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

This October, Scribe is pleased to be publishing five insightful new books, ranging from speculative short stories to a scientific examination of our changing climate to varied explorations of our histories both public and personal.

Gunflower is a dazzling new collection of short stories that shows the world both as it is and as it could be, by the multi award–winning author of The Animals in That Country. Life As We Knew It reveals the gripping inside account of Australia’s extraordinary pandemic story, by two journalists who covered the pandemic for over three years. A collection of beautiful photographs, Retro Sydney invites you to immerse yourself in the cool, quirky, glamorous, exciting, menacing, and wonderful times of Sydney as it was in 1950–2000. My Life as a Jew is a searing exploration of the author’s Jewish identity. Our Fragile Moment is a sweeping work of science and history that shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperiled if we veer off course. Threshold offers the first major account of terminal lucidity, opening a door into one of life’s most provocative mysteries.

Find out more about our October books below. For a chance to win a copy of one, head to our Facebook or Instagram where you can let us know what interests you and why.