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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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
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)
Her by Garry Disher
Title: Her Author: Garry Disher Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 8th August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 210 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Beautifully and powerfully written, this is a look at the darker side of Australia's past - and particularly the status of girls and women in our society - that will stay with you long… Continue reading Her by Garry Disher
Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion
Title: Leaving Ocean Road Author: Esther Campion Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 25th July 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 356 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: From the coast of Australia to Santorini and Ireland, a slice of warm, character-driven fiction in the tradition of Maeve Binchy and Monica McInerney God damn it, Gerry Clancy, couldn't you have… Continue reading Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion
Small Publisher Spotlight: Transit Lounge — Australian Women Writers Challenge Blog
Engaging with other cultures and ways of living beyond our own is perhaps the most powerful aspect of reading, and one reason I am doing the AWW challenge – not only to read more women writers but also to try and read more diversely. Although I often pick a book based on the plot, not… via… Continue reading Small Publisher Spotlight: Transit Lounge — Australian Women Writers Challenge Blog
Murder On The Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher #3) by Kerry Greenwood
Title: Murder on the Ballarat Train Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: March 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 180 Price: $22.95 Synopsis: In Phryne's third adventure, Phryne is off to Ballarat for a week of fabulousness, but the sedate journey by train turns out to be far from the restful trip she… Continue reading Murder On The Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher #3) by Kerry Greenwood
Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight
Title: Under the Same Sky Author: Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight Genre: Non-fiction, biography Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 331 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The powerful and incredibly moving story of Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari - two young Iranian asylum seekers who are showing that the power… Continue reading Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight
Stars Across the Ocean by Kimberley Freeman
Title: Stars Across the Ocean Author: Kimberley Freeman Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 450 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The powerful new novel from Kimberley Freeman. A rich and satisfying story of two women with indomitable spirits and the high costs they have to pay for being strong-minded,… Continue reading Stars Across the Ocean by Kimberley Freeman
Aurealis Awards
Established in 1995 by Chimaera Publications, the publishers of Aurealis magazine, to recognise the achievements of Australian writers of fantasy, science fiction and horror. These awards are intended to complement the Ditmar Awards of the Annual Australian National Science Fiction Convention and the Australian Children’s Book Council Awards, as well as the various other… Continue reading Aurealis Awards
