Title: Memoirs of a Polar Bear Author: Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky Genre: Fiction Publisher: Granta/Allen and Unwin Published: 29th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $27.99 Synopsis: A story of three polar bears: a memoirist who flees the Soviet Union; a dancer in an East Berlin circus; and Knut, a baby bear… Continue reading Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada
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London Bound by CJ Duggan
Title: London Bound Author: CJ Duggan Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 28th March, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 322 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Like so many of her university friends, Kate Brown is London bound, but unlike her friends - who had the chance to enjoy the beer, sights and attractions of the UK - Kate… Continue reading London Bound by CJ Duggan
Draekora by Lynette Noni
Title: Draekora (Medoran Chronicles #3) Author: Lynette Noni Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 1st April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: “I swear by the stars that you and the others slain tonight will be the first of many. Of that you have my word.” With Aven Dalmarta now hiding in the… Continue reading Draekora by Lynette Noni
Stay with Me by Ayòbámi Adébàyò
Title: Stay With Me Author: Ayòbámi Adébàyò Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin/Canongate Published: 29th March, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $27.99 Synopsis: This Nigerian debut is the heart-breaking tale of what wanting a child can do to a person, a marriage and a family; a powerful and vivid story of what it… Continue reading Stay with Me by Ayòbámi Adébàyò
A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart
Title: A Letter from Italy Author: Pamela Hart Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 14th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 353 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Inspired by the life of the world's first woman war correspondent, Australia's Louise Mack, the most gorgeous love story yet by Pamela Hart. 1917, Italy. Australian journalist Rebecca Quinn is an… Continue reading A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart
The Last McAdam by Holly Ford
Title: The Last McAdam Author: Holly Ford Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 22nd February, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 300 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: This romantic, irresistibly entertaining novel tells the story of Tess Drummond, who's been sent to turn around the fortunes of a remote sheep and cattle station her employer has taken over.… Continue reading The Last McAdam by Holly Ford
Small Publisher Spotlight: Pantera Press
The second in our series on small publishers focuses on Sydney’s Pantera Press. Pantera Press is a publisher unlike any other: small, close-knit and family run; I did an internship there about two years ago and had an amazing time. The books they publish may have been put on the slush pile with other publishers… via… Continue reading Small Publisher Spotlight: Pantera Press
Wrap up post: The Matilda Saga by Jackie French
Since 2010, the world of Matilda O’Halloran, spanning six books, and almost eighty years of characters, conflicts and politics, has charmed many readers, and will hopefully continue to do so. Beginning in 1894 in the dark alleys of the city, and Grinder’s Alley, the main character of The Matilda Saga and A Waltz for Matilda,… Continue reading Wrap up post: The Matilda Saga by Jackie French
The Ghost by the Billabong by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #5)
Title: The Ghost by the Billabong Author: Jackie French Genre: Children’s Literature/Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 1st December 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 544 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Hippies wear beads, demonstrators march against the Vietnam War, and the world waits to see the first human steps on the moon's surface. But at Gibbers Creek, Jed… Continue reading The Ghost by the Billabong by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #5)
Some of my Favourite Australian Authors
Today is Australia Day, and I usually spend it quietly with books, often by an Australian author such as Kate Forsyth, Sulari Gentill, Anita Heiss, or Jackie French. Many of the Australian authors I enjoy are women authors, and their books genre blend and tell the stories of characters who may be forgotten or silenced,… Continue reading Some of my Favourite Australian Authors
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