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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Catriona Menzies-Pike, Bec Kavanagh, Alison Croggon, Sian Cain, Steph Harmon, Dee Jefferson, Yvonne C Lam and Celina Ribeiro

Mushroom tapes, erotic Greek myths and joyful Thai cooking: the best Australian books out in November

The best books out in November 2025. The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner, Sarah Krasnostein and Chloe Hooper, Chosen Family by Madeleine Gray, The Rot by Evelyn Araluen, How to End a Story: Collected Diaries 1978-1998 by Helen Garner, The Hiding Place by Kate Mildenhall, The Transformations by Andrew Pippos, Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers by Zoe Terakes, Thai: Anywhere and Everywhere by Nat Thaipun, The Underworld by Sofie Laguna, Ankami by Debra Dank, The ADHD Brain Buddy by Matilda Boseley, Hooked: Inside the Murky World of Australia’s Gambling Industry by Quentin Beresford
The best Australian books out in November 2025. Composite: Text Publishing / Simon & Schuster / UQP / Picador / Hachette / Hardie Grant / Penguin / Echo Publishing / NewSouth/Guardian Design

The Mushroom Tapes by Helen Garner, Sarah Krasnostein and Chloe Hooper

Nonfiction, Text Publishing, $36.99

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