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Bill the Bastard: The Story of Australia’s Greatest War Horse (Roland Perry, A&U)
Released November 2013
Australia didn’t just send its men to fight in the First World War. Tens of thousands of horses went too. The hardy Walers proved their worth time and again in... Read more
Tamam Shud: The Somerton Man Mystery (Kerry Greenwood, NewSouth)
Released November 2012
This book is part true crime, part memoir, part biography and part fiction, with touches of gentle humour. All up it is an engaging look at a mystery that has... Read more
The Man from the Land of Fandango (Margaret Mahy, illus by Polly Dunbar, Frances Lincoln)
Released October 2012
Margaret Mahy's recent death is a great sadness for her many fans worldwide. Twice winner of the Carnegie Medal and recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, her two previous... Read more
Ruby Red Shoes (Kate Knapp, HarperCollins)
Released November 2012
Ruby Red Shoes is a white hare, so named after footwear given to her by her grandma when she was a baby. Raised by her gentle babushka to be ‘an... Read more
On Warne (Gideon Haigh, Viking)
Released November 2012
This book reveals two of life’s certainties: one, that Gideon Haigh is an outstanding writer, and two, that Shane Warne’s tabloid-fodder life is utterly compelling. Bring the two together and... Read more
Damaged in Transit (Mary Manning, Spineless Wonders)
Released November 2012
Damaged in Transit is a collection of short stories from Melbourne writer Mary Manning. It charts familiar territory—journeys on trams, along highways and outback roads—but renders them unfamiliar through unusual... Read more
Chasing the Sun (Robin Baker, Pantera Press)
Released October 2012
Chasing the Sun is a story about vampires who definitely don’t sparkle. Rather, they take drugs, wear sunglasses at night and have jobs in fields such as pet psychiatry. Honda... Read more
Eddie Pipper (Janeen Brian, illus by Emma Stuart, New Frontier Publishing)
Released October 2012
Eddie loves penguins. He loves them more than anything in the world. He has toy penguins, books on penguins, penguin posters, and he knows all about penguins. He even dresses... Read more
Leopard Dreaming (A A Bell, Voyager)
Released October 2012
This is the final book in A A Bell’s ‘Mira Chambers’ trilogy, following Diamond Eyes and Hindsight. It’s written in the style of an urban fantasy, but with ideas that... Read more
Like a House on Fire (Cate Kennedy, Scribe)
Released October 2012
This is a heartfelt and moving collection of short stories that cuts right to the emotional centre of everyday life. With her trademark evocative prose, Cate Kennedy exposes the almost... Read more
The House of Memories (Monica McInerney, Michael Joseph)
Released October 2012
Popular fiction author Monica McInerney needs no introduction to the Australian book trade. In her new novel, Ella, an editor, is in her mid-30s and settled in domestic bliss in... Read more
Better than Fiction: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers (ed by Don George, Lonely Planet)
Released November 2012
Better than Fiction is a brilliant collection of travel stories, written especially for Lonely Planet, which spans the globe in the tradition of the publisher’s previous anthologies such as Unpacked:... Read more
Bradman’s War: How the 1948 Invincibles Changed the Game of Cricket (Malcolm Knox, Viking)
Released October 2012
I won’t deny that I wondered whether it was necessary to publish another book about cricket when Malcolm Knox’s Bradman’s War came my way. After all, cricket is one of... Read more
By the Book: A Reader’s Guide to Life (Ramona Koval, Text)
Released November 2012
Imagine you are sitting in a cosy lounge room somewhere, chatting with literary journalist Ramona Koval about her life and reading interests. There are casual recollections of her past, and... Read more
Canberra (Paul Daley, NewSouth)
Released November 2012
Canberra is a city that spawns much small-time mythology in the national psyche. Between the fat-cat pollies, the overpaid public servants, the conspiratorial lobbyists and the tame journos wining and... Read more
Collectomania (Claudia Chan Shaw, ABC Books)
Released November 2012
The ABC TV series Collectors was a must-watch in our household for many years, and collectors all over the country mourned its demise. Now fashion designer and Collectors co-host Claudia... Read more
Montebello: A Memoir (Robert Drewe, Viking)
Released October 2012
I’ve always liked Robert Drewe’s writing. He writes with humility and clarity, in spare, uncomplicated prose, with a storyteller’s gift in short and long fiction, essay and memoir. Montebello is... Read more
Little Elephants (Graeme Base, Viking)
Released October 2012
Graeme Base needs no introduction. His books, including Animalia and The Eleventh Hour, are firmly established as classics. His latest book is a fairytale-like story in which adversity is overcome... Read more
The Moon Shines Out of the Dark (Stephanie Dowrick & Anne Spudvilas, A&U)
Released October 2012
The Moon Shines Out of the Dark is a moving collaboration between Stephanie Dowrick and Anne Spudvilas. It combines evocative illustrations with a story that sensitively addresses the fear of... Read more
Tree: A Little Story about Big Things (Danny Parker, illus by Matt Ottley, Little Hare)
Released October 2012
This ‘little story about big things’ explores the cycle of life and death, the turn of seasons, survival of the fittest and the delicacy of beautiful things. This complex and... Read more
