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Driven exhibition reads

Like to drive? Like to read? Like to read and drive? Discover Driven, an exhibition exploring our cars and the stories they can tell. Visit State Library of Queensland this summer where Driven is on display and raring to go from 6 December 2025 till 8 February 2026.

To get you in Mode Push (reading style), we've put together a list of car-themed books for you to enjoy, including Carrie Tiffany's award-winning Exploded View, which gets its title from intricate diagrams in car repair manuals. Read on for fiction from top Australian authors, and the loveliest children's book about getting to the footy – by any means possible – from First Nations author Debbie Coombes.

Driven exhibition reads

Exploded View by Carrie Tiffany (Text)

Exploded View
by Carrie Tiffay
Text Publishing

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An orange book cover with a motif of black and white road markings. "Blood" by Tony Birch.

Blood
by Tony Birch
UQP

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Cover of A long way from home by Peter Carey. A silhouette of a car is drawn on a stretch of road.

A Long Way from Home 
by Peter Carey
Penguin

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Cover of Girls in Boys' Cars by Felicity Castagna. It's an illustration of a girl with sunglasses in the driver's seat pouting into the side mirror.

Girls in Boys' Cars 
by Felicity Castagna
Pan Macmillan Australia

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Cover of The race to the future by Kassia St Clair showing an illustrated vintage car and driver on a mountain

The Race to the Future
by Kassia St Clair
John Murray 

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Cover of Going to the Footy by Debbie Coombes, which is black with brightly painted boats, plane, and truck on it

Going to the Footy
by Debbie Coombes
Magabala Books

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More Driven programming at State Library

speed racer promo
Driven cinema: Speed Racer
Watch Speed Racer for free on the big screen at State Library.
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Photo by Rachael Baskerville
Driven conversations: Old Girls On The Road
Meet members of Old Girls On The Road car club, a trailblazing group of Queensland women.
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A photo of vinyl sticker decals with someone's hands
Driven workshop: 101 - Intro to vinyl cut car decals
Make your own show-stopping sticker using our professional-grade vinyl cutter.
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