Title: 31 and a half Things to Know as You Grow Author: Meg McKinlay, illustrated by Nicky Johnston Genre: Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st November 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: From how to make a friend - and be one - standing up for yourself, the importance of looking up, award-winning… Continue reading 31 and a Half Things to Know as You Grow by Meg McKinlay, illustrated by Nicky Johnston
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The Lost Library by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
Title: The Lost Library Author: Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead Genre: Mystery Publisher: Text Australia Published: 3rd October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The New York Times bestselling authors of Bob, Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, introduce readers to a little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery… Continue reading The Lost Library by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Completed
One of the reading challenges I embarked on in 2024 was the Dymocks Reading Challenge. This year, they ran it from January to October as a tasting menu, and most prompts were easy to fill, whilst others I had to think a bit more about. Luckily though, many of my review books were able to… Continue reading 2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Completed
The Lost Book of Magic by Amelia Mellor
Title: The Lost Book of Magic Author: Amelia Mellor Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Affirm Press Published: 24th September 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: It's 1895, Melbourne is in crisis, and Pearl and Vally Cole's father has suggested the unthinkable: it might be time to close the grandest bookshop in the world.When a… Continue reading The Lost Book of Magic by Amelia Mellor
The Colour of Revenge (Inkheart #4) by Cornelia Funke
Title: The Colour of Revenge (Inkheart #4) Author: Cornelia Funke Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Chicken House Published: 1st October 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: After five happy years, Meggie, her father Mo, and the fire-eater Dustfinger, along with a host of new friends feel safe and settled. But arch-villain Orpheus has found an… Continue reading The Colour of Revenge (Inkheart #4) by Cornelia Funke
Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery by Tamara M Bailey
Title: Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery Author: Tamara M Bailey Genre: Fantasy/Crime Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 254 Price: $34.95 Synopsis: In Blood & Stone Tomi Cardozo, the top Justice Official in the thriving metropolis of Radaza, has been called to investigate a gruesome murder of a professor who has… Continue reading Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery by Tamara M Bailey
Davitt Award Winners 2024
Sisters in Crime has announced the winners of the 2024 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The winning titles in each category were chosen from shortlists announced in July, and a full report can be read at the Sisters in Crime website. This report was written by Carmel Shute. The books entered… Continue reading Davitt Award Winners 2024
2024 Prime Ministers Literary Award Shortlist
Another shortlist that has come out recently in the current crop of awards announcements and shortlist announcements is the 2024 Prime Ministers Literary Award Shortlist. The following books were chosen from 533 entries across six categories for the awards that celebrate emerging and established Australian writers, illustrators, poets and historians. Australian History Donald Horne: A… Continue reading 2024 Prime Ministers Literary Award Shortlist
The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
Title: The Medusa Situation Author: Gabiann Marin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $36.95 Synopsis: The Medusa Situation joins the Greek goddess Hera and her Olympian family as they accept their forced divine retirement and live out their immortality in the Aussie suburbs. Their once exciting, all-powerful,… Continue reading The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
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
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