Title: Beyond the Wild River Author: Sarah Maine Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26/4/17 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A spellbinding and beautiful novel from a major new voice in fiction, perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Santa Montefiore and Rachel Hore. From the author of THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES,… Continue reading Beyond the Wild River by Sarah Maine
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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
2017 Sydney Writer’s Festival
The Sydney Writer’s Festival is held annually across various precincts of Sydney, with many ticketed and free events across the five days of the festival. This year, the dates are the 22nd to the 28th of May. Each year, the Sydney Writer’s Festival presents over 300 events, with audiences of over 100,000 people over the… Continue reading 2017 Sydney Writer’s Festival
The Song of Us by JD Barrett
Title: The Song of Us Author: J.D. Barrett Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 11th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 330 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Zoe Wylde is a woman at a crossroad. Five years ago, she fled her successful career as a concert harpist in London to return to her Bondi home. She still plays,… Continue reading The Song of Us by JD Barrett
The Blue Cat by Ursula Dubosarsky
Title: The Blue Cat Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: From the multi-award-winning author of The Red Shoe comes a haunting story about a boy who can't - or won't - speak about his past in war-torn Europe, and… Continue reading The Blue Cat by Ursula Dubosarsky
Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada
Title: Memoirs of a Polar Bear Author: Yoko Tawada, translated by Susan Bernofsky Genre: Fiction Publisher: Granta/Allen and Unwin Published: 29th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Price: $27.99 Synopsis: A story of three polar bears: a memoirist who flees the Soviet Union; a dancer in an East Berlin circus; and Knut, a baby bear… Continue reading Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada
Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
Title: Carnivalesque Author: Neil Jordan Genre: Magical Realism, Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: It looked like any other carnival, but of course it wasn't… It had its own little backstreets, its alleyways of hanging bulbs and ghost trains and Punch and Judy stands …… Continue reading Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
The Mysterious Mr Jacob: Diamond Merchant, Magician and Spy by John Zubrzycki
Title: The Mysterious Mr Jacob: Diamond Merchant, Magician and Spy Author: John Zubrzycki Genre: Non-fiction, biography Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st April, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 plus 8 page illustration insert Price: $29.99 Synopsis: It was a scandal that rocked the highest echelons of the British Raj. In 1891, a notorious jeweller and curio… Continue reading The Mysterious Mr Jacob: Diamond Merchant, Magician and Spy by John Zubrzycki
A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart
Title: A Letter from Italy Author: Pamela Hart Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 14th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 353 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Inspired by the life of the world's first woman war correspondent, Australia's Louise Mack, the most gorgeous love story yet by Pamela Hart. 1917, Italy. Australian journalist Rebecca Quinn is an… Continue reading A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart
Announcement: Cover Reveal for Illustrated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Since 2015, one of my favourite series has had illustrated editions released for each book, and this year not only marks the twentieth anniversary, already discussed in a previous post, but a new addition to the already released illustrated editions: To coincide with the twentieth anniversary of Harry Potter, the third title in the series,… Continue reading Announcement: Cover Reveal for Illustrated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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