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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
David Mitchell
A seriously funny, seriously clever history of our early kings and queens by one of our favourite comedians and cultural commentators
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Noah Riseman
The first book on Australian trans history exploring the lives and impacts of trans and gender-diverse Australians
David Baker
The big history of sex from early life to sexbots
Philippa Gregory
One of our foremost historical novelists, Philippa Gregory, makes history.
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David Marr
A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars
Mary Beard
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)
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Sarah Ogilvie
The people's history of the first great crowdsourcing experiment of the Victorian age - the Oxford English Dictionary
Kate Fullagar
The first dual biography of Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip, two pivotal figures in Australian history - the colonised and coloniser - and a bold and innovative new portrait of…
Islam Issa
An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day
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Alecia Simmonds
Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law
Anna Clark
Bringing her personal passion for throwing in a line, author and historian Anna Clark celebrates the enduring pleasure of fishing in The Catch.
Esme Louise James
Irreverent and provocative, this is a history of sex, from TikTok sensation Esme Louise James.
Goalhanger Podcasts, Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys . . . There's a new history book in town.
Piero Martin
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world
Steve Tibble
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain
Mavis Kerinaiua, Laura Rademaker
Tiwi people have plenty to be proud of. This little tropical island community has more than its fair share of surprising stories that turn ideas of Australian history upside down.
