{"id":83527,"date":"2025-08-20T23:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/83527\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T23:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:04:18","slug":"best-new-fiction-books-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/83527\/","title":{"rendered":"Best new fiction books September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have we missed some best new fiction? Publishers, please send your advance book lists to\u00a0our editor inbox\u00a0<\/a>and we\u2019ll include you next time!<\/p>\n

Best new fiction: quick linksBest new fiction<\/a>Tenderfoot, Toni Jordan <\/a>The Watervale Ladies\u2019 Writing and Firefighting Society, Mette Menzies <\/a>The Vanishing Place, Zo\u00eb Rankin <\/a>Dust, Michael Brissenden <\/a>Cannon, Lee Lai <\/a>Desolation, Hossein Asgari <\/a>Stray Cats and Bad Fish: Silence of the Eels, Rachel Coad<\/a>Ash, Louise Wallace<\/a>The Stolen, Vikki Petraitis<\/a>Very Impressive for your age, Eleanor Kirk<\/a>The Book of Lost Hours, Hayley Gelfuso <\/a>Gunpowder Creek, Alex Dook <\/a>Fireweather, Miranda Darling<\/a>Anxious Hearts, Guy Sigley <\/a>Discipline, Randa Abel-Fattah<\/a>The Wish, Heather Morris<\/a>Honeyeater, Kathleen Jennings <\/a>The Lightning Ridge Ladies, Fiona McArthur<\/a>Everyone in this Bank is a Thief, Benjamin Stevenson <\/a>Mischance Creek, Garry Disher <\/a>Twisted River, James Dunbar <\/a>Pictures of you: Collected short stories, Tony Birch <\/a>Read: Best new fiction books in Australia August 2025<\/a>Discover more screen, games & arts news and reviews on\u00a0ScreenHub\u00a0and\u00a0ArtsHub. Sign up for our free\u00a0ArtsHub\u00a0and\u00a0ScreenHub\u00a0newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n

Best new fiction<\/p>\n

A novel about coming of age in 1970s Australia: Andie Tanner\u2019s world is small; her mum is complicated, but she adores her dad and the kennel of racing greyhounds that live under their house. Andie is a serious girl with plans: finish school with her friends, then apprentice to her father until she can become a greyhound trainer, with dogs of her very own.<\/p>\n

The Watervale Ladies\u2019 Writing and Firefighting Society<\/a>, Mette Menzies \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

It\u2019s never too late to start over. This is a feelgood novel, where four very different women are thrown together in a creative writing course in the library of a small country town.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Watervale Ladies\u2019 Writing and Firefighting Society by Mette Menzies. Best new fiction<\/p>\n

The Vanishing Place<\/a>, Zo\u00eb Rankin \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

An atmospheric thriller about family, love and loyalty, and the fight for survival in the beautiful but dangerous New Zealand wilderness.<\/p>\n

Dust<\/a>, Michael Brissenden \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n

Dust\u00a0is a dark, gripping thriller that explores the complexities of identity, a search for truth, and the unyielding forces of corruption in a world where lives are lived on the fringe and nothing is as it seems.<\/p>\n

\"\"Dust by Michael Brissenden. Best new fiction<\/p>\n

Cannon<\/a>, Lee Lai \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n

This graphic novel explores the intimacy of queer friendship and the weight of family responsibility and breaks open the question of what we owe both to each other and to ourselves.<\/p>\n

\"\"Cannon by Lee Lai. Best new fiction<\/p>\n

Desolation<\/a>, Hossein Asgari \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n

This is the story of Amin as he falls in and out of love and the choices he makes in the shadow of his brother\u2019s death, lost in the tragic downing of\u00a0Flight 655. Amid\u00a0the chaos of 1980s Iran, he witnesses the senselessness of violence and the enduring power of sorrow.<\/p>\n

Stray Cats and Bad Fish: Silence of the Eels<\/a>, Rachel Coad \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n

Holborn tube station 1977, a fish called \u2018Creasy\u2019 lives in the cistern of the men\u2019s room. He\u2019s a key player in London\u2019s underworld. His nemesis Ratty from Spitalfields is gaining power. Ratty\u2019s money launderer disappears, all animal appendages\u2019 point to Creasy. It\u2019s war on the Thames.<\/p>\n

\"\"Stray cats and Bad Fish: Silence of the Eels by Rachel Coad. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Ash<\/a>, Louise Wallace \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

A multidimensional depiction of motherhood and female rage that traverses the terrain of domestic labour, marriage and the workplace.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ash by Louise Wallace. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

The Stolen<\/a>, Vikki Petraitis \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

A crime fiction once again featuring Detective Antigone Pollard with her trained police dog, a black belt in judo, and the will to speak her mind in the case of a missing baby.<\/p>\n

Very Impressive for your age<\/a>, Eleanor Kirk \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

A debut about the crossroads in your late 20s and early 30s when reality starts to intrude on long-held dreams.<\/p>\n

\"\"Very Impressive for your age by Eleanor Kirk. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

The B<\/a>ook of Lost Hours<\/a>, Hayley Gelfuso \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

A novel that moves from pre-WWII Germany to Cold War-era America to the mysterious time space, a library filled with books that contain the memories of those who bore witness to history.<\/p>\n

Gunpowder Creek<\/a>, Alex Dook \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

A cat-and-mouse thriller and a debut book whose simple premise is to prevent a bad thing from happening.<\/p>\n

Fireweather<\/a>, Miranda Darling \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

Life for Winona Dalloway is not as it should be. Her husband is no longer her husband, her children are not at home with her, and the city in which she lives is besieged by fires. Black ash falls like snow, songbirds screech like dinosaurs, and the doctors are calling her mad \u2026<\/p>\n

\"\"Fireweather by Miranda Darling. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Anxious Hearts,<\/a> Guy Sigley \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

If crushing anxiety and an all-consuming drive to succeed rule your life, can there still be room for love?<\/p>\n

\"\"Anxious Hearts by Guy Sigley. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Discipline<\/a>, Randa Abel-Fattah \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

With a focus on two of today\u2019s most contested fields, academia and the media,\u00a0Discipline\u00a0tallies the price we all pay when those with privilege choose to remain silent.<\/p>\n

The Wish<\/a>, Heather Morris \u2013 9 September<\/p>\n

When Jesse is offered the chance to have her greatest wish fulfilled, she immediately knows what she wants: a digital 3D recreation of her life \u2013 something to be there for her friends and family to watch and relive \u2026 perhaps without her.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Wish by Heather Morris. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Honeyeater<\/a>, Kathleen Jennings \u2013 16 September<\/p>\n

A richly imagined dark fantasy that pulses with the beautiful destruction of a town reclaimed by the natural world.<\/p>\n

The Lightning Ridge Ladies<\/a>, Fiona McArthur \u2013 16 September<\/p>\n

Set in the heart of Australia\u2019s opal-mining district and imbued with the harsh beauty of that unique setting,\u00a0The Lightning Ridge Ladies\u00a0is arural romance and tale of outback community and female friendship.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Lightning Ridge Ladies by Fiona McArthur. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Everyone in this Bank is a Thief<\/a>, Benjamin Stevenson \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n

The new instalment of the series. What if an Agatha Christie style murder mystery happened inside Ocean\u2019s Eleven? \u2026 Ten suspects. Ten heists. A puzzle only Ernest Cunningham can solve.<\/p>\n

\"\"Everyone in this Bank is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Mischance Creek<\/a>, Garry Disher \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n

The new book in the crime series. Hirsch is back and this time tackling a\u00a0cold case. Beats the hell out of gun audits and admin \u2026<\/p>\n

\"\"Mischance Creek by Garry Disher. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Twisted River<\/a>, James Dunbar \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n

This crime fiction is full of sinister twists and turns, dark humour and a cast of supporting characters from society\u2019s shadowy fringes.<\/p>\n

Pictures of you: Collected short stories<\/a>, Tony Birch \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n

From Australia\u2019s master storyteller comes this retrospective of his best short stories from the past two decades<\/p>\n

\"\"Pictures of you: Collected short stories by Tony Birch. Best new fiction.<\/p>\n

Read: Best new fiction books in Australia August 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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