Biggest Books of October Australia/New Zealand

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Seven.In a beautiful remote lush valley near Araluen and Braidwood in Southern NSW, the murder of a local celebrity de... Read more

WINNER OF THE ABIA ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE ADULT NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION 2025Origi... Read more

You can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind.Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth ha... Read more

A powerful and poignant tale of rural suspense told by the acclaimed Fleur McDonald, bestselling author of Voices in the Dark and Shock Waves.Hallie, a young and successful fashion blogger, recentl... Read more

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Better Than the Movies comes a romantic, heartfelt sequel that will sweep you off of your feet! Wes had his dream girl but then he lost her – ... Read more

'A delightfully sweet and cozy novel that's as comforting as a warm cup of tea' - Kirkus Reviews, StarredFollowing the untimely death of their parents, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley have made a... Read more

ONE HUNDRED YEARS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GLADIATORS. AND TODAY, ONLY ONE WILL RISE ...Everything in the Kingdom of Arrow is a lie.Leith of Grey thought coming to this new land and volunteering to fi... Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A fun, DaVinci Code–style blend of puzzles, mysticism and high-octane action” (People, Best Books of the Month), from the author of The Puzzle Master&l... Read more

'A masterful story for the ages . . . a book to hold close in the whip of hot wind, to commiserate with, to sing with. To read and weep.' TARA JUNE WINCH, GUARDIAN'A hold-your-breath adventure set ... Read more

Bestselling author Tricia Stringer asks whether age necessarily brings wisdom when the sale of a deceased estate pits sister against sister, divides a community and wreaks havoc in a small country ... Read more

A powerful and perceptive novel from two-time Miles Franklin Award winner Alex Miller.'Miller has created a body of writing that is now acknowledged as one of the great Australian literary achievem... Read more

Welcome to the hectic world of beauty and business in this highly relatable novel following a talented hair stylist turned entrepreneur who is juggling family dramas, workplace near-catastrophes an... Read more

An intimate, searing and hopeful memoir meets manifesto that reframes the way we think about restaurants, cooking, hospitality, leadership and humanity from one of the most respected chefs in the w... Read more

From master storyteller Garth Nix comes the thrilling tale of a strange object with the potential to destroy the world, and what happens when it falls into the wrong hands. Perfect for fans of Stra... Read more

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, ... Read more

Shortlisted for the Emerging Writer Award, WA Premier's Literary Awards 2025Longlisted for Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover, Australian Book Design Awards 2025WA 2025 Literary Coasters Featur... Read more

Shortlisted for the 2025 ABIA Awards, Biography of the Year, The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, and Audiobook of the Year Shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Book Awards, Non-FictionGina... Read more

'We are the spaces between the words.' Inspired by a real person, In the Margins is the story of spirited book-collector Frances Wolfreston—the woman who uniquely preserved the earliest part ... Read more

Your future is not guaranteed. And isn't that fucking freeing? If you found out you had less time to live than the average bear, how might you spend it?That's a question comedian Michelle Brasier h... Read more

'I met my husband on the same day I committed my very last murder. There's a joke in there somewhere, about ending two men's lives.'Olivia Hodges used to do horrible things – back when she wo... Read more

Anna was never going to have an easy time at her best friend's wedding. She's the bridesmaid; her ex, Joel, is a groomsman. But she's determined to get through the festivities with a smile on her f... Read more

Birdie McBride has it all: a fulfilling job, five healthy daughters and a doting husband, Ned.But then Ned dies. He leaves behind a document for Birdie—'Things I Need You To Know'—a gui... Read more

Even the worst person has a best friend.A chilling black comedy, The First Friend imagines a gangster mob in charge of a global superpower.The Soviet Union 1938: Lavrentiy Beria, 'The Boss' of the ... Read more

WINNER OF THE QBD AWARD FOR BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the bestselling author of The Wife and the Widow and The Nowhere Child.When human remains are discovered in a forest, police are baffle... Read more