{"id":84363,"date":"2025-08-21T07:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84363\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:02:17","slug":"best-new-non-fiction-books-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/84363\/","title":{"rendered":"Best new non-fiction books September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have we missed some best new non-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 non-fiction: quick linksBest new non-fiction<\/a>New Again, Geneva Vanderzeil\u00a0<\/a>Saffron Incorporated: The first King of the Cross and fifty years of sex, murder, music and mayhem, Stuart Coupe <\/a>Borneo: The Last Campaign Michael Veitch <\/a>Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city\u2019s writers, Belinda Castles <\/a>Woodside vs the Planet: How a Company Captured a Country; Quarterly Essay 99, Marian Wilkinson <\/a>Saving Elli, Doug Gold <\/a>Beyond Suburbia, Warren Kirk <\/a>How Christians can succeed today, Greg Sheridan <\/a>Better Things are Possible, Jack Toohey \u2013<\/a>Snake Talk:\u00a0How the world\u2019s ancient serpent stories can guide us, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher <\/a>The Rookie Gardener, Chloe Foster <\/a>Why do birds sing? Dr Gr\u00e1inne Cleary <\/a>On Alexis Wright: Writers on Writers, Geordie Williamson <\/a>Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood, Emily Gallagher <\/a>Beyond the Meeting of the Waters, Wayne Atkinson <\/a>The Chosen Few: A quest to name the ten greatest Australian and New Zealand racehorses of all time, Andrew Rule<\/a>Growing Up Wombat, Josh Neille <\/a>Boobs, Dr Lisa Portolan and Amanda Goff <\/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 non-fiction<\/p>\n

New Again<\/a>, Geneva Vanderzeil\u00a0\u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

For beginner and expert DIYers alike, this extensive guide covers everything from painting and timber restoration to tiling and upholstery.<\/p>\n

Saffron Incorporated: The first King of the Cross and fifty years of sex, murder, music and mayhem<\/a>, Stuart Coupe \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

\"\"Saffron Incorporated by Stuart Coupe. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Stuart Coupe shows how showbusiness and the underworld are intrinsically linked: nightclubs, corrupt cops, drugs, vice, rock\u2019n\u2019roll promoters, dodgy accountants and gangland shootings. It was Abe Saffron, the original King of the Cross, who laid the foundations for more than 50 years of intrigue, murder and mayhem.<\/p>\n

Borneo: The Last Campaign<\/a> Michael Veitch \u2013 26 August<\/p>\n

Borneo: The Last Campaign\u00a0tells the story of Operation OBOE, the massive, three-pronged assault on the vast Japanese-held island of Borneo in 1945. It was one of the largest amphibious invasions of the entire war, and a virtually all-Australian operation.<\/p>\n

\"\"Borneo: The Last Campaign by Michael Veitch. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city\u2019s writers<\/a>, Belinda Castles \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n

Belinda Castles walks with Sydney\u2019s (and some of Australia\u2019s best) writers to explore how their journeys on foot have impacted their writing.<\/p>\n

\"\"Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city\u2019s writers by Belinda Castles. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Woodside vs the Planet: How a Company Captured a Country<\/a>; Quarterly Essay 99, Marian Wilkinson \u2013 1 September<\/p>\n

This is a story of power and influence, pollution and protest. How does one company capture a country? How convincing is Woodside\u2019s argument that gas is a necessary transition fuel, as the world decarbonises? And what is the new \u2018energy realism\u2019 narrative being pushed by Trump\u2019s White House?<\/p>\n

Saving Elli<\/a>, Doug Gold \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, near Anne Frank\u2019s house, another Jewish girl is hidden. Her name is Elli. Her father has been executed at Mauthausen concentration camp. Her mother is fleeing for her life. Elli is next.<\/p>\n

\"\"Saving Eli by Doug Gold. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Beyond Suburbia<\/a>, Warren Kirk \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

These photographs capture the overlooked buildings, people and landscape of rual and semi-rural Australia.<\/p>\n

\"\"Beyond Suburbia by Warren Kirk. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

How Christians can succeed today<\/a>, Greg Sheridan \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

Rediscovering the radical, transcendent and downright weird message of Jesus,\u00a0How Christians Can Succeed Today\u00a0is the third title in Greg Sheridan\u2019s trilogy about Christianity in the modern world.<\/p>\n

Better Things are Possible<\/a>, Jack Toohey \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

From the housing crisis and climate change to gender inequity, Jack Toohey reveals how many of our social and political failure are interconnected, and how we can begin to fix them.<\/p>\n

\"\"Better Things are Possible by Jack Toohey. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Snake Talk:\u00a0How the world\u2019s ancient serpent stories can guide us<\/a>, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Snake Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher follow tales about the serpent around the world from Kathmandu to Aotearoa, from Mesoamerica to China to northern Europe. The serpent in Aboriginal stories is both creator and destroyer, dwelling between physical and spiritual worlds.<\/p>\n

\"\"Snake Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

The Rookie Gardener<\/a>, Chloe Foster \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

Passionate horticulturist Chloe Foster is on a mission to help novice plant parents. Packed with information,The Rookie Gardener will enable your transition from horticultural zero to green-thumbed hero.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Rookie Gardener. Chloe Foster. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Why do birds sing?<\/a> Dr Gr\u00e1inne Cleary \u2013 2 September<\/p>\n

Throughout our history birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music. It can elevate our mood and bring our backyards to life. We often hear birds singing as we go about our lives, but have you ever wondered who they are singing to and what they are singing about?<\/p>\n

\"\"Why do birds sing? by Dr Gr\u00e1inne Cleary. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

On Alexis Wright: Writers on Writers<\/a>, Geordie Williamson \u2013 15 September<\/p>\n

Alexis Wright is the most eminent and influential Indigenous creative writer of recent times. In this eloquent essay, noted critic Geordie Williamson reflects with deep insight on Wright\u2019s powerful work.<\/p>\n

Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood<\/a>, Emily Gallagher \u2013 15 September<\/p>\n

A history of the childhood imagination in Australia between 1890 and the outbreak of World War II. It is a story about the generations that grew up at a time when nation and empire were being reimagined amid the globalising currents of war, technology and trade.<\/p>\n

\"\"Playtime by Emily Gallagher. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Beyond the Meeting of the Waters<\/a>, Wayne Atkinson \u2013 16 September<\/p>\n

Yorta Yorta Elder Wayne Atkinson reflects on his journey of activism and role in education \u2013 sharing his personal story alongside partner Cathy Guinness, and shedding light on the power of Indigenous knowledge.<\/p>\n

The Chosen <\/a>Few: A quest to name the ten greatest Australian and New Zealand racehorses of all time<\/a>, Andrew Rule \u2013 23 September<\/p>\n

Who are the greatest Australian race horses? And what qualifies them for this honour? Racing enthusiast and award winning writer Andrew Rule has the answers.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Chosen Few by Andrew Rule. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Growing Up Wombat<\/a>, Josh Neille \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n

Josh Neille and his family care for animals doing it tough \u2013 joeys, emus and wombats battling. This is a book about growing up around creatures that need and offer love, care and kindness.<\/p>\n

\"\"Growing up Wombat by Josh Neille. Best new non-fiction<\/p>\n

Boobs<\/a>, Dr Lisa Portolan and Amanda Goff \u2013 30 September<\/p>\n

Boobs is a wide-ranging conversation about the human and social-historical journey of breasts, illustrated with personal anecdotes and perspectives from co-authors at opposite ends of the bust spectrum.<\/p>\n

Read: Best new books published September 2025 in Australia<\/a><\/p>\n

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