Penguin Oh Penguin (Gladys Milroy, illus Helen Milroy, Magabala)
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Penguin Oh Penguin is a mother/daughter collaboration between Palyku women Gladys and Helen Milroy, and a charming picture book for early childhood. Gladys Milroy, author of Silver Leaves, wrote this...
Into Your Arms: Nick Cave’s songs reimagined (ed by Kirsten Krauth, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Short story anthology Into Your Arms draws on what editor Kirsten Krauth calls the ‘deep, rich and often dark vein’ of Nick Cave’s musical oeuvre. Twenty-one Australian writers (several of...
The In-Between (Christos Tsiolkas, A&U)
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Christos Tsiolkas’s The In-Between begins with Perry, a man past his youth, preparing to go on a date. He’s nervous about meeting Ivan, the stranger he will have dinner with,...
A Brilliant Life (Rachelle Unreich, Hachette)
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
A Holocaust story is never an easy read, but A Brilliant Life has such a harrowing prologue that it throws the reader right into the thick of it, so be prepared....
Eighteen Summers (Penny Harrison, illus Leila Rudge, Little Hare)
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Picture book author Penny Harrison is known for her warm and tender tales that celebrate the wildness and freedom of childhood. Her latest book, Eighteen Summers, carries on this theme. Opening with...
Fluff: Bullies Beware (Matt Stanton, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Gilbert Morris lives with his mum and sister in a caravan park. After his dad goes missing in outer space, Gilbert’s mum gives him Fluff, a comfort toy, to squeeze...
The 169-Storey Treehouse is a chart topper
Monday, 18 September 2023
Top 10 bestsellers The 169-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) Things We Left Behind (Lucy Score, Hodder) Holly (Stephen King, Hodder) Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) RecipeTin Eats:...
Books in the media this weekend, 16–17 September
Friday, 15 September 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...
Australian bestsellers 2023 YTD
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
Top 10 Australian adult fiction titles YTD The Bookbinder of Jericho (Pip Williams, Affirm) 96,745 Homecoming (Kate Morton, A&U) 70,765 Exiles (Jane Harper, Macmillan) 35,890 The Dictionary of Lost Words...
Women & Children (Tony Birch, UQP)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Tony Birch’s latest novel, Women & Children, is a thoughtful and profound story of a working-class family doing their best to resist a system that’s geared against them. In 1965...
Kimmi: Queen of the dingoes (Favel Parrett, illus Astred Hicks, Lothian)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
For young readers who enjoyed Favel Parrett’s alpine dingo tale in Wandi (2021), Kimmi follows a real-life tropical dingo who, like Wandi, now lives at the Dingo Discovery Sanctuary and...
Crow Baby (Helen Milroy, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Set in a time long ago, when the universe was newly created and things were ‘unpredictable and unique’, a baby is born containing two spirits—one human and one crow. The...
Big Mouth (Matt Preston, Viking)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Big Mouth is the first memoir from long-time MasterChef host Matt Preston, who has previously published eight bestselling cookbooks. This book details the experiences of a man who has kept his...
The Paris Cooking School (Sophie Beaumont, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Two middle-class women at a crossroads in life travel to Paris to learn to cook ‘the French Way’ at Sylvie Morel’s Paris Cooking School. Gabi has lost her muse, Kate...
An Unexpected Party (ed by Seth Malacari, Fremantle)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
The queer experience is immensely diverse, too vast and evolving as a space to be summed up by any one representation, but An Unexpected Party—an anthology of queer speculative short stories—aims...
Strangely Enough (ed by Gillian Hagenus, MidnightSun)
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Strangely Enough is a slim collection of very short fiction that leans towards the peculiar and slightly unsettling. It’s also very much on point with the current zeitgeist. Short, twisty...
Testament debuts in sixth place
Monday, 11 September 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) Bluey: The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals (Puffin) RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) All In (Joel Selwood, Hardie Grant)...
Books in the media this weekend, 9–10 September
Friday, 8 September 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Body Friend (Katherine Brabon, Ultimo) Countess (Melinda Rackham & Elvis Richardson,...
Spies in the Sky (Beverley McWilliams, illus Martina Heiduczek, Pantera)
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
Inspired by the little-known story of the British National Pigeon Service, a volunteer organisation of pigeon breeders who provided their animals for military service during WWII, Spies in the Sky by...
Bedtime Stories for Hard Days (Scott Stuart, Bright Light)
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Scott Stuart is a children’s book creator and speaker whose mission is to empower kids beyond gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity. He first became famous on social media for encouraging...
Artichoke to Zucchini (Alice Oehr, Scribble)
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
If you’re looking for an A–Z book with a twist, Alice Oehr’s Artichoke to Zucchini: An alphabet of delicious things from around the world is it. From ubiquitous bananas to...
Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year (Joanna Nell, Hachette)
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
‘Books with heart and humour,’ reads the tagline of author Joanna Nell’s website, and her latest book, Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year, is no exception. After the bestselling The...
Epic: Adventures across Aotearoa (Ray Salisbury, Exisle)
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Covering 10 iconic journeys around and across Aotearoa New Zealand, Ray Salisbury retells each adventurer’s inspiring and often harrowing trek, working from first-hand accounts in blogs and books to bring...
New Jamie Oliver debuts at number 3
Monday, 4 September 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) 5 Ingredients Mediterranean (Jamie Oliver, Michael Joseph) Atomic Habits (James Clear, RH Business Books) Yellowface (Rebecca...
Books in the media this weekend, 2–3 September
Friday, 1 September 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Big Meg: The story of the largest and most mysterious predator...
Kerr Matildas memoir enters top 10
Monday, 28 August 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) Yellowface (Rebecca F Kuang, The Borough Press) Happiness (Danielle Steel, Macmillan) The Collector (Daniel Silva, HarperCollins)...
Books in the media this weekend, 26–27 August
Friday, 25 August 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...
Ringland’s 2018 novel climbs bestsellers with series adaptation launch
Monday, 21 August 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) All In (Joel Selwood, Hardie Grant) Yellowface (Rebecca F Kuang, The Borough Press) The Collector (Daniel...
Books in the media this weekend, 19–20 August
Friday, 18 August 2023
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Glass Houses (Annie Coombs, Upswell) God Forgets About the Poor (Peter...
Selwood’s memoir debuts at number two
Monday, 14 August 2023
Top 10 bestsellers Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) Joel Selwood: All in (Joel Selwood, Hardie Grant) RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) Yellowface (Rebecca F Kuang, The Borough) Wifedom (Anna...
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