'Razor sharp and startingly original, The Cross Thieves crackles with street spirit. A big-hearted, unholy riot!’ Bram Presser
Department of the Vanishing
'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
'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
Rite of Spring
‘Thank the literacy 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
Crimson Velvet Heart
‘Another virtuosic turn from the extraordinary Carmel Bird. She is one of our great storytellers.’ Sophie Cunningham.
All You Took From Me
Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Debut Fiction 2025
‘a masterfully plotted psychological thriller.’ J.P. Pomare
The Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson
‘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.’
Crimson Light Polished Wood
‘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
No Dancing in the Lift: A Memoir
‘Rich in intimate anecdotes begging to be shared. Evocative, funny, uplifting and heartbreaking, Mandy Sayer writes with a vivacious and lyrical grace.'
The Wallace Line
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.
The Maskeys
‘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
Confessions of A Minor Poet
‘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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September 29, 2025
All You Took From Me by Lisa Kenway wins Ned Kelly Awards
Congratulations to Lisa Kenway on winning the prestigious Ned Kelly Awards for Debut Crime Fiction.
September 19, 2025
All You Took From Me by Lisa Kenway shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards Debut Crime Fiction 2025
https://www.austcrimewriters.com/2025-shortlists#first-fiction
September 19, 2025
Out of the Woods by Gretchen Shirm shortlisted for Queensland Literary Awards Fiction Award 2025
https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/get-involved/awards-and-fellowships/queensland-literary-awards/fiction-book
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