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Devil Mountain by Inessa Jackson

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Title: Devil Mountain Author: Inessa Jackson Genre: Crime Publisher: Simon and Schuster Published: 26th May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: A wickedly dark police procedural with a hint of the supernatural, this crime novel is Dinuka McKenzie meets The Bluffs.When Detective Sergeant Anastasia Brown is sent to investigate a grisly murder in a… Continue reading Devil Mountain by Inessa Jackson

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Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History by Melissa-Jane Fogarty, illustrated by Dylan Finney

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Title: Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History Author: Melissa-Jane Fogarty, illustrated by Dylan Finney Genre: History Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 31st March 2026 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: An engaging and comprehensive history of one of Australia’s most prominent landmarks, Flinders Street Station, and the land on which it is built. This is… Continue reading Narm-Jaap: A Flinders Street Station History by Melissa-Jane Fogarty, illustrated by Dylan Finney

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1000 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath

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Title: 1000 Minutes of Danger Author: Jack Heath Genre: Mystery Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 528 Price: $19.99May release Synopsis: 30 stories. 30 dangerous situations. 1000 minutes. 3 books in 1 volume. Liliana is trapped in a burning building with no way out. Zak is stuck in a shipping container… Continue reading 1000 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath

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Running in Circles by Shivaun Plozza

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Title: Running in Circles Author: Shivaun Plozza Genre: Science/Contemporary Publisher: UQP Published: 28th April 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: From award-winning author Shivaun Plozza comes this moving coming-of-age story about family, picking your battles and the transformative power of science. When crop circles appear in Tully, North Queensland, twelve-year-old Dell knows it’s… Continue reading Running in Circles by Shivaun Plozza

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Disney Reading Challenge Bonus Prompts Disney Babies Completed

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So Disney Babies were the bonus prompts on top of the main 40. I managed to complete these earlier than some of the other prompts. I am hopeful to get through the others by the end of the year, and am still trying to work a few books in, and have some good ideas about… Continue reading Disney Reading Challenge Bonus Prompts Disney Babies Completed

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March 2026 Reading Round Up

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During March, I read 24 books, and reviewed most of them. Two reviews are coming from Sisters in Crime soon. One review is for much later in the month, so all up, I reviewed 23 of the books I read in March. All but three of the books I read were by Australian authors, and… Continue reading March 2026 Reading Round Up

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The Sugarcane Kids and the Mystery at Angel Bay by Charlie Archbold

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Title: The Sugarcane Kids and the Mystery at Angel Bay Author: Charlie Archbold Genre: Mystery/Crime Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 31st March 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Dad pulls the chewed-up shark egg out of Washington’s mouth. It is drippy with drool. He puts it on the table. ‘That’s a Port Jackson shark egg.… Continue reading The Sugarcane Kids and the Mystery at Angel Bay by Charlie Archbold

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Come Home, Bigibila: A story of an echidna finding its way back to Country by Corey Tutt and Irma Gold, illustrated by Jessica Tedim

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Title: Come Home, Bigibila: A story of an echidna finding its way back to Country A story of an echidna finding its way back to Country Author: Corey Tutt and Irma Gold, illustrated by Jessica Tedim Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 31st March 2026 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: From bestselling… Continue reading Come Home, Bigibila: A story of an echidna finding its way back to Country by Corey Tutt and Irma Gold, illustrated by Jessica Tedim

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Somewhere You Can Dream by Janeen Brian, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper

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Title: Somewhere You Can Dream Author: Janeen Brian, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 31st March 2026 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: From the smallest cubby to the highest hilltop, this heart-warming, read-aloud picture book is all about finding your own special place in the world. From… Continue reading Somewhere You Can Dream by Janeen Brian, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper

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The Feathers of Farwood and the Gripps Curse by Jayne McIntyre

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Title: The Feathers of Farwood and the Gripps Curse Author: Jayne McIntyre Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Riveted Press Published: 17th March 2026 Format: Hardcover. Pages: 224 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: When Eva Feather’s (very human) father gets turned into an owl by the dreaded Gripps, her mother whisks Eva and her sisters away to the mysterious Australian… Continue reading The Feathers of Farwood and the Gripps Curse by Jayne McIntyre