to shake her existential angst. Age: 18+ 

FIN & RYE & 

FIREFLIES 

Harry Cook 


Fin & Rye & Fireflies 

is a gloriously upbeat 

LGBTQI+ novel of love, 

hope and friendship — 

showing that although it's 

not always rainbows and 

fireflies, life's too short to 

be anyone but yourself. 

Age: 14+ 

OTTOLENGHI 

FLAVOUR 

Yotam 

Ottolenghi 

& Ixta Belfrage 

Hardback 

RRP $55.00 



welcome 

In this stunning 

new cookbook 

Yotam and 

co-writer Ixta 

Belfrage break down the three factors that create 

flavour and offer innovative vegetable dishes that 

deliver brand-new ingredient combinations to 

excite and inspire. 

Ottolenghi FLAVOUR combines simple recipes 

for weeknights, low-effort high-impact dishes, 

and standout meals for the relaxed cook. Packed 

with signature colourful photography, FLAVOUR 

not only inspires us with what to cook, but how 

flavour is dialled up and why it works. 

STEP-BY-STEP 

VEG PATCH 

Lucy 

Chamberlain 

Hardback 

RRP $39.99 

Step-by-step Veg 

Patch contains 

brilliantly simple 

instructions on how 

to grow the most 

common vegetables, 

fruits and herbs (including 275 varieties), especially 

designed for Australian climates. Whether you have 

a few pots inside, a small raised bed, a vegetable 

patch or a larger area, this is the one-stop shop for 

anyone wanting to grow and eat their own food. 

NOW IT'S EDWARD'S TURN! 

MIDNIGHT SUN 

Stephenie Meyer 


When Edward Cullen and 

Bella Swan met in Twilight, 

an iconic love story was 

born. But until now, fans 

have heard only Bella's side 

of the story. At last, readers 

can experience Edward's 

version in Midnight Sun. 

This unforgettable tale as 

told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and 

decidedly dark twist. How can he justify following 

his heart if it means leading Bella into danger? 

THE RECKLESS 

AFTERLIFE OF 

HARRIET STOKER 

Lauren James 




When Harriet Stoker dies 

falling from a balcony 

in a long-abandoned 

building, she discovers 

a world of ghosts with 

magical powers. Harriet is willing to do anything 

to unleash her own power, but when all of eternity 

is at stake, the afterlife can be a dangerous place 

to make an enemy. Age: 14+ 

THE ETHICAL 

OMNIVORE 

Laura Dalrymple & 

Grant Hilliard 

Hardback 

RRP $39.99 

The Ethical Omnivore 

explores the 

solution: living with a 

conscience; asking 

the right questions of 

whomever sells you 

meat or of the labels you read; and learning how 

to respect the animal so much that you're willing to 

cook something other than chicken breast. 

A handbook and cookbook for anyone who truly 

cares about the meat they eat. 

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LIVING 

NATURE & SCIENCE 

365 DAYS OF ART 

IN NATURE 

Lorna Scobie 




In 365 Days of Art in 

Nature, Lorna Scobie, 

invites the reader to 

take a closer look at the 

natural world - whether 

that's outside on location, or inside their own home 

- reminding us all that regardless of whether we 

live in the city or the countryside, wildlife is just on 

our doorstep. Also availble in the series: 365 Days 

of Creativity, 365 Days of Drawing and 365 Days 

of Art. 

THE SUSTAINABLE 

HOUSE 

HANDBOOK 

Josh Byrne 

Paperback 

RRP $39.99 



Your comprehensive 

guide to building an 

affordable, eco-friendly 

and energy- plus water-efficient green home for 

the future. Sustainability expert and Gardening 

Australia presenter Josh Byrne takes readers 

through the process of planning a 10-Star rated 

high-performance home according to the Australian 

Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme 

(NatHERS), and outlines how it is possible to build 

with conventional materials, in an accessible and 

cost-effective way. 

THE ARTISAN 

KITCHEN 

James Strawbridge 

Hardback 

RRP $49.99 



Giving a modern twist 

to age-old techniques, 

The Artisan Kitchen 

shows you how to 

master 25 preserving and cooking processes, 

from fermenting to cheese making, hot smoking to 

sourdough baking. Discover how to brew perfect 

sweet-sour kombucha; make a fresh-tasting 

chutney; dry cure bresaola and create your own 

sourdough starter. Be inspired to experiment with 

more than 150 recipe ideas. 

THE BIRD WAY 

Jennifer Ackerman 


Drawing on personal 

observations, the latest 

science, and her birdrelated 

travel around the 

world, from the tropical 

rainforests of eastern 

Australia to the islands of 

Alaska, Ackerman shows 

there is clearly no single 

bird way of being. The Bird Way dramatically shifts 

our understanding of birds, about how they live and 

how they think. 

THE LAST LIONS OF 

AFRICA 

Anthony Ham 


An incredible and moving 

account of one man's 

journey into the world of 

lions, why they are fast 

disappearing and what 

can be done to save them 

from extinction and thus 

save Africa, whose delicate 

ecosystem depends on these apex predators to 

keep everything in balance. 

PLUSES AND 

MINUSES: HOW 

MATHS SOLVES OUR 

PROBLEMS 

Stefan Buijsman 


Thousands of years 

ago, the inhabitants of 

Mesopotamia became 

the first humans to use 

numbers. Since then, 

mathematics has become 

an unstoppable force. It's behind almost everything, 

from search engines to cruise control, from coffeemakers 

to timetables. But now that we hardly ever 

need to do arithmetic, how relevant is mathematics 

to everyday life? 

THE GENES THAT 

MAKE US 

Edwin Kirk 




Whether directly inherited 

or modified by our 

environment, genes control 

or significantly influence 

almost every aspect of our 

lives. In The Genes That 

Make Us, Australian Professor Edwin Kirk explains 

everything you need to know about genetics with 

clarity, insight, and great humanity. 

LANDSCAPES 

OF OUR HEARTS: 

RECONCILING 

PEOPLE AND 

ENVIRONMENT 

Matthew Colloff 

Paperback 

RRP $34.99 

On this ancient continent, waves of people have 

made their mark on the landscape; in turn, it too 

has shaped them. 

If we look afresh at our history through the land 

we live on, might Indigenous and non-Indigenous 

Australians find a path to a shared future? 

An epic exploration of our relationship with 

this country, Landscapes of Our Hearts takes 

us from the Great Barrier Reef to the Central 

Desert, the High Country to Canberra’s 

Limestone Plains. It is a book of hope and offers 

the possibility that a renewed connection to the 

landscape and to each other could pave the way 

towards reconciliation. 

It will change the way you see this land. 

WINDFALL: 

UNLOCKING A 

FOSSIL-FREE FUTURE 

Ketan Joshi 




We've had a decade of 

distraction and inaction 

on climate change, but 

what made things go so 

very wrong in Australia? 

And what can the rest of the world learn from 

our mistakes – and opportunities? In Windfall, 

renewable energy expert Ketan Joshi examines how 

renewable energy can take us from the path of selfdestruction 

to a path of sustainability and fairness. 

BODY COUNT 

Paddy Manning 


Suddenly, when the 

country caught fire, 

people realised what the 

government has not: that 

climate change is killing 

us. But climate deaths 

didn't start in 2019. 

Medical officers have 

been warning of a health 

emergency as temperatures rise for years, and for 

at least a decade Australians have been dying from 

the plagues of climate change – from heat, flood, 

disease, smoke. And now, pandemic. 

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MORE GREAT BOOKS 

SAM BLOOM: HEARTACHE & BIRDSONG 

Samantha Bloom, Cameron Bloom 

& Bradley Trevor Greive 


September release, advance orders welcome 

The follow-up to the award-winning, international 

bestselling sensation Penguin Bloom. 

In Sam Bloom, Sam tells her own story for the 

first time. Sam's journey back from the edge of 

death and the depths of despair is so much more 

than an account of overcoming adversity. Sam's 

captivating true story - written by close friend 

and bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive, and 

featuring extraordinary photographs taken by 

Sam's husband, Cameron Bloom - is humbling, 

heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure. 

A triumph of raw emotion and incredible beauty, 

Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong is 

a truly unforgettable book. 

HUMAN NATURE: 

PLANET EARTH IN 

OUR TIME 

Geoff Blackwell 




With extinction looming 

over one million species 

of plants and animals this 

is a timely book. With compassion, insight and 

in compelling detail twelve of the world's most 

influential contemporary photographers share their 

extraordinary images and the stories behind them, 

and seek to understand what really matters now for 

humanity and the planet. 

THE MUSEUM OF 

WHALES YOU WILL 

NEVER SEE 

A. Kendra Greene 


Welcome to Iceland, a very 

small nation with a very 

large number (two hundred 

and sixty five) of (mostly) 

very small museums. 

Meet the obsessives and 

dreamers of this remote 

island nation, and travel through the collections of 

Iceland's eclectic museums and into its curious past. 

HALLIDAY WINE 

COMPANION 2021 

James Halliday 


For over thirty years 

James Halliday has been 

Australia's most respected 

wine critic, and his Halliday 

Wine Companion is 

recognised as the industry 

benchmark for Australian 

wine. The Halliday Wine 

Companion is the go-to guide for wine ratings, 

regions, best varietals, winery reviews and a curated 

selection of the best wines in Australia. 

THIS ONE WILD AND 

PRECIOUS LIFE: 

A HOPEFUL PATH 

FORWARD IN A 

FRACTURED WORLD 

Sarah Wilson 




International bestselling 

author and activist Sarah Wilson goes on a threeyear 

hiking odyssey around the world, following in 

the footsteps of great thinkers and artists to pave 

a radically hopeful path to the connected, 

meaningful and kind life we all crave. This is 

the perfect book for these uncertain times. 

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8 Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld 

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