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Best new fiction books September 2025
Your guide to the best new fiction published in September 2025.

Arborescence review: Rhett Davis' novel takes 'tree change' to a new level
Arborescence is speculative fiction at its best: an end-of-world story that offers green leaves of hope.

The Far Side of the Moon and Other Stories: former journalist Jana Wendt's new book
Jana Wendt, the longstanding journalist, has now turned to fiction in her book The Far Side of the Moon and…

The Visitor review: Rebecca Starford's novel is Queensland gothic
Rebecca Starford's The Visitor is about ghosts we can't run away from.

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.

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?

Pissants review: Brandon Jack's hilarious book about unruly footballers
The young men’s antics in Brandon Jack's book Pissants will astound and amaze you.

Book review: The Haunting of Mr & Mrs Stevenson, Belinda Lyons-Lee
Who or what inspired the writing of Stevenson's 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?

Book review: The Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death, Gareth and Louise Ward
This cosy crime thriller is as cosy and thrilling as it gets.

Book review: Your Friend and Mine, Jessica Dettmann
Long-term friendships: its joys and frustrations.