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14 February 2025

 

Libraries ready to feel the love x

A global day of celebration, Library Lovers’ Day (LLD) is celebrated every 14 February to recognise libraries, library workers, and library users. First celebrated in Australia in 2006 by the... Read more
 
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the cover for Bad Bridesmaid, a book by Rachael Johns

 

Romance rules charts in lead-up to Valentine's Day x

Top 10 bestsellers Onyx Storm (Special Ltd Ed) (Rebecca Yarros, Piatkus) Onyx Storm (Rebecca Yarros, Piatkus) The Let Them Theory (Mel Robbins, Hay House) Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Piatkus) Deep... Read more
 
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cover after the great storm

 

Books in the media this weekend, 15–16 February x

A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper After the Great Storm (Ann Dombroski, Transit Lounge) The Grapevine (Kate Kemp,... Read more
 
 

Creating Schools: Where Students and Teachers Want to Be
Michael Lawrence & Fabio D’Agostin, Melbourne Books, February 2025, reviewed by Merril Darling
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Teachers Michael Lawrence (Testing 3, 2, 1) and Fabio D’Agostin (whose PhD was called ‘Task-Related Emotions in Mathematics Education’) have written an informed and considered exploration of the growing crises... Read more

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Gutsy Girls
Josie McSkimming, UQP, February 2025, reviewed by Heidi Maier
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When Dorothy Porter died in 2008, Australia lost one of its greatest contemporary poets. The author of nine poetry collections and five verse novels, Porter had a lusty, raw and... Read more

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Joan Lindsay: The Hidden Life of the Woman Who Wrote 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
Brenda Niall, Text, February 2025, reviewed by Megan Koch
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Brenda Niall’s portrait of author Joan Lindsay is bookended by her charming recollections of meeting Lindsay in 1984, just months before her death. In the intervening chapters of this concise... Read more

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Outrageous Fortunes
Megan Brown & Lucy Sussex, La Trobe, February 2025, reviewed by Nathan Smith
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‘Mary Fortune’ might sound like a pseudonym but it’s the name of one of Australia’s most prolific—if often overlooked—woman crime writers. Outrageous Fortunes is a dual biography of Fortune and... Read more

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Ten Ways to Find Love … and How to Keep It
Lisa Portolan, Echo, February 2025, reviewed by Michelle Atkins
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Lisa Portolan’s Ten Ways to Find Love … and How to Keep It explores the idea that pursuing love in the digital age is not just about finding love but... Read more

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Women of a Certain Courage
ed by Bron Bateman, Fremantle, February 2025, reviewed by Nilab Siddiqi
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In this compelling anthology, 18 women from diverse backgrounds challenge traditional notions of what it means to be courageous. Edited by Bron Bateman (Of Memory and Furniture), Women of a... Read more

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Your Soul Purpose: Manifest a Life You Love
Aubrey Daquinag, Hardie Grant Books, February 2025, reviewed by Becca Whitehead
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Aubrey Daquinag’s Your Soul Purpose: Manifest a Life You Love offers an accessible entry point for readers looking to shift their thinking about life. The book introduces key concepts to... Read more

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