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🐐BOOK SPOTLIGHT🐐⁠⁠'Kid' has been out frolicking in the world for 10 days and has already won the hearts of so many!⁠⁠A m...
12/06/2026

🐐BOOK SPOTLIGHT🐐⁠
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'Kid' has been out frolicking in the world for 10 days and has already won the hearts of so many!⁠
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A modern-day classic about a young goat who discovers the meaning of family, in a limited-edition deluxe hardcover. Written and illustrated by Peter Carnavas, bestselling author of Leo and Ralph.

Ever since his parents chased away a fox and never returned, Kid has stayed with Audrey the hen in the chook yard. Audrey tells him stories of his mum and dad’s daring and bravery. She says they live on the nearby mountain, and Kid longs to leave the farm to find them.

And then, one day, he discovers he is big enough to jump the fence …

Will a wild adventure up the mountain help Kid find where he belongs?

'Kid' is available now both online and at your local bookstore.

P.S. For a peek into Pete's latest musical obsession, take a listen to 'The World is Not Good Enough' by Sean Solomon.

https://www.uqp.com.au/books/kid

10/06/2026

🧊 COVER REVEAL ❄️

'The Festival of Ice and Snow'

Written by Angie Cui
Illustrated by Anna Wilson

Release date: 04/08/2026⁠ ⁠

Based on the author’s treasured childhood memories of attending the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China, this bilingual picture book is a spectacular celebration of family, cultural traditions and wintertime splendour.

'Every year, Grandpa takes us to the Festival of Ice and Snow – and every year, I can’t wait!'

Two children and their beloved grandpa experience the wonder of Harbin’s Ice and Snow World, an enchanting place filled with super slides, tasty treats and huge ice sculptures illuminated by multicoloured lights.

Told in English and simplified Chinese, this picture book captures the fun of the winter festival and spending time with loved ones.

Available for pre-order online or in-store. Head to the UQP website for more information: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/the-festival-of-ice-and-snow

💫ACQUISITION NEWS💫⁠UQP is delighted to announce that we have acquired the debut poetry collection from Naarm-based poe...
09/06/2026

💫ACQUISITION NEWS💫⁠

UQP is delighted to announce that we have acquired the debut poetry collection from Naarm-based poet and academic Tim Loveday. 'your father was a bastard' is an impressive work, distinguished by its use of long-form narrative poetry and its examination of male violence as legacy. These poems recount stories, both archetypal and particular, of how this violence can shadow and permeate a family, and how people adapt to its presence and its threats. ⁠

A work of dark wit and understanding, it sings with tense, challenging critiques of contemporary masculinities, stressing the often-uncomfortable interrelationships between machismo, regionality, class, coloniality and the climate collapse.

Throughout, Loveday steers a clear course, offering a vulnerable interrogation of the damage done—and an insight into how, in spite of it all, things might be different.

UQP has acquired world rights and will publish in May 2027.

To read quotes from Tim and publisher Aviva Tuffield on this acquisition head to the UQP blog: https://www.uqp.com.au/blog/uqp-acquires-exceptional-debut-poetry-collection-tim-loveday

🟠 BOOK SPOTLIGHT 🔶'after war' by Dženana Vucicafter war is an unwavering exploration of brutality and its consequences, ...
05/06/2026

🟠 BOOK SPOTLIGHT 🔶

'after war' by Dženana Vucic

after war is an unwavering exploration of brutality and its consequences, moving adroitly between personal experience and the written record to plumb the ‘after’ and ongoingness of war, genocide and displacement. Unfurling from the Bosnian war and its traumas, this searing debut examines identity and un/belonging; language and its elisions; history and how we remember it; violence and how we are implicated in it.

‘A formidable first book filled with terrible beauty, fury and power. Vucic’s exquisite, unyielding verse shows us what it means to look closely at the horrors of war and genocide. This is a poetics of refusal: Vucic refuses erasure of her language, her identity, and her humanity. Vucic’s is an astounding, important and original new voice in Australian poetry.’ Eileen Chong

Available online or in-store:
https://www.uqp.com.au/books/after-war

🌟 AWARD NEWS 🌟⁠⁠UQP is delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2026 UQP Quentin Bryce Award is 'And in the Morni...
03/06/2026

🌟 AWARD NEWS 🌟⁠
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UQP is delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2026 UQP Quentin Bryce Award is 'And in the Morning', the debut novel by Lenny Robinson. ☁️⁠
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We're also thrilled to share the book's beautiful cover with you for the very first time.

The award, which recognises The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce, is for a book on UQP’s list each year that celebrates women’s lives and/or promotes gender equality. ⁠

This prismatic gem of a debut novel reflects the experiences of women across three wars and the damage done to the men they love – it is capacious and intimate in equal measure.
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Of selecting And in the Morning from UQP’s 2026 list, Dame Quentin Bryce says: ⁠"Lenny’s book movingly and gracefully considers how a series of wars that involved Australia have impacted women’s lives: as mothers, partners, daughters, and as those who took on official roles in the forces. A gloriously written, intricate and thought-provoking work of historical fiction."⁠
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Read more about In the Morning and the award via the UQP Blog. 🔗

https://www.uqp.com.au/blog

📘Cover Designer: Sandy Cull
✏️Cover artist/illustrator: Alison Murphy

Happy publication day to our beautiful June new releases! To celebrate, we're giving one lucky winner a chance to win a ...
01/06/2026

Happy publication day to our beautiful June new releases! To celebrate, we're giving one lucky winner a chance to win a copy of their chosen June title:⁠ ⁠

🐐'Kid' by Peter Carnavas
⚡️'A Flash in the Dust' by Meg Caddy
🪶'The Boundary' by Nicole Watson
🍃'Black Life' by Jack Davis

There'll be one winner for each platform. To enter, tag a friend and make sure you're BOTH following us. Then, let us know in the comments which book(s) you'd love to have on your bookshelf and why!⁠ ⁠
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Head to the link in our bio to learn more about these exciting new titles.

https://www.uqp.com.au/

💫MONTHLY WRAP💫Phantom Days, after war and Running in Circles all made their way into the world this month! Alongside th...
31/05/2026

💫MONTHLY WRAP💫

Phantom Days, after war and Running in Circles all made their way into the world this month!

Alongside these wonderful releases, we’ve celebrated beautiful book launches, heartwarming awards ceremonies, countless writers festival events (including some incredible conversations and panels at ), merch and more than a few rainy days. ☔️

The Rot by Evelyn Araluen () won the 2026 Australian Book Industry Award () for Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year!⁠

Little Bones by Sandy Binga (), Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fattah () and Long Yarn Short by Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts () were shortlisted in the 2026 NSW Literary Awards.
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Discipline by Randa Abdel Fattah and The Nightmare Sequence by Omar Sakr & Safdar Ahmed was shortlsied for the The ALS Gold Medal ().
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Here’s to the month that was and all that’s yet to come! See you in June 👋

29/05/2026

👣 COVER REVEAL 👣

'Joey and the Junjardy'

Written by Allison Rocca
Illustrated by Brenton E McKenna

Release date: 30/06/2026

A funny, raucous middle-grade romp grounded in First Nations storytelling, featuring a mischievous character brought to life by debut author Allison Rocca.

Joey Gibbs is always up for a laugh. What isn’t funny: the ‘Big Trouble’ he caused at his old school that meant his family had to move back home to Coolibah Creek. Joey’s going to keep his head down this time. New school, new mates, new start. But trouble seems to have a way of finding him.

When his sister and cousin start getting mysteriously pranked, Joey looks for answers from his Wakka Wakka culture. He discovers he’s caught the attention of the Junjardy, a hairy little trickster. Joey can’t resist making mischief again with his secret partner in crime. But as the jokes spiral out of control, he must work out what the Junjardy wants with him before disaster strikes.

Action-packed with loads of humour and heart, Joey and the Junjardy shows us how the smallest of creatures can help you to stand tall and proud.

🎨Illustrations by Brenton E McKenna⁠

Available for pre-order online or in-store. Head to the UQP website for more information: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/joey-and-the-junjardy

29/05/2026

Reconciliation reads ❤️⁠
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Over the last fortnight (and throughout the year), our team have been out and about adding First Nations books to local street libraries across the community. 📚⁠
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This year's Reconciliation Week theme, All In, emphasises that reconciliation is not a spectator sport and that all of us can take actions to make change. Meaningful reconciliation requires ongoing commitment, responsibility, and action. ⁠
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We’re grateful to be able to share and celebrate powerful First Nations voices in even small ways like this.⁠
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🖤💛❤️

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