* Includes breaking new information about the intentions of Sir John Kerr disclosed privately to our author well before the dismissal of Gough Whitlam.
* Solomon's personal reminiscences on notable individuals he dealt with, ranging from editors to MPs, including Adrian Deamer, Laurie Oakes, John Menadue, Gough Whitlam, Sir John Kerr, Jim Spigelman, and more.
* One chapter is based off the most current election and includes Solomon's thoughts about the collapse of the Coalition.
* The final chapter comments on the current state of corruption and integrity of government, including Solomon's own proposed changes based on his years of experience.
Publicity:
* Review copies and contacts with Australian political/historical outlets and art media, in addition to general media.
* Organised events with Solomon at the launch.
A firsthand political, personal and historical commentary, including author David Solomon’s experience of the Whitlam dismissal in 1975, and Sir John Kerr’s divulgences about his aspiration to be Prime Minister.
Author Bio:
David Solomon has been chief political correspondent for the Australian and the Canberra Times, founding publisher of the High Court Legal Reporter, Queensland Integrity Commissioner and author of 11 books. He has Arts and Law degrees from the ANU, and a Doctorate of Letters for his publications on politics, government, and constitutional law. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2006, recognising his service to journalism, as a commentator on legal, political and constitutional issues.
FOOTNOTES is partly autobiographical, detailing controversies over Anzac Day long before they made headlines, recounting times at ANU, the High Court and the Press Gallery, a brush with ASIO; and near misses with defamation suits, expulsion from Sydney University, even death.
HALSTEAD PRESS
Category: BIOGRPAHY: GENERAL
Author is from ACT
Not Illustrated
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
240 X 160 mm
Release Date: April 2026
240 pages
9781925043891 AUD$: 33.95
Author Bio:
Robbie Swan is a former national magazine editor turned political strategist and long-time advocate for free speech and civil liberties. He is the co-founder of the Australian Sex Party, leading national campaigns for Australia’s adult industry. He spent more than 25 years navigating the complex intersection of sex, politics and censorship. Robbie brings decades of frontline experience lobbying governments, shaping policy and challenging moral and political hypocrisy. Fiona Patten is a pioneering activist and former politician who made history as the first former sex worker elected to public office. As co-founder of the Australian Sex Party, she served nearly a decade in the Victorian Parliament, driving progressive reforms across equality, health and civil liberties.
WILKINSON PUBLISHING
Category: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
234 X 153 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781921332968
160 pages
AUD$: 29.99
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Sex Party
Sex and Politics in Australia
By Robbie Swan with Fiona Patten
Key Sales Points:
* A sharp, darkly funny insider account of the sex industry’s collision with politics, censorship and everyday Australian life by Robbie Swan, a former national magazine editor turned political lobbyist for Australia’s adult industry.
* Written by veteran editor and strategist Robbie Swanalongside his partner and co-creator of the Australian Sex Partytrailblazing Victorian MP Fiona Patten.
* Combines memoir, investigative journalism and true stories gathered over two decades on the front lines of Australia’s sex law reform. * Offers behind-the-scenes access to political campaigns, parliamentary battles and media controversies.
* Explores big themes: free speech, morality, censorship, power and personal freedom while balancing satire and seriousness.
* Features real-life scandals, threats, break-ins and high-stakes legislative fights that ties into the rise of the Sex Party and the election of Fiona Patten, one of Australia’s most influential independent MPs.
* Appeals to readers of current affairs, political memoir, social history and culture writing.
Publicity:
* The book will also be supported by upcoming events targeted outreach to the Sex Party and Reason Party distribution lists and engagement across social media where Fiona has very strong followings.
“I’ve had most of the 20 odd short stories inside me for years and every now and then they’d put pressure on my creative colon and beg to be released ..” After decades spent on the fringes of politics, publishing and Australia’s sex industry, Robbie Swan finally tells the stories he could never quite leave behind. Part memoir and part social history A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sex Party is a collection of short stories drawing on Swan’s 25 years as a magazine editor and parliamentary lobbyist for the adult industry, a world where censorship battles, moral crusades, unlikely friendships and political absurdities collide daily.
In the book, he reveals the human side of an oftenmisunderstood industry: the humour, the resilience and the strange, sometimes surreal encounters that shaped a generation of activists and outsiders. Spanning half a century and bookended by the creation of the Australian Sex Party with his partner, trailblazing MP Fiona Patten these stories chart how a life spent challenging taboos and fighting hypocrisy ultimately helped reshape public debate and law reform.
Wry, candid and funny, this is a behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable profiles of people behind the intersection of sex, politics and power.
Author Bio:
This edition has been curated by the team at Woodslane Press. Principle photographer Simon Nevill, although born in the UK, has spent most of his life in Australia. He ran tours for over 20 years, taking clients overseas and to every state in Australia including all the main desert regions of this vast country. Initially an expert birder, he’s developed a keen interest in wildflowers and other groups of the animal kingdom. He now has an extensive knowledge of Western Australia and enjoys sharing his photography, passion and knowledge with others.
Magnificent Southwest Australia
Including Perth and Margaret River
By Woodslane Press
Key Sales Points:
* Updated edition of this popular souvenir guide.
* Large format guide filled with wonderful photography.
* The perfect memento of this spectacular region.
* Previous Edition ISBN 9781925868067
Publicity:
* Media release sent to nation-wide and regional publications, travel blogs, visitor centres and more.
* Promotional material available such as posters, bookmarks, flyers etc.
* Social media campaign connecting with armchair and seasoned travellers.
* Email marketing to bookshops, visitor centres and popular tourist destinations.
This 64-page large format book is full of vibrant photography and is accompanied by a concise but fascinating commentary from the team at Woodslane Press.
Magnificent Southwest Australia is an indispensable reminder and souvenir for both international and Australian visitors to this very special place.
Armchair travellers and enthusiastic explorers will pick it up time and again to whet their appetites and perhaps to plan their own visits.
Includes sections on geography, wildlife and wildflowers, Indigenous culture, Perth, the Pinnacles, Wave Rock, Busselton, Rottnest, Cape-to -Cape, Denmark & the Valley of the Giants, Albany and the Stirling Ranges, Fitzgerald River National Park and Esperance.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Colour Throughout
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
240 X 215 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781923350281
64 pages
AUD$: 16.99
Rough Guides Slow Travel in Europe
28 Inspirational No-Fly Journeys by Rail, Road and Sea
By Rough Guides
Explore Europe the Slow Way - Thoughtful Adventures by Rail, Road and Sea.
Rough Guides Slow Travel in Europe is a beautifully designed, photo-rich travel book featuring 28 no-fly journeys across the continent.
From remote road trips and epic hikes to scenic rail rides and ferry-hopping escapes, it invites readers to discover Europe at a gentler pace - with more care, curiosity and intention.
* Let the Journey Lead - Slow travel is about making the most of the ride. Each route is carefully chosen to immerse travellers in landscapes, cultures and rhythms - from wild camping in Sweden to a multi-stop train trip from Berlin to Istanbul.
* Curated by Rough Guides Experts - All itineraries are handpicked by Rough Guides' experienced authors and editors, combining honest recommendations with practical insight and a love of local discovery.
* Inspiration Meets Practicality - Each trip includes a map, travel tips, and concise destination guides, along with where to stay, eat and explore - with a focus on independent places and low-impact travel.
* Visually Rich, Travel-Minded - With full-colour photography and a modern layout, this is a travel guide that's as inspiring on your coffee table as it is useful on the road.
* Ideal for Conscious Travellers - A perfect gift for those seeking deeper, slower, more sustainable ways to see the world.
Discover Europe differently - one mindful journey at a time. Add Rough Guides Slow Travel in Europe to your shelf, suitcase or gift list - and take the scenic route.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: Trade International Paperback
216 X 171 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781835295106
288 pages
AUD$: 44.99
Insight Guides Ireland 13/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Insight Guides
This beautifully illustrated Ireland guidebook is perfect for travellers planning longer trips. Written by Insight Guides' travel experts, it combines in -depth coverage of history, culture, and must-visit places with the visual appeal of an illustrated magazine. Stunning photos inspire excitement for those planning their journey. They also offer a captivating read for armchair travellers looking for a taste of Ireland from home.
In this Ireland travel guidebook, you will find:
* Top attractions handpicked by our editors - must-visit highlights including The Aran Islands, The Wild Atlantic Way, Connemara, Donegal, West Cork, Georgian Dublin, Viking Heritage Trails, Bloomsday, The Book of Kells, National Gallery, Centerparcs, Fota Wildlife Park, beaches, Greenway cycle paths, showcasing the very best of what Ireland has to offer
* In-depth coverage of attractions - detailed narratives on iconic sites and hidden gems, all organized by geographical locationBest time to visit Ireland - expert guidance on the ideal seasons to go, with insights into climate, festivals, and peak vs. off-peak travel
* Practical travel information - essential advice on logistics, including getting there, moving around, budgeting tips, dining and shopping
* Insider recommendations - top tips on avoiding crowds, saving money, and discovering the best local spots
* Engaging essays - thought-provoking features on Ireland's history, culture, contemporary life, and politics for a deeper understanding
* High-quality maps - detailed, numbered maps highlighting must-see places, perfectly aligned with the text
* Striking pictures - breathtaking images on every page to inspire your journey
* Easy navigation with color-coded chapters - unique colors for quick reference
* Free download of eBook - included with the purchase of the printed guidebook for convenient on-the-go reading.
* Coverage includes: Dublin, Excursions from Dublin, The Southeast, Cork and Surroundings, The Southwest, Limerick and the Shannon Region, The Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, Galway and the West, Inland Ireland Unlock Ireland's beauty with this expertly crafted, visually stunning guide.
INSIGHT GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: Trade International Paperback
223 X 150 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781839054617
352 pages
38.99
Insight Guides Costa Rica 9/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Insight Guides
This beautifully illustrated Costa Rica guidebook is perfect for travellers planning longer trips. Written by Insight Guides' travel experts, it combines in-depth coverage of history, culture, and must-visit places with the visual appeal of an illustrated magazine. Stunning photos inspire excitement for those planning their journey. They also offer a captivating read for armchair travellers looking for a taste of Costa Rica from home. In this Costa Rica travel guidebook, you will find: * Top attractions handpicked by our editors - must-visit highlights including Monteverde Cloud Forest, Manuel Antonio National Park, Tortuguero National Park, Arenal Volcano, Rincon de la Vieja National Park, Ujarras, Museo del Oro Precolombino, Costanera Sur, Osa Peninsula, Corcovado National Park, Playa Montezuma, Volcan Barva, showcasing the very best of what Costa Rica has to offer
Insight Guides Northern Spain 5/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Insight Guides
This beautifully illustrated Northern Spain guidebook is perfect for travellers planning longer trips. Written by Insight Guides' travel experts, it combines in -depth coverage of history, culture, and must-visit places with the visual appeal of an illustrated magazine. Stunning photos inspire excitement for those planning their journey. They also offer a captivating read for armchair travellers looking for a taste of Northern Spain from home. In this Northern Spain travel guidebook, you will find: * Top attractions handpicked by our editorsmust-visit highlights including Bilbao and the Guggenheim Museum, Santiago de Compostela, San Sebastian, Picos de Europa, Santillana del Mar, Pre-Romanesque churches of Asturias, Sanfermines Fiesta in Pamplona, Burgos Cathedral, Ordesa National Park and the Pyrenees, San Juan de la Pena monastery, showcasing the very best of what Northern Spain has to offer
Insight Guides Scotland 10/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Insight Guides
This beautifully illustrated Scotland guidebook is perfect for travellers planning longer trips. Written by Insight Guides' travel experts, it combines in-depth coverage of history, culture, and must-visit places with the visual appeal of an illustrated magazine. Stunning photos inspire excitement for those planning their journey. They also offer a captivating read for armchair travelers looking for a taste of Scotland from home. In this Scotland travel guidebook, you will find: * Top attractions handpicked by our editors - must-visit highlights including Glen Coe, Edinburgh, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Glasgow, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, St Andrews, Skye, Stirling, Iona, Cairngorms National Park, showcasing the very best of what Scotland has to offer.
INSIGHT GUIDES
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
223 X 150 mm
288 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9781839054594
AUD$: 40.99
INSIGHT GUIDES
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
223 X 150 mm
304 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9781839054587
AUD$: 40.99
INSIGHT GUIDES
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
223 X 150 mm
336 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781839054600
AUD$: 38.99
Rough Guides Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 11/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, written by Southeast Asia experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched practical guidance for seamless planning and on-the-go exploration. Packed with in-depth advice often missing from other guides, it helps you navigate with ease. From using public transport to discovering the best dining, accommodations, and local experiences, this guide covers it all. Every detail you need for a smooth and enriching journey. Inside this Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei travel book, you'll find:
* Regional deep dive - in -depth coverage of key areas with curated experiences and honest reviews - Itinerary samplestailored plans for different trip lengths and travel styles.
* Practical information - essential tips on getting there, using public transport, avoiding crowds, saving time and money, and traveling responsibly.
* Expert recommendations - insider advice on the best places to eat, drink, stay, and enjoy nightlife or outdoor activities.
* Seasonal tips - when to go to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, climate details, and festival highlights to plan your perfect trip.
* Must-see pick - unmissable sights handpicked by our authorsNiah National Park, George Town, Langkawi, Kampong Ayer, Taman Negara, Singapore's Little India, the Perhentian Islands, Gunung Mulu National Park, Melaka, the Kinabatangan River, Hawker Centre Food, Longhouses in Sarawak, Mount Kinabalu, Cameron Highlands.
* Easy-to -use maps - colour-coded maps highlighting essential spots for dining, accommodation, shopping and entertainment.
* Cultural insights - engaging stories on local history, arts, and traditions for a deeper understanding of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
* Language essentials - Malay phrases and vocabulary to help you connect with locals - Inspiring travel photography - stunning full-color images capturing the essence of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, and fuelling your wanderlust.
* Designed for comfort and sustainability - a velvet soft-touch cover for a secure grip and premium uncoated paper from responsibly sourced materials.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: Trade International Paperback
198 X 129 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781835294055
592 pages
AUD$: 45.99
* Bonus eBook - free download with purchase for added convenience.
* Coverage includes Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei, Singapore.
* Travel smart and experience Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei with confidence.
Let this guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei be your trusted companion to must-see sights, hidden gems, and local secrets for an unforgettable adventure.
Rough Guides Nepal 11/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Nepal, written by Nepal experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched practical guidance for seamless planning and on-the-go exploration. Packed with in-depth advice often missing from other guides, it helps you navigate with ease. From using public transport to discovering the best dining, accommodations, and local experiences, this guide covers it all. Every detail you need for a smooth and enriching journey. Inside this Nepal travel book, you'll find: * Regional deep dive - in -depth coverage of key areas with curated experiences and honest reviews. * Itinerary samples - tailored plans for different trip lengths and travel styles. * Practical information - essential tips on getting there, using public transport, avoiding crowds, saving time and money, and traveling responsibly
Rough Guides Thailand 12/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Thailand, written by Thailand experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched practical guidance for seamless planning and on-the-go exploration. Packed with in-depth advice often missing from other guides, it helps you navigate with ease. From using public transport to discovering the best dining, accommodations, and local experiences, this guide covers it all. Every detail you need for a smooth and enriching journey. Inside this Thailand travel book, you'll find: * Regional deep dive - in-depth coverage of key areas with curated experiences and honest reviews. * Itinerary samplestailored plans for different trip lengths and travel styles.
Rough Guides Norway 9/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides, Phil Lee
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Norway, written by Norway experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched practical guidance for seamless planning and on-the-go exploration. Packed with in-depth advice often missing from other guides, it helps you navigate with ease. From using public transport to discovering the best dining, accommodations, and local experiences, this guide covers it all. Every detail you need for a smooth and enriching journey. Inside this Norway travel book, you'll find: * Regional deep dive - in -depth coverage of key areas with curated experiences and honest reviews. * Itinerary samples - tailored plans for different trip lengths and travel styles.
ROUGH GUIDES
TRAVEL
ROUGH GUIDES
198 X 129 mm
744 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781835294079
AUD$: 45.99
ROUGH GUIDES
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
198 X 129 mm
440 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781835292457
AUD$: 40.99
Rough Guides Trinidad and Tobago 8/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides, Skye Hernandez
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Trinidad and Tobago, written by destination experts, combines must-see sights with hidden gems and offers essential tips for both planning and on-the-ground adventures. It's sustainably printed to ensure environmental responsibility. Inside this Trinidad and Tobago travel book, you'll find: * Regional deep dive - coverage of key regions, offering a rich selection of places and experiences, and honest reviews of each one. * Itinerary samples - designed for various durations and interests. * Practical information - tips on how to get there and get around, use public transport, beat the crowds, save time and money, travel responsibly and more
Rough Guides Morocco 14/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Morocco, written by Morocco experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched practical guidance for seamless planning and on-the-go exploration. Packed with in-depth advice often missing from other guides, it helps you navigate with ease. From using public transport to discovering the best dining, accommodations, and local experiences, this guide covers it all. Every detail you need for a smooth and enriching journey. Inside this Morocco travel book, you'll find: * Regional deep dive - in-depth coverage of key areas with curated experiences and honest reviews. * Itinerary samplestailored plans for different trip lengths and travel styles. * Practical information - essential tips on getting there, using public transport, avoiding crowds, saving time and money, and traveling responsibly.
Rough Guides Chile and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 9/e
By Rough Guides
Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Chile and Rapa Nui (Easter Island), written by Chile experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched practical guidance for seamless planning and on-the-go exploration. Packed with in-depth advice often missing from other guides, it helps you navigate with ease. From using public transport to discovering the best dining, accommodations, and local experiences, this guide covers it all. Every detail you need for a smooth and enriching journey. Inside this Chile and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) travel book, you'll find: * Regional deep dive - in-depth coverage of key areas with curated experiences and honest reviews. * Itinerary samples - tailored plans for different trip lengths and travel styles. * Practical information - essential tips on getting there, using public transport, avoiding crowds, saving time and money.
ROUGH GUIDES
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
198 X 129 mm
560 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781835292556
AUD$: 43.99
ROUGH GUIDES
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
198 X 129 mm
496 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781835294130
AUD$: 43.99
Travel Guide with eBook
Rough Guides Pocket Lisbon 7/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides
This pocket-sized Lisbon guidebook is perfect for tourists looking to explore Lisbon's best sights and experiences. Written by Portugal experts, it combines in-depth coverage of key sights and hidden gems with a wealth of practical tips.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
191 X 100 mm
Release Date: April 2026
9781835294123
Paperback
152 pages
AUD$: 23.99
Rough Guides Mini
Valencia 2/e
Travel Guide with eBook
Rough Guides Pocket Amsterdam 6/e
Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides
This mini pocket Valencia is perfect for travellers looking for essential information in a compact format. Written by Rough Guides' experts, it provides key details on must-see places, top attractions, and curated recommendations to help you make the most of your trip.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
144 X 105 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781835294468
Paperback
144 pages
AUD$: 21.99
By Rough Guides
This pocket-sized Amsterdam guidebook is perfect for tourists looking to explore Amsterdam's best sights and experiences. Written by Netherlands experts, it combines in-depth coverage of key sights and hidden gems with a wealth of practical tips.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
191 X 100 mm
Release Date: April 2026
9781835294437
Rough
144 pages
AUD$: 23.99
Guides Mini Crete 2/e
Travel Guide with eBook
This mini pocket Crete is perfect for travellers looking for essential information in a compact format. Written by Rough Guides' experts, it provides key details on must-see places, top attractions, and curated recommendations to help you make the most of your trip.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
144 X 105 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781835294086
Paperback
144 pages
AUD$: 21.99
By Rough Guides
Rough Guides
Mini Mallorca 2/e Travel Guide with eBook
By Rough Guides
This mini pocket Mallorca is perfect for travellers looking for essential information in a compact format. Written by Rough Guides' experts, it provides key details on must-see places, top attractions, and curated recommendations to help make the most of your trip.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
144 X 105 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781835294093
144 pages
AUD$: 21.99
Rough Guides Mini Nice, Cannes and Monte Carlo 2/e
Travel Guide with eBook
Rough Guides Mini Athens 2/e Travel Guide with eBook
This mini pocket Nice, Cannes and Monte Carlo is perfect for travellers looking for essential information in a compact format. Written by Rough Guides' experts, it provides key details on must-see places, top attractions, and curated recommendations to help make the most of your trip.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
144 X 105 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781835294208
144 pages
AUD$: 21.99
By Rough Guides
This mini pocket Athens is perfect for travellers looking for essential information in a compact format. Written by Rough Guides' experts, it provides key details on must-see places, top attractions, and curated recommendations to help you make the most of your trip.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback 144 X 105 mm 144 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781835294192
AUD$: 21.99
Rough Guides Mini Gran Canaria 3/e
Guide with eBook
This mini pocket Gran Canaria is perfect for travellers looking for essential information in a compact format. Written by Rough Guides' experts, it provides key details on must-see places, top attractions, and curated recommendations to help make the most of your trip.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
144 X 105 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781835294246
152 pages
AUD$: 21.99
By Rough Guides
By Rough Guides
Rough Guides City Stories: Edinburgh
Seasons
By Rough Guides
See Edinburgh with Fresh Eyes - Your Year-Round Companion for Curious Newcomers and Return Visitors Alike. Forget what you think you know about Edinburgh. City Stories: Edinburgh Seasons is not your typical travel guide to Edinburgh - it's an atmospheric and deeply personal journey through one of Europe's most characterful cities. Whether it's your first or tenth visit, this guide reveals the moody charm, historic layers, and seasonal contrasts that define Scotland's capital. Written by Rough Guides authors who have explored every location themselves, this is your invitation to experience a more authentic, surprising side of Edinburgh. Beautifully designed and full of inspiration, it's also the perfect illustrated gift book for Edinburgh lovers.
* A Guide That Moves with the Seasons - Experience Edinburgh through the year - each chapter captures the city's shifting mood, from cherry blossom walks and summer festivals to golden autumn light and Hogmanay fireworks.
* Made for Newcomers, Local Travellers and Return VisitorsWhether you're visiting for the first time, returning to explore hidden corners, or rediscovering the city you call home, this Edinburgh travel book uncovers lesser-known stories, parks, viewpoints and seasonal experiences.
* Discover the City Seasonally - From spring picnics on Calton Hill to midsummer gallery nights, autumnal canal walks and winter storytelling festivals, each season brings its own unique energy and atmosphere.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
160 X 120 mm
Release Date: April 2026
9781835295052
Rough Guides City Stories: Seville Seasons
By Rough Guides
See Seville with Fresh Eyes - Your Year-Round Companion for Curious Newcomers and Return Visitors Alike. Forget what you think you know about Seville. City Stories: Seville Seasons is not your typical travel guide to Seville - it's an original and offbeat journey through one of Europe's most complex cities. Whether it's your first or tenth visit, this guide reveals the hidden gems, quiet corners and cultural curiosities that define the city across the seasons. Written by our expert Rough Guides authors who scoured the city for its finest spots, this is your invitation to experience a new side to Seville - whenever you visit. Beautifully designed and full of inspiration, it's also the perfect gift book for Seville lovers.
* A Guide That Moves with the Seasons - Explore Seville through the year - each chapter captures the city's mood, from paddleboarding the Rio Guadalquivir in summer to dancing all night at the Interstellar music festival in spring and dodging the rain in Centro Ceramica Triana come winter.
* Made for Newcomers and Return Travellers - Whether you're a first-time visitor or searching for a Seville travel guide for a repeat city break, this book helps you uncover the city's unexpected layers through its rich culture, food scene, outdoor spaces, festivals and events.
* Written by Rough Guides Authors Who've Been There - This isn't a second-hand list of recommendations - every place was personally visited by the authors. Expect honest, practical insights.
ROUGH GUIDES
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
160 X 120 mm
144 pages
AUD$: 23.99
Release Date: April 2026
9781835295069
144 pages
AUD$: 23.99
Secret Tuscany Guide
A Guide to the Unusual and Unfamiliar
By Jacopo Mauro, Roberto Di Ferdinando
Let Secret Tuscany guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.
Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Tuscany guidebook and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this beautiful region. Ideal for local inhabitants and curious visitors alike.
Walk this way to discover:
* A 15th century stained glass window with an image of Mussolini,
* The oak tree where Pinocchio hanged himself,
* A forgotten statue by Leonardo da Vinci,
* An extraordinary anatomical theatre in Pistoia,
* A luxury hotel that is now a public lavatory,
* Diamonds within marble,
* A 17th century milk distributor,
* The location of the amphora from the Marriage Feast of Cana,
* A staircase in Siena bearing St. Catherine's teeth marks,
* Fata Morgana's spring of eternal youth,
* A whale in Lucca,
* An unusual stroll along a marble quarry monorail,
* An authentic phial of Christ's blood,
* A faith that moves rocks,
* Far away from people and cliches, Tuscany still has hidden treasures which it is ready to unveil to its inhabitants and travellers willing to abandon the beaten paths.
An indispensable guide for those who think they know Tuscany well or for those who wish to discover the secret face of the region.
JONGLEZ
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Colour Throughout Disc: Trade International Paperback
190 X 105 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9782361958701
320 pages
AUD$: 43.99
Secret Granada Guide
A guide to the unusual and unfamiliar
By Cesar Requesens
Let Secret Granada guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Granada travel guidebook and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this beautiful city. An indispensable guide for those who think they know Granada well or for those who wish to discover another side to the city.
JONGLEZ
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
190 X 105 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9782361957490
Secret
224 pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
AUD$: 43.99
Venice Lagoon Guide
A Guide to the Unusual and Unfamiliar
Secret Helsinki Guide
A guide to the unusual and unfamiliar
By Riccardo Roiter Rigoni, Debora Gusson
Let Secret Venice guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.
Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Venice Lagoon guidebook and let our local experts show you 150 well-hidden treasures of an amazing region. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike.
JONGLEZ
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
190 X 110 mm
Release Date: June 2026
320 pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9782361958787 AUD$: 46.99
By Milla Leskinen, Jiri Keronen
Let Secret Helsinki guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Helsinki guidebook and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing city. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew the city well or who would like to discover its many other facets.
JONGLEZ
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
190 X 105 mm
256 pages
Release Date: June 2026 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9782387150028
AUD$: 43.99
Secret Brussels Guide
A Guide to 300 unusual and unfamiliar places
By Nathalie Capart
Let Secret Brussels guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Brussels guidebook. Let our local experts show you the wellhidden treasures and hidden places of this historic city. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Brussels well or would like to discover a different side of the city.
JONGLEZ
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
190 X 105 mm
Release Date: June 2026
368 pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9782387150035 AUD$: 43.99
Railway Wonders
An Explorer's Guide to Britain's Greatest Disused Railway Tunnels and Viaducts
By Graeme Bickerdike
A spectacular collection of Britain's most noteworthy disused railway structures, from historic bridges to moody tunnels and sky-scraping viaducts. Whilst many have been reborn into sustainable transport roles since redundancy claimed them, others await discovery amidst nature's reclamation of these former industrial corridors. The book records the ambition, endeavour and sacrifices of the Victorian pioneers behind 100 engineering feats, with insight on how to find and explore them. Railway Wonders is a valuable companion to families seeking adventure, as well as those fascinated by our railways' rich social history and eye-catching landscape impacts.
Wild Guide London & South East England
Adventures in Norfolk, Suffolk, Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Thames, Oxford, Cambridge, London
By Daniel Start, Lucy Grewcock
From the wide beaches of Norfolk and Suffolk's winding estuaries to the chalk streams of Hampshire and the white cliffs of Kent, this Wild Guide uncovers the wilder side of South and East England. Discover secret coves, fossil-rich cliffs and hidden chines along Sussex's coast. Swim in clear rivers and broads, camp beneath ancient beeches, and cycle quiet lanes through wildflower meadows. Explore castle ruins, Saxon earthworks and medieval villages, then feast on oysters, cider and local produce. Stay in shepherd's huts, waterside cabins and woodland campsites. With over 800 ideas for wild swims, hikes, foraging and feasts, plus detailed maps and insider tips, this is your essential guide to the natural wonders and timeless landscapes of Southern and Eastern England.
Walking the South West Coast Path
National Trail From Minehead to South Haven Point
By Paddy Dillon
A guidebook to walking the South West Coast Path, a long-distance National Trail from Minehead to Poole, along the north Devon, Cornish, south Devon and Dorset coastline. Covering 1015km (630 miles), this epic route takes in Exmoor National Park and the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and takes around 4 weeks to walk. The route is described in 45 stages between 13 and 38km (8-24 miles) in length. Also described is the 17-mile South Dorset Ridgeway, from West Bexington to Osmington Mills, which can be used as a scenic way to shave 42 miles off the total distance. 1:50,000 OS maps for each stage. GPX files available to download. Detailed information about accommodation, refreshments and facilities along the route
WILD THINGS
PUBLISHING
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
210 X 170 mm
256 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: June 2026
9781910636664
AUD$: 49.99
WILD THINGS
PUBLISHING
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
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Paperback
210 X 170 mm
272 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: June 2026
9781910636732
AUD$: 49.99
CICERONE
SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
172 X 116 mm
352 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781786313164
AUD$: 52.99
Hike Strong
The Complete Guide to Building Strength, Endurance, and Confidence for Hiking and Backpacking
By James Appleton
This guide takes a vastly different approach and instead teaches that strength training is the way to properly prepare oneself for the demands of the backcountry. The author's training modalities have been proven repeatedly by the successful results his clients have experienced in the mountains following his training program.
FALCON GUIDES
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781493092116
128 pages
AUD$: 34.99
The Alpaca Handbook
The Complete Guide to Raising a Happy and Healthy Herd
Women Who Hike National Parks
Walking with America's Most Inspiring Adventurers
By Heather Balogh Rochfort
A celebration of athleticism, wisdom, and skill-Women Who Hike National Parks profiles over twenty of America's most inspiring women adventurers ranging from legends to the rising stars of today The book is both inspirational and aspirational as each adventurer tells her story in her own words through featuring their favourite hike at a national park.
FALCON GUIDES
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
235 X 190 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781493086115
By Rebecca Gill
Learn how to create a safe and loving environment for your alpaca herd. The Alpaca Handbook is the essential guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying alpacas on the farm whether you're raising them for fun or for profit. In this book, you'll learn everything you need to know to become a successful alpaca owner.
THE LYONS PRESS
Category: AGRICULTURE/FARMING
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 178 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781493092277
248 pages
AUD$: 57.99
224 pages
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Practical Projects for the Handy Man 3/e More Than 700 Projects for the Do-It-Yourself-er
Practical Projects for the Handy Man, Third Edition, is as satisfying and reliable a guide for the modern builder as it was at the turn of the century. Include: - Porch swing chairToboggan sled - Mission library table - Homemade still - Electric clock - Aquarium - Wooden paddleboat - Treehouse - Grape arbor - Leatherwork - Telescope - and much more.
THE LYONS PRESS
Category: HOME & HOUSE MAINT
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 178 mm
Release Date: April 2026
9781493094516
480 pages
AUD$: 49.99
By Editors of Popular Mechanics Press, David Stiles
No Island Too Far
Searching for Seabirds on Remote Specks of Land
By Michael Brooke
Through a lifetime of biological and seabird research, Michael Brooke has been blessed with the opportunity to visit a huge array of islands dotted across all the oceans of the world.
His is an island list fit to make the armchair traveller green with envy - and potentially seasick. Truly no island has been too far: from St Kilda to Spitsbergen, from Hawaii to the furthest reaches of the Southern Ocean, with all manner of destinations in between.
In this deeply knowledgeable and at times humorous book, the author shares the experience of stupendous scenery, amazing wildlife and cutting-edge scientific investigation, all blended with idiosyncratic adventures.
We discover a great deal about the peculiar ecology and unique species of islands, looking at everything from plants, mammals, reptiles and birds to human aspects, with a splash of history and anecdote.
The engaging journey will appeal to anyone who wants to learn about islands that they will probably never visit in person. The reader will share the day-to-day grind and exhilaration of undertaking fieldwork in remote situations and reflect on the curious mindset that enables equal pleasure to be extracted from, say, Sicilian architecture and the inexpressibly brown landscapes of Cabo Verde.
PELAGIC PUBLISHING
Category: NAT HIST/WLDLFE/PETS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
234 X 156 mm 312 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781784275921
The Nature of Pandemics
Why Protecting Biodiversity is Key to Human Survival
By Jake Robinson
When will the next pandemic arrive? For wildlife, it's already here. The Nature of Pandemics explores an unspoken truth: how our actions are driving wildlife pandemics across the world. Highlighting the interconnectedness of human, (non-human) animal and environmental health, it examines historical and contemporary pandemics and considers the importance of conservation and restoration efforts, presenting a compelling case for rethinking how we approach pandemic prevention. This timely book reframes pandemics as ecological crises that require ecological solutions, unravelling the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem health and pandemic risk.
It reveals how climate change and human activities such as habitat destruction and the wildlife trade contribute to the emergence of infectious diseases, taking the reader through likely candidates for the next pandemic. An in-depth analysis of historical pandemics links past outbreaks, such as the bubonic plague in Eyam, to modern epidemiological challenges. The book also investigates human-wildlife conflict and social equity issues, demonstrating how deforestation and land-use change drive spillovers and how poorer communities disproportionately bear the brunt of outbreaks. Prevention is not just down to medical preparedness but also about restoring and protecting biodiversity. By offering solutions such as green prescriptions, ecosystem restoration and sustainable policies, this book sets out an exciting interdisciplinary perspective that merges microbiology, ecology, epidemiology and restoration science.
PELAGIC PUBLISHING
Category: THE ENVIRONMENT
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216 X 138 mm
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AUD$: 75.00
352 pages
Release Date: June 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781784275990 AUD$: 49.99
How to Love a Forest
The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World
By Ethan Tapper
Winner of the New England Book Award Finalist for the Vermont Book Award A tender, fearless exploration by a forester writing in the tradition of Suzanne Simard, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Robert Macfarlane. Only those who love trees should cut them, writes forester Ethan Tapper. In How to Love a Forest, he asks what it means to live in a time when ecosystems are in retreat and extinctions rattle the bones of the earth. How do we respond to the harmful legacies of the past? How do we use our species' incredible power to heal rather than to harm? Tapper walks us through the fragile and resilient community that is a forest. He introduces us to wolf trees and spring ephemerals, and to the mysterious creatures of the rhizosphere and the necrosphere.
AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS
GEOGRAPHY
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Paperback
216 X 140 mm
229 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9798341900196
AUD$: 43.99
Nature Within
How the Natural World Shapes Our Minds, Bodies & Health
By James Bashford
Reconnecting with Nature is the most important public health intervention of our time. In Nature Within, neuroscientist and Doctor James Bashford explain why these, and other health problems can only be managed through centring humans within the natural world rather than in opposition to it, and through understanding the natural forces at work within our own bodies. Skilfully weaving together examples of human illnesses like motor neuron disease with nonhuman ailments like Dutch elm disease, Bashford explores how similar principles of health shape our minds and bodies. From chameleons to COVID-19, from nucleic acids to nightingales, Nature has compelling lessons to teach us.
PELAGIC PUBLISHING
MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
216 X 138 mm
270 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781784275938
AUD$: 55.99
Rebirding
Restoring Britain's Wildlife
By Benedict Macdonald
Winner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize 'splendid' -Guardian 'visionary' -New Statesman Britain has all the space it needs for an epic return of its wildlife. Only six percent of our country is built upon. Contrary to popular myth, large areas of our countryside are not productively farmed but remain deserts of opportunity for both wildlife and jobs. It is time to turn things around. Praised as 'visionary' by conservationists and landowners alike, Rebirding sets out a compelling manifesto for restoring Britain's wildlife, rewilding its species and restoring rural jobs - to the benefit of all.
PELAGIC PUBLISHING
BIOLOGY, LIFE SCIENCE
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
198 X 129 mm
336 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: June 2026
9781784272197
AUD$: 24.99
Knitted Tube Socks
31 Delightful No-Heel Sock Designs
By Ulrike Bruggemann, Barbara Sander
Styles range from easy ribbing to lace, colourful stripes, and Fair Isle patterns. 31 patterns for adult and children's sizes. 7 x 9 book is perfect for tossing in your bag, and with no heel to stop and concentrate on, you can make these socks wherever you go! The heel is the most daunting part of knitting socks, and with the patterns in this book you get to just skip that part! Perfect for first-time sock knitters, the variety of styles and colors in this book will also make it appealing even for seasoned sock knitters looking for a fun, easy take-along project. Styles range from ribbing and lace patterns to colourful stripes and Fair Isle patterns. Includes 31 patterns for adult and children's sizes. The 7 x 9 book size is perfect for tossing in your knitting bag, and with no heel to have to stop and concentrate on, you can work on these socks wherever you go!
Roosimine Knitted Socks
Spice Up Your Sock Knitting with This Easy-To-Learn Estonian Colorwork Technique!
By Sarah Prieur
Roosimine: Estonian Inlay Knitting Discover the magic of Roosimine, an easy-to-learn Estonian technique that brings the look of embroidery to your knitting! This unique colorwork method creates beautiful, contrasting patterns on a background of simple stockinette. Inside, you'll find: 18 stunning sock patterns featuring everything from delicate florals to striking geometric and nature-inspired motifs. Comprehensive tutorials to guide you through both socks knitting and the Roosimine technique, perfect for advanced beginners and beyond. A wide range of sizes, from Women's US 6 to Men's US 11.5, ensuring a perfect fit for everyone.
Crochet Layers to Love
8 Versatile Tops to Level Up Your Style
By Salena Baca
These crochet tanks and tops are a snap to make and a joy to wear! Crocheting your own tops is easier than you think! Whether you're a beginner or have some experience with crochet, this collection is made for you. The patterns are approachable, quick, and adjustable for a range of sizes, allowing you to create pieces that fit your body and your style. You'll find a variety of comfortable tank tops, a cozy cropped sweater, a breezy cotton poncho, and light, airy tops that you can easily layer over outfits you already have in your wardrobe. The best part? These pieces are versatile for year-round wear over long sleeves in cooler months and with tank tops and dresses in warmer weather You'll be ready for any season. If you love crochet, these tops for layering were designed to be your new favourites. Let's get started!
STACKPOLE BOOKS HANDICRAFTS
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229 X 178 mm
96 Pages Rel Date: June 2026
9780811776875
AUD$: 47.99
STACKPOLE BOOKS HANDICRAFTS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 203 mm
128 Pages Rel Date: June 2026
9780811777117
AUD$: 51.99
STACKPOLE BOOKS
HANDICRAFTS
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Paperback
279 X 216 mm
32 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9780811777339
AUD$: 26.99
Hey Ho Let's Go
The Story of the Ramones
By Everett True
The Ramones cut an unforgettable swathe through decades of popular music.
They pioneered politically charged, raw sounds with absurdist flair, igniting crowds with ferocious 20-minute sets that helped shape the punk movement with their authentic antiestablishment voice.
Everett True's absorbing biography of punk's renegade first family traces the band's origins, from the leafy suburbs of New York to their infamous shows in the gritty basement of CBGB's.
Drawing on insightful interviews with the Ramones themselves and those who were there to craft a vivid portrait of the 1970s New York scene- this essential book highlights the Ramones' pivotal role in directing the trajectory of alternative music for years to come.
Hey! Ho! Let's Go! is an essential history of one of the 20th century's most idiosyncratic and boundary-breaking bands
OMNIBUS PRESS
Category: MUSIC
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Release Date: May 2026
9781917274180
Cognitive Dissident Conversations with THE THE’S Matt Johnson
By Matt Johnson, Jason Wood
Cognitive Dissident may begin in the music biography tradition, but it quickly becomes something deeper. Born out of years of conversation and collaboration between Matt Johnson, the creative force behind THE THE, and writer Jason Wood (Executive Director at the BFI), it expands into a work that is philosophical, cultural, and socio-political in scope.
The story traces Johnson's period of reflection during The Inertia Variations project and follows the extraordinary creative rebirth that led to THE THE's return: The Comeback Special tour, live album and film, the release of Ensoulment - their first new album in 25 years -and the acclaimed Ensouled world tour.
Along the way, it illuminates Johnson's evolution from the postpunk DIY scene to his many collaborations with producers, musicians, and cultural icons, as well as the influence of literature, art, and cinema that has always shaped his vision.
Through these conversations with Matt Johnson - a workingclass auto -didact who achieved success and ultimately career control on his own terms - this book by extension is also a meditation on family, friendship, creativity, conservation, gentrification, geopolitics, love and loss.
OMNIBUS PRESS
Category: MUSIC
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
Paperback
AUD$: 33.99
Release Date: June 2026
9781915841650
234 X 156 mm
AUD$: 51.99
Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide
By Matt Browning
Finally understand every single pop culture joke, obscure reference, and witty one-liner that makes Gilmore Girls one of the most reference-packed shows in television history.
Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide is an in-depth look at the thousands of topical references to people, places, movies, music, and events that make up many of the funniest lines on the ever-popular television series Gilmore Girls, bringing new and longtime fans alike in on the joke while educating readers about pop culture and world events from the turn of the twenty-first century.
Despite the timelessness of its humour and heart, however, there is one aspect of Gilmore Girls that firmly anchors it in its era: the sizable cache of dated pop culture references that were topical for the time but leave today's viewers, especially those of younger generations, scratching their heads.
Over the course of seven seasons and 153 episodes from 2000 to 2007, followed by a four-part revival series in 2016, Gilmore Girls has become a cultural touchstone with an extraordinarily devoted fan base.
In every episode, its fast-paced style of dialogue offered biting observations and timeless humour about issues such as dating, sex, marriage, divorce, race, gender equality, gay rights, and more, while its characters offered rapid-fire pop culture references with seemingly every breath.
Author Bio:
Matt Browning is a lifelong television devotee and pop culture enthusiast who has watched Gilmore Girls more times than he can count. His previous book, The Definitive Golden Girls Cultural Reference Guide, is a similarly veined pop culture encyclopedia of that enduringly popular series, and Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide is a worthy sequel that gives the same treatment to a show that had even more cultural references than The Golden Girls. Browning lives in Charleston, West Virginia.
Every episode is laced with jokes about people, places, and events that have been blurred, or even forgotten, by time, from the Bangles to the Mothman Prophecies to the works of Shakespeare to the long-forgotten Glitter.
Meticulously researched episode by episode, Gilmore Girls Pop Culture Reference Guide is an eye-opening, illuminating encyclopedia of thousands of topical jokes that will help both new and longtime fans experience their favourite show in a whole new light.
GLOBE PEQUOT
Category: FILM, TV & RADIO
Disc: Trade International
Paperback
Release Date: May 2026
9781493092444
320 pages
AUD$: 51.99
Anything But A Still Life
By Carole Latimer, Julian Fellowes
In Anything But a Still Life, renowned photographer Carole Latimer reflects on an extraordinary career capturing some of the most iconic figures of our time. From intimate portraits of Hollywood stars to her deep mentorship with the legendary Eve Arnold, this memoir offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at the world of celebrity photography. With over 3,000 subjects-actors, musicians, politicians-Carole's lens has told countless stories, some shared for the first time in this book, which includes previously unseen images. Join her on a journey through the art, challenges, and rewards of living life behind the lens.
Art on the Blockchain
By Valerie C. Whitacre
The development of blockchain technology over the last decade has had a far-reaching impact on the creation, ownership and trading of artwork, especially digital art. In an accessibly written text aimed at a broad audience of art-world readers, Valerie C. Whitacre demonstrates how the blockchain (a decentralised, distributed and public digital ledger used to permanently record transactions) continues to revolutionise our understanding of what can be considered a work of art as well as how art can be traded and consumed. Tracing the heritage of so-called 'Crypto Art' (digital art recorded on the blockchain) to earlier fine-art movements such as Fluxus, Conceptual art, photography and performance, the book shows that different collecting and ownership tools (such as the Certificate of Authenticity) were already established prior to the invention of the blockchain.
NextGen Collectors and the Art Market
By Georgina Adam
An incisive survey from bestselling art-market commentator Georgina Adam on the changing landscape of art collecting as a younger generation of collectors disrupts the status quo. Drawing on new interviews with collectors and art-market specialists internationally, Adam examines how changes in collecting trends are being driven by generational shifts in the sources of wealth, as well as the changing tastes, different motivations and new modes of acquiring art of Millennial and Gen Z collectors compared to older generations. What does all this mean for the future of art collecting and of the art market?
This is the first book to focus on the tastes and buying patterns of a new group of dynamic and Influential collectors, most of them still under 50, who are shaping the art market today. This group is younger than previous generations of collectors, with much of their wealth being selfmade.
UNICORN PRESS
BIOGRPAHY: GENERAL
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
234 X 156 mm
240 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: June 2026
LUND HUMPHRIES
PUBLISHERS LTD
ARTS GENERAL
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
200 X 130 mm
104 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781848227217
AUD$: 63.99
LUND HUMPHRIES
PUBLISHERS LTD
ARTS GENERAL
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
200 X 130 mm
104 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781848227064
AUD$: 63.99
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tap into Your Inner Strength
101 Stories of Resilience for Tough Times
By Amy Newmark
You don't realize how strong you are until the tough times are upon you, and then you discover your power and resilience. These 101 true and inspiring stories of resilience, hope, and triumph over adversity are a testament to the human spirit-and an invitation for you to find your own Inner Strength. People from all walks of life share their personal advice and experiences, serving as role models for anyone going through a tough time. Money, health, family issues, loss, trauma and other difficulties are part of all our lives at some point, and these role models give us perspective and actionable ideas for how to navigate our own challenges. You are not alone, and in fact you'll feel like you're holding a support group in your hands as you read these stories.
Of Course I'm Here Right Now
Three Actually Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving
By Shelby Forsythia
What do I say to someone who is grieving? When someone we love is grieving, we want to help, but we often don't know what to say. "I'm sorry" feels empty. "Let me know if there's anything I can do" puts pressure on them to ask. "Time heals all" only makes things worse. But what if, instead of avoiding the conversation or saying something unintentionally hurtful, you had three simple phrases that reliably offer comfort? Of Course I'm Here Right Now is your guidebook to supporting a grieving friend, family member, client, or anyone who's grieving, and doing so with confidence and compassion. Here, experienced grief coach Shelby Forsythia introduces three essential phrases that, when used appropriately, can provide immediate relief and long-term reassurance. Through real-life examples, practical scripts, and a sensitive, compassion-first approach, this book equips you to say something truly meaningful even when words feel inadequate, to to show up for the grieving person in a way that strengthens your relationship, and to stop second-guessing yourself as you offer comfort that resonates
Emergence
How Modern Convenience Is Dumbing Down Our Children and What Parents and Schools Can Do about It
By Jonathan P Strecker
Modern society's excessive focus on convenience and simplicity has led to a decline in human intelligence. It is essential for families and schools to rethink how we raise our children. Emergence emphasizes the cultivation of five types of intelligence: intellectual, social, emotional, ethical, and physical, meeting this existential reality head-on. With artificial intelligence on the brink of becoming integral to our daily lives, this conversation comes at a culturally critical time.
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
216 X 140 mm
368 Pages
Rel Date: June 2026
9781611591309
AUD$: 26.99
AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS
FAMILY & HEALTH
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Hardback
222 X 146 mm
240 Pages Rel Date: June 2026
9798889837152
AUD$: 57.99
PROMETHEUS EDUCATION
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229 X 152 mm
256 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9781493094257
AUD$: 49.99
The Phoenix Project
A Graphic Novel about It, Devops, and Helping Your Business Win
By Gene Kim, Mike Collins
The transformation of Parts Unlimited has only just begun. After stabilizing the disastrous Phoenix Project launch, Bill Palmer and his IT team face an even greater challenge: proving that technology isn't just a cost center but the key to the company's survival. With market share plummeting and competitors pulling ahead, Bill must navigate treacherous corporate politics while racing to master "The Three Ways" revolutionary principles that could change everything. When the board threatens to split the company, Bill's team embarks on an audacious experiment called "Project Unicorn." Their mission: deliver ten deployments a day instead of one per quarter. But as they break down silos between Development and Operations, something remarkable happens they begin achieving what the business truly needs rather than what it thinks it wants. Alongside Patty, Wes, and the brilliant but overworked Brent, Bill must confront an ambitious marketing executive willing to bypass IT entirely while convincing the CFO that technology is the solution, not the problem. The stakes? Not just Bill's career, but the future of Parts Unlimited itself.
This visually stunning adaptation brings to life the final chapter in the beloved business novel, illustrating how the principles of DevOps can transform not just IT departments but entire organizations. Through dramatic artwork and compelling storytelling, readers will discover how flow, feedback, and continuous learning can break constraints and unleash unprecedented business value.
IT REVOLUTION PRESS
Category: INDUSTRY/IND STUDIES
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 178 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781950508938
Expertise, Experience & Emotion
Rewiring Strategy, Talent and Leadership for the Age of AI
By Jamie Pride
Expertise, Experience & Emotion tackles the uncomfortable truth many business books avoid artificial intelligence is not just changing how work gets done – it is quietly eroding the foundations of leadership, capability and trust. For decades, expertise was the currency of professional value. If you knew more, you were worth more. AI has broken that equation. Knowledge is now cheap, fast and widely available. What once differentiated professionals and organisations is rapidly becoming table stakes. This book argues that the real shift is not technological, but human. As expertise is automated, value migrates upward. Experience – judgement formed through real exposure and consequence – becomes scarce. Emotion – trust, empathy and human legitimacy – becomes decisive. Drawing on real leadership work with large organisations, Expertise, Experience & Emotion introduces a practical framework for navigating this shift. It shows leaders how to accelerate automation without destroying judgement, how to protect the experiences that build future decision-makers, and how to treat trust as infrastructure rather than a soft skill. Written for senior leaders and professionals navigating AI-driven change, this is not a technology manual or a productivity playbook. It is a leadership guide for the age of intelligent machines – clear-eyed, grounded and focused on what cannot be automated. AI will make organisations faster. This book explains how to make sure they do not become thinner in the process.
PUBLISH CENTRAL
Category: BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
216 X 140 mm
104 pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
AUD$: 53.99
240 pages
Release Date: February 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED 9781923630208 AUD$: 29.99
Training With Sandbags for Strength and Mobility
52 Functional Training Exercises to Build Muscle and Stay Limber
By Guido Bruscia
Volume IV in the Ultimate Functional Training Series, Training with Sandbags for Strength and Mobility, gives the reader 52 functional sandbag exercises that improve strength, build muscle, and reduce the risk of injury. Before diving into the exercises, the reader is given the theory and background on the uses and benefits of functional training.
MEYER AND MEYER
Category: FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 178 mm 232 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781782552925
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AUD$: 53.99
Sports Photography
Photo Review Pocket Guide No. 45
The
Ultimate Guide to Goalkeeper Training
Develop Motor Skills, Technique, Tactics, and Mindset
By Margaret Brown
Sports Photography shows you how to capture high -quality, eye-catching action shots. This compact guide delivers clear, dependable advice at every stage of the process from choosing the right camera gear to refining settings, techniques, and shooting strategies.
MEDIA PUBLISHING PTY
Category: PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTOS
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
210 X 148 mm
Release Date: March 2026
9781922156686
80 pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
AUD$: 24.99
By Leonhard Zeilinger, Franz Gruber
As the final defender, modern goalkeepers must do more than simply stop goals. They must be able to read the game, make plays, and communicate with their teammates. The Ultimate Guide to Goalkeeper Training is a holistic training guide for goalkeepers at every level. This book is an invaluable resource for goalkeeper training.
MEYER AND MEYER
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
240 X 165 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781782552918
258 pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
AUD$: 53.99
The World's Greatest Fishing Stories
By Lamar Underwood
From the explosive strike of a big fish to the heart-stopping loss of an even bigger one, anglers experience a wide range of emotions. Those priceless moments on waters near and far are captured in prose by writers who not only love fish and fishing but love sharing their experiences in print. Pulled together some of the finest tales of all time from all over the world.
GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
Release Date: April 2026
9781493098484
288 pages
AUD$: 59.99
Dog
By Yishay Ishi Ron
Key Sales Points:
* Timely, high-stakes subject matter.
* Rare perspective.
* Unflinching realism.
* Emotional core.
* Psychological depth.
* Social critique.
* Redemptive arc.
* Literary yet accessible.
Dog is a poignant exploration of PTSD, addiction, and redemption, told through an Israeli officer returning from service.
Haunted by trauma, he descends into heroin addiction among Tel Aviv’s marginalised drug community until a stray dog unexpectedly enters his life.
The novel traces a journey through psychological anguish, fragile hope, and the search for meaning after war.
Dog examines how extreme stress, moral injury, and combat make civilian life elusive, along with the healing power of an unexpected human-animal connection.
GINNINDERRA PRESS
Author Bio:
Yishai Ishi Ron is an acclaimed Israeli author, a former elite combat soldier, and a survivor of severe PTSD. Writing has been an essential part of his healing journey, enabling him to transform deeply personal wounds into stories of trauma, resilience, and redemption. With his unique background as a soldier and a psychology graduate, Ron brings authenticity and profound psychological depth to his storytelling, making Dog both intensely personal and universally resonant. Dog was longlisted for the Sapir Prize, Israel’s most prestigious literary award.
Category: FICTION: SPECIAL B&W Throughout
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
216 X 140 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781761097386
176 pages
Murder in the Mudflats
By Chris Robbins
Key Sales Points:
* High-stakes personal mystery.
* Distinctive Australian setting.
* Strong, complex female lead.
* Rivalry-fuelled investigative trio.
* Layered crime plot.
* Blend of crime and political thriller.
* Fast-paced, contemporary tone.
When a body is discovered amongst twisted mangrove roots in the mudflats of Queens Bay, Councillor Maggie Ashburn must act quickly to prevent her partner Mark from copping a charge of murder.
Despite fielding threats and troubles on the home front, Maggie finds herself catapulted deep into Sydney's violent criminal underbelly, where she’ll tangle with one-time sparring partner, Detective Keith Corvallis and his detective inspector mate, Louie Gardner, to try and prove that Mark has done no wrong.
GINNINDERRA PRESS
Category: CRIME & MYSTERY
Author is from QLD
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
229 X 152 mm
276 pages
Release Date: June 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781761097362 AUD$: 39.99
The
Girl Who Rode the White Lion
By Yishay Ishi Ron
Key Sales Points:
* A gripping tale of survival.
* A decades-spanning mystery.
* Vivid, unique setting.
* Courage, truth, and redemption.
* Appeals to multiple audiences.
Set against the rise of Nazi Germany and the postwar world, this novel tells a gripping story of survival, courage, and hidden truths.
In 1938, young Sarah Frank escapes an SS officer whose obsession with her family turns deadly, finding refuge in a travelling circus a sanctuary of acrobats, lion trainers, and outsiders who become her family.
Nearly two decades later, in 1957 New York, a routine zoo autopsy reveals a silver SS ring inside an elderly lion.
Chief veterinarian Mark Spencer’s investigation spans continents, uncovering Sarah’s hidden past and revealing how courage and truth endure, even in the darkest times.
GINNINDERRA PRESS
Category: FICTION: SPECIAL
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
229 X 152 mm
286 pages
Release Date: June 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781761097393 AUD$: 39.99
An Englishman's Home Is His Carpark
Slovenliness as a Way of Life
By Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple, one of Britains most incisive and wryly entertaining social critics takes on the nations pervasive cultural decline in An Englishmans Home is His Car Park. This is not just another political commentary; it is a brilliantly observed, deeply felt critique of the everyday slovenliness
GIBSON SQUARE
Category: SOCIETY CULTURE
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
234 X 150 mm 192 pages
Release Date: June 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781783342938 AUD$: 41.99
Guilty or Not Guilty?
Murder in the Upper Hunter 1837-1849
By Charlotte Ansell
Charlotte Ansell's territory, from her debut in 2002, has been the heart. Amittere is the human story delivered in a spirit of tenderness, curiosity and occasional despair, but always underpinned by an unrelenting thread of hope.
FLIPPED EYE
Category: POETRY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm 106 pages
Release Date: March 2026
9781905233939
By Rob Tickle
A study of the deaths of 25 men in the early days of settlement in the Hunter Valley, NSW. This historian examines the living conditions of convicts, squatters, aboriginals and magistrates in harsh conditions, with very little policing or communication. Full of Mysteries.
ETT IMPRINT
Category: BIOGRPAHY: GENERAL
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
275 X 210 mm
73 pages
Release Date: June 2026 COL & B&W SECTION(S)
9781923527270
AUD$: 22.99
The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves
By Sue Woolfe
A lyrical novel of memory, music and inheritance. A composer revisits her childhood to understand a volatile mother and a long-buried trauma, transforming grief into creativity. Structured like a symphony, this is a powerful exploration of of intergenerational resilience.
FAIR PLAY PUBLISHING
Category: PROSE: NON-FICTION
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
229 X 152 mm
AUD$: 34.95
280 pages
Release Date: April 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED 9781923236486
AUD$: 32.99
Dash for the Diamond Crown
By K.M. Steele
Book three in the Mallory Cash trilogy. Will Mallory Cash be the first thief in history to breach The Tower of London? What follows is a breathless chase through London and a daring plan to escape to Australia, with MI5 and Mallory's enemies in hot pursuit.
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: CRIME & MYSTERY
Author is from QLD
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN
203 X 127 mm
Release Date: June 2026
pages
28.95
Before Violence
Among Communists
By Joe Carrick-Varty
His outstanding second collection reflects further on growing up under the cloud of abuse and alcoholism, unfolding compelling patterns as it examines how the past shapes our future lives. Bold and unusual in form, its three gripping long poems look unflinchingly and unforgettably at inheritance, pain and memory.
CARCANET PRESS
Category: POETRY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
216 X 135 mm 128 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781800175426
AUD$: 33.99
By Sinead Morrissey
Set against the distinctive cultural milieu of Belfast Communism - its smoky meeting rooms, protests, marches, sports days, holidays, discos and Party bazaars - Among Communists tells a history of the Troubles unlike any other whilst simultaneously charting a young writer's journey into poetry.
CARCANET PRESS
Category: MEMOIRS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
216 X 135 mm
Release Date: June 2026 9781800174061
Lyrical Ballads
44.99
By Bill Manhire
Lyrical Ballads is a many-peopled collection: the baffled inhabitants of Every Street and Intermediate Street are here, while Dracula, T.S. Eliot and Bobby Outram from Outram have walk-on parts. The collection is anchored by two long sequences that embrace awkwardness, mystery and absurdity 'The Tobacco Tin', a kind of folk story
CARCANET PRESS
Category: POETRY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
216 X 135 mm 96 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781800175440 AUD$: 33.99
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Author and Illustrator Bio:
Faeza Samnakay is an Exclusive Educator with 20 years of experience working in schools, coordination services, and consultancy in the therapy space. She is a passionate advocate for disability inclusion as well as linguistically diverse organisations that support the empowerment of marginalised women and children. She has written this book to honour the influences that shaped her early childhood and hopes it inspires deeper family bonds.
Sam B is an Australian digital artist from Canberra. His boldly lined, saturated art style seeks to invoke nostalgia for various traditional printmaking techniques of the past while utilising the wider palette of options a contemporary art program can provide. Sam worked closely with Faeza to authentically represent her family’s cultural background. After drawing extensively for online clients, this is his first children’s picture book.
Alishba the Great
By Faeza Samnakay, and Illustrated by Sam B
Key Sales Points:
* The bold illustrations and exotic location appeal to younger children.
* The focus on close family ties resonates with parents and grandparents.
* Meets several key Australian curriculum themes and crosscurriculum priorities.
Publicity:
* Media release sent to major metro and regional publications.
* Reviews with key Australian children’s literature reviewers.
* Social media campaign connecting readers, reviewers and booksellers.
* Posters and bookmarks available for instore promotions.
Alishba was born and schooled in a land far away.
A land of antelopes, elephants and passionfruit vines. Alishba’s parents and brothers bestow on her the gifts of Courage, Care, Determination and Dare, which she passes on to her baby sister.
Together they become kind, brave, bold and rare, just like the splendid capes they wear.
Written in the form of a traditional folktale, the story portrays the author’s early life growing up in Pakistan.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from ACT
Colour Throughout
Age: 4+ years
Disc: Trade Australian Hardback
216 X 280 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781923350113
32 pages
27.99
Author Bio:
Myke Mollard is an award -winning children’s educator, illustrator, author and designer - just some of his creative talents. Beginning his career in graphic design and producing TV commercials, he came to find outlets for his passion for educating kids about the world around them, informing and entertaining them in the classroom and online, and via his superbly illustrated books. His book An A-Z of Australian Bush Creatures has sold over 90,000 copies and counting, with some of his other works such as Wildlife of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Australian Backyard Birds featured as Notables in the 2024 CBCA awards.
What's That? Australian Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises
By Myke Mollard
Key Sales Points:
* New title from the author and illustrator of the A-Z of Australian Bush Creatures.
* Full of fascinating facts and vibrant illustrations.
* Covers a wide range of reading levels, allowing younger readers to dip in and out, while more confident readers can read the full text and use it as a springboard to independent research.
Publicity:
* Extensive PR campaign, utilising author/illustrator and conservationists Myke Mollard.
* Visually appealing as a book-set on shelf.
* Attractive posters, colouring-in sheets, bookmarks and other promotional materials available.
This What’s That? title features Myke Mollards vibrant cinematic drawings of cetaceans found in and around Australian waters.
And it’s jampacked with fascinating facts!
From bountiful bottlenose dolphins to kingly killer whales, significant sperm whales, harmonic humpback whales and bighearted blue whales children will discover why wild nature is our most precious resource.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC
Colour Throughout
Age: 4+ years
Disc: Trade Australian Hardback
200 X 200 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781923350144
40 pages
AUD$: 24.99
What's That? Australian Sharks, Rays & Skates
By Myke Mollard
This What’s That? title features Myke Mollards vibrant cinematic drawings of the many members of the shark family found in and around Australian waters. And it’s jampacked with fascinating facts! From worrisome great white sharks to zany zebra sharks, genius great hammerheads, gobsmacking giant manta rays, sensational spotted eagle rays and wonderful whale sharks children will discover why wild nature is our most precious resource.
WOODSLANE PRESS PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC Age: 4+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
200 X 200 mm
40 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9781923350151
AUD$: 24.99
What's That? Australian Mammals
By Myke Mollard
This What's That? title features Myke Mollard's vibrant cinematic drawings of a wide range of Australian mammals. And it's jampacked with fascinating facts! From engineering echidnas to boisterous bandicoots, quirky quolls, diligent dingoes, whopping whales and distinctive dugongs — children will discover why wild nature is our most precious resource. Australia has the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world. Let’s listen to what nature is telling us.
WOODSLANE PRESS PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC Age: 4+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
200 X 200 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: June 2024
9781922800565 AUD$: 24.99
What's That? Australian Reptiles
By Myke Mollard
This What's That? title features Myke Mollard's vibrant cinematic drawings of a wide range of Australian reptiles. And it's jampacked with fascinating facts! From flamboyant frilled lizards to burly bluetongues, sun-loving skinks, menacing mulga snakes and turtles that breathe through their bums — children will discover why wild nature is our most precious resource.
WOODSLANE PRESS PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC Age: 4+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
200 X 200 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: June 2024
9781922800572
AUD$: 24.99
What's That? Australian Birds
By Myke Mollard
This What’s That? book features Myke Mollards vibrant drawings of a wide range of Australian birds. And its jampacked with fascinating facts! From barking blue-winged kookaburras, elegant emus, gallant galahs, and lyrical lyrebirds.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC Age: 4+ Years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
200 X 200 mm
32 pages
Release Date: October 2024 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9781922800626 AUD$: 24.99
What's That?
Australian Insects
What's That?
Australian Frogs, Toads & Newts By
Myke Mollard
This What’s That? title features Myke Mollards vibrant cinematic drawings of Australian amphibians. And its jampacked with fascinating facts! From precious pobblebonks, terrific turtle frogs and colourful corroboree frogs to conniving cane toads.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC Age: 4+ Years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
200 X 200 mm
By Myke Mollard
This What's That? title features Myke Mollard's vibrant cinematic drawings of Australian insects. And it's jampacked with fascinating facts! From risky red fire ants to wild wasps, buzzy bees, breathtaking butterflies, and misunderstood moths.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC Age: 4+ Years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
200 X 200 mm
40 pages
Release Date: June 2025 COLOUR THROUGHOUT 9781922800954 AUD$: 24.99
32 pages
Release Date: October 2024 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9781922800640 AUD$: 24.99
What's That?
Australian Spiders
By Myke Mollard
This What's That? title features Myke Mollard's vibrant cinematic drawings of a wide range of Australian spiders and some other arachnids. And it's jampacked with fascinating facts! From fearsome funnel-webs to glistening golden orb spiders.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from VIC Age: 4+ Years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
200 X 200 mm
40 pages
Release Date: July 2025 COLOUR THROUGHOUT 9781922800947 AUD$: 24.99
The Photographer
By Mark Rafidi, and Illustrated by Paul O'Sullivan
Key Sales Points:
* One of 5 finalists in the Aurealis Awards for Best Graphic Novel / Illustrated Work category.
* Entered the CBCA Awards.
* The author, an English teacher for over 25 years, has created a 21-page teaching program to accompany the book. Available on request.
* The setting and context of the book stems from the author’s cultural background, based on a lesser-known genocide which occurred in 1995, the ethnic cleansing campaign of the Bosnian people.
* Aimed for study by secondary students.
* More stock coming March 2026.
Author and Illustrator Bio:
Mark Rafidi is a teacher, author and surfer. He lives, works and plays on Murramarang Country. His wipe-outs are far more an entertaining spectacle than when he’s upright. Salt Runs Through is Mark’s fourth novel, with The Photographer coming 2025. Previous works are Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, The Library at the Edge of the World, and Ishmael Oud: A father/son journey into occupied Palestine.
Paul OSullivan is a voracious artist, philosopher and collector of ideas. He is the illustrator for Gary Crews picture books, The Visions of Ichabod X, (Short Listed for The Australian Book Designers Award) Timing the Machine and The Eva Carmichael Story, The Wreck of the Loch Ard published by Harbour Publishing, in addition to collaborating on Rich and Rare published by Ford St Publishing which received a notable at The CBCA. The detailed illustrations contain Steampunk-style elements and reflect Paul’s fascination with the silent films of the early years of cinema and a lifelong obsession with the 1930s which he attributes to being raised by older parents in the postwar city of Plymouth UK.
Some images haunt you. Others demand justice. As an army sweeps through a town, a war photographer falls in with them.
At first, the camera is there to bear witness to the atrocities of war. But as time progresses, the photographer begins to question their role.
Whose truth will be told? How close do they need to be? And what would those pictures say about us all?
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: FICTION
Author is from NSW
Colour Throughout
Age: 12+ years
Disc: Trade Australian Hardback
297 X 210 mm
Release Date: October 2025
9781923105263
32 pages
AUD$: 29.99
Bazza Has a Stack
By Joshua Appleby, Diana Mendoza
Bazza loves to ride his bike FAST! But his over enthusiastic attitude for all things fast and dangerous can get him in trouble! From bombing hills to launching off garden beds, this koala learns the hard way that even the bravest bush daredevils need to strap on a helmet before sending it. This action-packed story delivers laugh-out-loud rhymes, vibrant illustrations, and a soft landing into an important message: take risks, learn fast, and wear your helmet. This story has an important safety message for all young daredevils. Bazza Has a Stack backed the philosophy that children should be allowed to explore their boundaries safely with appropriate protection. This helps them develop lifelong skills in risk assessment while still protecting them from genuine harm. Bazza doesn’t get told to slow down he gets a helmet, and the freedom to explore.
Bazza Braves the Waves
By Joshua Appleby, Diana Mendoza
Wipeouts happen. It’s how you catch the next wave that matters. In this epic Australian tale follows our lovable mate Bazza as he tackles the challenges of learning to surf with determination, humour, and true-blue Aussie spirit. Bazza dreams of charging the big swells just like his heroes. But when a massive wave sends him tumbling, his confidence takes a hit. Was he ever meant to be a surfer? This epic story highlights that keeping your cool in hectic situations is a good idea both in and out of the water. Through vibrant illustrations and engaging rhyme, Bazza Braves the Waves takes children on an epic Australian coastal adventure. Along the way, Bazza discovers that the secret to bravery isn't the absence of fear it’s learning to breathe, stay calm, and regain perspective when the ocean feels too big. Beneath the waves lies a deeper lesson in resilience, perseverance, and emotional regulation.
Bazza a Day Late
By Joshua Appleby, Diana Mendoza
A story about optimism, letting go of disappointment, and finding joy in every moment. Not everything goes to plan and for kids, that can be a tough lesson to learn. Sometimes the waves are flat, the snow’s melted, or the rain is bucketing down. That feeling of missing out can really sting. Bazza A Day Late captures this familiar feeling in a way that young readers will love and parents will appreciate. It’s a story filled with fun, adventure, and a gentle lesson about embracing life’s ups and downs, all wrapped up in beautiful, vibrant illustrations. In Bazza A Day Late, our favourite koala sets off to chase his favourite past times, from surfing Noosa’s points, to snowboarding Perisher, skating Scarborough, and mountain biking in Nerang. But everywhere he goes, he hears the same thing: “You should have been here yesterday” What Will Your Child Learn? Through Bazza’s journey, kids learn that while things may not always go according to plan.
JOSHUA APPLEBY PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from QLD Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
150 X 145 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9780645362855
AUD$: 24.99
JOSHUA APPLEBY PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from QLD Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
150 X 145 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9780645362831
AUD$: 24.99
JOSHUA APPLEBY PICTURE BOOKS
Author is from QLD Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
150 X 145 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9780645362879
AUD$: 24.99
First Behaviours: When I am Brave
First Feelings Series
By Paula Bowles
We can't control how we feel, but we are in charge of what we do. Positive behaviour is a critical component of healthy personal, social, and emotional development. It helps children achieve better outcomes in whatever they do and supports their ability to learn and grow.
First Behaviours: When I am Creative
First Feelings Series
By Paula Bowles
We can't control how we feel, but we are in charge of what we do. Positive behaviour is a critical component of healthy personal, social, and emotional development. It helps children achieve better outcomes in whatever they do and supports their ability to learn and grow.
First Behaviours: When I am Curious
First Feelings Series
By Paula Bowles
We can't control how we feel, but we are in charge of what we do. Positive behaviour is a critical component of healthy personal, social, and emotional development. It helps children achieve better outcomes in whatever they do and supports their ability to learn and grow.
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9781835321041
AUD$: 15.95
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9781835321058
AUD$: 15.95
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm
12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9781835321065
AUD$: 15.95
First Behaviours: When I am Kind
First Feelings
Series
By Paula Bowles
We can't control how we feel, but we are in charge of what we do. Positive behaviour is a critical component of healthy personal, social, and emotional development. It helps children achieve better outcomes in whatever they do and supports their ability to learn and grow.
First Behaviours: When I am Playful
First Feelings Series
By Paula Bowles
We can't control how we feel, but we are in charge of what we do. Positive behaviour is a critical component of healthy personal, social, and emotional development. It helps children achieve better outcomes in whatever they do and supports their ability to learn and grow.
First Behaviours: When I am Calm
First Feelings Series
By Paula Bowles
We can't control how we feel, but we are in charge of what we do. Positive behaviour is a critical component of healthy personal, social, and emotional development. It helps children achieve better outcomes in whatever they do and supports their ability to learn and grow.
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9781835321072
AUD$: 15.95
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9781835321089
AUD$: 15.95
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: March 2026
9781835321096
AUD$: 15.95
When I Feel Scared
First
Feelings Series
By Child's Play, Paula Bowles
Developed in conjunction with a child psychologist, these board books focus on the main emotions experienced by very young children. Featuring non-gendered characters and avoiding stereotypical associations of color and emotion, each book introduces the child to the feelings raised by one emotion. Coping strategies are discussed where necessary. Features: * The books are designed with both neurodivergent and neurotypical readers in mind, for example, ‘When I Feel Loved’ includes examples of expressing affection without physical contact. * Where relevant, coping strategies are modelled; in ‘When I Feel Scared’ the main character uses a flashlight to ease their fears and thinks happy thoughts to calm down.
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS Age: 3+ years
When I Feel Angry
First
Feelings Series
By Child's Play, Paula Bowles
Developed in conjunction with a child psychologist, these board books focus on the main emotions experienced by very young children. Featuring non-gendered characters and avoiding stereotypical associations of color and emotion, each book introduces the child to the feelings raised by one emotion. Coping strategies are discussed where necessary. Features: * The books are designed with both neurodivergent and neurotypical readers in mind, for example, ‘When I Feel Loved’ includes examples of expressing affection without physical contact * The books can be used to develop emotional intelligence from a young age, as the emotions are labelled and relatable experiences are used to help young children make connections between their emotions and what might trigger them.
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT Rel Date: August 2023
9781786287465
AUD$: 15.95
When I Feel Sad
First Feelings Series
By Child's Play, Paula Bowles
Developed in conjunction with a child psychologist, these board books focus on the main emotions experienced by very young children. Featuring non-gendered characters and avoiding stereotypical associations of color and emotion, each book introduces the child to the feelings raised by one emotion. Coping strategies are discussed where necessary. Features: * The books are designed with both neurodivergent and neurotypical readers in mind, for example, ‘When I Feel Loved’ includes examples of expressing affection without physical contact. * Where relevant, coping strategies are modelled; in ‘When I Feel Scared’ the main character uses a flashlight to ease their fears and thinks happy thoughts to calm down. * The books can be used to develop emotional intelligence from a young age, as the emotions are labelled and relatable experiences are used to help young children make connections between their emotions and what might trigger them.
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: August 2023
9781786287472
15.95
When I Feel Happy
First
Feelings Series
By Child's Play, Paula Bowles
Developed in conjunction with a child psychologist, these board books focus on the main emotions experienced by very young children. Featuring non-gendered characters and avoiding stereotypical associations of color and emotion, each book introduces the child to the feelings raised by one emotion. Coping strategies are discussed where necessary. Features: * The books are designed with both neurodivergent and neurotypical readers in mind, for example, ‘When I Feel Loved’ includes examples of expressing affection without physical contact. * Where relevant, coping strategies are modelled; in ‘When I Feel Scared’ the main character uses a flashlight to ease their fears and thinks happy thoughts to calm down.
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS Age: 3+ years
When I Feel Surprised
First Feelings Series
By Child's Play, Paula Bowles
Developed in conjunction with a child psychologist, these board books focus on the main emotions experienced by very young children. Featuring non-gendered characters and avoiding stereotypical associations of color and emotion, each book introduces the child to the feelings raised by one emotion. Coping strategies are discussed where necessary. Features: * The books are designed with both neurodivergent and neurotypical readers in mind, for example, ‘When I Feel Loved’ includes examples of expressing affection without physical contact. * Where relevant, coping strategies are modelled; in ‘When I Feel Scared’ the main character uses a flashlight to ease their fears and thinks happy thoughts to calm down.
When I Feel Loved
First Feelings Series
By Child's Play, Paula Bowles
Developed in conjunction with a child psychologist, these board books focus on the main emotions experienced by very young children. Featuring non-gendered characters and avoiding stereotypical associations of color and emotion, each book introduces the child to the feelings raised by one emotion. Coping strategies are discussed where necessary. Features: * The books are designed with both neurodivergent and neurotypical readers in mind, for example, ‘When I Feel Loved’ includes examples of expressing affection without physical contact. * Where relevant, coping strategies are modelled; in ‘When I Feel Scared’ the main character uses a flashlight to ease their fears and thinks happy thoughts to calm down. * The books can be used to develop emotional intelligence from a young age, as the emotions are labelled and relatable experiences are used to help young children make connections between their emotions and what might trigger them.
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT Rel Date: August 2023
9781786287496 AUD$: 15.95
CHILD'S PLAY
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Board book
203 X 203 mm 12 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT Rel Date: August 2023
9781786287502
15.95
The Polar Bear Day
By Jihee Park
Author/ Illustrator Bio:
Park Jihee is an emerging illustrator from Busan, South Korea. She studied painting in Busan and fine arts in Granada, Spain. Jihee is passionate about creating picture books that tell stories through illustrations alone. She lives in Busan, where she spends most of her time working in her studio by the sea. The Polar Bear Day is Jihee's first picture book.
Knock knock!
A young boy opens his door to find a surprising visitor: a playful polar bear!
Boy and bear spend the day together dancing, sneaking snacks and hiding from mum until, too soon, it's time for the polar bear to return home.
But the boy's ordinary day has been transformed by an unexpected new friend who has helped him see the world in an exciting new way.
The Polar Bear Day is a striking, wordless picture book with characterful illustrations painted directly onto old cardboard boxes, turning rubbish into something beautiful.
Park Jihee's unique artwork will captivate readers while also conveying a gentle message about the importance of caring for our endangered environment.
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Colour Section(S)
Disc: Trade International Hardback
250 X 250 mm 36 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781782509776 AUD$: 39.99
Too Many Toucans
By Paula Bowles
Toco the toucan has found the perfect spot for a treehouse of his very own. The tree is leafy and shady and full of sweet berries. He can picture the house already: warm and cozy, with a little thatched roof and flowers for the butterflies. And it’s so him. He just hopes the new neighbours are friendly!
Another toucan shows up to help, then another, and another. Toco is thrilled to have help, and he really wants to make friends! But wait-his plans didn’t include a tower, or a bouncy trampoline, or six windows. Well, what’s a few extra windows? The toucans are just trying to help, after all. But soon the other toucans have totally taken over! Toco wants to say something, but he feels overwhelmed and lost in the shuffle.
Can Toco find his voice and speak up about what he really wants? Included is a readers note for adults on talking to kids about the difference between assertive and bossy and when it’s important to speak your mind.
MAGINATION PRESS
Category: FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
260 X 210 mm 32 pages
Release Date: June 2026 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9781433848544 AUD$: 44.99
By Jody Jensen Shaffer, Yana Kozak
Dave the walrus adores disco. The booming bass drums and blasting brass horns. The glittery globes and shiny shirts. And especially the dances! He loves The Bump. The Funky Chicken. Even The Robot! Far out! He can’t wait to groove all night long!
But when Dave hits the dance floor . . . catastrophe! Crashes, slips, and all the wrong types of booms. Dave doesn’t want to give up though-disco is in his soul! He refuses to let it die! He practices and practices . . . but maybe flippers and tusks just aren’t made for disco. His friends try to break it to him gently. Maybe he’d be better at the waltz? Hes almost ready to give up his bell bottoms and platform shoes and call it quits when something sends the disco community into an uproar. Maybe there’s another way for Dave to find the funk?
Included is a readers note for adults on talking to children about resilience, self-expression, and adaptability in the face of challenges. Sometimes things don’t work out exactly the way we hoped . . . but sometimes that’s even better!
MAGINATION PRESS
Category: FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
260 X 210 mm 32 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781433848582
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
AUD$: 44.99
Disco Dave
Rory the Little Red Deer
By Lynne Rickards, Jonna Dempsey
Rory, a young red deer calf, loves playing with his best pal Ruby, having friendly competitions to discover who is the best: Rory can jump the highest, but Ruby can run the fastest. But when a game of treasure hunt goes wrong, can the little deer use their strengths, and those of their friends, to save the day?
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
230 X 265 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781782509868
32 pages
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AUD$: 24.99
Princess Sylvie
In the quiet dawn of the spring forest a boy finds an orphan fawn, hungry and alone. He carefully carries her home, caring for her while she grows strong. The boy and the fawn become inseparable. But the young deer is a wild thing and soon she is ready to discover a home of her own.
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
240 X 260 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781835750155
By Elsa Beskow
Princess Sylvie and her father, the king, leave the palace gardens for a walk in the woods. Then Oskar the dog runs off after a cheeky hare, and Sylvie's adventures begin. What will they find hiding in the forest? This is a delightful story tory for young children about exploring new places and making new friends from the world-renowned Swedish author illustrator Elsa Beskow.
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
121 X 166 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781782509813
24 pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
AUD$: 21.99
36 pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
AUD$: 27.99
The Land of Long Ago
By Elsa Beskow
Kelly and Kai love to play on the old tree trunk near their cottage in the woods: sometimes it's a horse, sometimes a crocodile and sometimes even a dragon. One day a mischievous gnome uses magic to turn the tree trunk into a real dragon which takes the children to the Land of Long Ago. On their incredible journey Kelly and Kai meet a princess, rescue a knight and trick the grumpy king of the trolls.
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
250 X 235 mm
Release Date: June 2026
32 pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
9781782509820 AUD$: 39.99
By Louise Greig, Julia Moscardo
The Nightkeeper's Apprentice
By Jude Reid
When Second World War bombs start falling, twelve-year-old Eilidh Flett is evacuated to a place she’s never heard of, to live with family she’s never met.
Stuck on a remote Orkney island, Eilidh’s aunt gives her just two rules: don’t touch anything that washes up on the shore, and never ever enter the islands lighthouse.
But this seemingly dull island is full of surprises.
With the help of a ghostly new friend, Eilidh begins to unravel the lighthouse’s mysteries: long-kept family secrets, a hidden order of Nightkeepers, and a darkly dangerous magic that could change the world as she knows it.
Does Eilidh have what it takes to become a Nightkeeper ’s Apprentice?
This enthralling upper middle grade mystery explores destiny, loss and hope.
Jude Reid’s lyrical debut children’s novel is inspired by the wild places and magical folklore of Scotland.
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: FICTION
Age: 10+ years
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
198 X 130 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781782509899
Shifters
By Nicole Kelly
Key Sales Points:
* The author is a Japanese teacher, completed her Diploma of Modern Languages in Japanese, and has travelled to Japan on five occasions. Her first novel, Lament, was a runner-up in the Hawkeye Manuscript Development Prize. She was also the winner of the Stringybark Short Story competition with Just Alice.
Publicity:
* Author touring podcasts, libraries, bookstores and festivals before and after release. * Hawkeye’s publicity team: socials (Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook), paid advertising, reviewers, national media release. Book trailer on youtube.
Lost in Japan. Hunted by shadows. Emily must find her voice –and her courage – to save a friend from ancient magic. When Emily moves to Japan with her father, nothing feels familiar –she doesn’t speak the language, she doesn’t understand the culture, and she’s never felt more alone.
But everything changes in Kyoto, when she meets Koji – a boy with a mysterious connection to the spirit world. As ancient magic stirs and dark forces begin to close in, Emily is drawn into a hidden world of shapeshifters and secrets. To save her friend, she’ll have to find courage she never knew she had – and discover that home isn’t always a place. Sometimes, it’s the people we choose to protect.
A story of friendship, magic, and belonging, Shifters will take you to the heart of Japan – and beyond.
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: FICTION
Author is from VIC Age: 8+ years
Paperback
224 pages
AUD$: 22.99
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
216 X 165 mm
150 pages
Release Date: June 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781923105744
AUD$: 24.95
Hide and Seek Nessie
A Scottish Search and Find Adventure
By Moreno Chiacchiera
Spot Nessie the Loch Ness Monster and her colourful cousins in all sorts of fun and surprising places. Find all eight Loch Ness Monsters in twelve amazing locations: splashing in the water park, whizzing around on funfair rides, investigating an old castle and exploring a museum. Hide and Seek Nessie is bursting with bustling scenes to pore over
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
276 X 215 mm 32 pages
Release Date: June 2026 COLOUR SECTION(S)
9781782509882 AUD$: 24.99
Professor Thomas Cat's Guide to Understanding the Human Brain
The Dyslexia Files
Secret Agent Nessie
By Rachael Allen, Miguel Diaz
He has a very thorough presentation put together to show other cats just how the human brain works, and how they can use that to . . . nevermind. Today’s topic: dyslexia! With an emphasis on empowerment, encouragement, and the hidden strengths of kids with dyslexia, this graphic novel demystifies brain science and provides actionable tools.
MAGINATION PRESS
Category: FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
235 X 159 mm 144 pages
Release Date: June 2026 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9781433848780 AUD$: 44.99
By Gary Chudleigh, Laura Howell
Secret Agent Nessie and her team of friends genius inventor Bea the Beaver and quick-stinging Jelly the jellyfish are on a mission to keep Loch Ness safe! When a gang of squabbling seagulls pulls off a heartless fish-and-chip heist, Nessie and her W.E.T. (Water Espionage Team) pals spring into action. A laughout-loud, full-colour graphic-novel adventure.
FLORIS BOOKS
Category: FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback 210 X 140 mm 48 pages
Release Date: June 2026
9781782509875
COLOUR SECTION(S)
AUD$: 22.99
Fractured Shards
Volume 4
By Dan Feuerriegel, Stephen Kok
In a dystopian future, the world is separated into the glittering paradise of the LIGHTS and the slums of the DISTRICT. Detective Sebastian Vetro works on the most horrific of cases between both worlds as an enforcement officer. When a horrific crime occurs, sometimes that moment can fracture opening glimpses into the event.
TL CREATIVE
Category: GRAPHIC NOVELS
Author is from QLD
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
260 X 170 mm 48 pages
Release Date: June 2026
COLOUR THROUGHOUT 9780648242192 AUD$: 34.95
Rivas
The Autism Parents' Club
Simple strategies for managing common challenges
By Ritu Kiran
This supportive and encouraging guide addresses the most pressing questions faced by parents and carers of autistic children, with answers provided by contributors with a wide and diverse range of lived experience.
This guide for parents or carers of autistic children explores key topics through a collection of testimonies and reflections delivered in a question-and-answer format.
This indispensable book provides practical strategies that can be adapted to meet the unique needs of autistic children, allowing them to feel understood and empowered.
Parenting an autistic child is a journey of discovery, growth, and boundless love.
Raising an autistic child comes with a completely unique set of challenges which can leave you feeling isolated and frustrated.
In this empowering guide, Ritu Kiran uses her experience as mother to an autistic son, to show you why a one-size-fits-all approach to raising autistic children never works.
Offering her own perspective and bringing together anecdotes, reflections and advice from other parents within an illuminating question and answer format, she explores the most pressing issues related to caring for autistic children.
Author Bio:
Ritu Kiran is the Founder and CEO of Aubilities, a neurodiversity technology platform and consultancy. Ritu is parent to an autistic son and has recently been diagnosed autistic herself.
With practical strategies and honest insights on topics including managing emotions, education, social activities and many more, this outstanding collection of peer-to-peer voices will leave you feeling equipped and supported.
Structured so you can easily access guidance when specific situations arise, this is the go-to book that will help you create an environment where you and your child can thrive.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Category: FAMILY & HEALTH
B&W Throughout
Disc: Trade International Paperback
216 X 138 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781805012832
224 pages
AUD$: 44.99
When Everything Changes
Parenting Through Loss and Grief
By Korie Leigh
A kind and steady resource for parents supporting grieving kids When life turns upside down, When Everything Changes is here to help through life's hardest moments. This gentle, thoughtful guide is designed for parents and caregivers navigating loss-whether it's death, illness, or separation. Written by grief counsellor Dr. Korie Leigh, this book provides clear, manageable information -right when you need it most. She also shares practical tools to help you support yourself and your kids as you parent through grief. You don't have to have all the answers-just a willingness to show up, listen, and heal together, one step at a time.
More Than What Eyes See
A book about blindness
By Miso Kwak, Thais Mesquita
Pages
A blind child shares her joys, struggles, and self-confidence. In More Than What Eyes See, Maya explains what it's like to be blind. Sometimes she feels left out when she can't do all the things sighted kids can do. But then she remembers her many great qualities and abilities. She's curious, brave, confident, and creative. She reads Braille, plays sports with her friends, and enjoys painting and writing. With the help of her cane, Maya confidently navigates the world without sighteven if she occasionally wishes her eyes could see. Maya loves being who she is.: Written by an author who has been blind since birth, drawing on her own childhood experience. Offers an honest portrayal of life as a blind child, including assistive technology, mobility aids, and accessible activities. FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic
A
book about autism
By Rasha Hamid
Three autistic kids reflect on the strengths and struggles of living with autism. In Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic, Elijah, Izzy, and Rio explain what it's like to live with autism. They share their special interests, show what helps when they feel overstimulated, and describe how they communicate. For now, they sometimes must mask their autistic traits to fit in and be safe, but they believe in a future where the world will make space for them, just as they are. Together, the three children learn, play, and celebrate the many ways they are autistically amazing. Written by an autistic author, drawing on her own experience. Depicts three autistic kids who explain special interests, stimming, masking, and other autistic experiences Celebrates autism joy and offers an empowering self-representation for autistic kids. Helps children develop empathy and understanding with first-person storytelling from a child's perspective.
