Bestsellers this week
Monday, 3 September 2018
For the first time since its release in July, The 104-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan) has dropped down to second spot in the weekly bestseller chart, with The Barefoot Investor...
Stretching the truth: Jack Heath on ‘The Truth App’
Thursday, 30 August 2018
The Truth App (Scholastic, September) is the first book in YA author Jack Heath’s five-book junior-fiction series 'Liars', described by reviewer Heath Graham as a ‘non-stop action-adventure ride’ for readers who want ‘techno-thrillers...
Growing pains: Karen Foxlee on ‘Lenny’s Book of Everything’
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Karen Foxlee’s middle-grade novel Lenny’s Book of Everything (A&U) is ‘bittersweet tale about heartbreak and healing’ with ‘a sense of whimsy that never feels forced’. Reviewer Karys McEwen spoke to the author. Lenny’s brother...
Two Old Men Dying (Tom Keneally, Vintage)
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Tom Keneally’s latest novel is a dual narrative shared between Shelby Apples, an Oscar-winning documentary maker in the present day, and Learned Man, thought to be a link to early...
Table for Eight (Tricia Stringer, HQ Fiction)
Thursday, 30 August 2018
The cover for Table for Eight noticeably lacks two mainstays of Tricia Stringer’s usual book covers: a woman in a hat, and a landscape in the background. This is because...
Preservation (Jock Serong, Text)
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Jock Serong's Preservation is based on the true story of the shipwrecked merchant vessel Sydney Cove in 1797. A stranded group of 17 men set out on the arduous trek...
Sisters of No Mercy (Vincent Silk, Brio)
Thursday, 30 August 2018
In Vincent Silk's debut ‘cli-fi’ novel, scenes of destruction and desperation are artfully crafted in a city that seems like most metropolises in the western world. It's an unnamed, yet...
Best Summer Stories (ed by Aviva Tuffield, Black Inc.)
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
When Black Inc. announced this year that it would discontinue the annual ‘Best Australian’ anthologies, readers and booksellers alike were disappointed. However, the announcement of a one-off anthology of short stories...
Finding home: Fiona Wright on ‘The World Was Whole’
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
With her second essay collection The World Was Whole, Fiona Wright ‘continues to set the standard for the essay form in Australia’, writes reviewer Jo Case. She spoke to the author....
Any Ordinary Day (Leigh Sales, Hamish Hamilton)
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
In her third book, Leigh Sales explores—with great clarity and intelligence—how tragedy and loss can affect people. In doing so, she confronts some of the most profound questions about being...
Bestsellers this week
Monday, 27 August 2018
The top three bestsellers in this week's charts remain the same as last week, with The 104-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan), The Barefoot Investor (Scott Pape, Wiley), and Scrublands (Chris Hammer, Allen...
The Boy at the Keyhole (Stephen Giles, Michael Joseph)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Nine-year-old Samuel is worried about his mother who has been abroad sorting out financial affairs for 113 days. To make matters worse, Samuel is stuck in a draughty old manor...
Bridge of Clay (Markus Zusak, Picador)
Friday, 24 August 2018
More than a decade after The Book Thief, Markus Zusak returns with an evocative, compassionate and exquisitely composed coming-of-age story about family, love, tragedy, and forgiveness. Narrated by Matthew, the...
The Butcherbird Stories (A S Patric, Transit Lounge)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Most readers may associate A S Patric with his Miles Franklin-winning novel Black Rock White City, but he has previously released three collections of short fiction. His latest is quietly...
The Children’s House (Alice Nelson, Knopf)
Friday, 24 August 2018
The Children’s House is a lovely, lyrical and meditative novel, with a title that refers to both an actual dormitory-style communal house in Israel, and the desire—shared by many in...
The Fragments (Toni Jordan, Text)
Friday, 24 August 2018
In The Fragments, Toni Jordan has her characters set out to solve what truly happened to a brilliant, enigmatic author who died in a fire in New York in the...
Shell (Kristina Olsson, Scribner)
Friday, 24 August 2018
In this ambitious historical novel by Kristina Olsson, Australia’s decision to send conscripts to Vietnam and the forced resignation of the architect of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon,...
When I Saw the Animal (Bernard Cohen, UQP)
Friday, 24 August 2018
A young man adopts a dog and unintentionally reveals the cracks in his family; a couple bicker over an undesired meal; a person slides slowly into insanity as a creature—or...
Blue Lake: Finding Dudley Flats and the West Melbourne Swamp (David Sornig, Scribe)
Friday, 24 August 2018
David Sornig’s Blue Lake creates a strange and layered depiction of Melbourne over time, told through the history of an overlooked place and its seemingly insignificant inhabitants. The book has...
Queerstories: Reflections on Lives Well Lived from Some of Australia’s Finest LGBTQIA+ Writers (ed by Maeve Marsden, Hachette)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Born from the series of LGBTQIA+ storytelling events that editor Maeve Marsden curates, Queerstories showcases personal stories from 26 Australian queer icons, including Benjamin Law, Rebecca Shaw, Nayuka Gorrie and...
All the Ways to be Smart (Davina Bell, illus by Allison Colpoys, Scribble)
Friday, 24 August 2018
There are many ways to be smart, and frequent collaborators Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys explore several of them in this new picture book: concrete skills such as building cubbies...
Cherries (Carrie Gallasch, illus by Sara Acton, Little Hare)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Cherries skilfully evokes the hazy joys of summer and the pleasure of anticipation. Two children enjoy a range of summertime activities while they wait for the cherries to ripen, from...
Invisible Jerry (Adam Wallace, illus by Giuseppe Poli, EK Books)
Friday, 24 August 2018
It’s hard to imagine any reader not relating to Jerry’s sense of being ‘invisible’ to those around him—he feels isolated at school and it seems nobody appreciates his worth as...
Night Walk (Alison Binks, Berbay)
Friday, 24 August 2018
This second picture book from Melbourne artist Alison Binks will appeal to gentle souls. In Night Walk, a young boy named Caspar enjoys a night-time adventure while camping with his...
Tales from the Inner City (Shaun Tan, A&U)
Friday, 24 August 2018
This extraordinary companion to Shaun Tan’s 2008 book Tales from Outer Suburbia taps into our subconscious, our ancient primitive longings, and our need for love, acceptance and understanding. In this...
The Truth App: Liars Book One (Jack Heath, Scholastic)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Jarli thinks his latest app could be a big hit: the Truth App can tell when someone is lying by analysing their voice. Jarli doesn’t see a problem with this...
The Rift (Rachael Craw, Walker Books)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Meg is on her way back to Black Water Island after a long absence. Black Water Island is the home of the Rift, a tear between our dimension and another,...
Lenny’s Book of Everything (Karen Foxlee, A&U)
Friday, 24 August 2018
Anticipation for Karen Foxlee’s new novel is sky-high given her recent gem A Most Magical Girl. Rest assured, Lenny’s Book of Everything will exceed all expectations. Lenny’s younger brother Davey...
The World Was Whole (Fiona Wright, Giramondo)
Friday, 24 August 2018
In this exquisite follow-on from her award-winning memoir-in-essays Small Acts of Disappearance, Fiona Wright continues to set the standard for the essay form in Australia. Wright’s perspective in The World...
‘Whisper’ tops Australian YA bestsellers chart
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Bestselling YA fantasy author Lynette Noni occupies the top five spots in the Australian YA bestsellers chart for July. At the top of the chart is Whisper, the first book...
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