NewSouth Books

Plantastic!: A to Z of Australian Plants

Catherine Clowes, illustrated by Rachel Gyan

Age range 6 to 12Did you know that there are plants that eat insects? Plants whose seeds spread in poo? Plants that move when you touch them? And plants that grow on other plants?Plantastic! presents 26 of Australia's most unique ...

CSIRO Publishing
9781486313211, Hardback, AUD$29.99

Truth-Telling: History, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement

Henry Reynolds
NewSouth
9781742236940, Paperback, AUD$34.99

Pushing Back

John Kinsella
Transit Lounge
9781925760712, Paperback, AUD$29.99

Eating With My Mouth Open

Sam van Zweden
NewSouth
9781742236988, Paperback, AUD$29.99

One-Night Stand

Simon Taylor
Larrikin House

Kid Reporter: The secret to breaking news

Saffron Howden, Dhana Quinn
NewSouth
9781742237145, Paperback, AUD$27.99

Coming of Age in the War on Terror

Randa Abdel-Fattah
NewSouth
9781742236865, Paperback, AUD$34.99

On the Royal Road

Elfriede Jelinek
Gazebo Books
9780648901136, Paperback, AUD$24.99

Typewriter Century: A Cultural History of Writing Practices

Martyn Lyons
University of Toronto Press
9781487525736, Paperback (Trade paperback US), AUD$59.99

Griffith Review 71: Remaking the Balance

Edited by Ashley Hay
Griffith Review
9781922212566, Paperback, AUD$27.99

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Australian Book Design Awards 2021 longlist

Congratulations to the designers who have been longlisted for the Australian Book Design Awards 2021. 'Hysteria: A Memoir of Illness, Strength and Women’s Stories Throughout History'(designed by designer Alissa Dinallo) and 'Plastic Free: The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters' (designed by Josh Durham, Design by Committee) have been longlisted in the Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir/Non-Fiction Cover category. 'Rooted: An Australian History of Bad Language' (designed Peter Long and Jo Pajor-Markus) has been longlisted in the Best Designed Non-Fiction Book category.

Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021

Congratulations to Kama Maclean who has been Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021 for her book 'British India, White Australia: Overseas Indians, intercolonial relations and the Empire'.

AAANZ Arts Writing and Publishing Awards

Congratulations to Vanessa Finney who has been Highly Commended in the Best Medium Exhibition Catalogue category for her book 'Capturing Nature: Early Scientific Photography at the Australian Museum 1857–1893'.