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24 November 2023

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Fourth Wing wins 2023 Dymocks Book of the Year

Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette Australia) has been named Dymocks 2023 Book of the Year, and Come Together: Things every Aussie kid should know about the First Peoples (Isaiah Firebrace,... Read more
 
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The Palestine Laboratory wins 2023 Walkley Book Award

Antony Loewenstein has won the 2023 Walkley Book Award for The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world (Antony Loewenstein, Scribe). Loewenstein’s book beat shortlisted works Ghosts of... Read more
 
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Bestsellers

 

Iron Flame holds on to top spot x

Top 10 bestsellers Iron Flame (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) The Secret (Lee & Andrew Child, Bantam) Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros, Hachette) No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #18) (Jeff Kinney,... Read more
 

Books in the media

 

Books in the media this weekend, 25–26 November x

A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper  Best Australian Political Cartoons (ed by Russ Radcliffe, Scribe) Into Your... Read more
 

Unlocked reviews: New-release picture books

 

Artichoke to Zucchini
Alice Oehr, Scribble, November 2023, reviewed by Fay Helfenbaum x

If you’re looking for an A–Z book with a twist, Alice Oehr’s Artichoke to Zucchini: An alphabet of delicious things from around the world is it. From ubiquitous bananas to... Read more

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Bedtime Stories for Hard Days
Scott Stuart, Bright Light, November 2023, reviewed by Jacqui Davies x

Scott Stuart is a children’s book creator and speaker whose mission is to empower kids beyond gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity. He first became famous on social media for encouraging... Read more

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Crow Baby
Helen Milroy, Fremantle, November 2023, reviewed by Fay Helfenbaum  x

Set in a time long ago, when the universe was newly created and things were ‘unpredictable and unique’, a baby is born containing two spirits—one human and one crow. The... Read more

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Eighteen Summers
Penny Harrison, illus Leila Rudge, Little Hare, November 2023, reviewed by Jacqui Davies  x

Picture book author Penny Harrison is known for her warm and tender tales that celebrate the wildness and freedom of childhood. Her latest book, Eighteen Summers, carries on this theme. Opening with... Read more

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Good Night, Good Beach
Joy Cowley, illus Hilary Jean Tapper, Gecko Press, November 2023, reviewed by M H Alessandrino  x

A celebration of summer, holidays and the natural world, award-winning Aotearoa New Zealand author Joy Cowley’s latest picture book, Good Night, Good Beach, follows five children and their adventures across one day as... Read more

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A Grandma to Love
Ashling Kwok, Little Pink Dog, November 2023, reviewed by M H Alessandrino  x

Tessa has always wanted a grandma to call her very own. When Tessa’s mum takes her to the local retirement village for ‘Adopt a Grandparent Day’, she meets many wonderful... Read more

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Hunter on Holiday: A big trip around Europe
Jessica and Stephen Parry-Valentine, illus Ashlee Spink, Puffin, November 2023, reviewed by Phil Lesnie  x

In 2015, Jessica and Stephen Parry-Valentine quit their jobs, booked a one-way flight to New York, and have been sharing their wayfaring through over 80 countries with an audience of... Read more

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Penguin Oh Penguin
Gladys Milroy, illus Helen Milroy, Magabala, November 2023, reviewed by Clare Millar x

Penguin Oh Penguin is a mother/daughter collaboration between Palyku women Gladys and Helen Milroy, and a charming picture book for early childhood. Gladys Milroy, author of Silver Leaves, wrote this... Read more

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