BookPeople Highlights

January 2025

The best books for the holiday season as chosen by Australia’s leading booksellers

Adult Fiction

Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business
Shankari Chandran

The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress

The Governor, His Wife and His Mistress
Sue Williams

Gunnawah

Gunnawah
Ronni Salt

One Dark Night

One Dark Night
Hannah Richell

The Group

The Group
Sigge Eklund

Onyx Storm

Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros

Adult Non-Fiction

Top Walks in Tasmania 2nd edition

Top Walks in Tasmania 2nd edition
Melanie Ball

The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe

The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe
Gideon Levy

Haunted States

Haunted States
Miranda Corcoran

The Good Life

The Good Life
Robert Waldinger

How to be a Fit Bird

How to be a Fit Bird
Marion Deuchars

Know Your Worth

Know Your Worth
Victoria Vivente

Children’s and YA

The Last Bookstore on Earth

The Last Bookstore on Earth

Saturday, Sunday

Saturday, Sunday
Natalie Kate Forbes

Spectacular Snakes

Spectacular Snakes
Tim Flannery

An Ant's Guide to Being an Ant

An Ant's Guide to Being an Ant
Zoe Meagher

A Language Of Dragons

A Language Of Dragons
S. F. Williamson

The Worst Perfect Moment

The Worst Perfect Moment
Shivaun Plozza