Title: Friday Barnes: Collision Course Author: R.A. Spratt Genre: Mystery Publisher: Puffin Published: 27th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Friday Barnes is Europe’s most wanted in this latest installment of the bestselling detective series. Friday’s Mum, the Nobel Prize winning physicist, has been accused of espionage. The police think she’s been… Continue reading Friday Barnes: Collision Course by R.A. Spratt
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Queen of Dogs by Joe Weatherstone
Title: Queen of Dogs Author: Joe Weatherstone Genre: Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published: 5th June 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Maddy’s family are talented and ambitious — sporting trophies, top grades, they collect them all. But Maddy would rather spend time with her best friend, her pug Gusto. When Gusto disappears… Continue reading Queen of Dogs by Joe Weatherstone
Red Day by Sandy Fussell
Title: Red Day Author: Sandy Fussell Genre: Historical, Contemporary Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Heartfelt contemporary storytelling at its best, with vivid historical flashbacksSet in a modern-day small town among the remnants of a Japanese POW camp, this is the story of Charlie. Charlie has synaesthesia… Continue reading Red Day by Sandy Fussell
Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey by Sally Jane Smith
Title: Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey Author: Sally Jane Smith Genre: Travel memoir Publisher: Journeys in Pages Published: 20th April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: When a long-forgotten, apartheid-era arrest record derails Sally’s plans for a Canadian family holiday, she packs her mum’s 1978 travel diary and sets out solo for… Continue reading Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey by Sally Jane Smith
Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie by Ella Shine
Title: Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie Author: Ella Shine Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puddle Dog Press Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 60 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: Two pet sitters. One talking cat. What could possibly go wrong? Cassie and Lina can't wait to pet sit Winton the goat and film a TV commercial. But Winton… Continue reading Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie by Ella Shine
Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
Title: Sister Viv Author: Grantlee Kieza Genre: Biography/History Publisher: ABC Books Published: 3rd April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $35.99 Synopsis: The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others - from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Flinders, The Remarkable Mrs Reibey, Hudson Fysh and Banjo Bangka Island,… Continue reading Sister Viv by Grantlee Kieza
Stella Prize Winner 2024
Congratulations to this year’s Stella Prize winner, Alexis Wright for her novel, Praiseworthy. Taken from the email from the Stella Prize: Stella is thrilled to announce Alexis Wright as the winner of the 2024 Stella Prize for her canon-crushing novel Praiseworthy, published by Giramondo Publishing.This is the second time Alexis Wright wins the Stella Prize. She is the first author… Continue reading Stella Prize Winner 2024
Tayles of the Forest (Wolves of Greycoat Hall) by Lucinda Gifford
Title: Tayles of the Forest (Wolves of Greycoat Hall) Author: Lucinda Gifford Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Christmas at Greycoat Hall is time for festivities, feasting, presents – and more feasting. But why are valuables disappearing? And who is the mysterious Cerberus Schwartz?The Wolves… Continue reading Tayles of the Forest (Wolves of Greycoat Hall) by Lucinda Gifford
Some Families Change by Jess Galatoa and Jenni Burrand
Title: Some Families Change Author: Jess Galatoa and Jenni Burrand Genre: Fiction Publisher: EK Books Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Some Families Change tenderly guides children through various models of changing families with gentle verse and inclusive imagery. ‘You may not have thought much about it, but did you… Continue reading Some Families Change by Jess Galatoa and Jenni Burrand
A Small Collection of Happinesses: A tale of loneliness, grumpiness and one extraordinary friendship by Zana Fraillon
Title: A Small Collection of Happinesses: A tale of loneliness, grumpiness and one extraordinary friendship Author: Zana Fraillon Genre: Fiction Publisher: Lothian Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 182 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: An unforgettable story of friendship, hope and happiness from renowned Australian writer Zana Fraillon. Are you ready? Are you listening? Something is about to… Continue reading A Small Collection of Happinesses: A tale of loneliness, grumpiness and one extraordinary friendship by Zana Fraillon
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