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The Beehive (Megan Daley, illus Max Hamilton, Walker) 

Tuesday, 28 November 2023
The Beehive is a new informational picture book by teacher-librarian and author Megan Daley and CBCA-shortlisted illustrator Max Hamilton. The two have combined their talents to create a charming and...

Iron Flame holds on to top spot 

Friday, 24 November 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Iron Flame (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) The Secret (Lee & Andrew Child, Bantam) Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #18) (Jeff Kinney,...

Books in the media this weekend, 25–26 November 

Friday, 24 November 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper  Best Australian Political Cartoons (ed by Russ Radcliffe, Scribe) Into Your...

The Health Habit (Amantha Imber, Penguin Life) 

Tuesday, 21 November 2023
There are books about health and books about habits, but rarely are the two combined as they are in The Health Habit: Shape up, sleep better, feel amazing, a practical...

Monument (Bonny Cassidy, Giramondo) 

Monument Tuesday, 21 November 2023
In an author’s note, Bonny Cassidy explains that Monument, her genre-bending literary memoir, structured around the branches of her White Australian family, began as a private project, but in clarifying her...

Iron Flame debuts in top spot 

Friday, 17 November 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Iron Flame (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) The Secret (Lee & Andrew Child, Bantam) The Woman in Me (Britney Spears, S&S) No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #18)...

Books in the media this weekend, 18–19 November 

Friday, 17 November 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Days of Innocence and Wonder (Lucy Treloar, Picador) Right Story, Wrong...

The Roadmap of Loss (Liam Murphy, Echo) 

Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Liam Murphy’s debut novel, The Roadmap of Loss, has all the hallmarks of sad girl (or, in this case, sad boy) literature: a self-destructive 20-something narrator and a vitriolic rage...

Life Skills for a Broken World (Ahona Guha, Scribe) 

Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Like having a therapist in your pocket, Life Skills for a Broken World is a guide to positive mental health, leading readers through potential pitfalls and prevention strategies. Ahona Guha,...

A Dance with Murder (Elizabeth Coleman, Pantera) 

Tuesday, 14 November 2023
A Dance with Murder is the second outing for private investigator Edwina ‘Ted’ Bristol and her sidekick, Miss Marple, an intelligent and perceptive miniature schnauzer, following A Routine Infidelity (February,...

Books in the media this weekend, 11–12 November 

Friday, 10 November 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. This week's round up will be updated as information becomes available. National The Saturday Paper...

Perry memoir re-enters top 10 

Friday, 10 November 2023
Top 10 bestsellers The Woman in Me (Britney Spears, S&S) The Secret (Lee Child & Andrew Child, Bantam) No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #18) (Jeff Kinney, Puffin) Lola...

The Strip (Iain Ryan, Ultimo) 

Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Iain Ryan plunges readers into the gritty, seedy underbelly of the 1980s Gold Coast in his latest noir crime novel, The Strip. Brimming with corruption and seduction, illicit meetings held...

The Long Lede Anthology (Judith Neilson Institute, Vintage) 

Tuesday, 7 November 2023
The Long Lede Initiative, a partnership between the Judith Neilson Institute, Penguin Random House, and Copyright Agency, pairs experienced Australian journalists with emerging writers to mentor them in crafting impactful...

Britney memoir debuts in top spot 

Friday, 3 November 2023
Britney Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me, published on 24 October, was the bestselling book in Australia for the week ending 28 October. Spears’ memoir also debuted at the top...

Books in the media this weekend, 4–5 November 

Friday, 3 November 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper The In-Between (Christos Tsiolkas, A&U) Faking It (Toby Walsh, La Trobe)...

Politica (Yumna Kassab, Ultimo) 

Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Politica is set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country. It explores the impact of war on those directly involved—as well as those indirectly impacted, but whose lives war forever changes....

The Fires Next Time (ed by Peter Christoff, MUP) 

Tuesday, 31 October 2023
The world watched in horror from July 2019 to February 2020 as bushfires raged across Australia. The Black Summer fires directly killed 33 people, while hundreds more died from fire-...

The Italian Marriage (Jenna Lo Bianco, Macmillan) 

Tuesday, 31 October 2023
In Jenna Lo Bianco’s debut romance novel, The Italian Marriage, Sarah and Matthew marry over Zoom so that Matthew can fulfil the requirements of a 15th-century inheritance clause. In return,...

Latest Matthew Reilly debuts at top spot 

Friday, 27 October 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Mr Einstein's Secretary (Matthew Reilly, Macmillan) Lola in the Mirror (Trent Dalton, HarperCollins) The Seven (Chris Hammer, A&U) Wildfire (Hannah Grace, S&S) The Sugar Palace (Fiona McIntosh,...

Books in the media, 28–29 October 

Friday, 27 October 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper The Collected Works of Jo Ann Beard (Jo Ann Beard, A&U)...

Never Ever Forever (Karina May, Macmillan) 

Tuesday, 24 October 2023
A charming contemporary Australian romance novel, Never Ever Forever by Karina May is a heartfelt tale of love, second chances and self-discovery. The story revolves around Rosie Royce, an endearing protagonist...

The Broken Wave (Matthew Ryan Davies, Macmillan) 

Tuesday, 24 October 2023
In 1992, 12-year-old Andrew moves from the US to the coastal town of Queenscliff, Australia, with his mother and stepdad. That summer, he meets Tom, an easygoing Aussie boy who...

Lola in the Mirror cracks the top spot 

Cover of Lola in the Mirror Monday, 23 October 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Lola in the Mirror (Trent Dalton, HarperCollins) Wildfire (Hannah Grace, S&S) The Seven (Chris Hammer, A&U) Black Sheep (Judy Nunn, William Heinemann) Look Who's Talking (The Bad...

Books in the media this weekend, 21–22 October 

Cover of Stoneyard Devotional Friday, 20 October 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Divided Isles (Edward Acton Cavanough, La Trobe) The Language of Trees...

 

 

 

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