{"id":8114,"date":"2025-08-18T23:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/8114\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:07:14","slug":"best-new-books-published-september-2025-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/8114\/","title":{"rendered":"Best new books published September 2025 in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plan your reading in advance with our guide to new books published in Australia in September 2025. Have we missed some best books? Publishers, please send your advance book lists, in any genre, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artshub.com.au\/news\/features\/best-new-books-published-september-2025-in-australia-2814311\/mailto:editor@creativehubsgroup.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our editor inbox<\/a> and to our reviews inbox and we\u2019ll include you next time!<\/p>\n<p>New books: quick links<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#fiction-new-books\">Fiction: new books<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tenderfoot-toni-jordan-26-august\">Tenderfoot, Toni Jordan <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-watervale-ladies-writing-and-firefighting-society-mette-menzies-26-august\">The Watervale Ladies\u2019 Writing and Firefighting Society, Mette Menzies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-vanishing-place-zoe-rankin-26-august\">The Vanishing Place, Zo\u00eb Rankin<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#dust-michael-brissenden-1-september\">Dust, Michael Brissenden <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#cannon-lee-lai-1-september\">Cannon, Lee Lai<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#desolation-hossein-asgari-1-september\">Desolation, Hossein Asgari <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#stray-cats-and-bad-fish-silence-of-the-eels-rachel-coad-1-september\">Stray Cats and Bad Fish: Silence of the Eels, Rachel Coad<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ash-louise-wallace-2-september\">Ash, Louise Wallace <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-stolen-vikki-petraitis-2-september\">The Stolen, Vikki Petraitis <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#very-impressive-for-your-age-eleanor-kirk-2-september\">Very Impressive for your age, Eleanor Kirk <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-book-of-lost-hours-hayley-gelfuso-2-september\">The Book of Lost Hours, Hayley Gelfuso <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#gunpowder-creek-alex-dook-2-september\">Gunpowder Creek, Alex Dook <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#fireweather-miranda-darling-2-september\">Fireweather, Miranda Darling <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#anxious-hearts-guy-sigley-2-september\">Anxious Hearts, Guy Sigley<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#discipline-randa-abel-fattah-2-september\">Discipline, Randa Abel-Fattah <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-wish-heather-morris-9-september\">The Wish, Heather Morris<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#honeyeater-kathleen-jennings-16-september\">Honeyeater, Kathleen Jennings <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-lightning-ridge-ladies-fiona-mc-arthur-16-september\">The Lightning Ridge Ladies, Fiona McArthur <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#everyone-in-this-bank-is-a-thief-benjamin-stevenson-30-september\">Everyone in this Bank is a Thief, Benjamin Stevenson <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#mischance-creek-garry-disher-30-september\">Mischance Creek, Garry Disher <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#twisted-river-james-dunbar-30-september\">Twisted River, James Dunbar <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#pictures-of-you-collected-short-stories-tony-birch-30-september\">Pictures of you: Collected short stories, Tony Birch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#non-fiction-new-books\">Non-fiction: new books<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#new-again-geneva-vanderzeil-26-august\">New Again, Geneva Vanderzeil\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#saffron-incorporated-the-first-king-of-the-cross-and-fifty-years-of-sex-murder-music-and-mayhem-stuart-coupe-26-august\">Saffron Incorporated: The first King of the Cross and fifty years of sex, murder, music and mayhem, Stuart Coupe <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#borneo-the-last-campaign-michael-veitch-26-august\">Borneo: The Last Campaign, Michael Veitch <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#walking-sydney-fifteen-walks-with-a-citys-writers-belinda-castles-1-september\">Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city\u2019s writers, Belinda Castles <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#woodside-vs-the-planet-how-a-company-captured-a-country-quarterly-essay-99-marian-wilkinson-1-september\">Woodside vs the Planet: How a Company Captured a Country; Quarterly Essay 99, Marian Wilkinson<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#saving-elli-doug-gold-2-september\">Saving Elli, Doug Gold <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#beyond-suburbia-warren-kirk-2-september\">Beyond Suburbia, Warren Kirk <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#how-christians-can-succeed-today-greg-sheridan-2-september\">How Christians can succeed today, Greg Sheridan <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#better-things-are-possible-jack-toohey-2-september\">Better Things are Possible, Jack Toohey<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#snake-talk-how-the-worlds-ancient-serpent-stories-can-guide-us-tyson-yunkaporta-and-megan-kelleher-2-september\">Snake Talk:\u00a0How the world\u2019s ancient serpent stories can guide us, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-rookie-gardener-chloe-foster-2-september\">The Rookie Gardener, Chloe Foster <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#why-do-birds-sing-dr-grainne-cleary-2-september\">Why do birds sing? Dr Gr\u00e1inne Cleary <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#on-alexis-wright-writers-on-writers-geordie-williamson-15-september\">On Alexis Wright: Writers on Writers, Geordie Williamson <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#playtime-a-history-of-australian-childhood-emily-gallagher-15-september\">Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood, Emily Gallagher <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#beyond-the-meeting-of-the-waters-wayne-atkinson-16-september\">Beyond the Meeting of the Waters, Wayne Atkinson <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-chosen-few-a-quest-to-name-the-ten-greatest-australian-and-new-zealand-racehorses-of-all-time-andrew-rule-23-september\">The Chosen Few: A quest to name the ten greatest Australian and New Zealand racehorses of all time, Andrew Rule <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#growing-up-wombat-josh-neille-30-september\">Growing Up Wombat, Josh Neille <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#boobs-dr-lisa-portolan-and-amanda-goff-30-september\">Boobs, Dr Lisa Portolan and Amanda Goff <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#poetry-new-books\">Poetry: new books<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#childrens-and-young-adults-new-books\">Children\u2019s and Young Adults: new books<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#if-we-were-dogs-sophie-blackall-26-august\">If we were dogs, Sophie Blackall <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#when-the-mountain-wakes-matt-shanks-26-august\">When the Mountain Wakes, Matt Shanks<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#dear-broccoli-jo-dabrowski-and-cate-james-26-august\">Dear Broccoli, Jo Dabrowski and Cate James <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#how-big-is-love-carl-merrison-hakea-hustler-jade-goodwin-26-august\">How Big is Love?, Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler, Jade Goodwin <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#a-guide-to-falling-off-the-map-zanni-l-arnot-26-august\">A Guide to Falling off the Map, Zanni L Arnot <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#promises-and-other-lies-sue-whiting-1-september\">Promises and Other Lies, Sue Whiting <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-making-of-martha-mayfield-jo-dabrowski-2-september\">The Making of Martha Mayfield, Jo Dabrowski<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#maisy-hayes-i-is-not-for-sale-allayne-l-webster-2-september\">Maisy Hayes iIs not for sale, Allayne L. Webster <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#i-am-me-mitch-tambo-and-carla-hoffenberg-2-september\">I am me, Mitch Tambo and Carla Hoffenberg<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#songs-of-a-thousands-seas-zana-fraillon-2-september\">Songs of a Thousands Seas, Zana Fraillon <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#this-seasons-draft-jason-dent-2-september\">This Season\u2019s Draft, Jason Dent<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#neighbourhood-nest-sarah-jane-lightfoot-30-september\">Neighbourhood Nest, Sarah Jane Lightfoot <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-peach-king-inga-simpson-and-tannya-harricks-30-september\">The Peach King, Inga Simpson and Tannya Harricks <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#international-new-books\">International: new books<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#a-particularly-nasty-case-adam-kay-26-august\">A Particularly Nasty Case, Adam Kay <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#framed-in-death-an-eve-dallas-thriller-jd-robb-2-september\">Framed In Death: An Eve Dallas thriller, JD Robb <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-four-types-of-human-behaviour-or-how-to-understand-those-who-cannot-be-understood-thomas-erikson-2-september\">The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood), Thomas Erikson <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#lucky-thing-lorraine-henry-book-two-tom-baragwanath-2-september\">Lucky Thing: Lorraine Henry, Book Two, Tom Baragwanath <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-devil-takes-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-crimes-and-the-japanese-connection-jake-adelstein-2-september\">The Devil Takes Bitcoin: cryptocurrency crimes and the Japanese connection,  Jake Adelstein <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-girl-with-ice-in-her-veins-karin-smirnoff-2-september\">The Girl with Ice in her Veins, Karin Smirnoff <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#boudiccas-daughter-elodie-harper-2-september\">Boudicca\u2019s Daughter, Elodie Harper <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#dirtbag-billionaire-how-yvon-chouinard-built-patagonia-made-a-fortune-and-gave-it-all-away-david-gelles-2-september\">Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, made a fortune, and gave it all away, David Gelles <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-hallmarked-man-cormoran-strike-book-8-robert-galbraith-2-september\">The Hallmarked Man: Cormoran Strike Book 8, Robert Galbraith <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#night-of-the-living-rez-morgan-taity-2-september\">Night of the Living Rez, Morgan Taity <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#watching-over-her-jean-baptiste-andrea-translated-by-frank-wynne-2-september\">Watching over her, Jean-Baptiste Andrea, translated by Frank Wynne <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#all-the-way-to-the-river-elizabeth-gilbert-9-september\">All the Way to the River, Elizabeth Gilbert <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#white-male-stand-up-alan-davies-9-september\">White Male Stand-Up, Alan Davies <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-little-book-of-miriam-miriam-margolyes-9-september\">The Little Book of Miriam, Miriam Margolyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#in-the-time-of-five-pumpkins-alexander-mcc-call-smith-9-september\">In the Time of Five Pumpkins, Alexander MccCall Smith <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#lin-manuel-miranda-the-education-of-an-artist-daniel-pollack-pelzner-9-september\">Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Education of an Artist: Daniel Pollack-Pelzner <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#house-of-day-house-of-night-olga-tokarczuk-translated-by-antonia-lloyd-jones-16-september\"> House of Day, House of Night, Olga Tokarczuk. Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#alchemised-sen-lin-yu-23-september\">Alchemised, SenLinYu <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#the-impossible-fortune-richard-osman-23-september\">The Impossible Fortune, Richard Osman <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#cursed-daughters-oyinkan-braithwaite-23-september\">Cursed Daughters, Oyinkan Braithwaite <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"#discover-more-screen-games-arts-news-and-reviews-on-screen-hub-and-arts-hub-sign-up-for-our-free-arts-hub-and-screen-hub-newsletters\">Discover more screen, games &amp; arts news and reviews on\u00a0ScreenHub\u00a0and\u00a0ArtsHub. Sign up for our free\u00a0ArtsHub\u00a0and\u00a0ScreenHub\u00a0newsletters.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fiction: new books<\/p>\n<p>A novel about coming of age in 1970s Australia: Andie Tanner\u2019s world is small; her mum is complicated, but she adores her dad and the kennel of racing greyhounds that live under their house. Andie is a serious girl with plans: finish school with her friends, then apprentice to her father until she can become a greyhound trainer, with dogs of her very own.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com.au\/9781460766019\/the-watervale-ladies-writing-and-firefighting-society\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Watervale Ladies\u2019 Writing and Firefighting Society<\/a>, Mette Menzies \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s never too late to start over. This is a feelgood novel, where four very different women are thrown together in a creative writing course in the library of a small country town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fire.jpg\" alt=\"The Watervale Ladies' Writing and Firefighting Society by Mette Menzies. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-2816125\"  \/>The Watervale Ladies\u2019 Writing and Firefighting Society by Mette Menzies. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/zoe-rankin\/the-vanishing-place\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Vanishing Place<\/a>, Zo\u00eb Rankin \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>An atmospheric thriller about family, love and loyalty, and the fight for survival in the  beautiful but dangerous New Zealand wilderness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com.au\/books\/Dust\/Michael-Brissenden\/9781923293748\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dust<\/a>, Michael Brissenden \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>Dust\u00a0is a dark, gripping thriller that explores the complexities of identity, a search for truth, and the unyielding forces of corruption in a world where lives are lived on the fringe and nothing is as it seems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giramondopublishing.com\/books\/lee-lai-cannon\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Cannon<\/a>, Lee Lai \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>This graphic novel explores the intimacy of queer friendship and the weight of family responsibility and breaks open the question of what we owe both to each other and to ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cover_cannon-by-lee-lai_giramondo-graphic-novel_hr-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814541\" style=\"width:341px;height:auto\"  \/>Cannon by Lee Lai. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimopress.com.au\/products\/desolation\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Desolation<\/a>, Hossein Asgari \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>This is the story of Amin as he falls in and out of love and the choices he makes in the shadow of his brother\u2019s death, lost in the tragic downing of\u00a0Flight 655. Amid\u00a0the chaos of 1980s Iran, he witnesses the senselessness of violence and the enduring power of sorrow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/upswellpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2353_UP_2025-Book-Catalogue.pdf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stray Cats and Bad Fish: Silence of the Eels<\/a>, Rachel Coad \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>Holborn tube station 1977, a fish called \u2018Creasy\u2019 lives in the cistern of the men\u2019s room. He\u2019s a key player in London\u2019s underworld. His nemesis Ratty from Spitalfields is gaining power. Ratty\u2019s money launderer disappears, all animal appendages\u2019 point to Creasy. It\u2019s war on the Thames.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Louise-Wallace-Ash-9781761473166\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ash<\/a>, Louise Wallace \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>A multidimensional depiction of motherhood and female rage that traverses the terrain of domestic labour, marriage and the workplace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814361\"  \/>Ash by Louise Wallace. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Vikki-Petraitis-Stolen-9781761471667\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Stolen<\/a>, Vikki Petraitis \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>A crime fiction once again featuring Detective Antigone Pollard with her trained police dog, a black belt in judo, and the will to speak her mind in the case of a missing baby.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Eleanor-Kirk-Very-Impressive-For-Your-Age-9781761472558\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Very Impressive for your age<\/a>, Eleanor Kirk \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>A debut about the crossroads in your late 20s and early 30s when reality starts to intrude on long-held dreams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/very.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814367\"  \/>Very Impressive for your age by Eleanor Kirk. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Hayley-Gelfuso-Book-of-Lost-Hours-9781761472794\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Hayley-Gelfuso-Book-of-Lost-Hours-9781761472794\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ook of Lost Hours<\/a>, Hayley Gelfuso \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>A novel that moves from pre-WWII Germany to Cold War-era America to the mysterious time space, a library filled with books that contain the memories of those who bore witness to history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echopublishing.com.au\/books\/gunpowder-creek\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Gunpowder Creek<\/a>, Alex Dook \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>A cat-and-mouse thriller and a debut book whose simple premise is to prevent a bad thing from happening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scribepublications.com.au\/books-authors\/books\/fireweather-9781761381379\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Fireweather<\/a>, Miranda Darling \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Life for Winona Dalloway is not as it should be. Her husband is no longer her husband, her children are not at home with her, and the city in which she lives is besieged by fires. Black ash falls like snow, songbirds screech like dinosaurs, and the doctors are calling her mad \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echopublishing.com.au\/books\/anxious-hearts\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Anxious Hearts,<\/a> Guy Sigley \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>If crushing anxiety and an all-consuming drive to succeed rule your life, can there still be room for love?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1200\" width=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Anxious-Hearts-cover.jpg1_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815937\" style=\"width:352px;height:auto\"  \/>Anxious Hearts by Guy Sigley. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqp.com.au\/books\/discipline\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Discipline<\/a>, Randa Abel-Fattah \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>With a focus on two of today\u2019s most contested fields, academia and the media,\u00a0Discipline\u00a0tallies the price we all pay when those with privilege choose to remain silent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echopublishing.com.au\/books\/the-wish\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Wish<\/a>, Heather Morris \u2013 9 September<\/p>\n<p>When Jesse is offered the chance to have her greatest wish fulfilled, she immediately knows what she wants: a digital 3D recreation of her life \u2013 something to be there for her friends and family to watch and relive \u2026 perhaps without her.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1200\" width=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TheWish_TToA-strapline-at-base_cover-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814465\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\"  \/>The Wish by Heather Morris. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.panmacmillan.com.au\/9781761562303\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Honeyeater<\/a>, Kathleen Jennings \u2013 16 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A richly imagined dark fantasy that pulses with the beautiful destruction of a town reclaimed by the natural world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.com.au\/books\/the-lightning-ridge-ladies-9781761350115\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Lightning Ridge Ladies<\/a>, Fiona McArthur \u2013 16 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Set in the heart of Australia\u2019s opal-mining district and imbued with the harsh beauty of that unique setting,\u00a0The Lightning Ridge Ladies\u00a0is arural romance and tale of outback community and female friendship.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/\u2013 30 September\" rel=\"nofollow\">Everyone in this Bank is a Thief<\/a>, Benjamin Stevenson \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n<p>The new instalment of the series. What if an Agatha Christie style murder mystery happened inside Ocean\u2019s Eleven? \u2026 Ten suspects. Ten heists. A puzzle only Ernest Cunningham can solve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/very_0367af.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814375\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\"  \/>Everyone in this Bank is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textpublishing.com.au\/books\/mischance-creek-the-eagerly-awaited-new-book-in-the-bestselling-australian-crime-series\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mischance Creek<\/a>, Garry Disher \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n<p>The new book in the crime series. Hirsch is back and this time tackling a\u00a0cold case. Beats the hell out of gun audits and admin \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814325\" style=\"width:355px;height:auto\"  \/>Mischance Creek by Garry Disher. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echopublishing.com.au\/books\/twisted-river\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Twisted River<\/a>, James Dunbar \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n<p>This crime fiction is full of sinister twists and turns, dark humour and a cast of supporting characters from society\u2019s shadowy fringes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqp.com.au\/books\/pictures-of-you\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Pictures of you: Collected short stories<\/a>, Tony Birch \u2013 30 Septemb<strong>er<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From Australia\u2019s master storyteller comes this retrospective of his best short stories from the past two decades<\/p>\n<p>Non-fiction: new books<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com.au\/books\/New-Again\/Geneva-Vanderzeil\/9781923046764\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New Again<\/a>, Geneva Vanderzeil\u00a0\u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>For beginner and expert DIYers alike, this extensive guide covers everything from painting and timber restoration to tiling and upholstery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/stuart-coupe\/saffron-incorporated-the-first-king-of-the-cross-and-fifty-years-of-sex-murder-music-and-mayhem\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Saffron Incorporated: The first King of the Cross and fifty years of sex, murder, music and mayhem<\/a>, Stuart Coupe \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Coupe shows how showbusiness and the underworld are intrinsically linked: nightclubs, corrupt cops, drugs, vice, rock\u2019n\u2019roll promoters, dodgy accountants and gangland shootings. It was Abe Saffron, the original King of the Cross, who laid the foundations for more than 50 years of intrigue, murder and mayhem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artshub.com.au\/news\/features\/best-new-books-published-september-2025-in-australia-2814311\/Borneo: The Last Campaign\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Borneo: The Last Campaign<\/a>, Michael Veitch \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>Borneo: The Last Campaign\u00a0tells the story of Operation OBOE, the massive, three-pronged assault on the vast Japanese-held island of Borneo in 1945. It was one of the largest amphibious invasions of the entire war, and a virtually all-Australian operation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsouthbooks.com.au\/books\/walking-sydney\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city\u2019s writers<\/a>, Belinda Castle<strong>s <\/strong>\u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>Belinda  Castles walks with Sydney\u2019s (and some of Australia\u2019s best) writers to explore how their journeys on foot have impacted their writing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackincbooks.com.au\/books\/woodside-vs-planet\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Woodside vs the Planet: How a Company Captured a Country<\/a>; Quarterly Essay 99, Marian Wilkinson \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>This is a story of power and influence, pollution and protest. How does one company capture a country? How convincing is Woodside\u2019s argument that gas is a necessary transition fuel, as the world decarbonises? And what is the new \u2018energy realism\u2019 narrative being pushed by Trump\u2019s White House?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Doug-Gold-Saving-Elli-9781991142054\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Saving Elli<\/a>, Doug Gold \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, near Anne Frank\u2019s house, another Jewish girl is hidden. Her name is Elli. Her father has been executed at Mauthausen concentration camp. Her mother is fleeing for her life. Elli is next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scribepublications.com.au\/books-authors\/books\/beyond-suburbia-9781761381645\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond Suburbia<\/a>, Warren Kirk \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>These photographs capture the overlooked buildings, people and landscape of rual and semi-rural Australia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Greg-Sheridan-How-Christians-Can-Succeed-Today-9781761471124\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How Christians can succeed today<\/a>, Greg Sheridan \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Rediscovering the radical, transcendent and downright weird message of Jesus,\u00a0How Christians Can Succeed Today\u00a0is the third title in Greg Sheridan\u2019s trilogy about Christianity in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Jack-Toohey-Better-Things-Are-Possible-9781761471506\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Better Things are Possible<\/a>, Jack Toohey \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>From the housing crisis and climate change to gender inequity, Jack Toohey reveals how many of our social and political failure are interconnected, and how we can begin to fix them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/better.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815359\"  \/>Better Things are Possible by Jack Toohey. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textpublishing.com.au\/books\/snake-talk-how-the-world-s-ancient-serpent-stories-can-guide-us\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Snake Talk:\u00a0How the world\u2019s ancient serpent stories can guide us<\/a>, <\/strong>Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan <strong>Kelleher<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 2 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0Snake Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher follow tales about the serpent around the world from Kathmandu to Aotearoa, from Mesoamerica to China to northern Europe. The serpent in Aboriginal stories is both creator and destroyer, dwelling between physical and spiritual worlds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/snae.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814349\" style=\"width:379px;height:auto\"  \/>Snake Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echopublishing.com.au\/books\/the-rookie-gardener\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Rookie Gardener<\/a>, Chloe Foster \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Passionate horticulturist Chloe Foster is on a mission to help novice plant parents. Packed with information,The Rookie Gardener will enable your transition from horticultural zero to green-thumbed hero.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Dr-Grainne-Cleary-Why-Do-Birds-Sing-9781761472329\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Why do birds sing?<\/a> Dr Gr\u00e1inne Cleary \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Throughout our history birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music. It can elevate our mood and bring our backyards to life. We often hear birds singing as we go about our lives, but have you ever wondered who they are singing to and what they are singing about?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackincbooks.com.au\/books\/alexis-wright\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">On Alexis Wright: Writers on Writers<\/a>, Geordie Williamson \u2013 15 September<\/p>\n<p>Alexis Wright is the most eminent and influential Indigenous creative writer of recent times. In this eloquent essay, noted critic Geordie Williamson reflects with deep insight on Wright\u2019s powerful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artshub.com.au\/news\/features\/best-new-books-published-september-2025-in-australia-2814311\/Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood<\/a>, Emily Gallagh<\/strong>er \u2013 15 September<\/p>\n<p>A history of the childhood imagination in Australia between 1890 and the outbreak of World War II. It is a story about the generations that grew up at a time when nation and empire were being reimagined amid the globalising currents of war, technology and trade.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Playtime-online.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814558\" style=\"width:348px;height:auto\"  \/>Playtime by Emily Gallagher. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com.au\/books\/Beyond-the-Meeting-of-the-Waters\/Wayne-Atkinson\/9780522881011\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond the Meeting of the Waters<\/a>, Wayne Atkinson \u2013 16 September<\/p>\n<p>Yorta Yorta Elder Wayne Atkinson reflects on his journey of activism and role in education \u2013 sharing his personal story alongside partner Cathy Guinness, and shedding light on the power of Indigenous knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Andrew-Rule-Chosen-Few-9781761472886\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The<strong> <\/strong>Chosen <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Andrew-Rule-Chosen-Few-9781761472886\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Few: A quest to name the ten greatest Australian and New Zealand racehorses of all time<\/a>, Andrew Rule \u2013 23 September<\/p>\n<p>Who are the greatest Australian race horses? And what qualifies them for this honour? Racing enthusiast and award winning writer Andrew Rule has the answers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com.au\/books\/Growing-Up-Wombat\/Josh-Neille\/9781923419155\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Growing Up Wombat<\/a>, Josh Neille \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n<p>Josh Neille and his family care for animals doing it tough <strong><strong>\u2013 <\/strong><\/strong>joeys, emus and wombats battling. This is a book about growing up around creatures that need and offer love, care and kindness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/womb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814405\" style=\"width:377px;height:auto\"  \/>Growing up Wombat by Josh Neille. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echopublishing.com.au\/books\/boobs\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Boobs<\/a>, Dr Lisa Portolan and Amanda Goff \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n<p>Boobs is a wide-ranging conversation about the human and social-historical journey of breasts, illustrated with personal anecdotes and perspectives from co-authors at opposite ends of the bust spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Poetry: new books<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/collections\/forthcoming\/products\/emilie-collyer-as-if-i-m-really-there\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">As If I\u2019m Really There<\/a>, Emilie Collyer <strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>1 September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This second collection digs deeply into Emilie Collyer\u2019s feminist interest in the place of the body: what it feels like to have one, how bodies are gendered, assessed, analysed and valued, how the body of an artist and a body of creative work is forged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1200\" width=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/as-if.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815347\" style=\"width:426px;height:auto\"  \/>As If I\u2019m Really There by Emilie Collyer. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/collections\/forthcoming\/products\/jill-jones-how-to-emerge\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How to Emerge<\/a>, Jill Jones \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>This collection is filled with visions and ghosts, doubles and shadows. It also explores the living and damaged body, as it dances with humans, birds, animals, leaves, the weather, digital assemblage, sound and song, the elements and the planet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/collections\/forthcoming\/products\/holly-friedlander-liddicoat-doghouse\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">DOGHOUSE<\/a>, Holly Friedlander Liddicoat \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>DOGHOUSE\u00a0is a map of 20-something millennial Sydney, drawn with sharp lines and a rough hand. Against the backdrop of climate disaster, lockdowns, Black Summer, and floods, these poems punch down backstreets, trying to keep alive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/collections\/forthcoming\/products\/laurence-levy-atkinson-too-much-night\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Too Much Light<\/a>, Laurence Levy-Atkinson \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>Born from lived experience,\u00a0Too Much Night\u00a0was written as a response to Laurence Levy-Atkinson\u2019s collapse into and return from the depths of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, something he was unaware he had been suffering his entire life and whose eventual diagnosis was nothing short of a revelation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/collections\/forthcoming\/products\/eartha-davis-mathair-beinn\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">m\u00e0thair beinn<\/a>, Eartha Davis \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>This debut collection is an ode to healing and gentleness. It rustles with\u00a0return: a return to body, to wildness, to the steadily beating heart of presence. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/collections\/forthcoming\/products\/paul-carter-the-abandoned-room\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Abandoned Room<\/a>, Paul Carter \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>The Abandoned Room\u00a0is a diary of historical and personal homelessness. The title refers to Der Verlassene Raum, a Kristallnacht memorial located in central Berlin, whose bronze table and two chairs point to \u2018the irretrievable losses that occurred when a people, their way of life and their culture went missing\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transitlounge.com.au\/shop\/the-wallace-line-a-poem\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Wallace Line: A Poem<\/a>, Jennifer MacKenzie \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>The Wallace Line: A Poem\u00a0honours co-existence, a world of merging borders, where the oud can resonate along with the bird of paradise, the blue pigment in a Titian painting with the sound of a Javanese gamelan in moonlight. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/upswellpublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2353_UP_2025-Book-Catalogue.pdf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">All Rage Blaze Light<\/a>, Anna Jacobson \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>All Rage Blaze Light is Anna Jacobson\u2019s third illustrated poetry collection is for anyone who\u2019s ever needed therapy from their therapy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/matthew-mcconaughey\/poems-and-prayers\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Poems &amp; Prayers<\/a>, Matthew McConaughey <strong>\u2013<\/strong> 16 September<\/p>\n<p>From the Academy-winning actor, a collection of personal poetry and prayers for finding purpose, hope, and satisfaction in a rapidly changing world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815807\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\"  \/>Poems &amp; Prayers by Matthew McConaughey. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s and Young Adults: new books<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/sophie-blackall\/if-we-were-dogs\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">If we were dogs<\/a>, Sophie Blackall \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>Join two friends as they bark and growl, woof and howl in a romp that makes room for everybody\u2019s ideas. Sophie Blackall unleashes an exuberant game of pretend that explores navigating friendship and celebrates boundless imagination.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dogs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2815964\"  \/>If we were dogs, Sophie Blackall. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com.au\/books\/When-the-Mountain-Wakes\/Matt-Shanks\/9781923419056\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">When the Mountain Wakes<\/a>, Matt Shanks \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>A powerful picture book on hope and healing: what happens when the mountain wakes after years of sleeping?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com.au\/books\/Dear-Broccoli\/Jo-Dabrowski\/9781923022102\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dear Broccoli<\/a>, Jo Dabrowski and Cate James \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A picture book that is sure to make even the pickiest of eaters look at their dinner in a new light.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/carl-merrison-hakea-hustler-jade-goodwin\/how-big-is-love\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How Big is Love?<\/a>, Carl Merrison, Hakea Hustler, Jade Goodwin \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>A young child and a loving family member sit on the porch at sunset watching a storm roll in. The adult whispers, \u2018I love you,\u2019 but the child needs reassurance: \u2018How much?\u2019 With each new declaration, we learn that the love between adult and child is boundless.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/zanni-l-arnot\/a-guide-to-falling-off-the-map\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">A Guide to Falling off the Map<\/a>, Zanni L Arnot \u201326 August<\/p>\n<p>A funny, tender, messy, and authentic story about two teens who fall in love on the precipice of things falling apart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkerbooks.com.au\/book\/9781760658649\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Promises and Other Lies<\/a>, Sue Whiting \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n<p>A middle-grade mystery in which a small coastal town is torn apart by more than just a bushfire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com.au\/books\/Making-of-Martha-Mayfield\/Jo-Dabrowski\/9781923022928\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Making of Martha Mayfield<\/a>, Jo Dabrowski  \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>A middle primary school book about coming out of your shell, finding out what you\u2019re capable of, and showing the world who you really are.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textpublishing.com.au\/books\/maisy-hayes-is-not-for-sale\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Maisy Hayes iIs not for sale<\/a>, Allayne L. Webster<strong> <\/strong>\u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Maisy Hayes is not for sale\u00a0is a coming-of-age story about hardship, coping with anger and frustration, and being true to yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Mitch-Tambo,-illustrated-by-Carla-Hoffenberg-I-Am-Me-9781761182204&#039;\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">I am me<\/a><\/strong>, Mitch Tambo and Carla Hoffenberg \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Yaama! Singer and musician Mitch Tambo celebrates the diversity of First Nations culture in this  picture book about being true to yourself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqp.com.au\/books\/song-of-a-thousand-seas\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Songs of a Thousands Seas<\/a>, Zana Fraillon \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>A lyrical verse novel of homecoming and friendship by Zana Fraillon, the multi-award-winning author of\u00a0The Bone Sparrow\u00a0and\u00a0The Way of Dog.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maisy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814479\" style=\"width:377px;height:auto\"  \/>Maisy Hayes if not for sale by Allayne L Webster. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Jason-Gent-This-Season&#039;s-Draft-9781761181696\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">This Season\u2019s Draft<\/a>, Jason Dent \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Set in the year leading up to the AFL Draft and following the experiences of six teenagers who are in its orbit, this YA novel is unique, compelling, authentic and full of footy. Perfect for sporty kids.<\/p>\n<p>Maggie the magpie is very surprised when she finds an extra egg in her nest. Whose egg could it be? Does it belong to the kookaburras or the galahs? Or maybe the rainbow lorikeets? Maggie is on a mission across the sky and through the neighbourhood to find the egg\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/inga-simpson-tannya-harricks\/the-peach-king\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Peach King<\/a>, Inga Simpson and Tannya Harricks \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n<p>A contemporary fable about the resilience of nature.<strong> <\/strong>When Little Peach Tree was just a sapling, all they could see was row upon row of other peach trees. And, on top of the hill, watching over the orchard \u2013\u00a0 the Peach King.<\/p>\n<p>International: new books<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/adam-kay\/a-particularly-nasty-case-the-debut-novel-from-the-author-of-the-global-bestseller-this-is-going-to-hurt\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">A Particularly Nasty Case<\/a>, Adam Kay \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n<p>This debut novel is a deathly funny mix of mystery, murder and medicine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/j-d-robb\/framed-in-death-an-eve-dallas-thriller-in-death-61\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Framed In Death: An Eve Dallas thriller<\/a>, JD Robb \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Before dawn, Lt. Eve Dallas is speeding toward the home of the two gallery owners whose doorway has been turned into a horrifying crime scene overnight. A lifeless young woman has been elaborately costumed and precisely posed to resemble the model of a long-ago Dutch master. Can Eve unravel the twisted mind of a serial killer before he strikes again\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.com.au\/books\/surrounded-by-idiots-9781785046209\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood)<\/a>, Thomas Erikson \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Updated for 10th anniversary, Thomas Erikson has dedicated himself to understanding how people function and why we struggle to connect with certain types of people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textpublishing.com.au\/books\/lucky-thing\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lucky Thing: Lorraine Henry, Book Two<\/a>, Tom Baragwanath \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>In this follow-up to his award-winning debut novel\u00a0Paper Cage, Tom Baragwanath delivers another bone-deep exploration of life in the margins of small-town New Zealand.\u00a0Lucky Thing\u00a0is a gripping new instalment in the Lorraine Henry series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scribepublications.com.au\/books-authors\/books\/the-devil-takes-bitcoin-9781761381300\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Devil Takes Bitcoin: cryptocurrency crimes and the Japanese connection,<\/a> Jake Adelstein \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>The true story of cyber-era commerce, crime, cold-hard cash, and one of the greatest heists in history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/karin-smirnoff\/the-girl-with-ice-in-her-veins-the-latest-installment-in-the-internationally-bestselling-millennium-series\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Girl with Ice in her Veins<\/a>, Karin Smirnoff \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>The latest instalment in Stieg Larsson\u2019s Millennium Series, Sweden\u2019s greatest literary success ever,\u00a0with more than 100 million copies sold worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/girl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814462\" style=\"width:342px;height:auto\"  \/>The Girl with Ice in her Veins by Karin Smirnoff. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/au\/boudiccas-daughter-9781804544631\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Boudicca\u2019s Daughter<\/a>, Elodie Harper \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Boudicca. Infamous warrior, queen of the British Iceni tribe and mastermind of one of history\u2019s greatest revolts. Her defeat spelled ruin for her people, yet still her name is enough to strike fear into Roman hearts. But what of the woman who grew up in her shadow?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bou.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814435\" style=\"width:343px;height:auto\"  \/>Boudicca\u2019s Daughter by Elodie Harper. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textpublishing.com.au\/books\/dirtbag-billionaire-how-yvon-chouinard-built-patagonia-made-a-fortune-and-gave-it-all-away\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, made a fortune, and gave it all away<\/a>, David Gelles \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Dirtbag Billionaire\u00a0is the inside story of the founder of Patagonia, the successful producer and retailer of jackets, hats and fleece vests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/robert-galbraith\/the-hallmarked-man-cormoran-strike-book-8\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Hallmarked Man: Cormoran Strike Book 8<\/a>, Robert Galbraith \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>The new instalment in the highly acclaimed international bestselling series, featuring Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, written by Robert Galbraith, a pseudonym of J K Rowling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scribepublications.com.au\/books-authors\/books\/night-of-the-living-rez-9781761381614\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Night of the Living Rez<\/a>, Morgan Taity \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>Set in a Native community in Maine,\u00a0Night of the Living Rez\u00a0is a debut short story collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the 21st century and what it means to live, to survive and to persevere after tragedy<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Jean-Baptiste-Andrea,-translated-by-Frank-Wynne-Watching-Over-Her-9781805462736\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Watching over her<\/a>, Jean-Baptiste Andrea, translated by Frank Wynne \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n<p>In an Italian monastery, an infamous sculptor lays on his death bed. During Mimo\u2019s final hours, he reveals his life story: his impoverished childhood, his unlikely rise to fame and most importantly, his meeting with Viola, the daughter of a powerful aristocratic family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/au\/all-the-way-to-the-river-9781526654588\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">All the Way to the River<\/a>, Elizabeth Gilbert \u2013 9 September<\/p>\n<p>All the Way to the River\u00a0is a memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been captive to love \u2013 or to any other passion, substance or craving \u2013 and who yearns, at long last, for liberation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/all-the.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814499\" style=\"width:377px;height:auto\"  \/>All the Way to the River, Elizabeth Gilbert. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/alan-davies\/white-male-stand-up\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">White Male Stand-Up<\/a>, Alan Davies \u2013 9 September<\/p>\n<p>Following\u00a0Just Ignore Him, the bestselling memoir of his traumatic childhood,\u00a0White Male Stand-Up\u00a0is what happened next to Alan Davies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/miriam-margolyes\/the-little-book-of-miriam\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Little Book of Miriam<\/a>, Miriam Margolyes \u2013 9 September<\/p>\n<p>The Little Book of Miriam\u00a0is a memory palace of Miriam Margolyes\u2019s standout moments, opinions and conclusions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachette.com.au\/alexander-mccall-smith\/in-the-time-of-five-pumpkins\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">In the Time of Five Pumpkins,<\/a> Alexander MccCall Smith \u2013 9 September<\/p>\n<p>Book 26 in the multi-million copy bestselling No. 1 Ladies\u2019 Detective Agency series starring Mma Ramotswe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Daniel-Pollack-Pelzner-Lin-Manuel-Miranda-9781805465232\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Education of an Artist:<\/a> Daniel Pollack-Pelzner \u2013 9 September<\/p>\n<p>How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become the preeminent musical storyteller of the 21st century? Daniel Pollack-Pelzner traces Miranda\u2019s path from a friendly but isolated child to the winner of multiple Tonys and Grammys for his Broadway hits Hamilton and In the Heights and his songs in Disney\u2019s Moana and Encanto.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.textpublishing.com.au\/books\/house-of-day-house-of-night\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> House of Day, House of Night<\/a>, Olga Tokarczuk. Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones \u2013 16 September<\/p>\n<p>A woman settles in a remote Polish village. It has few inhabitants, now, but it teems with the stories of its living and its dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.com.au\/books\/alchemised-9780241714331\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Alchemised<\/a>, SenLinYu \u2013 23 September<\/p>\n<p>In this standalone dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy, while navigating a complex relationship with the man tasked to unearth the deepest secrets of her past.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1200\" width=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/alc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2814491\" style=\"width:396px;height:auto\"  \/>Alchemised by SenLinYu. Best new books in Australia: September 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.com.au\/books\/the-impossible-fortune-9780241743997\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Impossible Fortune<\/a>, Richard Osman \u2013 23 September<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s got time to think about murder when there\u2019s a wedding to plan? It\u2019s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who fears for their life, the thrill of the chase is ignited once again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenandunwin.com\/browse\/book\/Oyinkan-Braithwaite-Cursed-Daughters-9781805463368\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Cursed Daughters<\/a>, Oyinkan Braithwaite \u2013 23 September<\/p>\n<p>The follow-up to bestseller follow-up to My Sister, the Serial Killer. Is \u00a0Eniiyi destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak, or can she escape the family curse and the mysterious fate that befell her aunt?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have we missed some best new books? Publishers, please send your advance book lists to thuyon@artshub.com.au and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artshub.com.au\/news\/features\/best-new-books-published-september-2025-in-australia-2814311\/mailto:editor@creativehubsgroup.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our editor inbox <\/a>and we\u2019ll include you next time! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discover more screen, games &amp; arts news and reviews on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenhub.com.au\/news-type\/reviews\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ScreenHub<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artshub.com.au\/news-type\/reviews\/%5d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ArtsHub<\/a>. Sign up for our free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artshub.com.au\/subscribe-artshub-australia-newsletters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ArtsHub<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenhub.com.au\/subscribe-screenhub-newsletters\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ScreenHub<\/a>\u00a0newsletters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plan your reading in advance with our guide to new books published in Australia in September 2025. 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