NewSouth Books

Refugee Rights and Policy Wrongs: A frank, up-to-date guide by experts

Jane McAdam, Fiona Chong

Everyone has the right to seek asylum under international law. However, successive governments in Australia have declared the need to 'stop the boats' whatever the cost, be it human, economic, moral or legal.In this new book, Jane McAdam ...

UNSW Press

Pippa

Dimity Powell, illustrated by Andrew Plant
Ford Street Publishing
9781925804263, Hardback (Picture book), AUD$24.95

Fabulous Lives

Bindy Pritchard
Margaret River Press

Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide, Third Edition

Stephen Debus
CSIRO Publishing
9781486311118, Paperback, AUD$44.99

Gender Violence in Australia: Historical Perspectives

edited by Alana Piper, Ana Stevenson
Monash University Publishing
9781925835304, Paperback, AUD$34.95

Pippa

Dimity Powell, illustrated by Andrew Plant
Ford Street Publishing
9781925804263, Hardback (Picture book), AUD$24.95

Refuge

Richard Rossiter
UWA Publishing
9781760800376, Paperback, AUD$24.99

Empirical

Lisa Gorton
Giramondo Publishing
9781925818116, Paperback, AUD$24.00

Astounding Activities for Minecrafters: Puzzles and Games for Endless Fun

Illustrated by Jen Funk Weber
Sky Pony Press
9781510741027, Paperback (Trade paperback US), AUD$22.99

Bright

Duanwad Pimwana, translated by Mui Poopoksakul
Brow Books
9781925704174, Paperback, AUD$27.99

News

2019 Education Publishers Awards Australia

'Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story' by Elizabeth Tynan has been shortlisted for the Scholarly Non-Fiction Book of the Year prize in the 2019 Education Publishers Awards Australia. This prize is for a work of scholarly non-fiction that is both accessible to a wide readership and which has had an impact on the Australian community.

'Paddington: A History' wins 2019 National Trust Heritage Award

'Paddington: A History' edited by Greg Young and commissioned by The Paddington Society has won the 2019 National Trust Heritage Award for Heritage Publications. The category recognises publications, books, websites and videos that promote the conservation of, or tell the story of our heritage. This first major history of Paddington in 40 years provides a fresh perspective on this celebrated heritage suburb. Leading historians and specialists explore the makeup of Paddington’s diverse community and discuss the evolution of architecture and landscape.

ABDA Book Design Awards 2019 shortlist

Congratulations to Peter Long, cover designer, and Vivien Valk, internal designer, of 'The Western Front Diaries of Charles Bean', who have been shortlisted for the ABDA Book Design Awards 2019.