Books, Children's Literature, Fantasy, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, Young Adult

The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli

Title: The Last Namsara Author: Kristen Ciccarelli Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 3rd October 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A gripping YA crossover series from a spectacular new voice in the genre Once there was a girl who was drawn to wicked things Asha is a dragon-slayer. Reviled by the… Continue reading The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli

Australian literature, Books, challenges, Publishers

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

Books, Crime/Mystery, history, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

The Last Hours by Minette Walters

Title: The Last Hours Author: Minette Walters Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 27th September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 568 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: For most, the Black Death is the end. For a brave few, it heralds a new beginning. When the Black Death enters England through the port of Melcombe in Dorseteshire… Continue reading The Last Hours by Minette Walters

Books, literary fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

The Secret Books by Marcel Theroux

Title: The Secret Books Author: Marcel Theroux Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Faber Fiction Published: 27th September, 2017 Format: Hardback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A world on the brink of catastrophe. A two-thousand-year-old mystery. A lost gospel. Both a page-turning adventure and an examination of the stories that humans are willing to kill and die… Continue reading The Secret Books by Marcel Theroux

Australian literature, Books, history, non-fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

Barney Greatrex: From Bomber Command to the French Resistance – The Stirring Story of an Australian Hero by Michael Veitch

Title: Barney Greatrex: From Bomber Command to the French Resistance - The Stirring Story of an Australian Hero Author: Michael Veitch Genre: History/Biography Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $35.00 Synopsis: The incredible untold World War II story of Australian hero BARNEY GREATREX - from Bomber Command to French Resistance… Continue reading Barney Greatrex: From Bomber Command to the French Resistance – The Stirring Story of an Australian Hero by Michael Veitch

Australian literature, Australian women writers, Books, challenges, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

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

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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

Australian literature, Australian women writers, Books, challenges, Children's Literature, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

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)

Books, Crime/Mystery, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

The Strange Disppearance of a Bollywood Star by Vaseem Khan (Baby Ganesha Agency #3)

Title: The Strange Disppearance of a Bollywood Star Author: Vaseem Khan Genre: Crime and Mystery Publisher: Mulholland Books/Hachette Australia Published: 16th May 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: In the third delightful Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra investigates the darkly glittering underbelly of Bollywood when a film star vanishes into thin air...… Continue reading The Strange Disppearance of a Bollywood Star by Vaseem Khan (Baby Ganesha Agency #3)

Books, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, Verse novels, Young Adult

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

Title: Moonrise Author: Sarah Crossan Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The astonishing new novel from Carnegie Medal, CliPPA Poetry Award, YA Book Prize and CBI Book of the Year Award winning author Sarah Crossan. They think I hurt someone. But I didn't. You hear? Cos… Continue reading Moonrise by Sarah Crossan