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 Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson
by Belinda Lyons-Lee
‘Both the story of an unconventional literary relationship and a page-turning mystery that reveals the truth about the people, objects and events that inspired Stevenson to write The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.’

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Crimson Light Polished Wood
by Monica Raszewski
‘There is jealousy and deception in this strangely tender book that spans continents, generations and cultures. Pulsing with secrets, it stages the legacy of silence.’ DOMINIQUE HECQ

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No Dancing in the Lift: A Memoir
by Mandy Sayer
‘Rich in intimate anecdotes begging to be shared. Evocative, funny, uplifting and heartbreaking, Mandy Sayer writes with a vivacious and lyrical grace.'

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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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