Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower met in person for the first time in London in 1972, six years after they began a correspondence that would span four decades. They exchanged letters, cards and telegrams and made occasional phone calls between Harrower's home in Sydney and Hazzard's apartments in New York, Naples and Capri.

From Hobart's convict legacy, its spectacular natural setting, heritage architecture and climate, to crime rates, economic hardship and new developments, not to mention the game-changer that is MONA, Timms brings a wealth of fresh insights, exploring the city with a mixture of affection, admiration, frustration and sadness.

Acclaimed historian Alan Atkinson pieces together the life of Penelope Lucas, the first professionally qualified woman to emigrate from Europe to Australia.

How to be a (fantastic sensational) good enough kid is the ultimate guide for kids and parents to discover that feeling 'good enough' is already within our reach.

Fighting Anzacs have metamorphosed from flesh and blood into mythic icons. The war they fought in is distant and the resistance to it within Australia has been forgotten. In the Shadow of Gallipoli corrects this historical amnesia by looking at what was happening on the Australian home front during WWI. It shows that the war was a disaster, and many Australians knew it.

This evocative new biography of James Fairfax businessman, philanthropist, collector and champion of Australian art from his nephew, Alexander Gilly, pieces together Fairfax's life through the prism of his collection.

A work of rare emotional clarity and grace, The Lady with the Dog confirms Carrie Tiffany as one of Australia's most important and fearless literary voices.