We all know the perfect gift is a good book...but which one?! With so many incredible titles to choose from, we’ve selected a few below that are perfect for a variety of father figures, to make your life easier this Father’s Day.

From rom-com to rural crime, and all points in between, our August new releases have something for everyone.

Australian Gothic fiction combines elements of horror with the Australian landscape, evoking a sense of isolation, remoteness and unease. Haunting, eerie and atmospheric, the below six books are all outstanding entries to the genre.

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the halfway point of the year. We suggest you celebrate with a few good books. Like what? you say. We’re glad you asked...

June is the perfect month for curling up with a cup of tea and a good book. You’ll have to sort the tea, but we’ve got you covered on the reading front.

Emily Gale unpacks the themes and motivations behind her latest book, The Wild Unknown.

The first two volumes in global bestselling author James Islington’s Hierarchy fantasy series are coming in July! Aurealis Award-winner The Will of the Many and New York Times No. 1 bestseller The Strength of the Few will be available in gorgeous deluxe hardcover editions from 14 July.

Mark Smith’s The Road to Winter was plucked from the slush pile to become a YA bestseller. Sequels Wilder Country and Land of Fences followed to establish the Winter trilogy as must-read Australian dystopian fiction. We spoke to Mark about his road to becoming a bestselling author.

After the Charleston church shootings in June 2015, journalist David Remnick, musician John Legend and others started talking about a powerful new book about the black experience in America: Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me.

In 2018 Book One, A Winter’s Promise, captivated fans across Europe and was described by The Bookseller UK as ‘highly original and intricately imagined’. It also went on to win the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire. Since then, the series has gone from strength to strength...

Ever wondered what it takes to run the best small publisher in Australia? Meet our Publisher, Michael Heyward, who shares his passion for the bookish life and his hopes for the industry in Australia.

In This House of Grief, Helen Garner tells the story of a man and his broken life. She presents the theatre of the courtroom with its actors and audience – all gathered to witness to the truth – players in the extraordinary and unpredictable drama of the quest for justice.

Michael Heyward, publisher at Text, interviewed Karen Jennings, the Booker-longlisted author of An Island.

Penguin Random House Australia and The Text Publishing Company today announced that they have signed an agreement under which Text Publishing will join Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publishing house. The acquisition includes all of Text Publishing.

Garry Disher is one of Australia's most respected crime writers. If you’ve heard the buzz around the three-time Ned Kelly Award-winner, but you’re not sure where to start, we hear you and we’re here to help.

A selection of Text's great Australian Crime novels by such legends as Peter Temple, Garry Disher, Vikki Wakefield and Catherine Jinks.

Text receives dozens of submissions every week, and we can’t provide editorial feedback on all of them – but we can share some of the common reasons manuscripts are turned down. So let's talk about rejections...

What makes the perfect beach read? Thrillers? Sagas? Romance? Trashy page-turners? Worthy award-...

Jack Iverson took up cricket in 1946, at 31, walking into a cricket club just to have a go. Four...

Inga Clendinnen, 1934–2016  Inga Clendinnen was a brilliant historian and an extraordinary write...

In Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It, philosopher Daniel Klein looks back at...

Eka Kurniawan may be a new face in world literature, but his epic novel Beauty Is a Wound would ...

I first encountered James Aldridge’s books in the Kangaroo Flat Library when I was a braces-wear...