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Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has successfully had his bail relaxed after being charged with child exploitation.

Few criminal trials in recent history have piqued the public interest like Erin Patterson’s conviction for poisoning three extended family members with a beef wellington spiked with death-cap mushrooms. Two books about the trial have already been announced, the second within 24 hours of her guilty verdict for murder and…

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Australian author Kerry Greenwood - who wrote the popular Phryne Fisher historical detective series - has died at the age of 70.

Many local award-winning authors first found a home at a small publishing house, but as yet another is subsumed by one of the ‘big five’, there are fears for the writers of the future

From enthralling debuts to playful premises and national reckonings, here is a whirlwind tour of what’s to come

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on