Title: Forever and Ever Author: Allanah Hunt Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 3rd March 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Talia is sixteen, pregnant and angry. Her family is broken. She’s looking after her unwell mother. Her dad’s gone. At school she is shunned. And Johnny—the one person she thought she could count on—just walked… Continue reading Forever and Ever by Allanah Hunt
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Treeshape by Trace Balla
Title: Treeshape Author: Trace Balla Genre: Memoir Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd March 2026 Format: Hardcover Pages: 136 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: An extraordinary, inspiring and hope-filled graphic novel from the multi-award-winning creator of Rivertime, Rockhopping, Landing with Wings and Leaf-light, Trace Balla's stunning memoir reveals her personal and life-changing experiences of place, her understanding of the natural… Continue reading Treeshape by Trace Balla
Good Young Men by Gary Lonesborough
Title: Good Young Men Author: Gary Lonesborough Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd March 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: A brilliant contemporary YA coming-of-age novel about three small-town Aboriginal friends finding their way towards adulthood, from the multi-award-winning author of The Boy from the Mish, We Didn't Think It Through and I'm Not Really… Continue reading Good Young Men by Gary Lonesborough
The Belly of a Wolf by Julianne Negri
Title: The Belly of a Wolf Author: Julianne Negri Genre: Verse Novel Publisher: UWAP Published: 1st March 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 200 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: How can you grow up with grief pulling you down? Red is going back to high school six months after the death of her best friend Wolf. Their friendship began… Continue reading The Belly of a Wolf by Julianne Negri
Poster Boys by Scott Woodward
Title: Poster Boys Author: Scott Woodward Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Lothian Published: 24th February 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A jock, a try-hard and a space cadet. Highview Grammar will rue the day it put 'History' on the curriculum - because this unlikely trio is starting a revolution. Edward Heffernan wants one thing:… Continue reading Poster Boys by Scott Woodward
February: Fall in Love With Stories Completed
Screenshot I completed my February prompts early, as I used books I had read throughout the first few weeks to fill things in. So far, so good. 100% of the prompts complete so far, and another 30 to go, which appear each month. It’s a little different and I do miss having the prompts all… Continue reading February: Fall in Love With Stories Completed
The Reading(s) Challenge 2026
I wasn’t going to add another challenge, but the Reading(s) Challenge 2026 looked interesting, and it’s running from February to November, so one prompt a month. I will hopefully be able to fill all of these in, even if it means some re-reading where necessary. Doing that will be good, and ensure that I will… Continue reading The Reading(s) Challenge 2026
Dymocks Reading Challenge January Completed
This year, Dymocks is releasing their prompts for their reading challenge over Instagram, with a theme each month and three associated prompts. I have completed January, and have just got the February prompts. This means there will be 36 prompts this year, and an introductory post and a round-up post each month! Things should be… Continue reading Dymocks Reading Challenge January Completed
Romeo v Juliet by R.A. Spratt
Title: Romeo v Juliet Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Australia/Puffin Published: 3rd February 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The OG enemies-to-lovers story gets the R.A. Spratt treatment! Selby does not want to be in the school play. She is much happier behind the scenes painting sets – anything to avoid standing on stage in… Continue reading Romeo v Juliet by R.A. Spratt
There’s a Prawn in Parliament House: The Kid’s Guide to Australia’s Amazing Democracy by Annabel Crabb, illustrated by First Dog on the Moon
Title: There’s a Prawn in Parliament House: The Kid’s Guide to Australia’s Amazing Democracy Author: Annabel Crabb, illustrated by First Dog on the Moon Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A funny and informative account of how Australia's democracy works, written by one of… Continue reading There’s a Prawn in Parliament House: The Kid’s Guide to Australia’s Amazing Democracy by Annabel Crabb, illustrated by First Dog on the Moon
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