Title: Dinner at the Night Library Author: Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scribner/Simon and Schuster Published: 16th September 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The Night Library is no ordinary library. Within it are found the rarest and most unusual collections – the books of deceased famous writers:the books… Continue reading Dinner at the Night Library by Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel
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Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems by Xavier Bonet
Title: Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems Author: Xavier Bonet Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A magical graphic novel about a secret school of witches, animal guardians and magical gemstones from an international comic artist! 'Witches and Wizards, Sorcerers and Enchanters, by the magic granted… Continue reading Lily Halfmoon: The Magic Gems by Xavier Bonet
Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest by Ole Könnecke (translated by Shelley Tanaka
Title: Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest Author: Ole Könnecke (translated by Shelley Tanaka Genre: Fairy tale Publisher: Walker Books/Gecko Press Published: 8th September 2021 Format: Hardcover Pages: 64 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A funny illustrated fairy tale for early readers about the brave and capable Dulcinea, who must save her father from the witch’s spell and… Continue reading Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest by Ole Könnecke (translated by Shelley Tanaka
Talking to Alaska by Anna Woltz, translated by Laura Watkinson
Title: Talking to Alaska Author: Anna Woltz, translated by Laura Watkinson Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia/Rock the Boat Published: 4th May 2021 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: "A powerful story of two unlikely friends brought together by the love of a dogIt only takes one day at their new school for Parker and… Continue reading Talking to Alaska by Anna Woltz, translated by Laura Watkinson
Challenge Completed – THE MODERN MRS. DARCY
I participated in seven reading challenges this year and completed most of them successfully so far, at the time of writing in November. One that I completed successfully was the Modern Mrs Darcy Challenge. For this challenge, I was lucky to be able to use many review books, or books I was reading at the… Continue reading Challenge Completed – THE MODERN MRS. DARCY
The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting
Title: The Bell in the Lake Author: Lars Mytting Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 10th March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 392 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The first in a rich historical trilogy that draws on legend, by the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD and THE SIXTEEN TREES OF THE SOMME. Norway, 1880. In the secluded… Continue reading The Bell in the Lake by Lars Mytting
The Wolf and The Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag
Title: The Wolf and The Watchman Author: Niklas Natt och Dag Genre: Crime/Scandi Noir Publisher: Hachette/John Murray Published: 12th February 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 407 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Best Debut, The Swedish Academy of Crime Writers' Award 2017 'Thrilling, unnerving, clever and beautiful' Fredrik Backman The year is 1793, Stockholm. King Gustav of Sweden has… Continue reading The Wolf and The Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag
Book Bingo Twenty – A Book by an Australian Woman, A book that’s more than 500 pages and a foreign translated novel.
It's that time of the fortnight, when Book Bingo Saturday with Amanda Barrett of Mrs B's Book Reviews and Theresa Smith of Theresa Smith Writes has rolled around. As this is my second go around, and after this week and next fortnight, I still have ten squares left, there will be a few posts where… Continue reading Book Bingo Twenty – A Book by an Australian Woman, A book that’s more than 500 pages and a foreign translated novel.
The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree by Paola Peretti, translated by Denise Muir
Title: The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree Author: Paola Peretti, translated by Denise Muir Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bonnier/Allen and Unwin Published: 29th August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A novel for all ages about a young girl losing her sight, inspired by the author's own life story. For fans of… Continue reading The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree by Paola Peretti, translated by Denise Muir
The Seventh Cross by Anna Seghers
Title: The Seventh Cross Author: Anna Seghers, translated from the German by Margot Bettauer Dembo Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: First published 1942, republished 29th May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 390 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A rediscovered German classic novel from 1942, The Seventh Cross is both a gripping escape story and a powerful novel of… Continue reading The Seventh Cross by Anna Seghers
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