Hazel’s Treehouse (Zanni Louise, illus by Judy Watson, Walker)
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Zanni Louise (Cora Seen and Heard) has written over 40 books for children, two of which have received CBCA commendations. Louise has teamed up with equally lauded illustrator Judy Watson...
Amigo the Capybara (Amy Freund, illus Kooky Chooky, File Mile)
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
In Amigo the Capybara, Amy Freund takes a simple story about making friends and compromising, and capitalises on the ‘quirk’ factor by using a capybara and a chinchilla as the...
Books in the media this weekend, 7–8 September
Friday, 6 September 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper John Berger and Me (Nikos Papastergiadis, Giramondo) The Lasting Harm: Witnessing...
‘Here One Moment’ debuts at number one
Friday, 6 September 2024
Top 10 bestsellers Here One Moment (Liane Moriarty, Macmillan) It Ends with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S)* Safe Enough (Lee Child, Bantam) Bluey: Pull My Finger and Other Dad Jokes (Puffin)...
Pictures of You (Emma Grey, Penguin)
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Emma Grey’s second adult romance, Pictures of You, follows her successful debut, The Last Love Note, and shares similar themes of love, grief and hope, while weaving in mystery and...
Words to Sing the World Alive (ed by Jasmin McGaughey and The Poet’s Voice, UQP)
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Words to Sing the World Alive, edited by Torres Strait Islander and African American author/editor Jasmin McGaughey and organisation The Poet’s Voice, collects stories from 40 First Nations contributors as they...
All the Beautiful Things (Katrina Nannestad, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Approaching her fourth World War II novel, All the Beautiful Things, I feared Katrina Nannestad may have run out of stories to tell, but this book was as compelling and...
The Power of Two (Lisa Messenger & Sarah Megginson, Pantera)
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Co-authoring a book is an intimate venture, but for Lisa Messenger and Sarah Megginson, The Power of Two is just the latest in a series of incredibly personal journeys the...
A Secret Garden in Paris (Sophie Beaumont, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Sophie Beaumont’s latest novel, A Secret Garden in Paris, follows three women whose lives intertwine in Paris. The women are each at a substantial crossroads in their lives: Emma has...
Meerkat Mayhem (Mem Fox & Judy Horacek, Puffin)
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, the dream team behind the popular picture book Where Is the Green Sheep? (now celebrating its 20th anniversary), have a new collaboration that is also...
Child, Picoult debut in top 10
Friday, 30 August 2024
Top 10 bestsellers It Ends with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S)* It Starts with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S) Safe Enough (Lee Child, Bantam) The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited) (Andy...
Books in the media this weekend, 31 August to 1 September
Friday, 30 August 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National BBC/ABC The Contains Strong Language poetry and spoken word festival will include national (and...
Epic Salads (Jessica Prescott, Hardie Grant Books)
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
If you’re ready to ditch the pre-made salads from your local supermarket, Jessica Prescott’s Epic Salads: For every mood, craving and occasion is a must-have for your cookbook collection. Prescott...
Stepping Sideways (ed by Emily Larkin & Lynne Stringer, Rhiza Edge)
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
An Irish water sprite takes on human form with dire consequences, young people without professional prospects are farmed out to sadistic circuses, and a clockwork pneumatic contraption becomes sentient. These...
The Whale’s Last Song (Joanne Fedler, HarperCollins)
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Joanne Fedler’s spellbinding The Whale’s Last Song is set in a time known as ‘The Great Forgetting’, when a plague ravages the medieval hamlet of Villingraz. While the wealthy hide...
This Kingdom of Dust (David Dyer, Penguin)
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
In his sophomore novel, David Dyer skilfully blurs history and fiction to pose the question: What if the Apollo mission had failed to return from the Moon? This Kingdom of...
The Burrow (Melanie Cheng, Text)
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
A triumph of restrained and tender storytelling, Melanie Cheng’s The Burrow follows a Melbourne family living on autopilot five years after a senseless tragedy. Amy, Jin and Lucie have since...
Everywhere We Look (Martine Kropkowski, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Everywhere We Look is the debut novel by Martine Kropkowski, a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, who has also written about the ethics of true crime and crime...
Tardigrades (Anne Morgan, illus Jennifer Falkner, CSIRO Publishing)
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Tardigrades: Nature’s toughest survivors is the latest nonfiction picture book from Anne Morgan, author of the CBCA Notable Book The Way of the Weedy Seadragon. Morgan showcases the remarkable microorganisms...
‘The Land of Lost Things’ debuts at number three
Friday, 23 August 2024
Top 10 bestsellers It Ends with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S)* It Starts with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S) The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited) (Andy Griffiths, illus by Bill Hope,...
Books in the media this weekend, 24–25 August
Friday, 23 August 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Bina: First Nations Languages, Old and New (Gari Tudor-Smith, Paul Williams &...
Skysong (C A Wright, Pantera)
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
C A Wright’s debut novel, Skysong, is inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale ‘The Nightingale’. Oriane is the latest in a long line of skylarks: women who transform into...
The Mosaic (Deborah Kelly, illus Nicky Johnston, EK Books)
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
In Deborah Kelly’s The Mosaic, Frankie struggles to come to terms with the changes in her family that started the day her mother’s favourite vase broke into pieces. Kelly (Little...
The Natural Advantage (Jenny Brockis, Major Street)
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
The message of Jenny Brockis’s The Natural Advantage is straightforward: the cure for stress in our increasingly hectic modern world is to spend more time in nature. ‘Intuitively, we know...
The Belburd (Nardi Simpson, Hachette)
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Written with the same lyrical prowess and evocative tone as her award-winning debut, Song of the Crocodile, Yuwaalaraay storyteller Nardi Simpson’s second novel, The Belburd, is a powerful ode to...
George the Wizard (Tony Armstrong, illus Emma Sjaan Beukers, Lothian)
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Gamilaroi man, professional footballer, and radio and TV personality Tony Armstrong adds ‘children’s author’ to his CV with George the Wizard. It’s the first picture book in a new series...
Prize Catch (Alan Carter, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Alan Carter’s latest crime novel, Prize Catch, is a page-turning thrill ride set on Australia’s Emerald Isle. With the action taking place in Hobart and its surrounds, and brimming with...
‘Apprentice to the Villain’ debuts at number eight
Friday, 16 August 2024
Top 10 bestsellers It Ends with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S)* A Death in Cornwall (Daniel Silva, Harper) Girl Falling (Hayley Scrivenor, Macmillan) It Starts with Us (Colleen Hoover, S&S) Bluey:...
Books in the media this weekend, 17–18 August
Friday, 16 August 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Ghostroots (’Pemi Aguda, Virago) Orstralia: A Punk History 1974–1989 (Tristan Clark, PM...
A Song to Drown Rivers (Ann Liang, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
A Song to Drown Rivers is a bold departure from Ann Liang’s critically acclaimed YA rom-com novels (This Time It’s Real, I Hope This Doesn’t Find You, If You Could...
