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Dancing on Coral Glenda Adams

Introduced by Susan Wyndham

The True Story of Spit MacPhee James Aldridge

Introduced by Phillip Gwynne

The Commandant Jessica Anderson

Introduced by Carmen Callil

Homesickness Murray Bail

Introduced by Peter Conrad

Sydney Bridge Upside Down David Ballantyne

Introduced by Kate De Goldi

Bush Studies Barbara Baynton

Introduced by Helen Garner

Between Sky & Sea Herz Bergner

Introduced by Arnold Zable

The Cardboard Crown Martin Boyd

Introduced by Brenda Niall

A Difficult Young Man Martin Boyd

Introduced by Sonya Hartnett

Outbreak of Love Martin Boyd

Introduced by Chris Womersley

When Blackbirds Sing Martin Boyd

Introduced by Chris Wallace-Crabbe

The Australian Ugliness Robin Boyd

Introduced by Christos Tsiolkas

The Life and Adventures of William Buckley

Introduced by Tim Flannery

The Dyehouse Mena Calthorpe

Introduced by Fiona Mcfarlane

All the Green Year Don Charlwood

Introduced by Michael McGirr

They Found a Cave Nan Chauncy

Introduced by John Marsden

The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse John Clarke

The Tournament John Clarke

Introduced by Michael Heyward

For the Term of His Natural Life Marcus Clarke

Introduced by Rohan Wilson

Dancing with Strangers Inga Clendinnen

Introduced by James Boyce

Diary of a Bad Year J. M. Coetzee

Introduced by Peter Goldsworthy

Wake in Fright Kenneth Cook

Introduced by Peter Temple

The Dying Trade Peter Corris

Introduced by Charles Waterstreet

They’re a Weird Mob Nino Culotta

Introduced by Jacinta Tynan

Aunts Up the Cross Robin Dalton

Introduced by Clive James

The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke C. J. Dennis

Introduced by Jack Thompson

Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott

Introduced by Robyn Nevin

Fairyland Sumner Locke Elliott

Introduced by Dennis Altman

The Explorers

Edited and introduced by Tim Flannery

Terra Australis Matthew Flinders

Introduced by Tim Flannery

Take Me to Paris, Johnny John Foster

Introduced by Peter Craven Afterword by John Rickard

Owls Do Cry Janet Frame

Introduced by Margaret Drabble

In the Memorial Room Janet Frame

Introduced by Simon Van Booy

My Brilliant Career Miles Franklin

Introduced by Jennifer Byrne

Such Is Life Joseph Furphy

Introduced by David Malouf

Romulus, My Father Raimond Gaita

Introduced by Anne Manne

The Fringe Dwellers Nene Gare

Introduced by Melissa Lucashenko

Cosmo Cosmolino Helen Garner

Introduced by Ramona Koval

The Last Days of Chez Nous & Two Friends Helen Garner

Afterword by Laura Jones

Wish Peter Goldsworthy

Introduced by James Bradley

Dark Places Kate Grenville

Introduced by Louise Adler

The Idea of Perfection Kate Grenville

Introduced by Neil Armfield

I Saw a Strange Land Arthur Groom

Introduced by Robyn Davidson

Mystery Spinner Gideon Haigh

Introduced by Russell Jackson

The Quiet Earth Craig Harrison

Introduced by Bernard Beckett

Down in the City Elizabeth Harrower

Introduced by Delia Falconer

The Long Prospect Elizabeth Harrower

Introduced by Fiona McGregor

The Catherine Wheel Elizabeth Harrower

Introduced by Ramona Koval

The Watch Tower Elizabeth Harrower

Introduced by Joan London

Out of the Line of Fire Mark Henshaw

Introduced by Stephen Romei

The Long Green Shore John Hepworth

Introduced by Lloyd Jones

Blue Skies Helen Hodgman

Introduced by Danielle Wood

Dog Boy Eva Hornung

Introduced by Yann Martel

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Fergus Hume

Introduced by Simon Caterson

Madame Midas Fergus Hume

Introduced by Clare Wright

Carry Me Down M. J. Hyland

Afterword by J. M. Coetzee

The Chantic Bird David Ireland

Introduced by Geordie Williamson

The Unknown Industrial Prisoner David Ireland

Introduced by Peter Pierce

The Glass Canoe David Ireland

Introduced by Nicolas Rothwell

A Woman of the Future David Ireland

Introduced by Kate Jennings

Eat Me Linda Jaivin

Introduced by Krissy Kneen

Moral Hazard Kate Jennings

Introduced by Gideon Haigh

Julia Paradise Rod Jones

Introduced by Emily Maguire

The Jerilderie Letter Ned Kelly

Introduced by Alex McDermott

Bring Larks and Heroes Thomas Keneally

Introduced by Geordie Williamson

Came Back to Show You I Could Fly Robin Klein

Introduced by Simmone Howell

All in the Blue Unclouded Weather Robin Klein

Introduced by Amie Kaufman

Dresses of Red and Gold Robin Klein

Introduced by Fiona Wood

The Sky in Silver Lace Robin Klein

Introduced by Alice Pung

Strine Afferbeck Lauder

Introduced by John Clarke

The Young Desire It Kenneth Mackenzie

Introduced by David Malouf

The Refuge Kenneth Mackenzie

Introduced by Nicolas Rothwell

Stiff Shane Maloney

Introduced by Lindsay Tanner

The Middle Parts of Fortune Frederic Manning

Introduced by Simon Caterson

Selected Stories Katherine Mansfield

Introduced by Emily Perkins

The Home Girls Olga Masters

Introduced by Geordie Williamson

Amy’s Children Olga Masters

Introduced by Eva Hornung

The Scarecrow Ronald Hugh Morrieson

Introduced by Craig Sherborne

The Dig Tree Sarah Murgatroyd

Introduced by Geoffrey Blainey

A Lifetime on Clouds Gerald Murnane

Introduced by Andy Griffiths

The Plains Gerald Murnane

Introduced by Wayne Macauley

The Odd Angry Shot William Nagle

Introduced by Paul Ham

Life and Adventures 1776-1801 John Nicol

Introduced by Tim Flannery

Death in Brunswick Boyd Oxlade

Introduced by Shane Maloney

Swords and Crowns and Rings Ruth Park

Introduced by Alice Pung

The Watcher in the Garden Joan Phipson

Introduced by Margo Lanagan

Maurice Guest Henry Handel Richardson

Introduced by Carmen Callil

The Getting of Wisdom Henry Handel Richardson

Introduced by Germaine Greer

The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Henry Handel Richardson

Introduced by Peter Craven

The Delinquents Criena Rohan

Introduced by Nick Earls

Rose Boys Peter Rose

Introduced by Brian Matthews

Fear Drive My Feet Peter Ryan

Introduced by Peter Pierce

Hills End Ivan Southall

Introduced by James Moloney

Ash Road Ivan Southall

Introduced by Maurice Saxby

To the Wild Sky Ivan Southall

Introduced by Kirsty Murray

Lillipilly Hill Eleanor Spence

Introduced by Ursula Dubosarsky

The Beauties and Furies Christina Stead

Introduced by Margaret Harris

A Little Tea, a Little Chat Christina Stead

Introduced by David Malouf

The Puzzleheaded Girl Christina Stead

Introduced by Fiona Wright

The Little Hotel Christina Stead

Introduced by Lisa Gorton

The Women in Black Madeleine St John

Introduced by Bruce Beresford

The Essence of the Thing Madeleine St John

Introduced by Helen Trinca

Jonah Louis Stone

Introduced by Frank Moorhouse

To the Islands Randolph Stow

Introduced by Bernadette Brennan

Tourmaline Randolph Stow

Introduced by Gabrielle Carey

Visitants Randolph Stow

Introduced by Drusilla Modjeska

The Girl Green as Elderflower Randolph Stow

Introduced by Kerryn Goldsworthy

The Suburbs of Hell Randolph Stow

Afterword by Michelle de Kretser

Me and Mr Booker Cory Taylor

Introduced by Benjamin Law

An Iron Rose Peter Temple

Introduced by Les Carlyon

1788 Watkin Tench

Introduced by Tim Flannery

The House that Was Eureka Nadia Wheatley

Introduced by Toni Jordan

Happy Valley Patrick White

Introduced by Peter Craven

Tobruk 1941 Chester Wilmot

Introduced by Peter Cochrane

The Visit Amy Witting

Introduced by Susan Johnson

I for Isobel Amy Witting

Introduced by Charlotte Wood

A Change in the Lighting Amy Witting

Introduced by Ashley Hay

Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop Amy Witting

Introduced by Maria Takolander

Selected Stories Amy Witting

Introduced by Melanie Joosten

I Own the Racecourse! Patricia Wrightson

Introduced by Kate Constable

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