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Frank the Monster (Mats Strandberg, trans Julia Marshall, illus Sofia Falkenhem, Gecko)
Released April 2026
Frank the Monster is a gentle introduction to horror in chapter-book form, written by Swedish writer Mats Strandberg and translated into English by Julia Marshall. The story follows Frank, a... Read more
High Time: How Australia Changed Its Mind About Illegal Drugs (Desmond Manderson, La Trobe)
Released April 2026
Desmond Manderson’s High Time charts the history of attitudes towards drugs in Australia, from anti-Chinese attacks on opium in the early 20th century to present-day concerns about vaping and pill... Read more
Myra in the Middle (Seetha Dodd, illus Peter Cheong, UQP)
Released April 2026
Uplifting and true to life, Seetha Dodd’s Myra in the Middle is a junior novel that weaves together themes of family, identity and navigating change. Myra, a 7-year-old maths enthusiast... Read more
Touching the Sky (Deborah Lawrie, ABC Books)
Released April 2026
In Touching the Sky, aviation pioneer Deborah Lawrie recounts her remarkable life and career, from her landmark fight to become Australia’s first female commercial pilot to decades spent in the... Read more
Fearless (Kelly Canby, Fremantle)
Released April 2026
Kelly Canby’s Fearless will delight and reassure children, parents and teachers with its hopeful message that fear need not be overwhelming or permanent. Bea Ware is frightened of everything, moving... Read more
Redbelly Crossing (Candice Fox, Penguin)
Released April 2026
Candice Fox (Crimson Lake) opens Redbelly Crossing with immediate authority: a rural pub, a blood-smeared doorknob and the uneasy sense that something deeply wrong has slipped quietly into an ordinary... Read more
The Ruin of Magic (Kate Holden, Black Inc.)
Released April 2026
In The Ruin of Magic, Kate Holden (In My Skin, The Romantic) examines enchantment, displacement and homesickness for places both real and imagined through a series of intimate essays. Blending... Read more
The Society of Literary Marauders (Sasha Wasley, Pantera)
Released April 2026
Sasha Wasley's The Society of Literary Marauders follows Annie, a bricklayer’s daughter from Perth, who travels to England in 1928 to pursue a long-held dream of studying at Oxford. She... Read more
The Conscious Traveller Hawai’i: The Definitive Guide to Ethical Travel (Kathleen Wong, Hardie Grant Explore)
Released April 2026
Kathleen Wong’s The Conscious Traveller Hawai‘i is a refreshing departure from conventional guidebooks, offering a thoughtful roadmap for travellers who want to experience Hawai‘i with respect and purpose. Wong invites readers... Read more
The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks (Fiona Harris, Affirm)
Released April 2026
In The Embarrassing Confessions of Gracie Sparks, Fiona Harris (Musical Markus) introduces 12-year-old “Rock Goddess” Gracie Sparks, who is devastated to be starting at a different high school than her... Read more
De’Ath Takes a Holiday (Shaun Micallef, Ultimo)
Released April 2026
Best known for his steady stream of diverse television series, comedian Shaun Micallef has shown a similar level of variety in his print work. As an author, he has children’s... Read more
Come Home, Bigibila (Corey Tutt & Irma Gold, illus Jessica Tedim, A&U Children’s)
Released April 2026
For parents and teachers seeking engaging, educational First Nations stories, Come Home, Bigibila is an ideal starting point. Written by Kamilaroi man Corey Tutt (The First Scientists) and Irma Gold... Read more
The Paradise Pact (Anita Heiss, S&S)
Released April 2026
The Paradise Pact by Anita Heiss (Dirrayawadha) is not a romance novel, but it is a love letter to friendships, self-discovery and life’s capacity to surprise you. The novel centres... Read more
The Escape Game (Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss, Penguin)
Released April 2026
The Escape Game is the new, immediately captivating YA mystery by Marissa Meyer (Cinder, Renegades) and Tamara Moss (Lintang and the Pirate Queen), set in the world of reality television, where... Read more
Fuzzy Feelings (Michelle Mackintosh, illus Cat Rabbit, Little Smith)
Released April 2026
Michelle Mackintosh and Cat Rabbit’s Fuzzy Feelings has a resonant line on the cover that sets the emotional tone for the book: “When you have big feelings, everything can be... Read more
The Endling (Keely Jobe, Scribe)
Released April 2026
Keely Jobe’s debut novel, The Endling, tells an enthralling story of an isolated feminist collective hidden on a mountain in the Australian bush where all the women mysteriously fall pregnant... Read more
A Tale of Two Publishing Houses (Linda Martin, Fremantle)
Released April 2026
Linda Martin’s A Tale of Two Publishing Houses traces her role in shaping Western Australia’s publishing landscape across two distinct eras. The memoir brings together the story of Fremantle Arts... Read more
The Hair of the Pigeon (Mohammed Massoud Morsi, UWA Publishing)
Released April 2026
Egyptian-Danish-Australian writer Mohammed Massoud Morsi’s The Hair of the Pigeon is a continent-spanning saga of survival, devotion and destiny. Yarmouk refugee camp forms the novel’s nexus; a place of struggle-scarred... Read more
Be Brave: The Life of a Pacific Correspondent (Barbara Dreaver, Awa Press)
Released March 2026
In Be Brave: The Life of a Pacific Correspondent, Barbara Dreaver takes readers around the Pacific, introducing a wide range of people, from powerful politicians to impoverished families struggling to... Read more
Life and Breath: Stories (Ursula Dubosarsky, Christmas Press)
Released March 2026
Life and Breath: Stories brings together 13 short stories by Ursula Dubosarsky, offering a delightful showcase of her distinctive ability to inhabit the shifting borderlands between memory, imagination and self-discovery. Though... Read more
