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The Confidence Woman (Sophie Quick, A&U) 

Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Christina Swales is a single mum, a business coach – and a blackmailer. Using incriminating information gleaned from her one-on-one online coaching sessions, Christina blackmails her clients to save enough...

The Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson

Monday, 3 March 2025
The Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson is a gothic delight. It tells the story of Robert Louis Stevenson’s friendship with the charming Eugene Chantrelle and the murder mystery that...

Crimson Light Polished Wood

Monday, 3 March 2025
Leonora, a British immigrant, falls in love with Margaret, a fellow female teacher who three years later dies of cancer. While still grieving for Margaret, Leonora meets and befriends Anna...

Funga Obscura: Photo journeys among fungi

Monday, 3 March 2025
This book is about fungi, and the photography of fungi. The title – Funga Obscura – unites the two. Beginning in elemental landscapes of ice and rock, the book traces...

Invisible Boys

Monday, 3 March 2025
In a small town, everyone thinks they know you: Charlie is a hardcore rocker, who’s not as tough as he looks. Hammer is a footy jock with big AFL dreams,...

The Midnight Chew

Monday, 3 March 2025
When Boofa Boy Jones steals Skippy Gillespie’s very big bone, a marvellous doggy race ensues in the cold and blustery dark, down the street and through the park. But who...

Books in the media this weekend, 1–2 March 

Cover of 'Little Bones' Friday, 28 February 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Little Bones (Sandy Bigna, UQP) The Seal Woman (Beverley Farmer, Giramondo)...

Robbins retakes number one 

The cover of The Let Them Theory Friday, 28 February 2025
Top 10 bestsellers The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins, Hay House) Onyx Storm (Rebecca Yarros, Piatkus) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) RecipeTin Eats: Tonight (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) Fourth Wing (Rebecca...

Nature’s Fool (Timothy Doyle, Melbourne Books) 

Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Challenging traditional conceptions of early Australian settler history, Nature’s Fool examines the intricate relations between the Kaurna peoples and early Irish settlers. A longtime academic and conservationist, Timothy Doyle (Dyandi)...

The Passenger Seat (Vijay Khurana, Ultimo) 

Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Beginning mid-jump and barely letting up the tension, Vijay Khurana’s debut novel, The Passenger Seat, is an unusual and deftly written literary thriller. It follows the uneasy friendship between two...

The Distance Between Dreams (Emily Paull, Fremantle) 

Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Emily Paull’s The Distance Between Dreams is a poignant and meticulously crafted historical romance, rightfully shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Awards. The novel beautifully captures an era of conflict...

When She Was Gone (Sara Foster, HarperCollins) 

Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Sara Foster’s When She Was Gone stands out in a crowded thriller market for its unique blend of suspense, character depth and emotional resonance. Set in the fictional town of...

Peninsula Records and Books opens on the Yorke Peninsula 

logo for peninsula records and books Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Peninsula Records and Books has opened a shopfront in Stansbury on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, with a selection of books ‘exclusively focused on Australian authors, supporting both iconic...

Colouring books charting; dragons continue to soar 

the cover of Colour in Taylor, a colouring book Friday, 21 February 2025
Top 10 bestsellers Onyx Storm (Rebecca Yarros, Piatkus) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins, Hay House) Cozy Cuties (Coco Wyo, Penguin) Deep End (Ali Hazelwood, Sphere) Scythe & Sparrow (Brynne...

Books in the media this weekend, 22–23 February 

the book cover of Sea Green, a stylised mosaic of illustrations in red and green Friday, 21 February 2025
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper The Campers (Maryrose Cuskelly, A&U) In Your Dreams (Šime Knežević, Giramondo)...

Lyrebird (Jane Caro, A&U) 

Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Walkley Award-winning journalist, social commentator and author Jane Caro (The Mother) returns to crime fiction for her second adult novel, The Lyrebird. The titular bird first appears in the prologue,...

The Paperbark Tree Committee (Karys McEwen, Text) 

Tuesday, 18 February 2025
The Paperbark Tree Committee, Karys McEwen’s second middle grade novel following All the Little Tricky Things, is a tender, compassionate story about navigating transitions and finding support in unexpected places....

Barren Cape (Michelle Prak, S&S) 

Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Take one remote, abandoned site, a pack of unhinged teenagers, some drug-fuelled young adults, and an escaped convict – what could possibly go wrong? Welcome to Barren Cape, the latest...

Consider Yourself Kissed (Jessica Stanley, Text) 

Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Consider Yourself Kissed is a romance set in London against the backdrop of the UK’s escalating political crises of the 21st century: Tory leadership struggles and re-election and Brexit, culminating...

Skin (Deborah Kelly, Rhiza Press) 

Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Skin is a powerful reminder of how heavily appearances and beauty standards influence us during our teenage years and beyond. Multi-award-winning author Deborah Kelly (The Mosaic) delivers an easy-to-read yet emotionally...

 

 

 

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