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
Tag: Australian voices
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.
Skin in the Game: The Pleasure and Pain of Telling True Stories by Sonya Voumard
Title: Skin in the Game: The Pleasure and Pain of Telling True Stories Author: Sonya Voumard Genre: Non-fiction/Essays Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $27.99 Synopsis: Stella Prize long-listed author Sonya Voumard’s Skin in the Game is original, incisive and hugely entertaining. The daughter of a European refugee mother and a journalist… Continue reading Skin in the Game: The Pleasure and Pain of Telling True Stories by Sonya Voumard
Surf Riders Club #2: Bronte’s Big Sister Problem by Mary Van Reyk
Title: Surf Riders Club #2: Bronte's Big Sister Problem Author: Mary Van Reyk Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Lothian/Hachette Published: 27th February, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 135 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: The Surf Riders Club is back! And Bronte has a problem - a big sister problem! How's Bronte supposed to catch waves when she keeps fighting… Continue reading Surf Riders Club #2: Bronte’s Big Sister Problem by Mary Van Reyk
Interview with Eleanor Limprecht, Author of The Passengers
On the blog today, I am delighted to host Eleanor Limprecht, author of The Passengers, published on the 21st of February, and reviewed on the blog as well. Eleanor has kindly answered some questions about the book, war brides and her research process, so I hope you enjoy and that it gives some insight into… Continue reading Interview with Eleanor Limprecht, Author of The Passengers
The Passengers by Eleanor Limprecht
Title: The Passengers Author: Eleanor Limprecht Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 21st of February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 344 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A luminous novel about love by an acclaimed rising star of Australian literature. 'A stunning exploration of hope and desire, fear and control, this story is full of heart and… Continue reading The Passengers by Eleanor Limprecht
Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies by Jackie French (Miss Lily #1)
Title: Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 27th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 524 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A tale of espionage, love and passionate heroism. Inspired by true events, this is the story of how society's 'lovely ladies' won a war. Each year at secluded Shillings Hall, in… Continue reading Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies by Jackie French (Miss Lily #1)
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