NewSouth Books

Pathfinders: A history of Aboriginal trackers in NSW

Michael Bennett

There are few Aboriginal icons in White Australia history.From the explorer to the pioneer, the swagman to the drover's wife, with a few bushrangers for good measure, Europeans play all the leading roles. A rare exception is the redoubtable tracker. ...

UNSW Press
9781742236568, Paperback, AUD$34.99

Elephants with Headlights

Ms Bem Le Hunte
Transit Lounge
9781925760484, Paperback, AUD$29.99

Anisa's Alphabet

Mike Dumbleton, illustrated by Hannah Sommerville
MidnightSun Publishing
9781922858269, Paperback, AUD$17.99

Displaced: A rural life

John Kinsella
Transit Lounge
9781925760477, Paperback, AUD$29.99

Brother Moon

Maree McCarthy Yoelu, illustrated by Samantha Fry
Magabala Books
9781925936827, Hardback, AUD$27.99

'I Wonder': The Life and Work of Ken Inglis

Edited by Peter Browne, Seumas Sparke
Monash University Publishing
9781925835717, Hardback, AUD$39.95

Making Art Public: Kaldor Public Art Projects, 1969–2019

Edited by Genevieve O’Callaghan, Mark Gowing
Kaldor Public Art Projects
9780980677270, Hardback, AUD$99.99

Law, Politics and Intelligence: A life of Robert Hope

Peter Edwards
NewSouth
9781742235370, Hardback, AUD$49.99

My Possum Plays the Drums

Catherine Meatheringham, illustrated by Max Hamilton
Windy Hollow Books
9781922081841, Paperback, AUD$16.95
9781922081834, Hardback, AUD$25.99

Nancy

Bruno Lloret, translated by Ellen Jones
Giramondo Publishing
9781925818246, Paperback, AUD$26.95

News

2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards shortlist announced

Congratulations to our authors for being shortlisted in the 2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards! Alice Gorman's 'Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the future' and Michelle Arrow's 'The Seventies: The personal, the political and the making of modern Australia' have been shortlisted for The Douglas Stewart Prize for Nonfiction. 'Banging Denmark' by Van Badham has been shortlisted for the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting.

ABIAs 2020 Longlist

Congratulations to the NewSouth authors included on the ABIAs 2020 longlist. For the Small publishers’ Adult Book of the Year: 'Cosmic Chronicles: A user's guide to the Universe' by Fred Watson and 'Feeding the Birds at Your Table: A guide for Australia' by Darryl Jones. For the Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year: 'Summer Time' by Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti.

2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature winners announced

Congratulations to the Meredith Lake for winning the Nonfiction award at the 2020 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature for 'The Bible in Australia: A cultural history'.