Title: The Paris Seamstress Author: Natasha Lester Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 435 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: How much will a young Parisian seamstress sacrifice to make her mark in the male-dominated world of 1940s New York fashion? From the bestselling author of A KISS FROM MR FITZGERALD and… Continue reading The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
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The Book of Answers: The Ateban Cipher Book 2 by A.L. Tait
Title: The Book of Answers: The Ateban Cipher Book 2 Author: A.L. Tait Genre: Fantasy, Children's Publisher: Lothian Children's Books Published: 27th March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 265 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: An orphan in exile. A band of rebel girls. And a prince whose throne has been stolen. Come on a journey full of danger,… Continue reading The Book of Answers: The Ateban Cipher Book 2 by A.L. Tait
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist for 2018
One of the Australia's literary awards has just announced the shortlist for 2018 - The NSW Premier's Literary Awards, with the winner to be announced in April. Each category and the shortlisted novels for this prize are listed below for 2018, and information about each prize category can be found here in a previous post:… Continue reading NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist for 2018
Book Bingo Five – A foreign translated novel, a novel with a yellow cover, a novel by an Australian man, a funny book, a memoir and a non-fiction book.
In my fifth Book Bingo post for the year, I can report that I have a BINGO! The final row going down, row five, is complete, with three out of the five squares being filled with Australian Women Writers. The text version of the row is below: Row #5 (Down) - BINGO A Foreign Translated… Continue reading Book Bingo Five – A foreign translated novel, a novel with a yellow cover, a novel by an Australian man, a funny book, a memoir and a non-fiction book.
Mayan Mendacity by LJM Owen
Title: Mayan Mendacity Author: L.J.M Owen Genre: Crime/Historical Crime Publisher: Echo Publishing Published: November 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 357 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Dr Elizabeth Pimms has a new puzzle. What is the story behind the tiny skeletons discovered on a Guatemalan island? And how do they relate to an ancient Mayan queen? The bones, along… Continue reading Mayan Mendacity by LJM Owen
The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale
Title: The Opal Dragonfly Author: Julian Leatherdale Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 21st Febraury 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 592 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A daughter sacrifices her reputation, two men bid for the love of a woman, freedom is found in the heart of a dust storm, a father's legacy reveals past crimes.… Continue reading The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale
Australian Book Industry Awards Longlist 2018
The ABIA Longlist has also been announced today for 2018, and celebrates the diversity and quality of Australian writing, publishing and bookselling. The ABIA Academy - a group of booksellers, agents, media and industry representatives - voted for the longlist, and the 2018 campaign was long and exhaustive, resulting in this year's academy having 250… Continue reading Australian Book Industry Awards Longlist 2018
Stella Prize Shortlist
The announcement of the 2018 shortlist for the annual Stella Prize happened today, on International Women's Day. From a long-list of twelve, six have made the shortlist, and it is a diverse, eclectic and powerful selection of the voices of Australian women. The importance of this, at a time when women's voices are demanding to… Continue reading Stella Prize Shortlist
Spinning Tops & Gum Drops: A Portrait of Colonial Childhood
Title: Spinning Tops & Gum Drops: A Portrait of Colonial Childhood Author: Edwin Barnard Genre: Australian History Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $44.99 Synopsis: Spinning Tops and Gumdrops' takes us back to childhood in colonial Australia. The delight of children at play is universal, but the pleasure these… Continue reading Spinning Tops & Gum Drops: A Portrait of Colonial Childhood
Book Bingo Four: A book more than 500 pages, a book with themes of culture, and a book with a mystery.
In my fourth book bingo, I have three books to include and link back to. At this stage, I have almost completed the fifth column on the square, with the final square needing a foreign translated book - yet to be decided. The others are all a little bit spaced out randomly at… Continue reading Book Bingo Four: A book more than 500 pages, a book with themes of culture, and a book with a mystery.
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