Mine
by Adam Ouston

‘Extraordinary, best described as an experience – a singular take on Tasmania’s past of environmental violence, as well as a call to heed the earth’s magic.’ Maria Takolander


The Hurt
by Catherine de Saint Phalle
‘Beguiling. The human condition, in all its messy, captivating, vulnerable, bold and exhilarating honesty.’ Cass Moriarty

The Phantom Surrealist
by Geoffrey Gates
‘A prose wrought with the smoothness and clarity of a lyric poet. A witty analysis of ambition, desire, invention and rediscovery.’ Brian Castro

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A Midsummer Party
by Antoni Jach
‘Snapshots of vanished Australia and enchanted Italy … Comic, compassionate, and brilliantly composed.’ Paul Carter

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High Land
by Sarah Hawthorn
‘Identity, legacy and revenge, this thriller takes you on a wild ride with mind-blowing twists. I defy anyone to untangle its webs of deceit to figure out whodunnit before the end.’ Joan Sauers

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The Cross Thieves
by Alan Fyfe

'Razor sharp and startingly original, The Cross Thieves crackles with street spirit. A big-hearted, unholy riot!’ Bram Presser


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Department of the Vanishing
by Johanna Bell

'Rare and resplendent. A full-bodied roar at the crimes of extinction and a psalm for the wonder of the living world .’
Jennifer Mills


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The Season for Flying Saucers
by Brendan Colley

'The kind of book I want to be reading: joyous, weird, sad and loving, and with a sustained undercurrent of real kindness and real humanity.’ Kate Kruimink


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Rite of Spring
by Kris Kneen

‘Thank the literary gods for Kris Kneen! For the way they make desire dangerous again, the body luminous, and shame impossible. For giving us a sea full of monsters - and the terrifying grace of finding one inside ourselves.’ Beejay Silcox

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Crimson Velvet Heart
by Carmel Bird

‘Another virtuosic turn from the extraordinary Carmel Bird. She is one of our great storytellers.’ Sophie Cunningham.


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All You Took From Me
by Lisa Kenway
Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Debut Fiction 2025
‘a masterfully plotted psychological thriller.’ J.P. Pomare

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The Wallace Line
by Jennifer Mackenzie
While interrogating the tragedy of colonialism and the fraught nature of exploration and discovery, this long poem honours co-existence. It is both a call for beauty, and a plea for compassion, in a divided world.

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The Maskeys
by Stuart Everly-Wilson
‘The Maskeys dives deep into the wreckage of family, where love, loyalty, ambition and revenge collide with electrifying results. Bitingly funny, gloriously feral.’ CATHERINE CHIDGEY

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Confessions of A Minor Poet
by Phil Brown
‘What a life. What a book. When it’s not making your ribs rattle with laughter, it’s making your heart ache with all the pathos and poetry. A memory box of jewels from a true Brisbane treasure.’ TRENT DALTON

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  • 2026
  • 31 July 2026
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Hobart Launch of Mine by Adam Ouston with Beejay Silcox
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    01 - 04 August 2026
    Andrea Goldsmith and Alan Fyfe at Melbourne Jewish Book Week
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    14 - 16 August 2026
    8:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Byron Bay Writers Festival 14-16 August Phil Brown, Kris Kneen and Sonya Voumard are guests
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