Title: Circe Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Fantasy/Mythology Retelling Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 10th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: When I was born, the name for what I was did not exist. Circe is the daughter of Helios, the sun god, and Perse, a beautiful naiad. Yet from the moment of her birth,… Continue reading Circe by Madeline Miller
Category: Young Adult
The Beast’s Heart by Liefe Shallcross
Title: The Beast's Heart Author: Leife Shallcross Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton/Hachette Australia Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 342 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A richly magical retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, from the point of view of the Beast. A sumptuously magical, brand new take on a tale as… Continue reading The Beast’s Heart by Liefe Shallcross
When The Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth
Title: When The Mountains Roared Author: Jess Butterworth Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Orion Published: 10th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 282 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: A vivid, warm and atmospheric adventure set in the mountains of India, about a girl who is determined to protect the wild leopards of the mountain from poachers, perfect for fans… Continue reading When The Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth
I Am Sasha by Anita Selzer
Title: I Am Sasha Author: Anita Selzer Genre: Historical Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 2nd April, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 325 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: One boy’s extraordinary experience of wartime survival. One mother’s incredible courage. Based on an astounding true story. It is German-occupied Poland in 1942, and Jewish lives are at… Continue reading I Am Sasha by Anita Selzer
Book Bingo Six: A Book With a One-word title, a book published more than ten years ago.
Only two books for today's book bingo post - both of which fit into one of the categories I am filling today, and two more rows have a bingo - Row One Across: Row #1 - - BINGO A book set more than 100 years ago: Rose Raventhorpe Investigates: Hounds and Hauntings by Janine… Continue reading Book Bingo Six: A Book With a One-word title, a book published more than ten years ago.
Thunderwith by Libby Hathorn
Title: Thunderwith Author: Libby Hathorn Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia/Lothian Children's Books Published: First published in 1990, current edition published 2015. Format: Paperback Pages: 217 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A modern Australian classic from bestselling author Libby Hathorn, now with a new, contemporary jacket in celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary. Lara feels completely alone after her… Continue reading Thunderwith by Libby Hathorn
Some of the authors appearing at the Sydney Writer’s Festival…
It's that time of year again, when the programs and author schedules for the annual Sydney Writer's Festival are announced. Held between the first and the sixth of May, mostly at Carriageworks but with some events at a variety of other places around Sydney, there will be many events to choose from, and many authors… Continue reading Some of the authors appearing at the Sydney Writer’s Festival…
The Freedom Finders Series: Touch the Sun (Book #2) by Emily Conolan
Title: The Freedom Finders Series: Touch the Sun (Book #2) Author: Emily Conolan Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Choose your own destiny and step into the shoes of a Somalian boy escaping war-torn Mogadishu for Australia in 2011 in this exciting… Continue reading The Freedom Finders Series: Touch the Sun (Book #2) by Emily Conolan
Munmun by Jesse Andrews
Title: Munmun Author: Jesse Andrews Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th March, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A pointed, amusing and highly-original story set in an alternate reality wherein every person's physical size is directly proportional to their wealth, by the best-selling author of Me and Earl and… Continue reading Munmun by Jesse Andrews
Winners of the Indie Book Awards Announcement.
Congratulations to the following books and their fabulous home-grown authors for winning in the following categories for the Indie Book Awards, especially Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, which won in two categories! These winners were announced today and what a wonderful surprise to get home to! Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend: Children's… Continue reading Winners of the Indie Book Awards Announcement.
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