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Best new non-fiction books in Australia August 2025

Discover the best new non-fiction books to read in August 2025.

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Best new books published August 2025 in Australia

Your guide to the best new books to read in August 2025.

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Booker Prize 2025: longlist announced

This year's Booker Prize longlist features authors representing four continents and nine countries.

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Siang Lu, Lauren Foley, Alan Fyfe: when book rejection leads to publishing success

Six Australian authors, including Katrina Cosgrove and Scarlett Harris, open up about their slow path to publication.

Two panels. On the left is Jenny Valentish, who is wearing a read shirt and has brown hair. On the right is the cover of her book, The introvert's guide to leaving the house.
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Introvert's Guide to Leaving the House review: Jenny Valentish's book helps the socially anxious

The Introvert's Guide to Leaving the House offers guidance to navigate social spaces for 'awkwards, sociophobes and stand-offishes.'

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Sydney Writers' Festival partners with State Library of NSW for new literary hub 

Sydney Writers' Festival and the State Library of NSW have partnered on an initiative allowing year-round storytelling.

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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 28 July to 3 August 2025

ArtsPay releases No Fuss funding, 2026 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards now open, callout for new romance anthology, New York residency…

Five middle-aged Caucasian artists standing in a gallery with beige walls and artworks, including four long hanging tapestry or textile pieces. 2025 Miles Franklin Award, Siang Lu. Arts prize winners, recipients, shortlists.
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Top arts prize winners, shortlists and finalists: 22 to 28 July 2025

Winners of LGBTQIA+ choir competition, 2025 Pinnacle Awards, plus arts grant recipients sharing $15 million and more.

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The Revisionists review: Michelle Johnston's third novel is a masterpiece

Michelle Johnston's The Revisionists, is a powerful book about the complex responsibilities of journalism.

2025 Miles Franklin winner Siang Lu. 2025 Miles Franklin Award, Siang Lu. Arts prize winners, recipients, shortlists.
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Miles Franklin winner 2025: Siang Lu, Ghost Cities

The Miles Franklin winner, Ghost Cities, is a beguiling, metafictional novel set in a film set. But who's directing who?

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