Title: Keedie Author: Elle McNicoll Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st August 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: The highly anticipated prequel to the award-winning A KIND OF SPARK.Before there was Addie, there was Keedie. Five years before the events of A Kind of Spark, Keedie is figuring out how to be… Continue reading Keedie by Elle McNicoll
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Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll
Title: Like a Curse Author: Elle McNicoll Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Knights Of Published: 1st August 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures that no-one can see... except Ramya Knox.Magic, friendship and sticky situations aplenty, as the adventures of Ramya Knox continue in this delightful sequel to Like… Continue reading Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll
Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas
Title: Hi From Outer Space Author: Fiona Katauskas Genre: Science Fiction, humour Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 2732 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: A laugh-out-loud fish-out-of-water story (if that fish was an alien visiting Earth to complete his school project) from an award-winning cartoonist and bestselling children's author. With a whispery… Continue reading Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas
The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage by Charlie Archbold
Title: The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage Author: Charlie Archbold Genre: Adventure Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 30th July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: When you least expect it something surprising will spring out and shock you. Like when you study your dead bug shelf and there’s a live huntsman spider sitting… Continue reading The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage by Charlie Archbold
A Wish for Baby by Caz Goodwin and Sara Acton
Title: A Wish for Baby Author: Caz Goodwin and Sara Acton Genre: Fiction Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 30th July 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: I wish you health and happiness,but even when there's pain ...I hope you see the rainbowsas you're running through the rain.This gentle picture book is a celebration of… Continue reading A Wish for Baby by Caz Goodwin and Sara Acton
Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
Title: Highway 13 Author: Fiona McFarlane Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A gripping, provocative work by one of our finest writers, the internationally acclaimed author Fiona McFarlane. In overlapping stories, Highway 13 explores the reverberations of a serial killer's crimes in the lives of everyday… Continue reading Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
DAVITTS 2024 SHORTLIST
And now, for the Davitts Shortlist for 2024! There are some great books on the list this year, and the judging team of six people has done an AMAZING job getting this down from 153 books entered to 19 for the shortlist – read more about it here. I was delighted to see Ellie Marney’s… Continue reading DAVITTS 2024 SHORTLIST
Interview with Lian Tanner When the Lights Went Out
Hi Lian, and welcome to The Book Muse Your latest book is a picture book, When the Lights Went Out. What inspired this story? When I was little, I was absolutely terrified of the dark. I think that was the very beginning of it, wanting to write a book that my much younger self would… Continue reading Interview with Lian Tanner When the Lights Went Out
24th Davitt Awards Longlist
There are many awards for literature in Australia across a wide range of genres and audiences. Some of these I follow more eagerly than others, usually the ones that might not always get as much media attention as some of the major ones. My favourite awards lists to check out each year are the CBCA… Continue reading 24th Davitt Awards Longlist
Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra by Cassy Polimeni, illustrated by Hykie Breeze
Title: Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra Author: Cassy Polimeni, illustrated by Hykie Breeze Genre: Contemporary Publisher: UWA Publishing Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 92 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: “Did you know frogs can find their way home? It’s called a ‘homing instinct’ ... no matter where they are, they know where they belong.… Continue reading Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra by Cassy Polimeni, illustrated by Hykie Breeze
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