Best new books published October 2025

Discover the best new books to read in October with this guide.

51 Alterities review: Keri Glastonbury's poetry collection is erudite and playful

51 Alterities is a layered snapshot of contemporary life.

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 15-21 September 2025

Public art opportunities in SA, registrations open for AusArt Day and more.

The Island of Last Things review: Emma Sloley's book is about the last zoo in the world

The Island of Last Things asks what you would be prepared to risk for a better world.

A Catalogue of Love review: Erin Hortle's novel is a coming-of-age story set in Tasmania

A Catalogue of Love invites readers to think about the social and biological burdens on women.

U Want it Darker review: Murray Middleton's quietly heroic stories

Murray Middleton’s ‘artists in despair’ are not simply failures in U Want it Darker.

Queensland Literary Awards announces delayed shortlist after judges' mass resignation in May

The Queensland Literary Awards have announced their 2025 shortlist. A delay was caused by a mass resignation of judges, protesting…

Tenderfoot review: Toni Jordan's engrossing page-turning saga

Tenderfoot is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Andie Tanner as remembered by her very much older self.

Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 8-14 September 2025

Callout for nature photography, NGV Top Arts, funding open for WA and Gold Coast artists plus more opportunities.

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