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Ocean Warriors: The Rise of Robo-Shark

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Being sent to a submarine to help restore extinct sea creatures for summer camp is not exactly Kai’s idea of fun. Then he discovers a cyborg great white shark in...

All About Yves – Notes from a Transition

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Was I always trans, part boy beneath my skin, or was it that I landed in a place where 'girl' was a container so small it could break your bones?...

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
The inspirational true story of an Allied POW appointed Kapellmeister (man in charge of music) to the Nazis in Auschwitz. In May 1940, he was captured at Dunkirk and interned...

The Riddle of Tanglewood Manor

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
When their parents opt for a tree-change, 150-year-old Tanglewood Manor becomes Sam and Harry’s ‘new’ home in the country. As their parents set about renovating the ruin, the brothers cautiously...

Secrets and Showgirls

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Everyone is being watched, and some of Le Prix’s colourful performers are hiding dangerous secrets. Monsieur Maurice manages Le Prix d’Amour, a successful Parisian cabaret, which boasts glitzy performers and...

The Spectacular Suit (Kat Patrick, illus by Hayley Wells, Scribble)

Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Parties can be extremely important for children. Especially for Frankie, the protagonist of The Spectacular Suit, who has never asked for a party before. With everyone in her class coming,...

Sugar Town Queens (Malla Nunn, A&U)

Tuesday, 8 June 2021
Sugar Town Queens is a young adult coming-of-age novel by Malla Nunn, author of When the Ground is Hard. Her latest book follows 15-year-old Amandla, who is mixed-raced and growing...

Latest ‘Seven Sisters’ novel debuts at number one

Monday, 7 June 2021
Irish author Lucinda Riley's latest novel The Missing Sister—the seventh instalment in her 'Seven Sisters' series—has debuted at number one the Australian bestsellers chart, becoming the first adult book since...

Ultimo acquires Hyland crime fiction in two-book deal

Thursday, 3 June 2021
Ultimo Press has acquired world rights to Canticle Creek and a second book by crime writer Adrian Hyland. ‘When Adam Lawson's wrecked car is found a kilometre from Daisy Baker’s...

‘The Nancys’ optioned for screen

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Screen adaptation rights to crime novel The Nancys by Melbourne-based New Zealand author R W R McDonald (A&U) have been optioned by Queensland production company Hoodlum Entertainment, via Grace Heifetz...

Albert Namatjira (Vincent Namatjira, Magabala)

Wednesday, 2 June 2021
In his picture book biography Albert Namatjira, Vincent Namatjira paints a stoic and quietly devastating portrait of his great-grandfather Albert, one of the most iconic figures in Australian painting. An...

The Night Village (Zoe Deleuil, Fremantle Press)

Tuesday, 1 June 2021
A year ago, Paul and Simone met at a party—young, carefree and living separate lives. Now, they’re parents to a tiny new baby and nothing between them is the same....

‘Welcome to Consent’ debuts at number six

Monday, 31 May 2021
The Bad Guys Episode 13: Cut to the Chase is the number one book on the Australian bestsellers chart for the second week running, trailed by Bluey: Where’s Bluey? at...

YA psychological thriller to be adapted for film

Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Gordon Reece’s 2010 YA novel Mice (Allen & Unwin) will be adapted into a feature film by Nicole Kidman’s production company Blossom Films and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. Mice...