Upcoming poetry, YA and children’s books, January to June 2025

A small selection of poetic, young adult and kids' titles to look out for.
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Last week, ArtsHub offered a preview of some of the new fiction and non-fiction titles due to be released in the first half of 2025. Here now are some more publications in the offing to whet your bookish appetites.

Eclipse, Kirli Saunders (Allen & Unwin, February)
The third collection from Kirli Saunders sounds quite intriguing, promising as it does “reflections on Country with affirmation and cheek, fusing Beyoncé with quantum physics”. Saunders is also an artist, and Eclipse will also feature some of her portraits and sketches.

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Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian. Her debut, a collection of poetry called Turbulence, came out in 2020 and was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP). Her second collection, Decadence, was published in July 2022, also by UWAP. Her third book, Essence, will be published in 2025. Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy