Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature

Tom is an Australian abroad. Charlotte, a Berliner through and through. After meeting in a bar, sparks fly between them and she invites him to spend the night at her place. As they navigate the ritual of seduction, their desire gives way to secrets that cannot be ignored and questions neither of ...

Porter's poems are short, powerful, beautiful and sometimes brutal. Each poem is a protrait, a sensation, a short story, a joke, or a reflection in itself -- Back cover.

From his life’s work, spanning more than four decades, Australia’s greatest poet, Les Murray, selected these 100 poems to be remembered as his personal best. Including classics such as ‘The Broad Bean Sermon’, ‘An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow’ and ‘The Dream of Wearing Shorts Forever’, this collec...

The Best Australian Essays showcase the nation's most eloquent, insightful and urgent non-fiction writing. In her first time as editor, award-winning author Anna Goldsworthy chooses brilliant pieces that provoke, unveil, engage and enlighten, and get to the heart of what's really happening in Aus...

Collects together the stand-out riffs on politics, life, popular culture and a-funny-thing-happened-when of the last year. Included are the characteristic musings of John Clarke and Bryan Dawe; Marieke Hardy's adventures at Summit 2020; the Chaser at the Logies; and contributions from Chris Lille...

The Best Australian Poems reveal the impressive depth, diversity and boldness of this country's poetic talent. For the second year in a row, award-winning poet, critic and academic Sarah Holland-Batt selects Australia's finest poems, from both rising stars and well-known figures, presenting a daz...

The annual collection now in its thirteenth year celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing. Should we alter animals' DNA to save them from extinction? What secrets will old ice reveal to us about the Earth's deep past? How is the world's most expensive and explosive substance ma...

This anthology, now in its fourteenth year, selects the most riveting, entertaining, poignant and fascinating science stories from Australian writers, poets and scientists. "The Best Australian Science Writing 2024" anthologises another major year in science. From AI to the climate crisis, the lo...