Best new non-fictionWalking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city’s writers, Belinda Castles – 1 SeptemberBelinda Castles walks with Sydney’s (and some of Australia’s best) writers to explore how their journeys on foot have impacted their writing. Best new non-fictionBeyond Suburbia, Warren Kirk – 2 SeptemberThese photographs capture the overlooked buildings, people and landscape of rual and semi-rural Australia. Best new non-fictionOn Alexis Wright: Writers on Writers, Geordie Williamson – 15 SeptemberAlexis Wright is the most eminent and influential Indigenous creative writer of recent times. Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood, Emily Gallagher – 15 SeptemberA history of the childhood imagination in Australia between 1890 and the outbreak of World War II. Read: Best new books published September 2025 in AustraliaDiscover more screen, games & arts news and reviews on ScreenHub and ArtsHub.