Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd: 316 books

The story of Team Australia in headlines. Inspired by the Onion, Evan Williams searched high and low for the real news headlines that capture the hilarious hypocrisy and absurdity of the Abbott years. What he found poses the question: was this Australia’s maddest ever government? You be the judge...

When something is taken away, it can make what’s left all the sweeter – in winemaking, they call it the ‘angels’ share’. Mattie Cameron thinks she’s got it all figured out: an impressive career in London, a gorgeous boyfriend and brilliant friends. But after a freak skiing accident...

*Opposition leaders are like miniature piglets. They look so sweet in the shop, don’t they? With their whiffling little pink noses and their eagerness to please; with their intelligent eyes and their loving natures and the sales assistant’s guarantee that they are fastidiously clean and,...

O could one write as one makes love when all is given and nothing kept, then language might put by at last its coy elisions and inept withdrawals, yield, and yielding cast aside like useless clothes the crust of worn and shabby use, and trust its candour to the urgent mind its beauty to the searching...

On a Tuesday morning, I make my way to the Gap View Hotel for a drinking session starting at 10 a.m. I'm told this is one of Alice Springs' three notorious 'animal bars' … As I wander around, a Sudanese security guard approaches me, his face concerned. Am I lost? he wants to know. In a way, I am....

From the award-winning author of Nona & Me comes a stunning new novel about two teenagers separated by cultural differences, their parents’ expectations and twenty kilometres of barbed-wire fence. Is it possible for two very different teenagers to fall in love despite high barbed-wire...

Grover loves his job looking after all the other rescue dogs at the animal shelter. But one day a new dog arrives who needs Grover’s help more than anyone before. Benji is blind. He longs for his own home, with humans for company all day. Finding the right place for Benji will be tricky....

A new early-chapter-book adventure series about a cheeky but brave rescue dog called Grover McBane. Grover is a brave dog, but right now he’s scared. He’s cold, wet and hungry and he doesn’t know where the Animal Ranger is taking him. After escaping from his owner’s yard in a...

"Grover McBane is a lucky dog. He has a new family, and he’s making friends at the park. But Grover’s owner, Annie, needs his help. A puppy called Peanut has arrived at the animal shelter and is scared and confused. Thank goodness Grover and his new friends from the dog park are there...

Grover is so excited – he’s going on a road trip! But first his owner, Annie, has a special guest to pick up from the animal shelter. Squeak is a rescued kelpie puppy. He needs a new home on a farm, with lots of room to run around. But Grover has always lived in the city. How can he help...

All aboard! Pelle might have no tail, but he never lets that get in the way of an adventure. While on holiday with his family, he plays ‘ship’s cat’ on an exciting outing to a desert island. But as darkness falls, he wonders . . . will he ever make it back home? Join Sweden’s favourite cat...

It’s time to sing! When Måns asks Pelle to sing a song at the Big Swing Fair, Pelle is pleased. Maybe Måns has decided to be his friend? But, as always, Måns has something else in mind. What tricky things is he planning? Can Pelle stand up for himself? Find out in this fun-filled tale featuring...

As you travel Africa, you will find the way of ubuntu – the universal bond that connects all of humanity as one. At the age of twenty-eight, while sitting in a friend’s backyard in the remote mining township of Jabiru, Heather Ellis has a light-bulb moment: she is going to ride a motorcycle...

How did the big banks get away with so much for so long? Why are so many aged-care residents malnourished? And when did arms manufacturers start sponsoring the Australian War Memorial? In this passionate essay, Richard Denniss explores what neoliberalism has done to Australian society. For...