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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Tim Byrne, Steph Harmon, Sian Cain, Yvonne C Lam, Paul Daley, Imogen Dewey and Susan Chenery

Best Australian books out in October: Magda Szubanski, delicious recipes and a picture book ‘masterpiece’

Some of the new Australian books out in October 2026.
Some of the new Australian books out in October 2026. Composite: Penguin/Black Inc/Affirm Press/Giramondo/Plum/Pan Macmillan/Allen & Unwin/NewSouth/Text Publishing/Bruce Pascoe

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