| ALLEN & UNWIN: Patrick deWitt’s latest novel reclaims the western genre to tell a story of two brothers, both professional killers, bound together by blood, violence, and love.
| SYDNEY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki may well be Australia’s most trusted boffin – so why does he claim that his popularity is receding?
| TEXT: The latest thriller from UK author Elizabeth Haynes explores the collision of past and present, and the tensions between city and country.
| TEXT: Jennifer Miller’s tender and absorbing novel, set at an elite academy in Massachusetts, is part mystery, part coming of age story, and poignantly and viscerally written.
| ALLEN & UNWIN: Winner of this year’s The Australian/Vogel Award for an unpublished manuscript, Paul D. Carter’s first novel builds a convincing and sympathetic narrative around a teenager's love of football.
| MIEGUNYAH PRESS: Lesley Harding and Kendrah Morgan’s new book re-inserts the Heide garden into the literature surrounding this inspiring site, its creators, and the makers of its myths.
| TEXT PUBLISHING: The latest collection of essay, memoir and reportage is optimistic for a once lucky, now smart, country.
| PICADOR: Canadian author Kyo Maclear’s second novel explores a hidden world of betrayal, lost loves, and the search for one’s identity and place in the world.
| TEXT: Glen Duncan’s latest novel both mocks and recycles all the usual horror tropes while crafting a compelling female voice through which to explore his thoroughly literary themes.
| TEXT: The debut novel by Melbourne author Chris Flynn is an engaging story about a Northern Irish hardman hiding from his past in southern Thailand.
| With a blend of politics, economics, literature and culture interspersed with short fiction and poetry, Overland achieves a commendable balance of progressive thought and entertainment.
| WAKEFIELD PRESS: Award-winning author Steven Miller's latest book is a unique history of Australian art seen through the lens of canine representation.
| EXPRESS MEDIA: Voiceworks #88 showcases some of the best fiction, non-fiction, poetry, illustrations and graphic art by young Australians.
| TEXT: The debut novel by Melbourne-based author Romy Ash is about childhood, youth and growing up, but also about mediocrity, unfairness and the unknown.
| WAKEFIELD PRESS: This acutely personal new collection of poems by Cath Kenneally is grounded in the minutiae of the everyday.
| TRANSIT LOUNGE: Robert Power’s debut novel provides a poignant view into the mind of his young protagonist as he tries to understand the violent world in which he lives.
| WAKEFIELD PRESS: Artist and writer Stephanie Radok presents a revelatory picture of interconnectedness, describing art and its influences in a way that is jargon-free and universal.
| MUP: Seminal 1950s Melbourne filmmaker Tim Burstall’s scathingly honest, self-deprecating and frank diaries have finally been published.
| EXPRESS MEDIA: Brilliantly showcasing a range of young, emerging writing talent, the current issue of Voiceworks – on the theme of play – is extremely appealing.
| TEXT PUBLISHING: A finely written, thought-provoking and satisfying novel about a young ballerina coming to terms with adolescence and her burgeoning sexuality.