We publish books that matter — narrative and literary nonfiction on important topics, and the best of local, international, and translated fiction.

The arrival of July brings five incredible new titles from Scribe, including fiction exploring the animalistic dynamics of sisterhood, political family secrets, and the aftermath of the Opium Wars, a nonfiction illumination of the mysteries of quantum mechanics, and a beautifully hand-drawn true story.

Bear is a mythical and mesmerising book about family bonds, community, and the pain of long held dreams, centred around two sisters whose lives are upended by the arrival of an animal on their property. Brothers and Ghosts is a moving investigation of identity, diaspora, and decades-old political divides within families, challenged by death. 

In The Islands Where We Left Our Ancestors, artist Joshua Santospirito takes us on a moving journey to his ancestral island, beautifully illustrating the bonds and roots of his family in life and death. The Good Women of Fudi sees Imperial China meet Edwardian England with a sapphic lense, focusing on the women dreaming of love and war in an epic story of love and betrayal. And in Escape from Shadow Physics, physicist Adam Forrest Kay demystifies quantum mechanics, and puts forwards a new argument for its importance in our lives.

For a chance to win one of our July books, head to our Facebook or Instagram to let us know what interests you and why.