Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel Matia (2024) is an evocative and deeply moving family saga that spans four generations and three continents.

A quietly affecting second novel that delves into identity, belonging and intergenerational grief.

An anthology of forty First Nations writers, thinkers, artists and journalists celebrating First Nations languages around the continent.

Unpolished and unrelenting, Koraly Dimitriadis’ latest non-conforming poetry collection explodes out of the page.

This debut collection of micro memoir from Yamatji author Mabel Gibson offers 56 perfectly formed snippets detailing her evolving sense of self and place in the world.

Set across one hot Melbourne summer day, we track Camille as she deals with challenges, insecurities and hopes for the future.

The Sunbird (2024) is an indie novella that has quickly captured the hearts and minds of thousands seeking to understand the Palestinian experience.

Sterlin’s poetry draws on her passion for swimming to consider displacement, dispossession and home.

A twisty, genre-flipping thriller that puts a former assassin turned suburban mum front and centre.

An epic meditation on mourning, loss and dispossession by a Lebanese-Palestinian poet.

Screaming, crying, throwing up: this debut poetry is a hilarious and visceral exploration of selfhood, queerness and neurodivergence.

This divine verse novel by a celebrated First Nations poet explores birth, death and grief, while thrumming with life.

A refreshing and engaging story of a woman rediscovering herself after the death of her domineering husband.

In this fable-like novel, two sisters struggle to break free of their circumstances – but it doesn't quite deliver on its promising premise.

A generation-spanning family saga that explores the far-reaching impacts of war and colonisation on identity, place and relationships.

Cinematic in scope, boldly imaginative in delivery, and worryingly close to the bone in its ‘speculative’ aspects, we couldn’t put this one down.

In this debut collection, Mulvey explores the fraught relationships, loves and milestones that define a life.

In her debut memoir, Anna Jacobson invites readers on a journey through the fractured landscape of her memory and selfhood.

Is this Elaine’s best book of the year? With zombies, post-apocalyptic themes and philosophical musings, it draws us into a world where the ordinary collides with the extraordinary.

An evocative and heart-rending collection of previously unpublished short stories from Georgia Blain.