Australian Screen Classics Books in Order
Australian Screen Classics contains 12 books, published between 2002 and 2020. The first book is The Devil's Playground (2002) and the newest is Mad Dog Morgan (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2002–2020
Australian Screen Classics is a series of 12 catalogued books published between 2002 and 2020, whose titles carry the names of Australian films. Jane Mills is credited on 4, with Christos Tsiolkas, Louis Nowra, Tony Moore, Catharine Lumby, Gail Jones, Sonya Hartnett and Nell Schofield on 1 each. The Devil's Playground (2002) opens the listing and Mad Dog Morgan (2020) is the last entry; Walkabout (2003), The Piano (2008), Wolf Creek (2011) and Rabbit-Proof Fence (2020) sit between them.
How many Australian Screen Classics books are there?
Australian Screen Classics has 12 books, released between 2002 and 2020.
Australian Screen Classics Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Australian Screen Classics books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Devil's Playground2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 2Walkabout2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 3The Barry McKenzie Movies2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 4Alvin Purple2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 5The Piano2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 6Wolf Creek2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 7Puberty Blues2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 8The Boys2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 9The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 10Rabbit-Proof Fence2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 11Jedda2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 12Mad Dog Morgan2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Where to start with Australian Screen Classics
Start with The Devil's Playground (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Australian Screen Classics book?
Mad Dog Morgan (2020) is the newest Australian Screen Classics book released so far.
Is there a new Australian Screen Classics book coming?
No next Australian Screen Classics book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Australian Screen Classics at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Australian Screen Classics title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Australian Screen Classics books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Australian Screen Classics books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 12 titles, 4 are credited to Jane Mills, 1 to Christos Tsiolkas, 1 to Louis Nowra and 1 to Tony Moore. A further 8 writers are credited.