Mark McKenna’s short history is both broad and nuanced, demanding a new understanding of our country’s past. It’s a shame ...

Set during England’s witch persecutions, Bernice Barry’s novel draws on the magical associations of the hare and tips its hat to Lorna Doone. There are things you’ll be wanting to know and I will tell ...

Helen Pitt uncovers the history of Sydney’s iconic Luna Park and the history of amusement parks from world fairs to Coney Island and beyond. Like many Sydneysiders, Helen Pitt has vivid memories of a ...

James O’Loghlin wanted to help a dying friend. He ended up running a political campaign to change the law for victims of ...

The characters in Kris Kneen’s latest novel free themselves from the constraints of gender, diving into a new world beneath ...

Clara Brack finds her own voice in exploring the differences between her parents’ lives as artists and their lives as parents. The artists John Brack and Helen Maudsley both defied their mothers – he ...

The first two instalments of Welsh author Cari Thomas’s bestselling fantasy series are full of magic, danger, coercion and rebellion. In the first volume, Threadneedle, Anna’s future is all planned ...

The new novel from the award-winning author of Shroud brings together sentient animals and a noir detective story.

In searching for the truth about her grandmother, Jane Messer brings together both Jewish and Palestinian histories. Michael Messer was sure his mother never loved him. She had abandoned him twice, ...

Alice Nannup was taken from her Aboriginal family and set to work for little to no money. But she reckons she has had the ...

Alexandria Burnham’s debut historical novel takes inspiration from a real-life convict, mutineer and pirate. They called me ...