Marooned
A
Memoir of Fandom, Fatherhood, and the Far Side of the World
By Darren Groth
Key Sales Points:
*Acclaimed Queensland author of nine novels, nominated for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the Governor General’s Literary Awards (Canada), and twice a finalist in the Queensland Literary Awards.
*A perfect gift for fathers and sons. Publicity:
* Author has hired acclaimed Publicist, Brendan Fredericks, who is rolling out a national media campaign.
*Branded merchandise is being packed with the book for 80 senior Australian media personnel.
*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.
We all have an Origin story.
On June 8, 2022, in a Vancouver townhouse, Darren Groth gathers with his family to watch State of Origin – uncertain of the result, unsure when they'll meet again, and fearing this may be the last Maroons game with his ailing father.
Marooned is a moving, funny, and deeply heartfelt memoir of fathers and sons, love of team, and love of state.
Author Bio:
Darren Groth is the author of nine novels including Kindling, Are You Seeing Me? Exchange of Heart and his most recent North American work, Boy in the Blue Hammock. He is an Adelaide Festival Award for Literature winner, a two-time finalist in the Queensland Literary Awards, and a past nominee for numerous other prestigious prizes, among them the CBCA Book of the Year, the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, The Text Prize, and the Governor General's Literary Awards in Canada. He has written for newspapers, magazines and literary journals including The Courier-Mail, The Sun-Herald, Mamamia, The Lifted Brow and Syntax. He will always believe Queensland was robbed by Mark McGaw’s match-winning try in Game 1 of the 1987 State of Origin series. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Spanning five decades of Queensland rugby league devotion –from dusty backyards in Hughenden to frosty mornings in Canada – it's a story about belonging, resilience, and the ties that bind us across distance, hardship, and time.
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: MEMOIRS
Not Illustrated
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
228 X 152 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781923105522
282 pages
AUD$: 34.99
Jumping Jack
By Garry Jack, Adam Hawse
Legendary fullback Garry Jack shares his story for the first time: from junior ranks to the 1989 grand finale, the first NSW Origin series win, a public legal battle and surviving cardiac arrest. Raw, witty and real, this is a rugby-league life of grit, glory and hard-won survival.
FAIR PLAY PUBLISHING
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
234 X 156 mm
210 pages
Release Date: March 2026 COLOUR SECTION(S)
9781923236394 AUD$: 36.99
From Fullback to the Front Row
The Jim Hall Story
By Graeme Hughes, Greg Woods KC
As the title indicated, this memoir is woven around Jim Halls rugby league career from the four stone sevens in Grade 3 primary school, to partnering the late and great Arthur Beetson in the front row of football at its toughest.
FULL THROTTLE PUBLISHING
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
210 X 250 mm 140 pages
Release Date: January 2026
THROUGHOUT 9780645965025
39.95
Very Tough Men Rugby League in the '80s By
Illustrated with over 1000 stunning, and at times hard-hitting colour and black and white images, and many items of memorabilia, this superb publication also features many firstperson memories from those who not only played the game but officiated and covered the sport throughout the decade of the 1980s.
FULL THROTTLE PUBLISHING
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
310 X 245 mm
308 pages
Release Date: August 2021 COLOUR THROUGHOUT 9780648887416
39.95
HARDRugby League In
The 70s
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs rugby league great Graeme Hughes, who played throughout this era, along with Tony Loxley, Will Evans and Tony Adams, have accumulated formed players memories, antidotes and mountains of images and memorabilia
FULL THROTTLE PUBLISHING
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
270 X 270 mm
288 pages
Release Date: October 2024 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
54.95
Tony Loxley, Alan Whiticker
By Graeme Hughes, Tony Loxley
Solo Mum by Choice
By Lorena Otes
Key Sales Points:
*Solo Mum by Choice placed Runner-up in the 2024 Hawkeye Manuscript Development Prize.
*The author is a TikTokker, and Lorena is a sought-after interviewee by media covering stories on solo parenting and IVF. Publicity:
*Alisha Burns, who runs the viral social media platform 'No Need for Prince Charming', has pledged her support to endorse the book. Michelle Galea, who runs the national Solo Mums by Choice Facebook page and website platforms, has offered to do an online launch within the solo mum community. Felicity Hetherington, the Editor in Chief of The Daily Mail, will approve a book review to be featured.
*The author has a newsletter with strong engagement.
*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.
When dating failed. Motherhood didn’t. Solo Mum by Choice is an intimate, funny, and fiercely honest memoir about one woman’s journey to motherhood without a partner, but with unwavering determination.
After a string of failed relationships, Lorena Otes stumbles upon the growing community of women choosing to have children on their own.
Author Bio:
Lorena Otes is a writer and debut author of Solo Mum By Choice (previously Round After Round), which placed runner-up in the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize 2024. Her work has appeared in Feels Blind Literary, The Brussels Review, Mamamia, Bounty Parents, Witcraft Magazine and Defenestration Literary Humour Magazine, and her flash fiction has been longlisted in several national competitions. A classical and contemporary dance teacher, Bonnie Tyler fan, motorbike enthusiast, and avid reader, Lorena is also a proud solo mum by choice to her dinosaur-loving five-year-old daughter.
What follows is a deeply personal ride through IVF heartbreaks, bizarre alternative therapies, and medical mayhem told with warmth, grit, and sharp self-awareness.
Both tender and laugh-out-loud, Solo Mum by Choice is a love story between a woman and the child she refuses to give up on.
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: PROSE: NON-FICTION
Author is from NSW
Not Illustrated
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
228 X 152 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781923105607
236 pages
AUD$: 32.99
Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guides and Marco Polo Maps are well-researched, high-quality travel companions that provide a wealth of detailed, reliable information about places to visit and how to get there.
All titles are researched on location and written by locals or authors who have spent the majority of their time living and travelling in the destination and are regularly updated ensuring current, first-hand information.
The high-quality, environmentally-friendly paper brings the colour photographs and maps to life, with Marco Polo's renowned 'Insider Tips' , Dream itineraries, Discovery tours and must-see’s to ensure you enjoy an authentic local experience and create memories that will last a lifetime.
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Author Bio:
Gareth Sapstead, CSCS, is the founder of Team EPT Coaching as well as EPT Lab Fitness and Performance Gym. He delivers both worldwide and in-person coaching, driving lasting transformation, strength, and resilience. Sapstead has worked with Olympians, world champions, and countless clients in pursuit of their ultimate body shape. He is an author, writer, and international speaker whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Muscle & Fitness, Men's Fitness, and Men's Health. Sapstead has a master's degree in strength and conditioning science and a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise science. He also holds the NSCA CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification.
HUMAN KINETICS
Category: SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: Trade International Paperback
254 X 178 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781718238329
376 pages
AUD$: 69.99
100 Best Physique Workouts
Transform Your Body with the World's Top Trainers
By Gareth Sapstead
Transform your body with the physique training workouts professionals are using. Have you ever wished you could get workout advice from top fitness and strength professionals? This is the book for you.
100 Best Physique Workouts: Transform Your Body With the World's Top Trainers brings together some of the best-known names in the industry to provide their go-to workouts.
Instead of paying big money to train with these experts, you can find their favourite workouts in this one-of-a-kind resource that allows you to mix up the types of workouts and achieve the physique goals you desire. The book includes 10 categories of workouts to choose from, and every area of the body is covered.
Get workouts from the industry's best trainers: Eric Bach, Matt Blank, Mel Cech, Ruby Cherie, Andrew Coates, Austin Current, Joe DeFranco, Amanda Ferreira, Jay Ferruggia, Tony Gentilcore, Aram Grigorian, Luka Hocevar, Ashley Hodge, Paul Kanu, Anna McManamey, Ebenezer Samue,l Gareth Sapstead, Shelace Shoemaker, P.J. Striet, Lee Ann Thompson, Tasha Whelan.
With their focus on physique and muscle mass outcomes, these programs are suited for both males and females and are more targeted than the general workout recommendations you normally see.
Throughout the book, you'll be introduced to strength training terminology and techniques, so you'll have a good understanding of how to safely and effectively perform the workouts for maximal results.
If you're just getting started with physique training, you'll appreciate the guidance on the best ways to use the exercises and how to avoid common mistakes.
Tips from each of the contributors are also interspersed throughout the book, offering inspiration and encouragement.
Each workout has a description of why it is effective and includes variations or alternative exercises in case you don't have all the equipment on hand.
To continue to see gains over time, there are progressions to increase the difficulty of the workouts.
Additionally, each exercise has accompanying photos to demonstrate correct form and execution. To train with the icons of the industry, you can easily incorporate their favourite workouts into your routine with 100 Best Physique Workouts
Strength Training Anatomy 4/e
By Frederic Delavier
Over two million people have turned to Strength Training Anatomy for an inside look at how the body performs during exercise. Now with new exercises, stretches, and exercise variations, and with more of Frédéric Delavier’s signature art, the fourth edition of this classic work sets the standard by which all other strength training resources will be judged. No other resource combines the visual detail of top anatomy texts with expert strength training advice. Over 700 anatomical illustrations, including 90 new to this edition, depict 231 exercises and variations to reveal the primary muscles involved as well as all the relevant surrounding structures, including bones, ligaments, tendons, and connective tissue.
Delavier's Women's Strength Training Anatomy Workouts
By Frederic Delavier, Michael Gundill
Delavier's Women's Strength Training Anatomy Workouts delivers the exercises, programming, and advice you need for the results you want. Based on the anatomical features unique to women, this new guide sets the standard for women's strength training. 290 full-color illustrations allow you to see inside 157 exercises and 49 programs for strengthening, sculpting, and developing your arms, chest, back, shoulders, abs, legs, and glutes. Step -by-step instructions work in tandem with the anatomical illustrations to ensure understanding of maximizing the efficiency of each exercise. You'll see how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and learn how variations of movements can isolate specific muscles and achieve targeted results.
Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy 2/e
By Bret Contreras
Going far beyond pull-ups, push-ups, and squats, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy includes 177 innovative exercises that target every muscle in the body. With full-color anatomical illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and training advice, it is the authoritative resource for sculpting your physique without weights, machines, or expensive equipment. Learn the most effective bodyweight exercises to perform anytime, anywhere In Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy, Second Edition, renowned trainer and best-selling author Bret Contreras has created the authoritative resource for increasing fullbody strength without the need for free weights, fitness machines, or even a gym membership. Going far beyond standard pull-ups, push-ups, and squats, Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy includes 177 innovative exercises that target every muscle in the body.
HUMAN KINETICS
SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
250 X 190 mm
256 Pages Rel Date: December 2022
HUMAN KINETICS
FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 178 mm
360 Pages
Date: January 2015
9781450466035
HUMAN KINETICS
SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 178 mm
288 Pages
Rel Date: November 2025
9781718234529
AUD$: 49.99
Author Bio:
Mark Pybus is an avid nature enthusiast, often found hiking, mountain biking and snorkelling around Western Australia in his spare time. He completed a sectional end to end of the Bibbulmun Track in 2019 and a full end to end of the Munda Biddi Trail in 2021; he has also hiked extensively around Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Mark created the trails website thelifeofpy.com, co -hosts the Real Trail Talk podcast and is on the board of HikeWest. He is the author of Best Walks of Southwest WA and Best Walks of South Coast WA.
Best Walks of the Perth Hills
The new guide to 40 fantastic walks
By Mark Pybus
Key Sales Points:
*New title in the bestselling and highly regarded Woodslane Walking Guides.
*Active local population and high visitor numbers - many of whom are walkers.
*The region boasts some of the best parks in WA and hundreds of kms of trails.
To the east of the Swan Coastal Plain lies the Darling Range, an ancient mountain range running almost 350 kilometres, and home to the unique and biodiverse Northern Jarrah Forests.
The best way to experience the beautiful scenery found along the range is on the walking trails located throughout the hills.
Explore ancient granite domes, flowing waterfalls, expansive forests, manmade lakes, or take a day trip on the world-famous Bibbulmun Track.
Detailed descriptions and clear maps help the reader explore the extensive ranges and wildflower country.
The book is richly illustrated with over 200 full-colour photographs and a summary table of walks indicating distances, cafes and highlights is included to help the reader find exactly the right walk for the occasion.
This guide covers the ranges from Yanchep to Jarrahdale and includes many hidden gems as well as the better-known trails.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Author is from WA
Colour Throughout
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
220 X 130 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781923350250
220 pages
AUD$: 32.99
Building Stories: Perth Gossip, Ghosts & Good Times: Perth's Most Colourful Building Histories
By Deb Huff
This quirkily illustrated look at Perth’s heritage buildings reveals their pasts, surprising transformations and everyday stories. Their rich histories are told in a lively, conversational tone that invites all readers in not just architecture buffs. This visual delight is perfect for fans of urban history, design, travel and slow tourism.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: ARCHITECTURE
Author is from WA
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
220 X 220 mm
208 pages
Release Date: April 2026 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9781923350175 AUD$: 39.99
Australian Geographic Southwest
including Perth and Margaret River
Perth's Best Bush, Coast & City Walks 2/e
The bestselling guide to over 40 fantastic walks By Paul
Amyes
Perth and its environs boast a huge range of beautiful environments, making the region perfect for exploring on foot. In this second edition, Perth’s Best Bush, Coast & City Walks, introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging from leisurely beachside strolls to the more rugged tracks deep in the bush.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Author is from WA
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
220 X 130 mm
By Simon Nevill
Full of vibrant photography and accompanied by a concise but fascinating commentary, this is an indispensable reminder and souvenir for both international and Australian visitors to this very special place.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Author is from WA
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
240 X 215 mm
200 pages
Release Date: April 2019 COLOUR THROUGHOUT 9781925868029 AUD$: 32.99
By Simon Nevill
Full of vibrant photography and accompanied by a concise but fascinating commentary, this is an indispensable reminder and souvenir for both international and Australian visitors to Perth, Fremantle & Rottnest. Armchair travellers and children will pick it up time and again to whet their appetites and perhaps to plan their own visits.
WOODSLANE PRESS
Category: TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
Author is from WA
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Hardback
160 X 272 mm
64 pages
Release Date: August 2019 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
AUD$: 14.99
72 pages
Release Date: August 2019 COLOUR THROUGHOUT 9781925868128 AUD$: 24.99
The Big Book of Manga Inside the World of Japanese Comic Art
By Malcolm Croft
Manga has spread from its native Japan to take over bookshelves all across the world.
And what was once a niche publishing category for a small number of translated books has become a huge, global bestselling industry that feeds bookshops and cinemas alike and includes some of the biggest popular culture brands in the world.
The Big Book of Manga takes you on a complete journey around all aspects of manga, from its origins in nineteenth-century Japan to modern blockbuster screen adaptations - and all points in between.
The term manga was coined in 1814 to describe quirky comic books in Japan, and it is now recognised by adults and children the world over.
The industry is still dominated by Japanese artists, publishers and characters, and all are examined in the pages of this fully illustrated book.
Author Bio:
Malcolm Croft is a popular culture writer and former commissioning editor at Portico and Robson Books. His career started in journalism with Empire, the Daily Mirror and the Independent. He has written extensively on music: BTS: The Ultimate Fan Book, 50 Years of Glastonbury and Coldplay: Life in Technicolor (with the blessing of the band). He also wrote The Travel Book (Lonely Planet Kids), The Very Embarrassing Book of Dad Jokes (Portico), the official movie book Rocketman (Welbeck) and The Planet's Most Spiritual Places (Quarto).
A full history of manga is provided, then chapters reveal and describe the biggest icons, including of course One Piece, the subject of various television and movie adaptations; Naruto, the mega-bestseller; and even everybody's favourite: Pokémon .
The top 20 most important, influential and popular series are explored, and the most famous artists, publishers and magazines are covered in detail too.
Every aspect of manga is discussed, making The Big Book of Manga the perfect read for admirers of the genre, and there is something for every level of fan, from complete beginners to established experts alike.
SONA BOOKS
Category: GRAPHIC NOVELS
Disc: Trade International
Hardback
Release Date: May 2026
9781917259057
224 pages
AUD$: 59.99
Steppin' Razor
Steppin' Razor: The Life of Peter Tosh
By John Masouri
The very first and definitive biography of Peter Tosh, rude boy, founder member of the Wailers and a compelling recording artist in his own right, Tosh was Jamaica's most controversial reggae star. For the Mystic Man, music was the message. A fiery advocate of Rastafari and African nationalism as well as the legalisation of marijuana, his uncompromising political stance has won him a reputation as Jamaica's Malcolm X. One of reggae's most extraordinary stories, the life of Peter Tosh came to an end when he was brutally murdered in 1987 amidst rumours involving the supernatural and Kingston's criminal underworld. In this essential biography, John Masouri - esteemed reggae journalist and author of Pressure Drop: Reggae in the Seventies - conducts hundreds of interviews with those who knew Peter Tosh best, including Bunny Wailer and other close associates.
It Ain't Heavy, It's My Story
My Life in the Hollies
By Bobby Elliott
As the influential drummer from iconic rock'n'roll band The Hollies, Bobby Elliott has six decades worth of musical anecdotes. Continually touring since 1963, his adventures have seen him beating Keith Moon in a drumming audition, being serenaded by Joni Mitchell while she was in bed with Graham Nash and being offered a job by Paul McCartney to work with Wings. Covering all such stories as well as exploring Bobby's personal highs and lows, It Ain't Heavy, It's My Story is a funny, honest and enlightening account of sixty years on the frontline of rock 'n' roll.
The Sound of the Machine
My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond
By Karl Bartos
''Incredibly detailed' - The Guardian. As a core member of Kraftwerk, some of the most beautiful, era-defining music has been co -composed by Karl Bartos. From 'Computer Love', to 'Autobahn', 'Tour de France' to Kraftwerk's 1982 number one single 'The Model', Bartos's deft musical hand has shaped the contemporary musical landscape we know today. In The Sound of the Machine, Bartos speaks candidly about his life in Kraftwerk for the first time. He recalls his experiences in the Kling Klang studios during recording, the process and the joy, passion and synergy of the group. Cerebral and witty, Bartos's narrative journeys through his post-war childhood in Germany, his early musical ventures and his parallel career as a musician and teacher. Offering a fascinating insight into both a band and a man at the forefront of musical innovation over the last thirty years, Bartos looks to the future.
OMNIBUS PRESS
OMNIBUS PRESS
BIOGRPAHY: GENERAL
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
198 X 129 mm
336 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9781917274111
AUD$: 33.99
OMNIBUS PRESS
BIOGRPAHY: GENERAL
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
198 X 129 mm
656 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781917274128
AUD$: 44.99
Author Bio:
Celia Pym has a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies, specialising in sculpture, from Harvard University, US and an MA in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art, London. She is also a trained nurse. Her work has been exhibited at Firstsite, Essex; Somerset House, London; Design Museum, London; Wellcome Collection, London; Trading Museum, CDG, Paris; V&A Dundee; V&A London and Textilmuseum, St Gallen.
In 2017 she was shortlisted for the Woman's Hour Craft Prize and the inaugural Loewe Craft Prize. She is an Associate Lecturer in Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London.
SOCKS
Imaginative mending
By Celia Pym
Celia Pym is an artist darner and her new book, SOCKS imaginative mending, is based on the exhibition commissioned by NOW Gallery, Greenwich Socks: The Art of Care and Repair.
SOCKS celebrates the everyday act of mending socks through darning.
Central to the book is a vibrant, colourful library of 488 socks, each stitched and darned by the Surrey Square Primary School community in Southwark using industry 'warehouse' waste socks.
Children, staff and families of the school, learnt and practised their darning and stitching skills on socks, during a series of 26 workshops facilitated by Pym in early 2024.
The progression of the work from nursery to year 6 aged children to the headteacher, beautifully demonstrates the dexterity and creativity of the children and how that changes over time, highlighting the importance of practical education for cognitive development.
SOCKS also includes Pym's own work mending socks for friends and family. Celia is a prominent artist and teacher, exhibiting and teaching internationally and her London workshops sell out within minutes.
QUICKTHORN LTD
Category: HANDICRAFTS
Disc: Trade International Paperback
260 X 195 mm
Release Date: April 2026
9781068321535
160 pages
AUD$: 89.99
Darning Socks
Innovative
repair techniques
By Hikaru Noguchi
Darning Socks contains a collection of ideas and full step-by-step instructions for applying visible mending to socks, making them stay in use and keeping them out of landfill. This beautiful new book is translated from the Japanese book by Hikaru Noguchi and offers her usual high level of beautiful photography and inspirational ideas. Hikaru has invented a novel way to make the mends on your socks last even longer, saving you time and energy. No previous sewing experience is necessary and full instructions are included, from the easy way to thread a needle and choosing the right thread, to the inspirational use of colour and innovative materials for the experienced sewer.
QUICKTHORN LTD HANDICRAFTS
Beyond Darning
Creative Mending Techniques
By Hikaru Noguchi
This beautiful new book is translated from the Japanese book Darning Brooches by Hikaru Noguchi! Filled with her usual inspirational images, this is the perfect guide for those interested in preserving their garments and fabrics with mending techniques. The invention of the Darning Brooch allows you to give new life to precious fabric fragments you can’t bear to part with by creating accessories that you can keep gift or wear. Use the fabric and thread you have at home to make these beautiful pieces, each one of which will be unique to you. All the basic darning stitches are included for beginners with step-by-step photographs, so you can mend your clothes and save them from landfill, as well as preserving memories by turning your fragments into mementoes
On Mending
Stories of damage and repair
By Celia Pym
The artist Celia Pym lives in London and has been exploring damage and repair in textiles since 2007. Working with garments that belong to individuals as well as items in museum archives, she has broad experience with stories of damage, from moth holes to accidents with fire. Textile language crops up in the body: mending language works on the body as well as on garments. We describe the body as mending after illness or injury - 'I'm on the mend,' someone might say if they're feeling better. You might hear a doctor or nurse describe a broken bone as 'mending well', or broken bones are often described as knitting back together as the break heals. Pym is interested in exploring the varied evidence of damage, and how repair draws attention to the places where garments and cloth wear down and grow thin. These personal tales document the intimate damage caused to clothing by everyday use and the parallels with the consequent wear and tear.
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
260 X 180 mm COLOUR THROUGHOUT Rel Date: September 2024
9781739316044 AUD$: 54.99
QUICKTHORN LTD
HANDICRAFTS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
240 X 170 mm
96 Pages
Rel Date: April 2023
9781912480586 AUD$: 49.99
The Magic of Summer and Winter Weaving
51 Hand Towel Patterns with Imaginative Images for Every Occasion for Jack Looms with 8 or Fewer Shafts
By Susan Kesler-Simpson
Discover the artistry and precision of the summer and winter weave structure. Whether you're a seasoned weaver or just starting, this book provides a deep dive into the intricate world of pattern weaving, offering a clear, step-by-step guide to mastering this versatile technique. With expert insights on reading treadling charts, reversing images, and utilizing multi-pedal treadling for jack looms, Kesler-Simpson demystifies the process, making complex designs accessible and achievable. Featuring over 50 unique motifs, from playful kitties and bunnies to Santas, sheep, tulips, and so many more, this book is packed with inspiration. Each motif is featured on a hand towel designed to be woven on an 8-shaft loom, but the patterns can easily be translated into table runners, blankets, or decorative accents.
Crepe Paper Flower Jewellery and Hair Designs
20 Beautiful Pieces to Make
By Laura Flavigny
Crepe Paper Flower Jewelry and Hair Designs invite you to enjoy the delicate beauty of paper flowers in wearable accessories. In this inspiring book, Laura Flavigny shares her passion for paper craftsmanship, guiding you through step-by-step tutorials to create stunning jewellery and accessories. Whether you're looking to adorn yourself with a gorgeous floral necklace or a delicate hairpin, these pages are filled with techniques that turn crepe paper into exquisite, long-lasting blooms. You'll learn to craft a variety of flowers from cherry blossoms to ma gnolias and how to turn them into one-of-a-kind showstopping earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings, as well as hair accessories like combs and headbands for special occasions like proms and weddings.
Bonefish Dreams
Stories, Facts, and Tips from Travels to the World's Best Destinations
By Frank Foster
Bonefish Dreams is a light-hearted but fact-filled romp through a novelists almost forty-year obsession with fly fishing. Prepare to be informed and entertained by this worldwide, how-to guidebook that visits resplendent saltwater flats, up-scale lodges, and some celebrities while introspectively examining the soul of the fly-fishing angler.
GLOBE PEQUOT HANDICRAFTS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
184 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9780811776509
AUD$: 53.99
GLOBE PEQUOT HANDICRAFTS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
96 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026 9780811777094
AUD$: 47.99
GLOBE PEQUOT SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
256 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9780811778121
AUD$: 51.99
The Weekender Milan
By Lorenzo Morandi
Explore Milan through the eyes of Lorenzo Morandi in a melodic visual journey, moving between styles, trends, cultures, and changes. Morandi has never lived in the city as a resident, but knows it intimately as a commuter, dashing in and out at the beginning or end of a workday. The distance has given him a unique eye, knowledgeable about the details and hidden corners of Milan, yet able to explore it with the fascinated curiosity of a visitor. The idea of Milan changes, depending on the lens through which you view it. Morandi gives us many possible Milans in a single visit. The beating heart of Northern Italy, Milan is a city of architecture and design, the worldwide capital of fashion. Vibrant and fast-moving, it is a place that is always at the forefront of trends, rapidly changing, always one step ahead.
National Park Style
Patterns from the Golden Age of Rustic Design
By Albert H Good
Containing over 1200 photographs and detailed line drawings from which one can design and build directly, National Park Style is a valuable reference for preservationists, historians, designers, and homeowners. Albert Good provided plans for the construction of cabins, lodges, hotels, fireplaces, boat houses, furniture, fixtures, and more. Initially developed as a teaching tool for designers in the 1930s, this book is for anyone who has a desire to duplicate the classic, rustic structures commonly found in state and national parks. The designs extend to the use of stone in New England and the proliferation of the pueblo and mission styles in the southwest, as well as structures made of logs and mortar.
Daughters of Daring
Hollywood Cowgirl Stunt Women
By Chris Enss
Discover the untold stories of the bold women who rode harder, roped faster, and stole the spotlight in early Hollywood. Since the famous "first" western movie, The Great Train Robbery, starring Broncho Billy Anderson, made its debut in 1903, cowboy heroes have continued their easily won dominance but little has been written about the cowgirl stars and their fans. Young women looked up to independent cowgirl characters played by Barbara Stanwyck and Dale Evans in the 1940s and 1950s. Who were the stars before these women? Surprisingly, Hollywood was well-populated with leading cowgirls and real cowgirls. Early Hollywood actresses and stunt women kept the cowgirl spirit alive. They performed every conceivable feat of horsemanship and displayed professional skills coupled with their best efforts and devotion.
NEW HEROES AND PIONEERS
TRAVEL & HOLIDAY
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Hardback
230 X 170 mm
112 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9789198941180
AUD$: 78.99
GLOBE PEQUOT ARCHITECTURE
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624 Pages
Rel Date: March 2026
9781493094622
AUD$: 56.99
GLOBE PEQUOT FILM, TV & RADIO
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256 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781493087860
AUD$: 56.99
Space: 1999
The Armageddon Engine
By James Swallow
Adrift in deep space, Commander John Koenig and the people of Moonbase Alpha face an uncertain fate, when a planet-killing alien weapon at the heart of a sinister cloud diverts their lost Moon on to a fatal trajectory. As each moment brings the Moon closer to total obliteration, Koenig leads a desperate mission into the unknown to save all life on Alpha. Does hope to lie among a rag-tag colony of refugees hiding in the shadow of devastation? Or can the Alphans find a path into the heart of the war machine and end its destructive rampage? With time running out, the answer will mean the difference between survival... or annihilation. ANDERSON
SCIENCE FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
198 X 129 mm
154 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781914522819 AUD$: 19.99
All Sections Alpha: The Making of Space: 1999
By Fred McNamara
Originally written by Tim Heald and published as a softcover in 1976, this 50th anniversary hardback edition has been updated, revised and expanded to provide a more comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the popular television series, Space: 1999. Discover the cosmic secrets of Space: 1999 as the classic sci-fi series was being filmed for television. In early 1976, author, biographer and journalist Tim Heald was given unparalleled access to the far-reaching reinvention of Space: 1999 as production of its second series began. His resulting book, The Making of Space: 1999, was released as Year One was first being broadcast and provided fans with a fascinating guide into the making of the series with numerous insights from the cast and crew.
FICTION Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
304 X 228 mm
344 Pages COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026 9781914522987
72.99
Thunderbirds International Rescue Technical Operations Manual
By Chris Thompson, Andrew Clements
5! Uncover the world of International Rescue, the most advanced rescue organisation on the planet! 4! Reveal the secrets of their secret tropical island hideout and their network of agents, all over the world! 3! Learn to operate the fantastic Thunderbird machines and their fleet of ancillary vehicles! 2! Discover the identity of the family and friends dedicated to saving lives, whatever the cost! 1! Everything you need to know to become a member of International Rescue is in this Technical Operations Manual - are you up to the challenge? Thunderbirds are Go!
ANDERSON
ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
SCIENCE FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
230 X 300 mm
296 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: May 2026
9781914522840
AUD$: 99.99
The Talking About BPD Workbook
Reflections and Creative Prompts for Exploring Your Life with a Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder
By Rosie Cappuccino, Imi Lo
Living with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder can be tough. Facing stigma from professionals and people in your life, as well as your own intense emotions and urges, it can be hard to feel good about yourself. Built from personal experience and a deep understanding of how life with BPD can really feel, this book will help you look after yourself even when everything feels impossible.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Category: FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
246 X 173 mm
176 pages
Release Date: April 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781805014096 AUD$: 44.99
Conquer Your Emetophobia
Advice from a Therapist who Overcame the Fear of Vomiting
Talking About BPD
A Stigma-Free Guide to Living a Calmer, Happier Life with Borderline Personality Disorder
ALSO AVAILABLE
By Kimberley Wilson, Rosie Cappuccino
Drawing on the author's lived experience, this hopeful guide offers advice on everyday life with BPD. Covering what BPD is, how to talk about it, and how to get support, it includes practical coping tips and DBT-based techniques, while also tackling the stigma and negative stereotypes associated with the disorder. This much-needed, hopeful guide will offer support, understanding, validation and empowerment.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Category: FAMILY & HEALTH
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216 X 138 mm
By Anna S. Christie
Emetophobia is not simply a fear of vomiting. In severe cases, it can invade every aspect of a person's life, making them avoid having children, rigorously restrict their diets or stop eating almost entirely, and limit their social activities due to fear. This guide will help you to take the next step in your recovery journey and make real progress towards overcoming emetophobia.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Category: FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
192 pages
Release Date: May 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781805017769
208 pages
Release Date: January 2022 Paperback
9781787758254 AUD$: 40.99
Nourishing Desire
A Guide to Sexual Recovery and Discovery for People with Eating Disorders
By Jessica Singh
Eating disorders affect more than a person's physical health. Nutrient deficiencies, hormone imbalances, struggles with body image and emotional difficulties can create a disconnect with your body and make intimacy complicated. This This compassionate workbook will help you to understand how eating disorders, body image and sexuality interconnect, and how to navigate the way this affects your intimate relationships.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Category: FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
Release Date: May 2026
44.99
224 pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
9781805019541 AUD$: 53.99
Outsmarting Cancer
Risk Reduction and the Power of Prevention
By Adam Barsouk
A comprehensive guide to understanding and preventing cancer by addressing its root causes. Outsmarting Cancer reframes one of the most pressing medical challenges of our time: how to prevent cancer. In this timely and accessible book, physician and medical researcher Adam Barsouk, MD, presents a sweeping examination of cancer's true origins-biological, environmental, dietary, infectious, industrial, occupational, and behavioral-and makes a compelling case for why cancer prevention must become a central priority in public and personal health. With personal stories from his clinical practice and the latest research, Dr. Barsouk explains why more people are getting diagnosed with cancer-and at younger ages-than ever before.
When a Loved One Is Dying
Conversations About Care, Connection, and Coping
By Maureen Groden
A compassionate guide to navigating the emotional and practical realities of supporting a loved one at life's end. When faced with a loved one's serious illness, many families find themselves overwhelmed, uncertain, and afraid. In this compassionate guide, hospice nurse and educator Maureen Groden, RN, offers a sympathetic and deeply human glimpse into one of life's most challenging passages. Groden shares true stories of families navigating the final chapter of a loved one's life to explain the universal emotions, decisions, and realizations that emerge during the dying process. Readers meet families like their own -grappling with fear, love, sorrow, and strength-while learning how the health care system works when a family member is seriously ill, what decisions they may need to make, and how to care for their loved ones.
Cancer, Sex, and Intimacy
A Couple's Guide
By Anne Katz
A practical and compassionate guide to navigating sexual intimacy during and after cancer. Cancer changes lives-but it doesn't erase the need for intimacy, connection, or sexual expression. In this essential guide, certified sexuality counsellor Anne Katz, PhD, RN, offers a compassionate, candid, and evidence-based guide for individuals and couples navigating the often-overlooked sexual challenges brought on by cancer and its treatment Dr. Katz addresses the full scope of situations survivors may face, including an altered body image, loss of desire, physical pain, emotional distance, relationship strain, and more. Although these changes are common, they are rarely discussed openlyand survivors are often left to figure things out alone, or not at all.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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229 X 152 mm
392 Pages
JOHNS HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY PRESS
FAMILY & HEALTH
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Paperback
216 X 140 mm
240 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9781421453941
AUD$: 54.99
JOHNS HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY PRESS
FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
229 X 152 mm
272 Pages
Rel Date: April 2026
9781421453781
AUD$: 54.99
Anchored
Staying grounded when everything speeds up
By Rochelle Trow
Today's relentless pace is quietly eroding the balance of even the most successful leaders.
Anchored offers a path back to inner strength for high-achieving professionals who project success yet carry an invisible burden.
It shows you how to remain centred and impactful under pressure, so you can turn fear into grounded courage, doubt into clarity and overdrive into choiceful action.
Read this book to:
* Recognise the hidden patterns and fears that keep you performing instead of thriving ,
* See yourself clearly in the mirror of your own habits, without judgement or denial,
* Steady yourself when doubt, pressure or perfectionism threaten to take over,
* Choose responses rooted in authenticity rather than fear or the need for approval,
* Lead with presence, purpose and humanity to create success that doesn't cost your wholeness
RETHINK PRESS
Category: FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
216 X 140 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781781339732
Mastering The Dark Art of Lobbying
Getting to 'Yes' with Government
By Mike Smith
You want something from government. A decision. A policy change. A contract. Project approval. Protection from a bad outcome.
Lobbying has long been seen as a murky, insider game –dominated by big corporations, political operators and those with the loudest voices. But done properly, lobbying is neither sinister nor mysterious. It is a legitimate, ethical and often essential part of how good decisions are made.
Mike Smith’s decades of experience inside government, political parties, unions and professional lobbying mean Mastering the Dark Art of Lobbying is not a book about shortcuts, secret deals or ‘who you know’. It’s a practical guide to understanding decision -makers, shaping proposals to which government can say yes, choosing the right timing and avoiding the mistakes that derail otherwise good ideas.
Blending real-world examples, clear frameworks and hard-won insights, this book demystifies lobbying and shows you how individuals, small businesses and community organisations can advocate confidently, ethically and successfully – whether you do the lobbying yourself or engage professional help. If you’ve ever wondered how government decisions are really made, or how to give your idea the best chance of success, this book is your starting point.
PUBLISH CENTRAL
Category: BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
Author is from QLD
Paperback
220 pages
AUD$: 47.99
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
216 X 140 mm
208 pages
Release Date: February 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781923630017
AUD$: 29.95
Five Stages of Grace
Grief, Love, and Second Chances
By Casey Nott
Key Sales Points:
* Similarly to the protagonist in Five Stages of Grace, the author battled with cancer 10 years ago and writes from lived experience and the authenticity in the character is deeply resonating with test readers.
Publicity:
* Author touring podcasts, libraries, bookstores and festivals before and after release.
* Hawkeye’s publicity team: socials (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook), paid advertising, reviewers, national media release.
* Book trailer on YouTube.
What do you do when life almost gives you everything you’ve ever wanted – then threatens to take it all away?
Grace Granger has one dream: to become a mother. It’s all she and her husband can think about.
But when a small lump on her neck turns out to be cancer, the life Grace was building – the marriage, the family, the future –becomes a battle for survival.
Told through the five stages of grief – Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance – Grace’s journey is raw, heartwrenching, and unexpectedly hopeful.
As she navigates invasive treatments, an overbearing mother, busy friends, and a husband who feels further away with each passing day, Grace must decide: will she fight for the life she’s losing, or learn to embrace the one she still has?
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: MYTH & LEGEND
Author is from VIC
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
228 X 152 mm 292 pages
Release Date: May 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781923105799 AUD$: 32.99
The Beauty of Broken Things
An Unflinching Yet Hopeful and Humorous Memoir about Turning Pain into Purpose
By Melissa Sharman
Key Sales Points:
* Melissa advocated for new domestic violence legislation in Queensland in 2015, speaking in parliament and presenting a petition with nearly 100,000 signatures. She is the founder of Australians Against Domestic Violence and Egg Donation Australia, demonstrating a lifelong commitment to giving voice and hope to others. She speaks annually at conferences such as the Surrogacy Australia conference. (EDA has 16,000 members, 11,000 on Facebook. Australians Against Domestic Violence (AADV) has 6,000, The EDA Website has over 6,000 unique visits a month.) * Melissa has been featured in national and international media, including The Project, The Today Show, ABC Radio National, Australian Women’s Weekly, and Cosmopolitan USA. She is recognised as a thought leader in domestic violence and donor conception advocacy.
From the fragments of heartbreak, Melissa Sharman built something extraordinary. At first glance, Melissa had it all – a husband, children, a suburban life. But behind closed doors were years of violence. When she escaped, Melissa did more than survive she helped change laws, founded a support organisation, and helped bring 22 babies into the world through egg donation and surrogacy. Told with grace, honesty, and unexpected humour, The Beauty of Broken Things is a luminous story about how what breaks us can become our greatest offering.
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: PROSE: NON-FICTION
Author is from QLD Paperback
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN
228 X 152 mm
Release Date: May 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781923105676
AUD$: 32.99
Blame Me
A
Novel of Australian Generals Blamey and Lavarack
By Paula Astridge
Key Sales Points:
* Upcoming Anzac period to back WWI any WWII literature.
Sir Thomas Blamey was Australia’s first and only Field Marshal, yet in WWII, he was called a coward and would never be forgiven for calling his men the same.
Throughout his exceptional career and both World Wars, Blamey would cause controversy in so many ways – from brothels to battlefields, from his questionable performance as Police Commissioner, to playing his part in politics.
Nothing held Blamey back in his relentless climb to the top, yet despite going head-to -head and winning out against the likes of Winston Churchill, Robert Menzies and Douglas Macarthur, there was one man who forever stood in his way Australia’s General John Lavarack, who with a brilliance that rivalled Blamey’s own, had to be held back at all costs.
While Blamey made the dubious decision to unfairly relieve two top-ranking officers, Generals Rowell and Allen, from their WWII New Guinea command, it was Lavarack who he was more determined to undermine and forever keep his subordinate. The best way he could do it was to repeatedly refuse Lavarack any form of field command that might give him the stage to shine.
ASTRIDGE BAD HAND
Category: HISTORICAL FICTION
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
228 X 152 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9780646732060
Shirin A Novel
By Taqi Bakhtyari
Key Sales Points:
* An earlier Persian language novel by the author created fierce backlash from conservative Islamic circles, including a fatwa against the author; a novel that illuminates experiences of members of our society rarely represented in Australian literature.
* English language literature that brings together both Persian epic and suburban Australian poetic influences.
Shirin is a literary novel that moves between Afghanistan and suburban Sydney, tracing the long shadow of violence across memory, exile, and survival. It follows a Hazara refugee living under her father’s control in Merrylands as she navigates one decisive year from a childhood marked by the imposition of silence to a girlhood shaped by risk, defiance, and love. Shirin’s protagonist, ‘Aghai’, finds strength and support in her own imagination, in the defiant wisdom of poet Omar Khayyam, and in her bond with Kylie, a new friend who reflects both the present and the echoes of her past. Shirin interweaves domestic coercion with collective catastrophe. Through stark, uncompromising images the novel bears witness to massacre, exile, and the enduring trauma carried by refugees long after they reach places of supposed safety. Shirin illuminates experiences rarely represented in Australian literature, inviting readers to witness, reflect upon and find connections with the lives of those whose stories are too often silenced.
PALAVER
Category: GRAPHIC NOVELS
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
260 pages
AUD$: 24.95
216 X 140 mm
200 pages
Release Date: May 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9780645588194
AUD$: 30.00
By Sue Woolfe
Key Sales Points:
* Sue Woolfe is an acclaimed Australian novelist and essayist, widely respected for her intellectual and emotional range.
* Structured like a four-movement symphony, blending music and narrative in an original, emotionally resonant way.
* Explores intergenerational trauma, silence, and survival through a distinctive, lyrical voice.
* Mother–daughter relationships, creativity as survival, and the long shadows of institutional and familial harm.
Publicity: * DMCPR Media. * Sue Woolfe will debut with her novel (advance copies) at Manly Writers' Festival in March 2026.
The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves is a powerful, lyrical novel that explores memory, music, trauma, and mother-daughter inheritance. Told in a series of fragmented yet interwoven memories, the novel follows Frances, a composer who revisits her past to understand her emotionally volatile mother and the unspoken catastrophe that shaped their lives.
As Frances uncovers secrets buried in family silences ranging from childhood abuse to institutionalisation she channels grief into artistic joy through music.
Structured like a four-movement symphony, the book is both a deeply personal narrative and a broader reflection on intergenerational trauma, creativity, and the resilience of the human spirit.
FAIR PLAY PUBLISHING
Category: PROSE: NON-FICTION
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
229 X 152 mm
280 pages
Release Date: April 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781923236485 AUD$: 32.99
The Rim of the Sky
A Novel of Revolution and Rebellion in Tsarist Russia
By Natalie Scott
Key Sales Points:
* A powerful portrayal of a woman challenging patriarchy and state repression in Tsarist Russia
* Builds toward the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, grounding personal fate in real events.
* Written by a 97-year-old novelist, adding cultural and media appeal for festivals and features.
Publicity: * Natalie Scott will appear at the Manly Writers' Festival in March.
Set against the upheavals of 19th-century Russia, The Rim of the Sky follows Elizaveta Georgievna, a young noblewoman swept into a world of radical ideas, clandestine marriages, and ruthless oppression.
Torn between family duty and a fierce hunger for justice, she joins a generation of idealists determined to defy patriarchy and transform their country.
From Russia to France and Switzerland, Elizaveta's journey is one of courage, sacrifice, and love tested to its limitsculminating in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II and a fate bound to her unborn child.
A sweeping tale of revolution, passion, and resilience, this is historical fiction at its most compelling.
FAIR PLAY PUBLISHING
Category: HISTORICAL FICTION
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
229 X 152 mm
340 pages
Release Date: April 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781923236462 AUD$: 32.99
The Girl Who Climbed on Rooves
Golden Days
By Brenda Eldridge and Stephen Matthews
Brenda Eldridge’s Golden Days navigates a gentle way through the journey of her husband Stephen Matthews’ fight with cancer and his choice to take the path of Voluntary Assisted Dying.
Brenda’s glorious and confronting poems explore a couple’s descent into illness; the helplessness and pain this inflicts.
Her poems speak to an extraordinary love, full of tenderness, compassion, and the courage it takes to seek out golden days, as each day diminishes in hope.
Her collection is a fitting tribute for Stephen Matthews, the man whose vision for Ginninderra Press gave thousands of Australian writers a voice.
Isle Full of Noises
By Kevin Densley
Isle Full of Noises, Kevin Densley’s sixth collection, has everything you would expect from this witty, allusive poet – wry observations on the intersection of low and high culture, biting academic satire, rollicking yarns from the underbelly of history – but with a new, fascinating twist: an intense emphasis on the physicality of everything. Sound, particularly, leaps in fizzing profusion from every page. The swish of severed heads, childhood fish lifting and slapping out their names, the howls of suburban acrimony, art so intense it licks into flame – all that lurks under the skin of experience made startlingly present.
In Dreams and Other Stories
By Andrew Leggett
Set amidst the neon grit of inner-city Brisbane, In Dreams is a psychological thriller where American Psycho and A Clockwork Orange meet the uncanny surrealism of Twin Peaks. Neurologist Garrick Willis is torn between clinical logic and the violent premonitory dreams he can’t outrun. When his girlfriend falls under the influence of Nick Myshkin bass player, amphetamine dealer, and ruthless pimp Garrick is framed for a murder he foresees but fails to stop.
GINNINDERRA PRESS POETRY
Author is from SA Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
198 X 129 mm
60 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT Rel Date: May 2026 9781761097324 AUD$: 19.99
GINNINDERRA PRESS POETRY
Author is from VIC Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
198 X 129 mm
70 Pages B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
9781761097348 AUD$: 19.99
GINNINDERRA PRESS
FICTION: SPECIAL
Author is from QLD Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
216 X 140 mm
222 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
9781761097270 AUD$: 34.99
Poems (1913)
Introduced by David Brooks
By Christopher Brennan
This new edition of Brennan' greatest work is introduced by awardwinning poet David Brooks and includes Brennan's correspondence with the French symbolist poet, Stephane Mallarme. ‘Brennan is one of the first legendary figures in Australian literature. Unresponsive to, and seemingly uninfluenced by, the forces of nationalism and radicalism that dominated the contemporary Australian scene, he was a literary enigma standing apart from his own social and literary milieu, finding instead a literary affinity with the French symbolist writer (Mallarme) ... he was clearly part of the international mainstream of writing that gave rise to poets such as T. S. Eliot and William Butler Yeats.'
The Lost Degustation Society: Book Two
A Postcard from the Pyrenees
By Brien Cole
The second book from The Lost Wines Degustation Society: A Postcard from the Pyrenees “is many things. It is a celebration. A celebration of the achievements of those who came before us; their good taste and their appreciation of the finer things that matter. It is a commiseration; a sadness that only a small sample of that which came before remains. A few lost wines, village squares; a few ghost ships and family stories. Some snippets of poetry and glimmers of culture. Only the postcards speak as loudly as ever in all their glory. It is a pride; holding in great stead the vision, commitment and assuredness with which our forebears conducted themselves, their business, their relationships. All our forebears from eastern Europe and the Pacific Islands and everywhere. A Postcard from the Pyrenees is a study of the past; but also, of today.” (Michael Ciavarella (Mickey from Domaine de la Motte)
Do I Look Like an Atmosphere?
By Zoe Skoulding
Skoulding's second Carcanet collection develops the author's contribution to ecopoetic, inventing new forms to think through relationships with the more-than-human world. Through ferns, plastic, troubadour birdsong and broken bones, experimental poems bring background into the foreground.
ETT IMPRINT POETRY
Author is from NSW
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
256 X 230 mm
120 Pages
NOT ILLUSTRATED
Rel Date: May 2026
9781923527225
AUD$: 24.95
ETT IMPRINT
BIOGRPAHY: GENERAL
Author is from VIC Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN Paperback
234 X 156 mm
160 Pages NOT ILLUSTRATED
Rel Date: May 2026
9781923527232
AUD$: 29.95
CARCANET PRESS POETRY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
216 X 135 mm
88 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781800175389
AUD$: 33.99
Impossible Paradise
Selected Poems
By Yuhong Chen, George O'Connell
One of Taiwan's most celebrated poets, Chen Yuhong draws on both Western and Asian literary traditions, inflected by her work as a translator of contemporary English-language women poets (Gluck, Oswald, Duffy). This selection makes her art widely available in English for the first time. Her award-winning translators, George O'Connell and Diana Shi, carry across the richly metaphorical lexicon of her poems and their uncanny inhabitation of places both real and imagined, conjuring mood, angles of thought or light, animal presence, and the tides of the seasons. In a world where much that seemed united has frayed, Chen Yuhong's finely balanced poems bring us news of other imagined worlds, and acknowledge the unexpected, its capacity to terrify or astonish.
The Natural Way
By Roma Havers
The debut collection from Manchester-based queer poet Roma Havers, winner of the Northern Writers' Award for Poetry 2024.
CARCANET PRESS POETRY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
216 X 135 mm
160 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781800175365 AUD$: 38.99
CARCANET PRESS POETRY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
216 X 135 mm
80 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781800175464
AUD$: 33.99
Collected Prose
By Paul Celan, Rosmarie Waldrop
Paul Celan's Collected Prose reissued as a Carcanet Classic.
CARCANET PRESS
PROSE: NON-FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
216 X 135 mm
80 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9781800175402
AUD$: 33.99
Clothing & Weapons of the Duerer Period 14801530
Volume I
By Ulrich Lehnart
This book is the first volume of the final part of Ulrich Lehnarts costume history of the Middle Ages. It comprises the period between the end of the Middle Ages and early modern times. This era is particularly interesting in that both costume and armour underwent a gradual yet ultimately radical change. The changes in style in civilian and military fashion is a clear indicator that even in their outward appearance, men and women had entered a new period. The sheer abundance of general developments and individual aspects as well as the many pictorial sources have called for a structuring of this book into two parts.
ZEUGHAUS VERLAG HISTORY
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
268 X 203 mm
300 Pages B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
Patton's First Victory
How General George Patton Turned the Tide in North Africa and Defeated the Afrika Korps at El Guettar
By Leo Barron
American troops invaded North Africa in November 1942 but did not face serious resistance until the following February, when they finally tangled with Rommel's Afrika Korps-and the Germans gave the inexperienced Americans a nasty drubbing at Kasserine Pass. After this disaster, Gen. George Patton took command and reinvigorated U.S. troops with tough training and new tactics. In late March, at El Guettar in Tunisia, Patton's men defeated the Germans. It was a morale-boosting victory-the first American success versus the Germans and the first of Patton's storied World War II career-and proved to the enemy, the British, and the Americans themselves that the U.S. Army could fight and win.
Generals in the Making
How Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, and Their Peers Became the Commanders Who Won World War II
By Benjamin Runkle
Shakespeare famously wrote that some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Part military history and part group biography, Generals in the Making tells the amazing true story of how George Marshall, Dwight Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, and their peers became the greatest generation of senior commanders in military history. As the U.S. Army's triumphant homecoming from World War I was quickly forgotten amidst two decades filled with economic depression and growing isolationism, Marshall, Eisenhower, MacArthur, Patton, Omar Bradley, Lucian Truscott, Matthew Ridgway, and their brothers in arms toiled in a profession most Americans viewed with distrust. Before they became legends, these young officers served their country in posts from Washington D.C. to Panama, from West Point to war-torn China.
GLOBE PEQUOT HISTORY
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237 X 157 mm
312 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9780811775458
AUD$: 51.99
GLOBE PEQUOT
HISTORY
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229 X 152 mm
464 Pages
Rel Date: May 2026
9780811775465
AUD$: 61.99
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Woodslane Pty Ltd
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The Billywood Chronicles
The Panacea (Book 1)
By Caroline Jones
Key Sales Points:
*Caroline Jones was the winner of the 2022 Hawkeye Anthology
Short Story Competition and long listed for the 2023 Mansfield Readers and Writers Short Story Competition Anthology.
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
Author Bio:
Caroline Jones’ earliest memories of reading were visits to the library with her pale salmon coloured card clutched to her chest, stamped full of dates, each one evidence of yet another book read. The first book that moved her to tears was The Matchstick Girl by Hans Christian Andersen at the age of 4 – it still makes her cry to this day. Caroline has always loved adventure and often leaps before she looks hoping she can figure it out later. One such case was moving to Australia 15 years ago, from the UK with her husband and two young boys. No job. No home. Just 4 suitcases to their name. With hard work and sheer determination, it all came together. It's been a blast and a huge journey.
Some secrets protect you.
This one could kill him.
Billywoods is a haven for twelve-year-old introvert Jack.
For his Grandad, it’s a place of secrets.
And for Eloy, it’s the perfect spot to snatch Jack away.
Dragged through a portal into Orbis — a breathtaking but deadly world — Jack learns of The Deaths, a creeping force destroying everything in its path. If Orbis falls, Earth won’t be far behind.
Someone has to stop them.
Turns out, that someone is Jack.
HAWKEYE BOOKS
Category: FANTASY
Author is from QLD
Not Illustrated
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
228 X 152 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781923105706
267 pages
AUD$: 28.99
The Outback Stars
By Ryan Alderman, Katherine Appleby
Key Sales Points:
*Focus on sport and teamwork.
*Introduction to Aussie animals.
*Football.
The Outback Stars are a brilliant team of Aussie animals who have made it into the Footy Grand Final and hope to hold up the winning shield!
Children will delight in cheering on The Outback Stars to victory!
LITTLE STEPS
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Colour Throughout Age: 3+ years
Disc: Trade Australian Paperback
275 X 240 mm
Release Date: May 2026
9781923306295
Author & Illustrator Bio:
Author: Ryan Alderman was born and raised in the southern regions of Sydney. He is a father of 2 and played rugby for over 15 years. He is an electrician by trade and in his spare time enjoys fishing, golf and spending time with his family. Ryan draws inspiration from poets such as Banjo Patterson and has plans to write a sequel to The Outback Stars.
Illustrator: Katherine Appleby is an illustrator, artist and designer inspired by nature and intrigued by the endless possibilities of human imagination. She works across multiple artistic disciplines, including watercolour, acrylic and digital mediums, to create work that is meticulous, whimsical and colourful in nature... with a just a touch of quirkiness.
32 pages
AUD$: 16.95
Belong
By Erika Halim, Felix Saw
A lyrical tale of a timid cloud swept into the unknown, discovering courage, connection and the place she truly belongs. Beautifully illustrated, this uplifting story celebrates resilience, purpose and the magic of finding your way.
Fitzy Fox at the Museum
By Amelia Trompf, Jennifer Bruce
Fitzy Fox was a content dog about town. But when a new baby arrives, everything changes. His quiet days, cozy spots, and special attention seem to disappear, and Fitzy Fox feels left out. Then, on a family trip to the museum, things take a magical and slightly scary turn. Fitzy Fox is swept into an unexpected adventure through hidden corners and strange sights. After being reunited with his family, he discovers something wonderful: a new baby means someone else to love and still plenty of love for him, too. A warm and whimsical story about jealousy, change, and the big feelings that come with a new baby.
Fussy Gus
By Jacqui A'Court
When Gus eats only his favourite snack, the speckled Zopper cricket, the forest begins to fall out of balance. His family struggles to find food, and the ecosystem around him starts to change in unexpected ways. Can Gus find a way to put things, right? This delightful picture book shows young readers how moderation helps keep nature, and each other, in harmony.
LITTLE STEPS
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN
Hardback
260 X 260 mm
28 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
9781923306608
AUD$: 26.95
LITTLE STEPS
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN
Hardback
230 X 270 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
9781923306196
AUD$: 26.95
LITTLE STEPS
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN
Paperback
260 X 200 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
9781923306615
AUD$: 16.95
Webs of Words
By Stephanie Ley, Julie Spencer
“Look at us now, so clever and proud! Spinning stories to gather the crowd.” Whisper and Weave spin webs of wicked words to get the town’s attention, but when a magic mirror confronts them and reveals the chaos they have caused, the spiders realise that kindness, not mischief, has the power to make everyone feel seen.
Emily and Daisy
By Elsa Beskow
Emily is headed to the meadow to stop Daisy the cow escaping from a hole in the fence. Along the way, Emily meets a big dog, a boastful boy and an old man. But who can bring a bit of magic to help her mend the fence and keep Daisy safe? This is a delightful springtime story for young children about kindness and helping others from the worldrenowned Swedish author illustrator Elsa Beskow. This wonderful mini gift edition of Emily and Daisy reproduces Elsa Beskow's classic illustrations and unabridged story in an adorable small format
Attack Bunnies
By Laura Gehl, Julia Patton
Carrot Cake and Pufftail are trained to protect their woodland friends and, if needed, to attack.
When troublemaking Renard Fox moves to the forest, Carrot Cake and Pufftail know exactly what to do. But when their initial impression turns out to be wrong, how will they make things right?
LITTLE STEPS
PICTURE BOOKS
Age: 3+ years
Disc: TRADE AUSTRALIAN
Paperback
240 X 280 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
9781923306233
AUD$: 16.95
FLORIS BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
121 X 166 mm
28 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: April 2026
9781782509806
AUD$: 21.99
AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS
PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
235 X 235 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: April 2026
9781506492254
AUD$: 39.99
We Remember Your Baptism
By Meta Herrick Carlson, Clara Anganuzzi
"You may not remember your baptism, so we tell you the story again and again." With lyrical text, this picture book lovingly describes the collective memory that a family and church community carry about a child's baptism and what it means to be washed and held in the current of God's love. We remember the beginning, when the breath of God moved over the waters of the deep. We remember your baptism too when God's word was spoken and water was poured to welcome you as a beloved child of God! Harkening back to biblical stories of how water refreshed communities and made people whole and pondering how water reminds us of God's forever love, this picture book captures the depth and heart of the sacrament of baptism. A beautiful read-aloud for baptism celebrations, anniversaries, confirmation, and any time a family or church community wants to retell the story of a child's baptism.
AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS
PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
260 X 222 mm
40 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S) Rel Date: April 2026
9798889836490 AUD$: 39.99
Peg's Egg
By Jo Renfro
A hilarious story about making a mistake and learning to laugh at yourself. One day, as Peg is running around chasing butterflies, she comes upon an egg! What is it doing out in the field by itself?! It's a big egg, and she wonders what it could be! A turtle? An ostrich? A DRAGON? Peg takes her role of caretaker of the egg very seriously. She keeps the egg warm, protects it from the dog and the rain, sings it songs, and patiently waits for something to hatch. Until she discovers it's not an egg at all. Oh no! Peg is so embarrassed. How could she have made such a ridiculous mistake?
AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS
PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
235 X 235 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: April 2026
9798889836155 AUD$: 39.99
As You Are
A Hope for Black Sons
By Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, David Wilkerson
Every Black mother wishes the world could see her son as she sees him. All too soon, it seems to forget the innocent child she has known and loved since before his birth. To prepare him as he's about to take on the world, a mother shares her heartfelt wisdom that she hopes her child carries with him always-to embrace the world when it is kind, to know that he is worthy when the world is not, and to remember that her love will never waver. Accompanied by rich illustrations, this is a moving and insightful guide to growing up as a Black boy. Included is a note from the author, who has a background in psychology, that discusses starting all-too -necessary conversations.
MAGINATION PRESS
PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Hardback
260 X 210 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: May 2026
9781433848872
AUD$: 39.99
Sheep Shape
By Adele Tariel, Oksana Bula
Chip is a sheep. As you certainly know, sheep grow wool. Lucky coincidence, because Chip loves wool. This year, he's decided: no shearing for him. He is going to escape. It's shearing day at the farm, but Chip loves his warm, cozy wool too much! So, he ventures out into the wilderness, determined to explore and see the world. The other sheep don't understand-why would Chip leave the safety of the flock? Isn't he comfortable following, like everyone else? He'll look ridiculous if he doesn't get sheared, and doesn't he know there are wolves in the mountains? But Chip doesn't care! Destiny calls! He has big dreams: places to see, and things to do.
School Isn't For Everyone (and what you can do instead)
A Practical Neuro -affirming Guide to Unschooling
By Heidi Steel, Naomi Fisher
Unschooling, a learner-centred educational philosophy, breaks away from the confines of traditional schooling, advocating for a more organic, child-centric approach. Its essence lies in the belief that learning is a natural and lifelong process. It is cemented in the fact that children are innately curious and capable of directing their own education when provided with a nurturing and resource-rich environment. This book delves into the principles of unschooling, providing insights into its benefits, challenges, and practical application. School Isn't For Everyone shows what is possible when you leave school behind and start living a life of learning. It discusses the principles that form this educational philosophy, explains how unschooling works, sets out what the parents' role is and explores what children do all day when they don't follow a curriculum.
Free to Be Me with a BFRB
The Ultimate Kids' Guide to Living Well with Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting, and Other Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
By Dr. Renae Reinardy, Dr. Marla Deibler
Having a BFRB doesn’t mean you can’t have fun, enjoy life, or be yourself. You are so much more than your BFRB! Dealing with BFRBs or Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors like skin picking, nail biting or hair pulling can feel hard. But don’t worry, you’re not alone. In this workbook you’ll learn lots of amazing things about yourself and your BFRB. You’ll read Just Like Me stories to meet other people who’ve had similar experiences. You will even learn a bunch of tools and skills to help you feel in control of your behaviors, so you can spend more time doing the things that really matter to you. Full of interactive and creative activities, this book gives kids aged 7-12 expert advice presented in a fun way, which can be done on their own or with a grown up.
PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Hardback
260 X 210 mm
32 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: May 2026
9781433848704
AUD$: 39.99
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
FAMILY & HEALTH
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
216 X 138 mm
224 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: May 2026
9781805018056
AUD$: 50.99
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
LIFE SKILL/GEN STUDS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
246 X 173 mm
176 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: April 2026
9781805019053
AUD$: 44.99
