* *The Ruined Map* (2007)
* *Great Caesar!* (2011)
* *The Trouble with Tom* (2014)
* *The Dictionary of Lost Words* (2021)
Non-fiction:
* *How Writers Work* (2010)
* *The Art of the Essay* (2013)
* *The Writer's Guide to Character Development* (2015)
* *The Writer's Guide to Dialogue* (2017)
Awards:
* Commonwealth Writers' Prize (2007)
* Australian Literary Society Gold Medal (2022)