Friday, 11 July 2025 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing
Searching for your subsequent nice group learn? Our month-to-month Guide Membership rounds up new launch titles which are good for sparking dialog and maybe even some debate. From compelling fiction to thought-provoking nonfiction, these are a few of the books releasing this month which are price stocking and recommending to readers.
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All We Want Magdalena McGuire Ultimo ISBN 9781761151217 RRP $34.99 Book club notes |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘Greatest associates Candace and Alexia’s lives are ceaselessly altered when the mysterious Sapphie rescues Candace’s child from the ocean. Within the midst of this unlikely new friendship, all three ladies should navigate the highly effective currents of their fears and wishes to find who they are surely. Acutely noticed, humorous and tender, this compelling novel will preserve your e-book membership gripped till the final web page. Past its fascinating narrative, it affords a wealthy floor for dialogue, exploring modern points like housing insecurity and parenting guilt with nuance and sensitivity.’ – Andrea Johnson, advertising supervisor, Ultimo Press | |
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Boogie Wonderland Kate Halfpenny Affirm ISBN 9781923022133 RRP $36.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘Boogie Wonderland is nice for e-book golf equipment because it explores themes of id, transformation and resilience with Kate’s trademark wit, vulnerability and honesty. Frank and humorous, this unforgettable memoir a couple of girl’s midlife will likely be loved by readers of Kathy Lette and Miranda July, and followers of Marian Keyes’ My Favorite Mistake and Jane Tara’s Tilda Is Seen.’ – Tace Kelly, publicity supervisor, Affirm | |
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Dead Ends Samantha Byres UQP ISBN 9780702269110 RRP $34.99 Book club notes |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘This queer literary-crime crossover novel is about Nell’s undignified homecoming to small-town Aotearoa New Zealand; mysteries solved and unsolved; and an ageing TV psychic who simply gained’t give up. Darkly humorous, horny and devastating, Useless Ends is a big-hearted portrait of affection and loss, and the dangerous choices we make of their wake. It’ll have e-book golf equipment arguing, laughing and tearing up in equal measure.’– Jean Smith, advertising and publicity supervisor, UQP | |
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Fulvia Kaarina Parker Echo ISBN 9781760689834 RRP $32.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘Fulvia captured Kaarina’s curiosity when she discovered fleeting references to her whereas finding out historical historical past. Delving deeper, she found a rare girl who was decided to train energy in a society that denied this proper to ladies. Centuries later, the themes of this novel nonetheless resonate and can generate energetic dialogue in e-book golf equipment, as will the brilliantly evoked color, intrigue and ruthlessness of society in Historic Rome.’ – Diana Hill, publishing supervisor, Echo Publishing | |
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The Good Losers Meg Bignell Penguin ISBN 9781761351198 RRP $34.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘Meg Bignell’s newest novel is a riotous and heartfelt dive into the eccentric world of rowing, as Callie March navigates pre-dawn parenting, scandal and sudden friendships. With sharp wit and eager observations, this story brilliantly captures the absurdities of the higher class whereas delivering a really satisfying mix of humour and coronary heart. Followers of The Offended Ladies’s Choir will love this. ’ – Rebecca Bluff, advertising and publicity coordinator, PRH | |
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The Immigrants Moreno Giovannoni Black Inc. ISBN 9781760645267 RRP $36.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘That is the sort of novel that invitations wealthy dialogue in regards to the expertise of immigrating to a brand new house, which has affected so many individuals and their forebears. In stunning, lyrical prose, it tells a household story woven with heartbreak, laborious work and relationships, set in an Australian nation city that turns into part-Italian for a time. It’s a specific story with common resonance, uncovering the hidden emotional historical past of migration. Structurally, it’s additionally wealthy for dialogue, unfolding in episodes that every reveal a unique aspect of this world, with the household’s journey tying all of it collectively.’ – Chris Feik, writer, Black Inc. | |
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The Different Brother (London Hearts #1) Tierney Web page Hachette ISBN 9780733653698 RRP $22.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘A candy and spicy forbidden-love romance with an ethical dilemma at its coronary heart, The Different Brother will spark loads of e-book membership dialogue. When FMC April falls for MMC James – the brother of her ex-fiancé Lucas – readers are requested to think about: ought to a brother be off-limits, even if you happen to suppose he’s the love of your life? It’s a juicy, thought-provoking query in regards to the boundaries of affection and loyalty, and raises one other query: What would you be ready to do for real love? Creator Tierney Web page was a BookTok sensation earlier than she started writing, and studying extensively is arguably one of the best coaching floor for any aspiring writer.’ – Sophie Hamley, writer, Hachette Australia | |
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The Peak Sam Guthrie HarperCollins ISBN 9781460767313 RRP $34.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘The Peak is a tense, propulsive thriller that may have you ever continually questioning if what occurs within the novel might actually occur to us – and what number of instances it might have occurred with out the Australian public ever understanding. However what I liked most was the humanity of it: the love triangle between the three predominant characters, and the sophisticated male friendship on the coronary heart of the novel. It’s a e-book that’s going to kickstart quite a lot of opinionated conversations!’ – Kimberley Allsopp, senior marketing campaign supervisor, HarperCollins | |
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Pissants Brandon Jack Summit Books ISBN 9781761633072 RRP $34.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘This novel by a former footy participant affords wealthy dialogue round masculinity, energy and group dynamics, centring on gamers at an unnamed soccer membership. It exposes the strain positioned on younger lives caught within the churn of aggressive sport, the loneliness and desperation of these attempting to make it, and the depravity and unhinged rituals they carry out to alleviate that fixed strain, making it a compelling and confronting alternative for e-book golf equipment. It’s also very humorous. Notably resonant for male readers, it invitations crucial reflection on the affect of locker-room tradition each on and off the sector.’ – Jane Palfreyman, publishing director, Summit Books | |
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What Saved You? Raaza Jamshed Giramondo ISBN 9781923106413 RRP $32.99 |
| Why e-book golf equipment will like it: ‘Raaza Jamshed’s What Saved You? is a highly effective debut novel that follows its younger protagonist throughout continents, and throughout the areas between grandmother and granddaughter. Haunted by bushfires and unusual animals, marked by tenderness and concern, its narrative leans towards the surreal to stay true, asking what’s carried down by storytelling, and what stays untold. With layered themes of gendered violence, the local weather disaster and reconciliation with the previous, it’s a e-book that invitations reflection and energetic dialog for e-book golf equipment involved in exploring questions of id, migration and familial legacies.’ – Nick Tapper, affiliate writer, Giramondo | |
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