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The award-winning author of The Sydney Wars reveals the breadth of frontier resistance warfare

A lyrical work of creative nonfiction, Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do.

How to be a (fantastic sensational) good enough kid is the ultimate guide for kids and parents to discover that feeling ‘good enough’ is already within our reach.

Great at Heart is the first life story of war correspondent, editor and principal author of the official history of the Second World War, Gavin Long.

Acclaimed historian Joan Beaumont tells the story of Gull Force, the soldiers who were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese on Ambon and Hainan during the Second World War.

A visual love letter, in Funga Obscura ecologist Alison Pouliot brings guides us through the forrest to share stunning photographs and writing on fungi across Australia and the globe.

The Bee Squad is jam-packed with fun adventures and hands-on projects to help kids boost biodiversity in their neighbourhood.

Land Back tells the story of the work that has been done, and is yet to be done, to get land back.

Remember When … Snapshots of Australia from the ’50s to ’90s is a photographic trip down memory lane, celebrating the people, places, events and experiences that shaped our nation in the second half of the 20th century.

A captivating account of Australian documentary photography at its height including the photographs of Max Dupain, Carol Jerrems, William Yang, Rennie Ellis, David Moore, Mervyn Bishop, Sue Ford and others.

Gadigal country, Woolloomooloo Farm, Riley Estate, Burdekin’s paddock, Burlington Picture Palace, First Church of Christ Scientist, party mansion, Yirranma Place – the many transformations of 262 Liverpool Street Darlinghurst reflect the long and layered history of Sydney.

This evocative new biography of James Fairfax – businessman, philanthropist, collector and champion of Australian art – from his nephew, Alexander Gilly, pieces together Fairfax’s life through the prism of his collection.

A gripping journey through the past, present and future of vaccines.

Acclaimed biographer Jacqueline Kent traces the social and political issues that inspired – and often hampered – Australian radical women writers and their desire to change the world.

In The Power of Choice, award-winning photographer Julian Kingma turns his camera on those who choose assisted dying, and those who help them on their final journey. These intimate portraits, along with essays from Andrew Denton and Richard Flanagan, invite us to ask, perhaps for the first time, what makes a good death.

Fixing its gaze on moments, places and objects – from the streets of Bethlehem to the Palestinian neighbourhoods of the New Jerusalem – Find me at the Jaffa Gate assembles a story of Palestinian diaspora, returning to the origins of violence in the Nakba.

Honour’s Mimic combines the authentic Greek setting of Charmian Clift’s travel memoirs with the fine writing that has caused her to be described as Australia’s greatest essayist.

In Deep History: Country and Sovereignty, edited by Jackie Huggins and Ann McGrath, leading historians and thinkers explore the First Nations histories of caring for places and people over millennia.

Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!

The never-before-published novel by Charmian Clift.

Dive beneath the surface with acclaimed wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta as she reveals the mysterious world of humpback whales — and gets mugged by whales, touched by a baby whale, covered in whale snot and much more.

Captivating and quirky, Australia in 100 Words takes readers chronologically through Australian history to tell a unique story through language

Remember When … Snapshots of Australia from the ’50s to ’90s is a photographic trip down memory lane, celebrating the people, places, events and experiences that shaped our nation in the second half of the 20th century.

An exhilarating scientific journey, Why Are We Like This? takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet.

The annual collection – now in its fourteenth year – celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing.

In a love letter to the swimming spots of Sydney, Chris Baker takes 52 swims in and around Sydney over the course of a calendar year.

A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions

The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future president.

A landmark and revealing joint biography of Elizabeth and John Macarthur, from one of Australia’s most respected historians.

The gruesome and compelling tale of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, the longest-serving executioner for the colony of NSW.

Exquisitely written, Eda Gunaydin’s essays unsettle neat descriptions of inheritance, belonging and place.

Winner, NSW Premier’s History Awards 2022, Australian History Prize

The first book published on acclaimed Australian architect Andrew Andersons, written by well-known arts administrators Leon Paroissien and Bernice Murphy.

*WINNER of the 2020 Colin Roderick Award* *Longlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize*

WINNER of the Nonfiction Award 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature

'I'm going plastic free next month, who wants to join me?'

Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards  Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction

WINNER of the Australian Book Design Awards 2020  Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Nonfiction Cover

'At both ends of the world, I have found confusion and profound disagreement about how to read the story of the past, about who should write or speak it, and what parts of it should be written or spoken about at all.'

*Winner of the Australian History Prize in the NSW Premier's History Awards 2020*

A visual love letter, in Funga Obscura ecologist Alison Pouliot brings guides us through the forrest to share stunning photographs and writing on fungi across Australia and the globe.

A lyrical work of creative nonfiction, Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do.

An exhilarating scientific journey, Why Are We Like This? takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet.

Dive beneath the surface with acclaimed wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta as she reveals the mysterious world of humpback whales — and gets mugged by whales, touched by a baby whale, covered in whale snot and much more.

James O’Hanlon takes us to all corners of the globe (and even outer space) to explore spiders and show us why they’re not so scary after all.

A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst.

Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!

Australia’s leading beach scientist shares everything you need to know about how beaches work and how to swim safely, with examples from Australia and across the globe.

The Plant Thieves reveals remarkable stories from the National Herbarium of New South Wales – its people, its archives and its most guarded specimens.

Underground Lovers brings us down to earth, magnifier in hand, to dwell with fungal allies and aliens, discover how fungi hold forests together, and why humans are deeply entwined with these unruly renegades of the subterrain.

Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share our towns and cities.

The award-winning author of The Sydney Wars reveals the breadth of frontier resistance warfare

Great at Heart is the first life story of war correspondent, editor and principal author of the official history of the Second World War, Gavin Long.

Acclaimed historian Joan Beaumont tells the story of Gull Force, the soldiers who were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese on Ambon and Hainan during the Second World War.

Leading historian Peter Stanley traces the history of Australia’s military history in 1000 books that reveal the many facets of our continuing fascination with our military past.

The incredible story of an Australian hero who helped save the life of a future president.

This is the remarkable war story of six ordinary Australian soldiers: the Chipilly Six.

This unofficial account of Australian Signals intelligence reveals the organisation’s efforts to reveal the secrets of others.

It has been 80 years since the bombing of Darwin. This anniversary edition of Darwin Spitfires offers a detailed and fascinating history of this unparalleled attack.

Influential historian Henry Reynolds returns with this new edition of Forgotten War, which questions the conspicuous absence of the frontier wars from our official military history and public memory.

Edited and annotated by Mark Johnston, one of Australia's leading authorities on World War II, this book provides unprecedented insights into the mind and the remarkable career of one of Australia's most decorated and renowned servicemen.

*Winner of the  Les Carolyn Literary Prize* *Longlisted for the 2019 CHASS Australia Book Prize*

Political Lives is an intimate history of image-making and image-breaking in national politics.

Australian politics is changing. Voices of us looks towards the future with hope and ideas.

Leading thinkers on the policies and leadership of the Morrison Government from 2019 to 2022

A little book about the big history of one of Australia’s most important institutions

The Art of Coalition focuses on the relationship between the Liberal and National parties during the Howard years, and the lessons and challenges of this partnership today.

Whether you’re a concerned community member, or someone who is already active in social or environmental campaigning, this book will inspire and inform you, and get you fired up to co-create a common, more equitable future.

The story of the complex and crucial relationship between Australia and China, charting the highs and lows through the prism of the prime ministers who have handled relations with Beijing since Whitlam in 1972.

Dear Prime Minister is a fascinating insight into the concerns, assumptions and political beliefs of 1950s and 1960s Australians.

In the only full history of constitutional change in Australia, George Williams and David Hume examine Australia’s referendum record, why success has been so rare and how we can change this.

In many ways, Australia handled the COVID-19 pandemic as well as any country in the world – but what did we get wrong?

Jeff Sparrow is one of Australia’s leading public intellectuals. From great controversies to the heroes and villains of our time, Provocations raises arguments that matter.