Murder in Punch Lane (Jane Sullivan, Echo)
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Jane Sullivan’s third novel, Murder in Punch Lane, transports readers to the grizzly underbelly of 1860s Melbourne. Actress Lola Sanchez doesn’t believe her best friend, theatre star Marie, died by...
New Coben title debuts at number one
Friday, 24 May 2024
Top 10 bestsellers Think Twice (Harlan Coben, Century) When the Moon Hatched (Sarah A Parker, HarperVoyager) RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) Bowerbird Blues (Aura Parker, Scholastic) King of Sloth...
Books in the media this weekend, 25–26 May
Friday, 24 May 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper 12 Rules for Strife (Jeff Sparrow & Sam Wallman, Scribe) Because I'm...
Together We Fall Apart (Sophie Matthiesson, Pantera)
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Together We Fall Apart is the debut novel from Sophie Matthiesson, who has woven elements of her own career trajectory into the story of her fictional protagonist, Clare. We follow...
The Last Trace (Petronella McGovern, A&U)
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
The Last Trace by award-winning author Petronella McGovern (The Liars) is true to her usual form, simmering with mystery and psychological twists. We meet Lachy, who should be enjoying an...
Big Time (Jordan Prosser, UQP)
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
I’m not sure what’s going on at UQP, but they seem to have developed a passion for speculative fiction, and I’m here for it. Their latest offering, Big Time, is...
All About the Brain (Gabriel Dabscheck, illus Kim Siew, Berbay)
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Dr Gabriel Dabscheck’s All About the Brain is a fun and engaging exploration of one of the body’s most fascinating and mysterious organs. Before exploring the brain-body connection, the book...
Maehashi back at number one
Friday, 17 May 2024
Top 10 bestsellers RecipeTin Eats: Dinner (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan) My Favourite Mistake (Marian Keyes, Michael Joseph) King of Sloth (Ana Huang, Piatkus) Only the Brave (Danielle Steel, Macmillan) Funny Story (Emily Henry, Viking) Red...
Books in the media this weekend, 18–19 May
Friday, 17 May 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper How to Knit a Human (Anna Jacobson, NewSouth) Ordinary Human Love...
The End and Everything Before It (Finegan Kruckemeyer, Text)
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Moving, profound and deeply layered, The End and Everything Before It is a soulful debut novel from award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer. Emma arrives in a small harbour after drifting alone on...
Lost & Found (Tim Sharp, Pantera)
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Lost & Found is the latest book by author, speaker and leader of Australia’s positive psychology movement, Dr Tim Sharp (aka ‘Dr Happy’). A self-help guide with a difference, it...
What Do You Call Your Dad? (Ashleigh Barton, illus Martina Heiduczek, ABC Books)
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
What Do You Call Your Dad? is a love letter to fathers by writer Ashleigh Barton (Freddie Spector, Fact Collector: Space Cadet) and illustrator Martina Heiduczek (Spies in the Sky), the...
Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra (Cassy Polimeni, illus Hykie Breeze, UWAP)
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra by Cassy Polimeni (The Garden at the End of the World) is a beautifully written junior fiction story exploring themes of animal conservation, friendship...
The Book Star (Bec Nanayakkara, illus Joanna Bartel, Affirm)
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
The Book Star is a fun and engaging story about the importance of being yourself and following your interests. Centred around Book Week, this picture book offers a relatable situation...
The Mires (Tina Makereti, Ultimo)
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Tina Makereti’s latest novel, The Mires, is a masterclass in social realism with just a touch of magic. Opening from the perspective of the swampland of the Kāpiti Coast in Aotearoa...
‘King of Sloth’ debuts at number one
Friday, 10 May 2024
Top 10 bestsellers King of Sloth (Ana Huang, Hachette) Wholesome by Sarah (Sarah Pound, Plum) Funny Story (Emily Henry, Viking) My Favourite Mistake (Marian Keyes, Michael Joseph) RecipeTin Eats: Dinner...
Books in the media this weekend, 11–12 May
Friday, 10 May 2024
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 Datsun...
Living Hot (Clive Hamilton & George Wilkenfeld, Hardie Grant Books)
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Living Hot by Clive Hamilton (Silent Invasion) and independent energy consultant George Wilkenfeld, provides a stark assessment of Australia’s response to climate change, emphasising that the inertia behind carbon emissions reduction...
Leaf Letters (Lorena Carrington, Christmas Press)
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Nine-year-old Hazel Bird loves to explore her local area and collect little treasures. When her baby sister is born, she can no longer bring home ‘choke-ables’ and is gifted an...
Return to Sender (Lauren Draper, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
A historical letter-writing mystery and searching for the missing ‘Adder Stone’ are two of the many compelling story arcs in this highly engaging, fast-paced contemporary YA novel. Brodie McKellon (‘The...
A Language of Limbs (Dylin Hardcastle, Picador)
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Dylin Hardcastle’s tender and steamy third novel, A Language of Limbs, follows two sapphic young women (Limb One and Limb Two) on different paths through the febrile 1970s and beyond...
Raymaŋgirrbuy dhäwu, When I was a little girl (Kylie Gatjawarrawuy Mununggurr, Magabala)
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
This beautiful book is written in dual languages: Dhuwal, also known as Djambarrpuyŋu (widely understood in north-east Arnhem Land), and English. The artworks/illustrations by author Kylie Gatjawarrawuy Mununggurr depict family...
Jade and Emerald (Michelle See-Tho, Vintage)
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
Winner of the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize, Jade and Emerald is a portrait of what it means to grow up caught between two cultures. Lei Ling Wen is an Australian-born...
‘Funny Story’ debuts at number one
Friday, 3 May 2024
Top 10 bestsellers Funny Story (Emily Henry, Viking) My Favourite Mistake (Marian Keyes, Michael Joseph) The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man #12) (Dav Pilkey, Scholastic) Powerful (Lauren Roberts, S&S)* RecipeTin Eats:...
Books in the media this weekend, 4–5 May
Friday, 3 May 2024
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Long Island (Colm Tóibín, Picador) The Rocks Remain (ed by Karen...
Outrider (Mark Wales, Macmillan)
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
In Mark Wales’s debut novel, Outrider, China invades Australia, and the state of Victoria is now in the hands of enemy forces. With many fight-hungry locals turned traitors, The Hill—the once...
Wild About Book Week (Sarah Speedie, illus Kruti Desai, Larrikin House)
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Wild About Book Week is a meta-tale of sorts, which celebrates what has become an annual tradition for many families: dressing up for Book Week. The protagonist, a pigtailed child,...
Spiro (Anna McGregor, Scribble)
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Spiro is a humorous new picture book by Anna McGregor, the multi-award-winning creator of Anemone Is Not the Enemy. The protagonist is Spiro, a determined little spider on a mission to catch...
Always Was, Always Will Be (Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson, Magabala)
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Always Was, Always Will Be is set to be an indispensable resource for young people looking to understand First Nations resistance in Australia. Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, whose collaboration began...
Milk (Matthew Evans, Murdoch)
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Dairy milk is an odd battleground for political polarisation, yet it always seems to be one. Milk is an attempt to make the case for that long-loved standard—cows’ milk—in the face of...
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