Title: Gumnut Babies Centenary Edition Author: May Gibbs Genre: Children’s Literature Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 1916, Centenary Edition 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 272 Price: $39.99 Synopsis: Beautiful new Centenary edition to celebrate the publication of May Gibbs’s first book, Gumnut Babies, in 1916. May Gibbs’s marvellous creation – the Gumnut world, with its tiny heroes and… Continue reading Book Review and Giveaway: The Gum Nut Babies by May Gibbs
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The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #5)
Title: The Green Mill Murder Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: February 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 276 Price: $22.95 Synopsis: Phryne Fisher's fifth mystery intrigues with excitement, glamour, murder, dance halls and blackmail. Dancing divinely through the murder and mayhem of her fifth adventure, the elegant Phryne Fisher remains unflappable. Gorgeous… Continue reading The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #5)
She Be Damned by MJ Tjia
Title: She Be Damned Author: M.J. Tjia Genre: Historical Crime Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 1st August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 251 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: London courtesan or professional sleuth? London, 1863: Women in Waterloo are turning up dead, their sexual organs mutilated and removed. When another girl goes missing, fears grow that the killer may have… Continue reading She Be Damned by MJ Tjia
A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill (Rowland Sinclair #8)
Title: A Dangerous Language Author: Sulari Gentill Genre: Crime Fiction Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 1st October 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Set against the glamorous backdrop of the 1930s in Australia and overseas, A Dangerous Language is the latest in the much loved, award winning Rowland Sinclair Mysteries. When Rowland Sinclair volunteers his services… Continue reading A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill (Rowland Sinclair #8)
Small Publisher’s: Echo
Echo Publishing was formed in 1991, and has become a quality publisher in Australia for books for adults, and was built on the strong foundations of Five Mile’s adult list. In 2015, it received it’s own identity and a mission to “expand its horizons.” This included launching a crime fiction list that includes the Dr… via… Continue reading Small Publisher’s: Echo
Soon by Lois Murphy
Title: Soon Author: Lois Murphy Genre: Literary Thriller Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st October 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $29.95 Synopsis: An almost deserted town in the middle of nowhere, Nebulah’s days of mining and farming prosperity – if they ever truly existed – are long gone. These days even the name on the… Continue reading Soon by Lois Murphy
Australian Reads: May Gibbs and The Gumnut Babies.
The first in what I hope will be a series and ongoing theme about Australian books and literature since colonial times, as well as recent literature, and the bush poets that have shaped what it means to be Australian, this post on May Gibbs and the Gumnut Babies is my introduction to this project. I will… Continue reading Australian Reads: May Gibbs and The Gumnut Babies.
Secrets Between Friends by Fiona Palmer
Title: Secrets Between Friends Author: Fiona Palmer Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 12th September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Life was about living, experiencing and emotions. The good and the bad. You had to laugh to cry. You had to love to hurt. You had to jump to fall or fly.… Continue reading Secrets Between Friends by Fiona Palmer
The Book of Secrets: The Ateban Cipher by A.L. Tait
Title: The Book of Secrets: The Ateban Cipher (Book One) Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Children’s, Fantasy, Publisher: Lothian Children’s Books Published: 12th September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: What's the secret of the book, and why is it so valuable? These are the questions Gabe must answer when a dying man hands… Continue reading The Book of Secrets: The Ateban Cipher by A.L. Tait
Ava’s Big Move by Mary van Reyk (Surf Rider’s Club #1)
Title: Ava’s Big Move (Surf Rider’s Club #1) Author: Mary van Reyk Genre: Children’s Fiction Publisher: Hachette Children’s Books Australia Published: 12th September, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 129 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: Join the girls as they take on the world, one wave at a time! Meet five very different girls with one thing in common:… Continue reading Ava’s Big Move by Mary van Reyk (Surf Rider’s Club #1)
