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We've got a BUNCH of amazing books coming out in 2025, so we thought we'd tease just some of the titles to watch out fo...
24/01/2025

We've got a BUNCH of amazing books coming out in 2025, so we thought we'd tease just some of the titles to watch out for in the next few months!

First up is, 'One Hundred Years of Betty', from the bestselling author of 'The Family Doctor', Debra Oswald.

Meet Betty: storyteller, feminist, eternally curious and phenomenally old. On the eve of her hundredth birthday party, Betty tells us her story.

Releasing March 4.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4hBUEGD

💛Freebie Fridays 💛This week we're giving away some copies of our March new release, 'Better Days' by Claire Zorn, a stor...
24/01/2025

💛Freebie Fridays 💛

This week we're giving away some copies of our March new release, 'Better Days' by Claire Zorn, a story of love, chaos and the music in-between.

To enter, simply tell us in the comments what song makes your day better!

The winner will be drawn and contacted via direct message next Friday by the official Allen & Unwin page. The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. Australian entries only.

Crime fiction lovers, our quarterly 'Crime City' newsletter is calling your name! 🔎 Every edition gives you the inside s...
23/01/2025

Crime fiction lovers, our quarterly 'Crime City' newsletter is calling your name! 🔎

Every edition gives you the inside scoop on all our hottest crime & thriller fiction, featuring author interviews, extracts, and even exclusive giveaways.

In our next edition, you could get your hands on copies of, 'The Campers' by Maryrose Cuskelly, 'The Bluff' by Joanna Jenkins, AND 'Lyrebird' by Jane Caro, before anyone else! To enter, ensure you're subscribed so you don't miss it!

Subscribe here and select "crime" in the "I'm also interested in" section 👉 https://bit.ly/479QmSI

A brave and moving book from the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot. This is, 'I'll Never Call Him Dad Again' by Caroline Darian...
22/01/2025

A brave and moving book from the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot. This is, 'I'll Never Call Him Dad Again' by Caroline Darian.

The daughter of the infamous Dominique Pelicot tell the first-hand story of the trial that will go down in history and how her and her mother are rebuilding their lives.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4jhuxWV

Australia's best-informed commentator on US politics Bruce Wolpe predicted Trump's return in his 2023 book, 'Trump's Aus...
21/01/2025

Australia's best-informed commentator on US politics Bruce Wolpe predicted Trump's return in his 2023 book, 'Trump's Australia'.

In this updated edition Wolpe provides a blueprint on how Australia can best navigate Trump's next term.

Read an extract here 👉 https://bit.ly/3CfVQjL

The hotly anticipated sequel to the sensational instant Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy, 'Five Broken Blades'...
20/01/2025

The hotly anticipated sequel to the sensational instant Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy, 'Five Broken Blades'. Check out, 'Four Ruined Realms' by Mai Corland.

Bound by betrayal and vengeance, the blades must overcome distrust and manipulate their way through an impossible heist to steal the Golden Ring of the Dragon Lord before the deceitful King of Yusan claims it, risking everything to prevent his victory.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4gjGGZs

On 21 January, by popular demand, we are re-issuing Maggie - the no-holds-barred story of one of Australia's few genuine...
19/01/2025

On 21 January, by popular demand, we are re-issuing Maggie - the no-holds-barred story of one of Australia's few genuine, larger-than-life, enduring legends, the late Maggie Tabberer.

Maggie Tabberer tells her story of strength and determination, love and loss, creativity and success with all the warmth, wit and style that her legions of readers and viewers came to expect of her.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/41BB0Wa

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️ Welcome to the world of beauty and business in Zoë Foster Blake's first adult fiction novel in 10 year...
18/01/2025

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️

Welcome to the world of beauty and business in Zoë Foster Blake's first adult fiction novel in 10 years, 'Things Will Calm Down Soon.'

In this highly relatable novel we follow Kit, a talented hair stylist turned entrepreneur, as she juggles family dramas, workplace near-catastrophes, and relationship crises. Things will calm down soon... right?

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4cGMnPl

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️ Summer is the perfect time to get puzzling, and 'Murdle Australia' by G.T. Karber is the puzzle book t...
17/01/2025

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️

Summer is the perfect time to get puzzling, and 'Murdle Australia' by G.T. Karber is the puzzle book to pick up!

Deductive Logico takes us back to his postgraduate studies at the University of Deduction in Australia with 50 new mysteries that challenge you to find whodunit, where and why.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3WnSMcv

Don't miss this AWESOME deal from our fabulous friends over at Faber Writing Academy at Allen and Unwin.Sale ends Jan 31...
17/01/2025

Don't miss this AWESOME deal from our fabulous friends over at
Faber Writing Academy at Allen and Unwin.

Sale ends Jan 31!

💛Freebie Fridays are BACK! 💛For our first Freebie of 2025, we're giving away 3 copies of 'After Life', the extraordinary...
17/01/2025

💛Freebie Fridays are BACK! 💛

For our first Freebie of 2025, we're giving away 3 copies of 'After Life', the extraordinary new novel from the bestselling author of, 'If I Stay', Gayle Forman.

To enter, simply tell us in the comments what your favourite comfort book is, and why!

The winner will be drawn and contacted via direct message next Friday by the official Allen & Unwin page. The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook. Australian entries only.

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️ After a thrilling mystery to get sucked into this summer? Then pick yourself up a copy of 'The Valley'...
16/01/2025

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️

After a thrilling mystery to get sucked into this summer? Then pick yourself up a copy of 'The Valley' from The Master of Australian crime himself, Chris Hammer - author.

Nell Buchanan and Ivan Lucic are back – as Nell is thrown into her most emotionally fraught investigation yet.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3CMxCO4

A huge congratulations to all our books on the 2025 Australian Independent Bookseller Awards Shortlist! 🥳YOUNG ADULT SHO...
16/01/2025

A huge congratulations to all our books on the 2025 Australian Independent Bookseller Awards Shortlist! 🥳

YOUNG ADULT SHORTLIST
'Comes the Night' by Isobelle Carmody
'My Family and Other Suspects' by Kate Emery

DEBUT FICTION SHORTLIST
'Pheasants Nest' by Louise Milligan

Read the full list here 👉 https://bit.ly/3CbIe9c

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️ This summer, dive into an exquisitely moving book about grief, love and family, from the global phenom...
15/01/2025

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️

This summer, dive into an exquisitely moving book about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. This is, 'Intermezzo.'

Brothers Peter and Ivan Koubek have little in common. But after their father's death, they have a chance to discover how much one life can hold without breaking.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4gc6I1n

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️ Escape to a Mediterranean island this summer, by picking up, 'The Life Impossible' by Matt Haig, bests...
14/01/2025

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️

Escape to a Mediterranean island this summer, by picking up, 'The Life Impossible' by Matt Haig, bestselling author of 'The Midnight Library'.

Retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house in Ibiza by a long-lost friend. But what she uncovers there is stranger than she could have dreamed.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3DlDfDa

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️ Looking for the perfect book to unwind with on a warm summer day? We've got you covered!Don’t miss the...
13/01/2025

Summer Reads 🏖️☀️ Looking for the perfect book to unwind with on a warm summer day? We've got you covered!

Don’t miss the enchanting new romance from bestselling author Karly Lane author, 'Twist of Fate'.

Bel Buckley’s small-town life takes a thrilling turn when her favourite fictional romance hero steps off the page and into reality—as the best man at her cousin’s wedding.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZIirNo

From the bestselling author of 'If I Stay', this is 'After Life' by Gayle Forman. Seven years after her supposed death,...
12/01/2025

From the bestselling author of 'If I Stay', this is 'After Life' by Gayle Forman.

Seven years after her supposed death, Amber inexplicably returns, forcing her family, friends, and herself to confront the profound impact of her life and the mysteries of her second chance.

Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4gz77do

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Special Delivery by Leesa Ronald
Special Delivery by Leesa Ronald

An entrancing, laugh-out-loud enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy. This is, 'Special Delivery' by Leesa Ronald. Newly single and pregnant Poppy returns to her hometown, where her chaotic life takes a surprising turn as sparks fly with her grumpy midwife, James. Learn more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4fU28ns

A Day in my life - Maya Linnell
A Day in my life - Maya Linnell

Maya.Linnell.Writes takes us along with her for a day in her life as a rural romance author!

Inermezzo Cover Reveal
Inermezzo Cover Reveal

Here it is, the cover for 'Intermezzo', the new novel from Sally Rooney. Coming 24 September! Design by Kishan Rajani. Learn more 👉 https://allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Sally-Rooney-Intermezzo-9780571365470

Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs
Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs

We're so thrilled to be bringing 'Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry' by Ransom Riggs to AUS & NZ. Releasing August 27! Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/4bopgrZ

Here's what people are saying about Jack Heath's new thrilling mystery book, 'Kill Your Husbands'. Available now! 🔪 Better Reading Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3N4Kf9g

Plan your special day with minimum stress and maximum good vibes. 'Get Wed' is available now! @wedshed #wedding #weddingplanning #weddingplanningadvice

Happy Grandparents Day! 🥰🥰 Here is a special message for all the Grandparents out there from Dr Michael Carr-Gregg! Feel free to share your fondest memories of your grandparents below! 👇 #grandparentsday23 #grandparentsdaycelebration

Happy #loveyourbookshopday ❤📚 We asked some of our awesome authors to share with us why they love bookshops! Special thanks to Fleur McDonald Leonie Kelsall Jack Heath Maya.Linnell.Writes Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing 🫶

The Stan. Original Series Scrublands premieres November 16, all episodes at once and only on Stan! A captivating crime drama based on the best-selling novel by Chris Hammer - author. Watch the trailer right here! #ScrublandsOnStan #StanOriginals

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