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Bestsellers: Walliams, Blabey hold on to top spots 

Monday, 22 July 2019
This week's bestseller chart sees new novels by Nora Roberts and David Baldacci entering the top 10. Roberts' latest romance Under Currents (Hachette) has entered the chart in fourth place,...

Speech Pathology Book Awards shortlist announced

Thursday, 18 July 2019
The shortlists for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The books are judged on their ‘appeal to children, interactive quality and ability to assist...

June bestsellers: Dalton, Morris keep top spots 

Friday, 12 July 2019
Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe and Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz continue to hold on to the first and second spots in the Australian fiction bestsellers chart in June,...

Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist announced

Thursday, 11 July 2019
Five titles have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award ahead of the winner’s announcement on 30 July. They are: The Lebs (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette), A Sand Archive (Gregory Day, Picador), A Stolen Season (Rodney...

Krien’s debut novel ‘Act of Grace’ sold to UK

Thursday, 11 July 2019
Black Inc. has sold UK and Commonwealth rights (ex ANZ and Canada) to accomplished nonfiction author Anna Krien’s forthcoming debut novel Act of Grace to Serpent’s Tail. Acquiring editor Hannah...

Monuments (Will Kostakis, Lothian) 

Thursday, 4 July 2019
Award-winning young adult author Will Kostakis makes his first foray into urban fantasy with Monuments, book one in a duology that has a massive scope but a local setting. Sixteen-year-old...

Ollie and Augustus (Gabriel Evans, Walker)

Thursday, 4 July 2019
When Ollie (‘small—like a pickling jar or a shoe box’) starts school, he worries that his beloved pet Augustus (‘large—like a fridge or a table’; a vast creature of indeterminate...

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling (Wai Chim, A&U) 

Thursday, 4 July 2019
Sixteen-year-old Anna comes from a relatively traditional Chinese-Australian family. Originally from Hong Kong, her father owns a restaurant while her mother stays at home to look after the children. Anna...

Grace’s Secrets (Louise Park, Berbay) 

Thursday, 4 July 2019
Having relocated to a Scottish castle with her mother, Grace discovers a way into the past and promptly sets about helping her predecessors, even as her actual life seems to...

Cryptosight (Nean McKenzie, MidnightSun) 

Thursday, 4 July 2019
Cryptosight is a fun romp through regional Victoria, following Raff and his younger sister as they try to track down their missing monster-tracking father, while out-swerving the baddies at every...

The Gift (Michael Speechley, Picture Puffin) 

Thursday, 4 July 2019
Rosie is a lonely little girl who misses her mum. Across the street from Rosie’s place is a scary and neglected-looking house. Rosie has never seen the person who lives...

I Am Change (Suzy Zail, Black Dog) 

Thursday, 4 July 2019
Suzy Zail's latest novel tells the story of young Lilian, who wants nothing more than to go to school. However, poverty, outdated traditions and the simple fact she was born...

The Lords of Melody (Phillip Gwynne, Puffin) 

Thursday, 4 July 2019
Suzi Lord lives on a street full of mansions in an old weatherboard house bought by her ex-rock star parents while they were at the height of their fame with...

Lucky Ticket (Joey Bui, Text) 

Thursday, 27 June 2019
Lucky Ticket is the debut short story collection from Joey Bui, runner-up in Overland’s 2017 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize for ‘Hot Days’, which features in this collection. ‘Lucky Ticket’,...

 

 

 

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