Abbeys.com.au Summer Reading Catalogue 2022

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Booker Prize

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida - war photographer, gambler and closet queen - has woken up dead, his dismembered body sinking in the serene Beira Lake. He has no idea who killed him, and at a time when scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try to solve his own murder and to contact the man and woman he loves most, and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. Pb $32.99

Indie Awards

Book of the Year

Love Stories Trent Dalton

I’ve always thought that people’s love stories are their best ones, so I think this is a wonderful book! Dalton set himself up with a typewriter on a Brisbane city street for a couple of months in 2021 with a sign that asked passers-by to tell him a love story. And they did! Stories of love kept and lost, past and optimistically of the future, heartbreaking ones and heart-warming ones. A beautiful collection, moving, profound, sometimes funny and presented with deep and direct empathy. Lindy Hb $32.99

Bodies of Light Jennifer Down

Maggie has reinvented herself a number of times since her childhood. Severely traumatised, abused from an early age and then institutionalised, she is a flawed and complex character who has managed to survive all the ills that society and circumstance have put her through. A heartbreaking and tender portrayal of a woman who has suffered greatly, yet still found the inner strength and resilience to make her own life.

Pb $32.99

ABIA Book of the Year

Love and Virtue Diana Reid

This debut novel centres on the friendship between two first-year university students, Eve and Michaela, as they navigate life on campus at a prestigious Sydney university. Reid explores themes of privilege, wealth, entitlement, class and toxic masculinity. She also expertly tackles topics like feminism, consent and unequal power dynamics in relationships in a very thought-provoking way. I found the characters strikingly real and intriguing, and also loved reading about local Sydney places. A wonderful, powerful book! Hannah Pb $22.99

Seeing Other People Diana Reid

An absorbing and reflective novel centred around two sisters in their 20s in post-lockdown Sydney. Reid expertly captures the atmosphere of Sydney’s inner west and the feeling of hot, slow summers. She focuses on the uncertainty and peculiarity of redefining a sibling relationship as adults out of the childhood family dynamic. The characters are real and complicated, the situations they find themselves in messy. Her writing is sharp, observant and wry; she writes with humour, but also with a sense of gravity, about the complexities of navigating familial and romantic relationships. A stunning and thought-provoking summer read! Hannah Pb $32.99

Salonika Burning Gail Jones

The year is 1917 and the great town of Salonika (present day Thessaloniki) is nearly destroyed by fire. Amidst the ensuing chaos, four people - referred to only by their first names, but loosely based on the historical figures Stella Franklin, Olive King, Grace Pailthorpe and Stanley Spencer - try to cope with the horrors they’re witnessing. Jones’ economical use of language has a power all of its own, while she embroiders the odd sentence with a gravitas that prompts you to look up from the page to ponder and reflect. Recommended. Greg Hb $34.99

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Sweeney and the Bicycles

Philip Salom

Sweeney, an ex-con with acquired brain injury, can’t help stealing elegant bicycles, disguising his face with paint to fool any watcher - human or AI. Asha Sen is his psychiatrist, helping him to overcome his childhood traumas. Her husband Bruce develops surveillance techniques that use facial recognition technology. Rose, another of Asha’s clients, is a data analyst who loves patterns and how people move through them. Set in inner north Melbourne, this is a warm and wise novel about being seen and being recognised, full of joyous language and perceptive characterisation. Lindy Pb $32.99

Bon and Lesley

Shaun Prescott

When a bushfire stops the train he’s on, Bon does something he’s always dreamt of - he steps off the train and out of his life. Falling in with two brothers, Steven and Jack Grady, and Lesley - an enigmatic fellow escapee from the city - they form an ersatz family fuelled by fried food and cheap booze, and bound by something they can’t name, in a place of surreal regulations and shifting portals on the edge of catastrophe. Absurdist, daring and absorbing! Pb $29.95

The Settlement Jock Serong

On the windswept point of an island at the edge of Van Diemen’s Land, the Commandant huddles with a small force of white men and women. He has gathered together, under varying degrees of coercion and duress, the last of the Tasmanians, or so he believes. His purpose is to save them - from a number of things, but most pressingly from the murderous intent of the pastoral settlers on their country. A career-defining masterpiece! Pb $32.99

My Soul Twin Nino Haratischvili

A modern-day Wuthering Heights ($14.99) from the author of The Eighth Life ($26.99). Two families, one devastating secret, and an epic story of forbidden love. Eight years have passed since Stella last saw Ivo, but when he returns, the reunion of their unconventional family will change the course of her ordinary life. An intense love story about forbidden desire, the ties that bind us, and whether we can ever truly forget what we leave behind. Pb $32.99

The Hemsworth Effect James Weir

Aimee is a Byron Bay local, but since the Hemsworths moved in, she’s finding it hard to afford living there. Her engagement is on hold, and just when things couldn’t get any worse, her micro-influencer niece arrives, looking to build her brand. Aimee gets swept up with a group of influencers-turned-reality-stars, but maybe amongst all the desperate wannabes, cashed-up celebs and cringe-worthy hashtags, she’ll find exactly what she’s looking for. An hilarious and irreverent novel!

Pb $32.99December

Iris Fiona Kelly McGregor

Who is Iris Webber? A thief, a fighter, a wife, a lover, a musician, a big-hearted fool. A woman who has prevailed against the toughest gangsters of the day, defying police time and again, yet is now trapped in a prison cell. Rollicking through the underbelly of 1930s sly-grog Sydney and based on actual events, this is a fierce, fascinating tale of a woman who couldn’t be held back. Pb $34.99

Lessons Ian McEwan

Roland Baines, a man of thwarted ambitions, has his life changed forever when his wife up and leaves him with their newborn son. It's 1986 and Chernobyl is just starting to make the news as Roland finds himself under suspicion by the police for his wife’s absence. This is not a thriller, but a thrilling, epic tale of one man’s life set against the turbulent latter half of the 20th century. Powerful, moving and beautifully nuanced, this is McEwan at his absolute best. Greg Pb $32.99

Act of Oblivion Robert Harris

In 1660, General Edward Whalley and Colonel William Goffe cross the Atlantic. They’re on the run, wanted for the murder of Charles I. Under the provisions of the Act of Oblivion, they’ve been found guilty in absentia of high treason. In London, Richard Nayler, secretary of the regicide committee of the Privy Council, is tasked with tracking them down and he’ll stop at nothing until they’re brought to justice. An epic journey across continents, this is a chase like no other.

Pb $32.99

The Winners Fredrik Backman

Beartown has suffered in the past, but no-one wants to talk about the events that happened. When two of the residents return after time abroad, they reunite with friends and recognise the changes in the town. But the past is always there, and the community is both resilient and resistant. Good people can be capable of evil, and evil people do good deeds... A novel of characters, rather than plot, as Backman’s novels (the best-known being A Man Called Ove $19.99) often are, written with compassion and feeling. Pb $32.99

The Romantic William Boyd

Set in the 19th century, this panoramic novel follows the rollercoaster fortunes of a man as he tries to negotiate the random stages, adventures and vicissitudes of his life. He is variously a soldier, farmer, pawnbroker, bankrupt, jailbird, writer, gigolo and, finally, a minor diplomat based in Trieste (then in Austria-Hungary), where he sees out the end of his days. Pb $32.99

Willowman Inga Simpson

Allan Reader, unhappily separated from his wife and distant from his daughter, carries on his family’s traditional business in Melbournemaking cricket bats. When a young Queensland cricketer, Todd Harrow, catches his attention, he decides to craft a special bat for him. As Todd fulfils his early promise, Allan reconnects with the world. But both cricket and life can throw the players unexpected challenges... A book that combines meditative passages on the arcane craft of bat-making, wine and music, with brilliant characterisation and compelling descriptions of cricket, and ultimately the different forms creativity takes. Even for a noncricket lover like me, this is a richly rewarding read! Lindy Pb $32.99

Lucy by the Sea Elizabeth Strout

In March 2020, Lucy’s ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. She reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into months and it’s just Lucy, William and their complex past together in the little house nestled by the sea. From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of My Name is Lucy Barton ($22.99). Hb $32.99

The Passenger Cormac McCarthy

The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses

1922 Text with Essays and Notes

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novel that tests and titillates the reader in equal measure. Molly Bloom’s single-sentence soliloquy made many a reader weak at the knees. The 988 pages of this remarkably well-priced edition has copious notes, maps and photos to help and guide the

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Greg Hb $56.95

Makoto Shinkai & Naruki Nagakawa

Four women - and their cats - living on the outskirts of Tokyo navigate difficult times in this Japanese bestseller. A cat named Chobi sends silent messages of courage to a young woman; a gifted artist fatally misunderstands her boss’s enthusiasm for her paintings; a manga fan shuts herself away after her friend’s death while her cat Cookie hatches a plan to persuade her outside; a woman who has dedicated her life to a distant husband learns a lesson in independence from her cat. A heart-stopping and tender read.

Hb $32.99

The Glass House Brooke Dunnell

Relieved to take time out from her faltering marriage, Julia returns to her home town to help her father move into aged care - easier said than done, especially when he reveals a guest has come to stay. She bumps into her childhood friend Davina, who takes a determined interest in all the things Julia hoped she’d left behind. Along with four decades of possessions, she uncovers some long-forgotten, deeply unsettling memories. This debut novel is a stunning portrayal of family and friendship, secrets and betrayal. Pb $32.99

Fanatic Heart Tom Keneally

A lawyer, activist and politician, John Mitchel was convicted of treason in Ireland and transported first to Bermuda, then South Africa, then Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), where he was given a ticket of leave. This is a fictional retelling of his life and exploits by Tom Kenneally - himself an Irish descendent of convicts, who again shows his skill in taking on new and challenging characters and ideas. Pb $32.99

A plane crashes into the waters off New Orleans and Bobby Western, a salvage diver, is part of a team called in to investigate. Nine passengers are found, but the black box and a tenth passenger are missing. What starts with an intriguing opening gambit - teasing you into thinking this may be a thriller noir in the style of No Country for Old Men ($19.99) - soon becomes a study of grief, sorrow and regret, with Bobby haunted by the suicide of his sister and the ghost of his father, who helped develop the atom bomb. The story dives and swirls through a menagerie of ghosts and memories littered with soul-searching characters and unforgettable dialogue. A must read, albeit a challenging one. The companion novel featuring Bobby’s sister, Stella Maris (Hb $34.99), is due mid-Dec. Greg Hb $45

Limberlost Robbie Arnott

In the heat of a long summer, Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him enough money to buy a small boat. As his story unfolds over the following decades, we see how his choices that summer come to shape the course of his life, the fate of his family and the future of the valley, with its seasons of death and rebirth. The third novel by the award-winning author of Flames and The Rain Heron ($22.99 each). Pb $32.99

Septology Jon Fosse

An extraordinary seven-novel sequence presented for the first time in one volume of 752 pages - the magnum opus of this celebrated Norwegian author. Asle, an ageing painter and widower who lives alone on the southwest coast of Norway, reminisces about his life. Meanwhile in Bjorgvin, Asle is an alcoholic, lonely painter - and the coastal Asle’s doppelganger. Both are grappling with life’s big questions - death, love, light and shadow. An immersive, hypnotic and transcendent work. Pb $39.95

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

Damon is born to a teenaged mother in a trailer park in southern Appalachia. His stepfather is abusive and violent, his mother has an opioid addiction, and Damon (nicknamed Demon) ends up in a series of foster homes. He is cynical and quick-witted, yet retains a good heart, despite all the tragedies that befall him. With believable characters and finely-drawn settings, this modern adaptation of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield ($16.99) is an unforgettable portrayal of modern America and its manifold problems. Pb $32.99

Liberation Day George Saunders

The first short story collection from Saunders in 10 years, this showcases all the qualities you expect from this fine writer. Most of the nine stories are set just slightly into the future, with a touch of dystopia, the occasional splash of fantasy and a lot of subversion. The underlying themes are concerned with humanity, connections, power and ethics. At times unsettling and thought-provoking, but always finely constructed writing! Lindy Pb $29.99

WINNER

Corporal Hitler's Pistol Tom Keneally Penguin Random House Pb $22.99

How did Corporal Hitler's Luger from the First World War end up being the weapon that killed an IRA turncoat in Kempsey, New South Wales, in 1933?

Horse Geraldine Brooks Hachette Australia Hb $39.99

Cold Coast Robyn Mundy Ultimo Press Pb $22.99

WINNER

Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief Katrina Nannestad HarperCollins Publishers Australia Hb $19.99

In her story of a young boy who becomes a soldier at only six years of age, Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War.

Katipo Joe: Wolf’s Lair Brian Falkner Scholastic New Zealand Pb $16.99

The Wearing of the Green Claire Saxby Walker Books Pb $18.99

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All in a Day Chihiro Takeuchi

This charming book highlights the importance of community by telling the story of the inhabitants of an apartment block over the course of a day. The shops on the ground floor move at a different pace to the occupants of the flats, but everyone is busy at some time of the day. Readers can follow the comings and goings as the clock moves from hour to hour, and the bright and joyful paper-cut illustrations are full of delightful details. Ages 3-6 Lindy Hb $26.99

Tea and Sugar Christmas

Jane Jolly & Robert Ingpen

This award-winning book is a delightful story of waiting for the Tea and Sugar Train, which serviced the railway communities across the Nullarbor Plain from 1915 to 1996. Kathleen looks forward to the train’s arrival each week, but the first train in December is especially anticipated - Father Christmas is on board! Ingpen’s sensitively rendered and beautifully detailed illustrations capture not just a child’s excitement of a special day, but also the rugged, dusty settlement and the vast landscapes. Ages 5-8. Lindy Pb $19.99

11 Words for Love

Randa Abdel-Fattah & Maxine Beneba Clarke

A young child whose family fled their country with a suitcase tells how they know all the words for love. They find it in their new home, among new friends, sharing special occasions and the sweet simplicity of ordinary life, community and nature. With energetic and colourful illustrations, this is a generous and heart-warming picture book to share with children young and old. Lindy Hb $24.99

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Star of Anise Jane Jolly & Di Wu

Annie and Arthur eagerly await the next visit of Bhagwan Singh - a hawker who travels the remote regions of Australia bringing goods and desirable things in his horse-drawn wagon, relaying news from distant places, and adding a touch of wonder and mystery to their ordinary lives. With colourful illustrations, this is a gentle story of different traditions. Includes four pages of factual information to fill in the historic story of the Afghan, Sikh and Punjabi hawkers. Ages 5-7 Pb $17.99

Jigsaw A Puzzle in the Post Bob Graham

One day the Kelly family receive an anonymously-sent jigsaw. Dad sets his watch to Late Autumn, and with time on their hands, everyone (including Lucy the dog) participates. But as many a jigsaw devotee has experienced, there’s a piece missing! So with hope and wishful thinking, they set off to find it at the recycling centre amongst the old memories and mementoes. Full of lovely details in the softwashed illustrations, this sweet and gentle story celebrates togetherness, persistence, hope and kindness... and the joy of completing a jigsaw! Ages 3-6 Lindy Hb $27.99

What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking

Tina Oziewicz & Aleksandra Zajac

What do feelings do when they aren’t being watched?

Well, Contentment rests in an armchair with a cup of tea in its paws. Delight runs to show a friend a newly discovered book. Worry juggles. Trust builds bridges, but Insecurities build cages. This gorgeous book envisages emotions as soft, plump creatures, expressively and eloquently depicted in monochrome drawings with meticulous shadings. A delightful take on explaining feelings, this is the type of picture book that appeals to children and adults alike! Lindy Hb $24.99

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Amazing Animal Journeys Jennifer Cossins

This focuses on 25 animals - birds, insects, mammals - that travel vast distances. Terns that fly from one pole to the other, twice a year! Wildebeest migrations visible from space! Dragonflies that travel thousands of kilometres! With trademark bright and bold images, this award-winning artist delights the curious naturalist aged 7-10 with accessible information and fascinating facts. A beautiful addition to your bookshelf. Lindy Hb $26.99

Surprising Sea Creatures #1 How We Came to Be

Sami Bayly

Having delighted readers with her Illustrated Encyclopaedias of Ugly Animals, Dangerous Animals and Peculiar Pairs (Hb $32.99 each), Bayly now turns to telling stories of evolution, and how creatures came to be. This book introduces some interesting denizens of the deep, like yeti crabs and comb jellyfish, tripod spiderfish and deep-sea flounder. Simple, concise text is enlivened by naturalistic and expressive illustrations. Perfect for the young naturalist 6-9. Lindy Hb $19.99

Diary of a Rescued Wombat The Untold Story Jackie French & Bruce Whatley

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Sniffle Snuffle #1 Toodle the Cavoodle

Richard Tulloch & Heidi Cooper Smith

Sniffling and snuffling is what Toodle likes to do! Lillipilly Lane where he lives has everything from stinky smells to sticky ones, and best of all, could-be-good-to-eat smells! But when the grandparents of the street decide to fix up his favourite sniffle-snuffle patch, Toodle is in their way and has to hide - and that’s when his adventure starts! With cheerful and expressive illustrations, and jaunty writing that begs to be read out loud, this is a sweet book to share with youngsters 3-6. Lindy Hb $24.99 Pb $14.99

Frank’s Red Hat Sean Avery

Frank is a penguin who has good ideas... sometimes! In a black and white world, Frank wants to introduce a little colour, and when his new idea - a red hat - coincides with an unfortunate event, the other penguins are too afraid to try any hat, whatever shadefuchsia! artichoke! cyan! beige! But perhaps others are more willing to experiment and Frank’s good ideas will find an appreciative audience... sometimes! Witty illustrations and a delightful, clever story that is truly fun to read out loud. Ages 4+ Lindy Hb $25.99

Aesop’s Fables

Caroline Lawrence & Robert Ingpen

Mothball the Wombat - star of the phenomenally bestselling Diary of a Wombat ($16.99) - stars again in this book. This is the story of how she came to live with humans, how she had to train them (and wasn’t that hard work!) and how essential it is to nap whenever the feeling takes you! Full of the lovely humour and expressive illustrations we’ve come to expect, this is a delight to share with wombat-lovers of any age. Lindy Hb $24.99

Retold by Caroline Lawrence and illustrated by Robert Ingpen, this splendid volume of classic morality tales is given new life and vivid realisation by these two highly acclaimed creators. Told in a lightly conversational manner, these little stories of talking animals and visiting gods still contain great truth and wisdom. Enhanced by expressive and carefully rendered illustrations in muted, realistic hues. A collection to treasure for any age! Lindy Hb $35

The Happiest Boy on Earth

The incredible story of The Happiest Man on Earth Eddie Jaku

A retelling for children of the phenomenal The Happiest Man on Earth (Hb $32.99, Hb illustrated $44.99). It takes the form of Eddie telling his beloved great-grandchildren the story of his childhood and of the changes that occurred when he reached his teenage years. He relates the dark times simply and how, even at the worst of them, he still had reasons for thankfulness. As he says, what he has to share is not his pain, but love and kindness, friendship and generosity, curiosity and hope. A beautiful book for all ages. Lindy Hb $26.99

Koori Princess Anita Heiss

Teish really thinks she is a Disney princess. Her loving, but teasing, siblings tell her Indigenous kids can’t be royalty, but Teish isn’t having a bar of that. She can be whatever she wants! And if it’s a pink-obsessed princess, then that doesn’t mean she can’t think for herself or that she isn’t a strong young girl. With gentle lessons of acceptance and identity, and quiet messages about gender roles and Indigenous concerns, this insightful tale is shot through with sparkling humour. Perfect for readers 7-10. Lindy Pb $16.99

Silver Leaves Gladys Milroy

Owl and Night Parrot live peacefully in a tree away from the noisy birds of the day - until the other trees are cut down and the day birds move in. Deciding to plant seeds, the birds all go out searching, with little luck. On his travels, Night Parrot meets a lonely goanna who sheds silver tears at his story, and offers him her own story. A moving tale of working together and the importance of conservation, told simply and directly, with bold and expressive black and white illustrations. Ages 4-6 Lindy Hb $24.99

Owl and Star Helen Milroy

This simply told, beautiful story tells of an owl who loves to sit and watch the stars sparkle, but particularly one little star he feels a connection to. One night he can’t find that star and goes on a journey looking for her, and in the process learns that friendship and helping others is very rewarding. Striking and bold illustrations enhance this heart-warming tale. Ages 3-6 Hb $24.99

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What’s the Big Idea?

Australian Inventions that Changed the World

Sue Lawson & Karen Tayleur

So you probably know that the Victa lawnmower and the Hills Hoist are Australian inventions. And that Wi-fi and Vegemite are too. But what about pre-paid postage (1838 NSW), notepads (1902 Launceston), surf skis (1912 Port Macquarie) and stainless steel braces (1956 Adelaide)? Over 60 inventions are featured in this book, with photographs, illustrations, timelines and interesting chunks of information. Great for ages 7+ Lindy Hb $24.99

Meanwhile Back on Earth Finding Our Place Through Time & Space

Oliver Jeffers

Having written a book for his son, Here We Are (Pb $19.99), and for his daughter, What We’ll Build (Hb $24.99), this one is for both of them. A father takes his two children on a cosmic ride, showing them the history of the world and the conflicts that have shaped humanity. Both a brief history of Earth and a quick tour of the universe, this gorgeous book is full of warmth, wit and Jeffers’ trademark quirky illustrations, emphasising the similarities and family connections of everyone on the planet. A reassuring and loving book to share with youngsters 3-6. Lindy Hb $27.99

Factopia Planet Earth Geography with All the Boring Bits Taken Out

Katie Dicker

This book is packed to bursting with all sorts of fantastic facts that readers will enjoy sharing. More people have been into space than to the bottom of the ocean. A town in India receives 11 metres of water annually, yet parts of the Antarctic haven’t had rain for more than two million years. Colourful illustrations and imaginative infographics add to the appeal. Learning should always be this much fun! Ages 7-10 Lindy Hb $29.99

How Everything Works Clive Gifford & James Gulliver Hancock

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Amazing Night Sky Atlas

The Ultimate Stargazing Guide Nancy Dickmann

This fine and fact-laden book has a very attractive mix of illustrations, photographs, charts, diagrams and graphics. It covers history, some of the personalities of the past, practical tips on stargazing (with or without telescopes), the differences between hemispheres and an overview of the solar system. If that wasn’t enough for any incipient astronomer, there’s also a wealth of excellent information about different constellations. Brilliant for ages 8-12 (but I reckon many an adult would enjoy reading this before giving it away!) Also available: Amazing World Atlas (Hb $29.99) Lindy Hb $29.99

Unstoppable Us

Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World

Yuval Noah Harari & Ricard Zaplana Ruiz

From the bestselling author of Sapiens ($24.99) comes a retelling of human history that explains how relatively puny mammals have managed to rule the world through their one unstoppable superpower - telling stories!

An engaging book full of accessible information and fullcolour illustrations that will spark young readers aged 9-13 into learning more about the human race. For older readers, see Sapiens: A Graphic History Vol 1 and Vol 2 (Hb $39.99 each). Hb $39.95

Another wonderful addition to the How Things Work series, including Airports, Trains, Ships and Spaceships ($24.99 each). This book explains technology and gadgets, showing changes over time and in different places - on farms, in offices and factories and at home. It also covers things like demolition, communication, medical science, entertainment, driving, delivery systems and shopping. Lots of foldouts, lift-the-flaps and clear and concise explanations. Guaranteed to keep readers 7-10 occupied and entertained while it informs! Lindy Board book $24.99

In the Hall of the Mountain King

The Story Orchestra

Jessica Courtney Tickle

I love this series - for the bright illustrations and introductions to classic music and composers, and for the quality of the music reproductions! This title showcases Edvard Grieg’s marvellous Peer Gynt suite, telling the story of a young boy’s adventures in - and under - the Norwegian countryside. Press firmly on the icon on the pages detailing his escapades to hear excerpts from the score. Includes background information about instruments and Grieg. A beautiful addition to any youngster’s bookshelf! Ages 4-7 Lindy Hb $29.99

Tilda Sue Whiting

Matilda Moss is almost 11 when her father reluctantly leaves her at Brushwood Convent and Orphanage for Girls in February 1900. Misfortune has followed them since her mother died, but Tilda knows her Papa loves her dearly and it won’t be long before he comes back for her. But as a year passes and the cruel Sister Agatha makes her life difficult, Tilda knows she has to take matters into her own hands. A brave and determined character, a well-drawn historical setting and an engrossing story for ages 9-12. Lindy Pb $17.99

The Little Match Girl Strikes Back

Emma Carroll & Lauren Child

Bridie is poor, cold and hungry. She sells matches to help feed her family. Her mother, who works in a match factory, is steadily getting sicker from the chemicals involved. When an accident leaves Bridie with only three matches, she tumbles into visions as each one is struck. Through them, she sees a different world, and realises she can change her future and that of others - and so leads the factory workers out on strike. Enhanced by exquisite illustrations, this feisty, feminist retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale is both unsentimental and stirring! Ages 9-13 Hb $19.99

Waiting for the Storks

See also Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief on page 5

Zofia Ulinski is a good Polish girl, but is torn from her family in 1941 by the Germans who invade Krakow. Sent to Germany with other blue-eyed blondes, they are indoctrinated and forced to believe they are really German orphans. To survive, she complies, and when she is adopted by a loving and well-off couple, she forgets her true background. But one day she meets the enslaved Tomasz and her past resurfaces... Based on the Lebensborn program, this is another of award-winning Nannestad’s sensitively rendered novels of children’s experiences during WWII. Ages 9-12 Lindy Hb $19.99

Into Goblyn Wood Anna Kemp & David Wyatt

Hazel was left at the Ditchmoor School for the Wretched when she was two. She has a pendant which can’t be removed, a deep attachment for animals and nature - rather than other people - and one dear friend, Pete. When he’s kidnapped, she finds herself in a realm of odd creatures whose magical power is gradually draining away, so it’s not just Pete who needs her help! A rich and lively world with great characters, this is the first of a planned trilogy.

Ages 8-12 Pb $16.99

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Robin Stevens

I’ve loved the Murder Most Unladylike series - a cross between Agatha Christie and Enid Blyton - so it’s a pleasure to revisit that world, this time during WWII and starring May Wong, Hazel’s half-sister. May knows that children make the best spies and, along with her friend Eric, applies to join the Ministry. But when they’re turned away, they decide to investigate the Verey family, whom they suspect are passing on secrets… and of course discover more than they bargained for! Great fun for ages 8-13 (and a few adults too!) Lindy Pb $16.99

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Aaron Falk returns and must navigate the loyalties and conflicts of a tight-knit community to solve a young mother’s disappearance. Kim Gillespie was reported missing when her baby was found alone in her pram amidst the crowd at an annual festival. One year later, Falk arrives in town to attend a christening - a celebration overshadowed by unanswered questions and lingering suspicion. He just wants a quiet time with friends, but can’t ignore his instincts and his drive to uncover the truth. Harper delivers a slow-burn mystery and a satisfying resolution to Falk’s character arc. Gavin Pb $32.99

The Tilt Chris Hammer

Nell Buchanan has achieved her desired promotion to Homicide, but when she’s sent to look into a cold case, she’s quietly peeved. It doesn’t help that it’s in her home town on the Murray, which she was relieved to leave behind. As the novel unfolds across time and from different viewpoints, more bodies and more mysteries start to point uncomfortably close to her family, and Nell herself is in terrible danger... I’m a huge fan of Hammer’s atmospheric, twist-and-turn thrillers, but this new book is another level of page-turning, thoroughly-engrossing crime writing! Lindy Pb $32.99

Day’s End

#4 Paul Hirschhausen Garry Disher

Based in a small town police station a long way north of Adelaide, Sergeant Paul Hirschhausen's rounds involve weekly runs covering a huge territory (the size of Belgium we're told). Across this area, Covid and social divisions play out among the community with all manner of crimes from small to large coming his way and the stresses start to pile up for Hirsch. It feels very true to life and the many threads come to a satisfying and dramatic close. Craig Pb $32.99

After the Flood #3 Dan Clement Dave Warner DI Dan Clement and his team are back in another solid mystery set in Broome and surrounds. The flood of the title refers to the collapse of a dam near an overseas mine, wiping out a nearby village with much loss of life. As the ramifications of the event become apparent, the story draws in themes of corporate responsibility and social protest as Clement heads up a baffling murder investigation. You don't need to have read earlier books from the series because each mystery stands well on its own. Thoroughly satisfying reading with lots of rumination on life and its challenges along the way. Craig Pb $32.99

Blood and Ink

Brett Adams

1971. Hal is 17, with dreams of escaping Moorabool for a life in the city. His packing-room job makes him a target for workplace bullies. The friendship of the older, more worldly, Christine is all that makes each day bearable, so when she doesn’t turn up for work, he’s on the alert. So is Sergeant Mick Goodenough. Mick and Hal are both determined to dig up the truth. From the author of The Night Whistler ($22.99) comes another nail-biting rural thriller. Pb $32.99

Dirt Town Hayley Scrivenor

One sweltering Friday in Durton, best friends Ronnie and Esther leave school together. Esther never makes it home. Ronnie’s going to find her, she has a plan. Lewis will help. Their friend can’t be gone, Ronnie won’t believe it. Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels can believe it, she’s seen what people are capable of. She knows how, in a moment of weakness, a person can be driven to do something they never thought possible. This accomplished debut weaves multiple narrative perspectives into an engrossing mystery. If you like Jane Harper, make this your next read. Gavin Pb $32.99

The Next Girl Pip Drysdale

When Billie wakes up in a stranger’s bed, she doesn’t remember how she got there. Then she remembers that today she’s going to get fired as a paralegal because the assault case she was assisting on went wrong. Her problem is: she wants to help people. She needs to. So she decides to stop the perpetrator herself, because as she gradually reveals to you, she has history, she knows how to do this. But maybe someone else knows she can too, and she’s about to walk into a trap… Pacy, can’t-put-down reading! Lindy Pb $32.99

Murder by the Seaside Ten Classic Crime Stories for Summer

Cecily Gayford

There’s nothing like a collection of classic crime stories for summer! From Cornish beaches to the French Riviera, here are 10 tales of mystery and mayhem from esteemed authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle, G K Chesterton, Gladys Mitchell and Cyril Hare. Perfect beachside reading for those long hot days. Pb $19.99

US exchange student Hieronymous Beck is such a fan of Professor Jack Griffen that he inveigles himself into Griffen’s literature course so he can discuss in detail the anatomy of crime fiction, as well as his favourite true crime book, In Cold Blood (Pb $14.99). But the mild-mannered professor is suddenly plunged into Hiero’s dark, crime-writer’s fantasy and finds himself in a deadly race to protect those he loves. Pb $32.99

The Ghost of Gracie Flynn Joanna Morrison

Gracie Flynn may be dead, but she’s not gone. Three university friends are divided by a tragic death. Eighteen years later, chance reunites them. Robyn is still haunted by memories of her best friend Gracie, while Cohen’s heart has never healed. Only Sam seems to have moved on and found success and happiness. But death rocks their lives again when Sam’s body is found in mysterious circumstances. And the ghost of Gracie Flynn has a story to tell about the night that changed their lives forever. Pb $32.99

The Cast Aways of Harewood Hall

Karen Herbert

Josh is a sweet, well-meaning university student working in aged care. When he steals two research mice from a campus laboratory, he hides them in the retirement village basement. Enter a curious cat called Harley, a devilish dog called Bobby, some mysterious packing boxes and a spike in the village’s water bill. As the clock ticks, and disaster looms, the combined efforts of the residents of Harewood Hall are needed to save the day. Pb $32.99

No Plan B #27 Jack Reacher Lee Child

Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic event. Two witnesses. Two conflicting accounts. One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus. The other witness is Jack Reacher. He sees a man in a grey hoodie push the victim to her death, before sauntering away. Of course it’s part of a wider conspiracy, and if any step is compromised, the threat will have to be removed. But when the threat is Reacher, there is No Plan B... Pb $32.99

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The Carnival is Over #2 Mick Goodenough Greg Woodland

Exiles #3 Aaron Falk

Jane Harper

The divine Phryne Fisher is back! Whilst on the way to a Williamstown tryst with a promising love interest, Phryne hears something decidedly sinister. It’s no surprise that she soon stumbles upon a body. There’s enough going on already - nasty notes in her letterbox, her adopted daughters discovering something amiss at the local blind school, her gorgeous Chinese paramour acting strangely and Dot thinking fiancé Hugh is getting cold feet! But with some help from Jack and other assorted characters, Phryne is not going to let her taste in cocktails, beautiful clothes or men go cold as she investigates. Great fun, as always! Lindy Pb $32.99

Transgression #1 Halifax Roger Simpson

Fans of the compelling Halifax TV series will be delighted to see criminal forensic psychologist Jane Halifax star in this page-turner. She is asked to help solve a particularly gruesome murder - a billionaire impaled on one of the sculptures he liked to collect. If that wasn’t stomachturning enough, another man is killed using a medieval torture method, then a defrocked priest is murdered likewise. Yet nothing connects the men, and the team are stymied. Jane has to navigate her own conflicts to profile the killer, but at every turn, she is certain something doesn’t add up... Dark and twisty reading!

Lindy Pb $32.99

The Mitford Secret #6 Mitford Murders

Jessica Fellowes

It’s 1941 and Deborah invites her family to Chatsworth, along with a number of glamorous society guests, as well as family friend, Louisa Cannon, now a private detective. When a psychic reveals during a séance that a maid was murdered in the grand house, Louisa decides to investigate, but sometimes when people have secrets to hide, the truth will come dearly... Another lively and entertaining whodunit featuring the fabled Mitford sisters. Pb $32.99

The Bullet that Missed #3 Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman

It’s an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal... except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill or be killed. Can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again? Also available:

The Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who Died Twice (Pb $22.99 each). The popularity of this series grows with each book! Pb $32.99

A Heart Full of Headstones #24 Rebus

Ian Rankin

Rebus has often blurred law and justice, but he now stands accused of a crime that will send him to jail for the rest of his life. His protégé and friend, DI Siobhan Clarke, is investigating the disappearance of a corrupt cop who knows too many secrets. It seems Rebus is keeping a few of his own, and Siobhan will have her loyalties tested.

Twisty plotlines, atmospherically brooding Edinburgh, and brilliantly flawed characters - all you expect from Scotland’s finest! Pb $32.99

Bleeding Heart Yard #3 Harbinder Kaur Elly Griffiths

Harbinder Kaur has left Sussex for London and a promotion. Only a few days in the new job and she’s handed an important case - the death of a prominent politician at his school reunion. Turns out, one of Harbinder's colleagues went to the same school and the victim was part of her school group. Then another of the group is killed… Told through three different voices, this is a compelling police procedural with red herrings everywhere and a didn’t-see-that-coming conclusion! You don’t need to have read the previous Kaur novels, as the setting and characters are different, but if you have, you’ll enjoy seeing Harbinder come into her own! Lindy Pb $32.99

The Ballroom Murder The Dancefloor Shooting that Shocked Australia Leigh Straw

In 1925, Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fiancé, Cyril Gidley, in full view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth’s Government House. It appeared to be an openand-shut case of wilful murder, and yet the case would lead to a sensational verdict - thanks mainly to the defence of Arthur Hayes and his ability to play the press and the jury for sympathy. Pb $32.99

Suburban Noir Crime and Mishap in 1950s & 1960s Sydney Peter Doyle

Brian Doyle (the author’s uncle) rose to fame through cases like the Kingsgrove Slasher and the Thorne kidnapping. Based on his case notes, this collection chronicles in a nonsensational style a range of Sydney crimes, accidents and happenings from the 1950s and 60s - ordinary lives turned upside down, accompanied by seemingly innocuous police snapshots (or Doyle’s pencil drawings based on them). A sometimes poignant, but quite fascinating, glimpse into a Sydney of the past. Lindy Pb $34.99

Murder in Williamstown #22 Phryne Fisher

Kerry Greenwood

Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters

Australia’s First Female Filmmaking Team

Paulette, Phyllis and Isabel McDonagh were women to be reckoned with! From 1926 to 1933, they produced four feature films and many documentaries. Paulette was one of only five female film directors worldwide. Phyllis produced and did the art and publicity. Isabel, as Marie Lorraine, acted in all the female leads. They transformed Australian cinema, replacing picturesque colonial and rural concerns with contemporary issues and urban modernity. A thoroughly fascinating social history and captivating biography of these trailblazing women! Pb $39.99

When Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, a young, German-born engineer working in Scotland was deported as an enemy alien to Canada. He survived the torpedoing of the Arandora Star, only to be marched onto the infamous Dunera, bound for Australia. From 1940 to 1943, he kept diaries detailing the harrowing voyage, his internment and his growing attachment to another male internee. A poignant and remarkable story. Pb $34.99

A Year with Wendy Whiteley Conversations About Art, Life and Gardening

Ashleigh Wilson

Wendy Whiteley is a legendary figure in the art world. The keeper of the Brett Whiteley legacy, she's best known for creating the Secret Garden on the land below her house on Sydney Harbour - see Wendy Whiteley and the Secret Garden (Hb $79.99). But before she met Brett, Wendy was herself a budding artist. After many hours of conversation at the kitchen table and extensive research and interviews with others, this is the unforgettable story of her life. Hb $45

Diary of a Tuscan Bookshop Alba Donati

Who hasn’t dreamed of throwing in a busy urban job and retreating to a less hectic way of life? When Donati decides to turn her back on a successful career as a book publicist and return to the tiny Tuscan village of her youth to open a bookshop, she thinks life will be simpler! This charming book follows her adventures and myriad challenges in setting up the shop, overcoming everything from fire to pandemic, and in the process forming a community of booklovers around a shop now recognised as one of the most beautiful in Europe. Pb $29.99

A Maker of Books Alec Bolton and His Brindabella Press

Michael Richards

Brindabella Press was responsible for printing some of the finest books in Australian publishing. Alec Bolton started at Angus & Robertson, before serving as the National Library’s first publisher, but it was his wife - poet Rosemary Dobsonwho encouraged him to take up letterpress printing. This is a biography of a quietly passionate man and a celebration of the art of bookmaking. It’s a fascinating, in-depth look at the literary industry and, as befits Bolton and his work, a handsome tome! Lindy Hb $49.99

Cannon Fire A Life in Print

Michael Cannon

Cannon had a long and colourful career in printing, publishing and editing books, newspapers and magazines, and also wrote and published over 30 Australian history books. In this memoir he brings to life many of the people with whom he worked, including Keith and Rupert Murdoch, and recreates the ink-stained, smoke-filled and well-lubricated world of publishing from the 1950s onwards. An intimate account of a courageous life from a time now passing from memory. Pb $39.99

Under Her Skin

The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner Grace Tame

In 2021, Grace Tame stepped squarely into the public eye as Australian of the Year and was the catalyst for a tidal wave of conversation and action. Australians from all walks of life were inspired and moved by her fire and passion. She was using her voice and encouraging others to use theirs too. Here she returns, again and again, to the things that have driven and saved her - love, connection and unwavering honesty. Her story offers a constructive and optimistic vision for a better future for everyone. Hb $49.99

The life and work of Professor Fiona Wood AM

National Living Treasure

Fiona Wood, acclaimed surgeon, Australian of the Year, National Living Treasure and mother of six. What went into making this remarkable woman? Descended from generations of north England coalminers, she became a world-leading burns specialist, developing the miraculous spray-on skin that revolutionised treatment of burns. But she has also had to weather controversies, misogyny and heartbreak, while taking inspiration from her patients.

A moving, candid and fascinating biography. Pb $34.99

Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here

A Memoir of Loss and Discovery

Heather Rose

Rose has always been open to the numinous and its lessons, recognising there is much in life that is inexplicable. Although deeply connected to her Tasmanian roots, tragedy shatters her family irretrievably and she can’t wait to escape. Embarking on adventures overseas - some reckless, some illegal, some surprising - she is drawn to study at a Buddhist monastery. Later she makes an arduous commitment to Lakota sun dance ceremony. Other experiences await, including the crushing, chronic pain of ankylosing spondylitis. From the award-winning author of The Museum of Modern Love ($19.99) and Bruny ($22.99), this is a luminous and compelling memoir, full of courage, pain and joy. Lindy Pb $32.99

The Passion of Private White Don Watson

Neville White worked as a biological anthropologist with Indigenous Australians in north-east Arnhem Land. Driven to understand this ancient culture and its struggle with Western modernity, whilst trying to retain its laws and custom, he crossed from impartial observer to advocate. At the same time, he was battling his own past as a Vietnam veteran. He began taking his old platoon mates bush, and the two different groups began finding solutions to their problems, and salve for their inflictions. A deeply moving portrait and a profound insight into our recent historyand our deepest histories - masterfully told. Hb $49.99

The Naturalist

The Remarkable Life of Allan Riverstone McCulloch Brendan Atkins

Starting at the Australian Museum in 1898 as an unpaid 13-year-old cadet, McCulloch devoted his (tragically shortened) life to science. His primary focus became ichthyology (fishes), but he was interested in all facets of natural history, spending much time on Lord Howe Island and the Great Barrier Reef, and accompanying Frank Hurley into PNG. An extremely gifted artist, his scientific illustrations were delicate, beautiful and painstaking.

A non-chronological account of a very accomplished man, and also of the Australian Museum. Lindy Pb $34.99

The Young Menzies

Success, Failure, Resilience 1894-1942

Zachary Gorman (Ed)

Sir Robert Menzies served as prime minister for over 18 years (19391941 and 1949-1966) - easily our longest-serving! This book explores the earlier period of his life when his system of beliefs was still being formed. Contributors look at his ideas prior to their political practice, examining their context and origins. Losing office in 1941 gave him the impetus to develop his new vision for post-war Australia. Contributors include Troy Bramston, Judith Brett, David Kemp and Frank Bongiorno. Hb $49.99

Shadowline The Dunera Diaries of Uwe Radok Jacquie Houlden & Seumas Spark (Eds)

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I’m Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

McCurdy was a popular teen star in sitcoms iCarly and its spin-off Sam & Cat, but behind the bubbly façade was a classic tale of stage-mom horror. Controlled and manipulated by her overbearing mother, she developed anorexia, bulimia and alcoholism, and entered into unhealthy relationships. It was only after her mother died of cancer and she could quit acting that she finally found the strength to discover what she really wanted. A complex memoir with moments of black humour, as well as empathy for her difficult mother. Hb $39.99

The Light We Carry Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama

The powerful follow-up to her 2018 memoir Becoming ($26.99). Obama shares practical wisdom and strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s uncertain world, considering questions such as: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? This book will inspire readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect more meaningfully with others. Hb $55

Refugee Heroes

Amazing People from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Across Our World

Laurie Nowell

There are over 84 million displaced people across the globe - the highest number in history. The conflict in Ukraine has galvanised the West to stand up to autocratic regimes, but the question remains: how do we resolve the global refugee crisis? This book tells the compelling stories of people who have fled conflict and violence in a dozen countries - putting a human face to the tensions, violence and repressive regimes - and explains the political and social factors contributing to the unprecedented number of humanitarian emergencies. Pb $29.99

Jan Morris Life from Both Sides

Paul Clements

Born in 1926, Morris spent her childhood amidst Oxford’s Gothic beauty and later participated in military service in Italy and the Middle East, before embarking on a career as a foreign correspondent. However, public success masked a private dilemma that was only resolved when she transitioned genders in the late 1960s. Based on a wealth of interviews, archival material and hitherto unpublished documents, this book portrays a person of extraordinary talent, curiosity and joie de vivre. Hb $55

The Secret Heart John Le Carré: An Intimate Memoir Suleika Dawson

John Le Carré lived a life of secrets - as a spook in the Cold War, then as a renowned writer of espionage novels. He also had a closely guarded private life; even when he agreed to have his biography written, he stipulated that the women in his life must not be involved. Despite being married, he had many shortterm liaisons and secret affairs, as well as one enduring love affair for half his life with Sulieka Dawson - who now reveals the literary legend in an entirely new way... Pb $34.99

A Private Spy The Letters of John Le Carré John Le Carré

This substantial collection of letters covers the 75-year period from his childhood with a con-man father until his death in 2020. From his involvement in the Cold War, his time in Berlin, travels to Vietnam and engagement with world leaders, his experiences were truly remarkable, and his letters reveal this for the first time and most intimately. Also available: his memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel ($22.99). Pb $39.99

The Hyacinth Girl T S Eliot’s Hidden Muse

Lyndall Gordon

During the 1930s and 40s, Eliot wrote 1,131 deeply personal letters to an American drama teacher, Emily Hale. She was the source of “memory and desire” in The Waste Land. Gordon uses this correspondence - unsealed in 2020 - to cast light upon Eliot’s character, work and relationships, detailing not just Hale’s importance to his writing, but also the other women inextricably bound up in his life and literary work. An illuminating portrait of the tormented, vexed and duplicitous life of a brilliant poet. Pb $34.99

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All that I Forgot

Anne Howell

A woman wakes in hospital and doesn’t know where she is. She thinks she’s a 9-year-old girl, not a woman with a young daughter. She doesn’t know the man who says he’s her husband, or why she longs for another man she is warned against. Nor does she remember she used to be a journalist investigating crime… This happened to Anne Howell, and as her memory started to come back, she had to relearn who she was, and what she was now capable of. As they say, truth is often stranger than fiction! Pb $32.99

README.txt Chelsea Manning

In 2010, Manning - an intelligence analyst in the US Army in Iraq - disclosed 720,000 classified military documents which she had smuggled out on the memory card of her camera. In March 2011, she was sentenced to 35 years in military prison. The next day, she declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition. Here she recounts how her pleas for increased institutional transparency and government accountability took place alongside a fight to defend her rights as a trans woman. Pb $35

Agatha Christie A Very Elusive Woman

Lucy Worsley

Agatha Christie presented herself as a retiring sort of Edwardian lady, when in fact she was thoroughly modern - she liked fast cars, went surfing in Hawaii, and was fascinated by new theories of psychology. Revealing her many strengths, as well as her flaws, this entertaining, eye-opening biography draws on rarely-seen personal papers to reveal a strong, pioneering and highly intelligent woman whose novels were - and remainextraordinarily successful. Pb $34.99

Banjo Paterson

A Life in Pictures and Words from the Banjo Paterson Family Archive

Brought together for the first time, this is a stunning collection of notebooks, illustrations, photographs, letters and transcripts of some of Australia’s best-loved poems, songs and stories. Beautifully designed, it has been curated by Banjo Paterson’s great-grandson and executor of his literary estate, who also provides intimate commentary on his famous relative. Hb $49.99

In Search of Perfumes

A Lifetime’s Journey to the Sources of Nature’s Scents

Dominique Roques

Roques has worked as a producer and sourcer of the natural ingredients used in high-end perfumery. This lushly written book tells of some of his travels in hunting down exotic essences around the world. Rose fields in Bulgaria, cinnamon groves in Sri Lanka, jasmine plots in India, frankincense harvests in Somaliland, rosewood forests in French Guiana, sandalwood plantations in Kununurra - the stuff of legend and romance! Part travelogue, part history, this fascinating book is wholly enthralling! Lindy Hb $39.99

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Gunyah, Goondie and Wurley

The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia Paul Memmott

This definitive guide to Indigenous architecture has been updated with new chapters and a foreword by Marcia Langton. It’s the most comprehensive book on the subject and a must-have for anyone interested in architecture or Indigenous studies. Richly illustrated, it covers everything from north-eastern rainforest villages, mud domes of the Lake Eyre basin, spinifex houses of the western desert to contemporary Aboriginal architecture. A monumental work. Hb $120

Elizabeth and John The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm Alan Atkinson

A labour of love from one of Australia’s leading historians, this breathes life into a couple who have been portrayed unequally according to academic fashions. Examining their partnership and family dynamics, this is meticulous, without sacrificing insight, eloquence or readability. It looks at how Elizabeth and John - children of the Enlightenment - perceived themselves and others, and how others saw them. It follows the ideas and influences that shaped them, and consequently colonial NSW. Elegant and revealing history at its finest! Lindy Pb $39.99

Hanging Ned Kelly

Elijah Upjohn, the Hangmen and the Underbelly of Colonial Australia Michael Adams

Hangmen were the people who did the dirty work so the officials could keep their hands clean. They were often reviled, even as the populace demanded the ultimate penalty. Elijah Upjohn’s first execution was that of Ned Kelly, and through the story of this notorious hangman, the history of capital punishment in Australia is told. It’s a dark tale of ruffians, drunkards, serial killers and desperate criminals, and of the colonial society that caused, condemned and condoned. From the creator of the true crime podcast, Forgotten Australia Pb $35

Justice in Kelly Country

The Story of the Cop Who Hunted Australia’s Most Notorious Bushrangers Lachlan Strahan

Senior Constable Andrew Strahan is mentioned in Ned Kelly’s infamous Jerilderie Letter, and the murderous outrage at Stringybark Creek was committed because Kelly thought it was Strahan he had ambushed. So who was this policeman? Written by his great-great-grandson, this vivid account tells Strahan’s story, and how the Kelly gang was only one of many that he hunted across the wild frontiers of Victoria in an attempt to impose law upon the bush. A tale of justice, retribution, morality and race relations - and also one of intergenerational shame.

Pb $32.99

Boundary Crossers

The Hidden History of Australia’s Other Bushrangers

Meg Foster

Not all bushrangers were white and male. This well-researched book takes four who weren’t - Black Douglas, an African-American on the Victorian goldfields; Sam Poo, whose brief reign of terror was around Mudgee; Mary Ann Bugg, Worimi woman and partner of Captain Thunderbolt; and the infamous Jimmy Governor. Exploring their lives and times, and the propensity of colonial Anglo myth-building to exclude those stories that don’t fit the anti-establishment, heroic figure of the white, male bushranger, this is a thoughtful examination of race and gender that sets out to correct those colonial prejudices.

Lindy Pb $34.99

Bold Types

How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail

Patricia Clarke

Many adventurous, determined and independent women journalists have ventured far and wide in search of news, relevance and equality. Recounting the stories of 13 pioneer female journalists from the 1860s to the end of WWII, this book illustrates their gains and setbacks in a male-dominated industry. Often relegated to report ‘women’s issues’, these journalists fought to write on other topics and made their own success. An inspiring and remarkable book! Pb $24.99

Beating France to Botany Bay

The Race to Found Australia

Margaret Cameron-Ash

This really interesting book describes the activities of England and France in the late 18th century. Dreams of Empire were not front of mind. The question: what to do with all those prisoners on the hulks in the Thames? And what is that enemy France up to? Finally, after lengthy voyages, the First Fleet shifts from Botany Bay to Port Jackson just as the French ships - under the command of La Perousé - enter Botany Bay. The other way around, and we might all be speaking French today. Best enjoyed with an atlas by your side - such as Collins World Atlas (Hb $69.99). Eve Hb $44.95

Lying for the Admiralty

Captain Cook’s Endeavour Voyage

Margaret Cameron-Ash

Never have Cook’s journals and charts been subjected to such an unbiased, forensic examination - addressing the doubts, puzzles and queries raised by J C Beaglehole, Cook’s renowned editor and biographer. Throughout the voyage of Endeavour (1768-71), Cook hid his important strategic discoveries, including Bass Strait and Sydney Harbour, in order to deny their existence to the French - who also wanted to colonise the lands of the Pacificuntil Britain could afford to send an occupation force. Cameron-Ash also provides a fascinating account of what was going on in Europe at that time. Very enjoyable! Eve Hb $44.95

Matthew Flinders The Man Behind the Map Gillian Dooley

Born at the end of the Age of Enlightenment and growing up as Romanticism took hold, Flinders was the embodiment of these seemingly irreconcilable movements. His achievements as a navigator and leader are impressive, but he was much more than an action hero, idolised by generations of admirers. Dooley looks to primary sources to reveal Flinders as a friend, son, brother, father and husband, and also as a writer, researcher, reader, musician and, above all, a romantic scientist. Pb $39.95

Sons of War

Astonishing Stories of Under-Age Australian Soldiers Who Fought in WWII

Paul Byrnes

Following on from his moving and poignant book about WWI under-age soldiers (The Lost Boys $35), this documents some 40 of the thousands of boys who lied about their age so they could join up to fight in WWII.

Harrowing and haunting, these are stories of children who in some instances never got old, or who came back irreparably damaged by war in theatres ranging from the Middle East to the Asian jungles. Accompanied by archival photographs, many never previously published.

Lindy Hb $45

The Battle of Long Tan Peter FitzSimons

The story of the deadliest battle for Australian forces in Vietnam. On 18 August 1966, D Company 6RAR were on patrol in a rubber plantation near the abandoned village of Long Tan when they came under withering fire from the Viet Cong. With his usual narrative flair, FitzSimons brings to life the events leading up to the battle, the personal stories of the men who fought, and the political decisions made in the halls of power that sealed their fates. An engrossing and powerful history. Hb $49.99

Sydney Harbour A History

An updated edition of this bestselling title, it sweeps through the harbour’s history from Gadigal and Gameragal country to the international hub and icon of a nation today. It’s the story of dispossession, of convicts and colonisers dumped far from their origins, of growing confidence and contemporary controversies. It’s also a story of a spectacular natural feature, the people who work and play on and around it, how it’s exploited, and how it inspires.

Pb $34.99

The Australians at Geneva Internationalist Diplomacy in the Interwar Years

James Cotton

The League of Nations, founded in 1920 to maintain world peace, clearly failed to achieve that primary goal. It was understandably overshadowed by the United Nations, which grew from the League. But as the limitations of the UN become more apparent, this book re-examines those first attempts at global governmental coordination in which a surprising number of Australians - including former Prime Minister Stanley Bruce - were involved, and in which Australian interests were prominently represented. Pb $39.99

Dreamers and Schemers

A Political History of Australia

Frank Bongiorno

A social and cultural history of Australia’s political life from pre-settlement Indigenous systems to the present day. Depicting a wonderful parade of dreamers and schemers, it looks at both the insiders in the halls of power, and the agitators and outsiders who sought to shape the nation from the margins. From local pubs and meeting halls to parliament and cabinet, from pamphleteers and stump orators to party agents and operatives, this will transform the way you look at Australian politics. Pb $39.99

Sydney A Biography

Looking past Kings Cross and Woolloomooloo - subjects of his previous books - the acclaimed playwright and author surveys our vast and sprawling city. He talks about the architecture and golden sandstone, the gorgeous harbour and crooked streets, the hustlers and bustlers, and the ordinary folk of the city. He unfolds Sydney’s history and brash self-importance, the sense of optimism that pervades it and the global identity that shapes it, exploring all the city’s colourful, vulgar, dynamic and entertaining facets. Pb $39.99

Bulldozed

Scott Morrison’s Fall and Anthony Albanese’s Rise Niki Savva

For nine years, Australia was governed by a succession of Coalition governments rocked by instability and bloodletting. Niki Savva, Australia’s renowned political commentator, was there for all of it. Here she lays out the final unravelling of the Coalition at the hands of a resurgent Labor and the teal independents, culminating in the 2022 change of government. With access to key players, this is her riveting account of what went on behind the scenes. Pb $35

Lockdown Chip Le Grand

COVID showed us how much we didn’t know! A century after the last pandemic, we became Fortress Australia for two years, and Melbourne was lockdown central, with 262 days of government-mandated restricted movement. This book examines those decisions, the impact on residents, and whether the success of the regulations in limiting the spread of the virus could have been achieved in other ways.

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Great Achievers and Characters in Australian Cricket

Roland Perry

From the wit and genius of Sir Donald Bradman to the turbulent life of Shane Warne, this book examines the career highs and lows of many of the game’s biggest names, including the elegance and style of Ellyse Perry and Neil Harvey; the drive of Ian Chappell, Steve Waugh and Bill Lawry; the dry humour of Lindsay Hassett; the guile of Richie Benaud; and the speed and chivalry of Dennis Lillee. Pb $35

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Australian operations in response to the East Timor crisis 1999-2000 Hb $99

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The World A Family History

Simon Sebag Montefiore

A sprawling volume covering the history of the world, told through the one thing humanity has in common - family.

Beginning with the 950,000-year-old family who left their fossilised footprints behind, this ambitious and colourful history spans centuries, continents and cultures, linking the grand themes of war, migration, plague, religion, medicine and technology to the people at the centre of these human dramas.

It captures the story of humankind in all its joy, sorrow, ingenuity, cruelty and love in a single, groundbreaking narrative that shifts the boundaries of what history can achieve. Magisterial! Hb $69.99

Tutankhamun Pharaoh, Icon, Enigma

Joyce Tyldesley

A century ago, a fabulous tomb was uncovered in the Valley of the Kings. Full of immeasurable treasures, it also generated hysteria and popular misconceptions about curses and the boy-king buried within. Here the renowned Egyptologist retells Tutankhamun’s story through the eyes of 10 different professions or characters - his embalmers, the grave-robbers, famous explorers, forgotten archaeologists - and through the eyes of the Pharaoh himself. A brilliant evocation from a writer who makes Tutankhamun live again! Pb $34.99

The Great Archaeologists

Brian Fagan (Ed)

The study of the human past through material remains has gone from Eurocentric diggings by amateurs and wealthy dilettantes, to a global science carried out by highly trained scholars. This book focuses on 70 individuals of the past who made spectacular discoveries, deciphered ancient scripts, pioneered excavation techniques, and brought to life ancient civilisations through the power of interpretation and imagination. Full of fascinating anecdotes, illuminating insights and interesting illustrations, this is a compelling account of personalities and archaeology’s contributions to human understanding. Pb $24.99

The Five-Million-Year Odyssey

The Human Journey from Ape to Agriculture

Peter Bellwood

The foremost expert on the spread of peoples and farming presents our human diversity as a product of both evolution and migration. Avoiding Eurocentric perspectives, he masterfully weaves together research from palaeontology, archaeology, anthropology, linguistics and genetics in an easily understandable way to explain how we got to be us, underscoring the importance of recognising our shared genetic heritage with other people around the world. Hb $39.99

The Story of Tutankhamun

An Intimate Life of the Boy Who Became King Garry J Shaw

As pharaoh, Tutankhamun had to manage an empire and navigate influential courtiers. He also suffered the pain of losing at least two children. Shaw tells the full story of Tutankhamun’s reign, looking at the boy king’s treasures and possessions - from a lock of his grandmother’s hair to a reed cut with his own hands - and also looks at his wife, Ankhesenamun, daughter of the pharaoh Akhenaten, weaving together intriguing details about ancient Egyptian culture, its beliefs and its place in the wider world. Hb $34.95

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The Earl and the Pharaoh

From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun Countess of Carnarvon George Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, financed the revelatory excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb. He was present when it was opened - and the world’s understanding of ancient Egypt changed forever. Drawing on family archives not previously open to researchers, this book follows the life and times of the 5th Earl (whose family home, Highclere Castle, provided the setting for Downton Abbey), creating a vivid portrait of a man whose restless, enquiring mind drove him to escape restrictive Edwardian society.

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Papyrus

The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

Irene Vallejo

Contending that the history of books is intertwined with the development of Western civilisation, this lush and eloquently accessible work charts the fates and fortunes of books and libraries in ancient times. From papyrus scrolls to tablets and codices, to the influence of the Library of Alexandria, the subsequent role of booksellers and libraries in the Roman world, and research methods and techniques of Greek and Roman writers and philosophers, this will appeal to anyone with an interest in literature or ancient history. Pb $34.99

The Mongol Storm Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

Nicholas Morton

The West viewed the Mongols as violent barbarians, whereas in fact their empire was highly sophisticated and, in the space of a single generation, tied Asia and Europe together through trade, thus reshaping global geopolitics. Tracing their rise in the 13th century and rapid invasions of eight different Middle Eastern societies, this vivid and riveting account shows how the Mongols triumphed over longstanding powers and how, even as they declined, their diplomatic and economic legacies ensured a more connected Eurasia, laying the foundations for new and more lasting empires. Pb $34.99

Femina

A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of it

Janina Ramirez

A groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women were written out of history and why it matters. Ramirez uncovered countless influential women’s names struck out of historical records, with the word ‘FEMINA’ annotated beside them. She reveals the true impact of women like Jadwiga, the only female King in Europe; Margery Kempe, who exploited her image and story to ensure her notoriety; and the Loftus Princess, whose existence provides clues about the beginnings of Christianity in England. Pb $35

Richard Fidler

The caliphs of Baghdad once presided over an empire greater than Rome’s and a flourishing culture of literature, science and philosophy. Traders, scientists, diplomats and soldiers travelled far and wide to further their knowledge, and those who returned had tales of astonishment, horror and delight, many leaving written accounts. In his striking trademark style, Fidler brings to life the wonder and excitement of these medieval journeys against the backdrop of a dazzling empire’s glittering heights and devastating fall. Hb $39.99

The Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome A Guide to the Classical Pantheon

Philip Matyszak

The essential guide to the pantheon of Greek and Roman deities - who may appear to modern sensibilities as vain, vindictive and voracious, but the peoples who worshipped them saw them in a different light. This vivid and engrossing mixture of history and mythology is key to understanding the ancient Greek and Roman worldviews. It covers the First Olympians, the next generation of gods, and the non-Olympians of later times. Lavishly illustrated. Hb $60

Queens of the Age of Chivalry

England’s Medieval Queens

Alison Weir

Medieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of the high Middle Ages broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex, as Weir shows in this gripping group biography of England’s 14th-century consorts. Using personal letters and wonderfully vivid sources, she evokes the lives of five remarkable queens - Marguerite of France, Isabella of France, Philippa of Hainault, Anne of Bohemia and Isabella of Valois. Pb $35

The Book of Roads and Kingdoms From the Wonders of Imperial Baghdad to the Darklands at the Ends of the Earth

Small Island 12 Maps that Explain the History of Britain

Philip Parker

A fascinating analysis of a dozen maps from critical points in British history over the last 2,000 years, from the Celtic period when Britain was just a patchwork of tribal kingdoms, to a century ago when the whole of Ireland, India and Australia, and much of Africa, Asia and the Americas, were also marked as British. Hb $55

Two Houses, Two Kingdoms

A History of France and England, 1100-1300

Catherine Hanley

The 12th and 13th centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty feuding between kings and queens could determine the course of history. The Capetians of France and the Angevins of England waged war, made peace, and intermarried. In this lively, engaging history, Hanley traces the great clashes, and occasional friendships, of the two dynasties. A tale of two intertwined dynasties, told through the stories of the people involved. Hb $51.95

China After Mao The Rise of a Superpower Frank Dikötter

This book reveals the appalling truth behind the rise of modern China and the lengths to which the ruling powers will go to maintain control. I’ve always looked on China with what I now realise to be very naive views formed by my Aussie egalitarian upbringing. The modern Chinese experience, however, is very different - with endemic oppression, corruption, mismanagement and duplicity being the standard of the day. And unfortunately, it’s likely to continue for a long time. Christian Pb $34.99

The Po An Elegy for Italy’s Longest River

Tobias Jones

This brilliant book follows the Po from its Adriatic delta back to its source in the Alps 650 km away. A blend of history and travel narrative, Jones guides the reader through Italian society and culture, as well as the landscapes and nature of the river. The Po has served as both a means of transport and a barrier to northern invaders. It has inspired poets and harboured outlaws, supported industries and socialist communes, changed its course through floods, and now suffers from environmental degradation and run-off. But it’s still the heart of Italy… An illuminating read! Lindy Hb $39.99

Berlin Life and Loss in the City that Shaped the Century Sinclair McKay

In the last days of April 1945, an almighty storm of explosive shells pounded Berlin, forcing the inhabitants to shelter in cellars, just like their Fuhrer in his bunker. The city was then ripped in two by the competing superpowers of the Cold War. Drawing on never-before-seen first-person accounts, this is the story of those momentous times, as experienced by those who were there.

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Colditz Prisoners of the Castle

Ben MacIntyre

From the author of the brilliant Agent Sonya ($24.99) comes the incredible true story of Colditz - the infamous Nazi prison in a forbidding Gothic castle on a hilltop in the heart of Germany. An unlikely band of British officers spent the war plotting daring escapes. Or so the story goes. But that tale contains only part of the truth... Deeply researched, here is the astonishing inside story, revealed for the first time. Pb $35

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Scotland The Global History: 1603 to the Present

Murray Pittock

The story of Scotland is one of innovation, exploration and resistance. From the Thirty Years’ War to Jacobite risings and today’s ongoing independence debates, Scotland and its diaspora have undergone profound changes. This groundbreaking book reveals the diversity of Scotland’s history and shows how, after the country disappeared from the map as an independent state, it continued to build a global brand. Hb $51.95

Catholicism A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis John T McGreevy

Through powerful individual stories and sweeping bird’seye views, this book provides a mesmerising assessment of the church’s complex role in modern history: both shaper and follower of the politics of nation states, conservator of hierarchies and evangeliser of egalitarianism. McGreevy details currents of reform within the church, as well as movements protective of traditional customs and beliefs, and the challenges faced by Pope Francis as he tries to unite the one billion members of the world’s largest religious community. Hb $57.95

A Pipeline Runs Through It

The Story of Oil from Ancient Times to the First World War Keith Fisher

A thorough examination of the social, economic, political and geopolitical forces involved in our transition to the modern oil age - with extraction of oil from the earth in vast quantities transforming light, heat and power. It’s a story often rife with imperialist violence, political disenfranchisement, economic exploitation and environmental destruction. Hb $75

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On a Knife Edge

How Germany Lost the First World War Holger Afflerbach

Was the outcome of the First World War on a knife edge? This major new account of German wartime politics and strategy argues that the outcome of the war was actually in the balance until relatively late in the war. New evidence from diaries, letters and memoirs revises our understanding of German strategy, from the decision to go to war and the failure of the Western offensive to the radicalisation of Germany’s war effort under Hindenburg and Ludendorff and the ultimate collapse of the Central Powers. Hb $45.95

The Facemaker

Lindsey Fitzharris

In the trench warfare of WWI, thousands of soldiers sustained severe facial injuries. Harold Gillies was a pioneering New Zealand surgeon who established a hospital in England dedicated to repairing these injuries, ushering in the modern era of plastic surgery. Meticulously researched and grippingly told, this is a vivid account of how medicine and art can merge to great effect. Hb $45

Stalin as Warlord

Alfred J Rieber

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This book examines Stalin as a wartime leader, arguing that his policies were profoundly paradoxical. In preparation for war, Stalin mobilised the whole of Soviet society and intensified the centralisation of his power. When rebuilding the country after the devastating losses and destruction, he suppressed groups that had contributed immeasurably to victory, and his ruthless leadership cultivated a legacy that was to forever burden his country. Hb $51.95

One Surgeon’s Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

Sisters in Resistance

How a German Spy, a Banker’s Wife and Mussolini’s Daughter Outwitted the Nazis

In the last years of WWII, the Germans were desperate to find the diaries of Galeazzo Ciano - husband of Mussolini’s daughter, Edda. They enlisted a spy, Hilde Beetz, to find the diaries, but she also fell in love with Galeazzo, who was later executed for treason.

When Edda escaped into Switzerland, American socialite Frances de Chollet was tasked with finding her... and the diaries. Told at breakneck pace, this is the story of some extraordinary women - often caught in a moral quandary, but determined to keep an important historical document safe and secure. Greg Pb $35

Edda Mussolini

The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe

Caroline Moorehead

Edda was Benito Mussolini’s favourite daughter and confidante during 20 years of Fascist rule. When she married Galeazzo Ciano - who became the youngest Foreign Secretary in history - they were the most celebrated couple in Rome. But when Ciano voted against Benito in a plot to bring him down, his father-in-law was unforgiving. Against the backdrop of the unravelling of the Fascist dream in Italy, this dramatic story takes in hidden diaries, her father’s fall, her husband’s execution, an escape into Switzerland and exile. Pb $35

Mussolini in Myth and Memory

There is nostalgia for Mussolini in present-day popular memory, as if he wasn’t the brutal leader of a corrupt, violent and highly repressive regime. This cogent book argues against the rehabilitation of Mussolini’s reputation and explodes the myths of Fascist good government. It also examines the tendency to look back (not only in Italy) to the past for perceptions of strong leadership, and how that informs current politics. A succinct and clear-sighted account. Hb $43.95

A Question of Standing The History of the CIA Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

An insightful analysis of the CIA’s policies and history, unsparing, but also balanced - neither a condemnation nor a celebration of its actions and their consequences. From its origins in other agencies, its mandate to pursue intelligence-gathering and its special standing in US foreign relations to its involvement in other countries’ political activities and Fake News, this is a compelling, concise and accessible history. Hb $43.95

The Secret History of the Five Eyes

The Untold Story of the International Spy Network

Richard Kerbaj

The Five Eyes is the international intelligence collaboration between Australia, the UK, the US, Canada and New Zealand. Until 2010, it was a closely guarded secret. It began in the late 1930s and involved all the elite intelligence services of each country, exchanging information and pooling resources. While they haven’t always trusted each other, they shared a common purpose. Impeccably researched and fascinating! Pb $34.99

The Long Alliance

The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama Gabriel Debenedetti

An inside look at the complicated and at-times rocky relationship between Biden and Obama - its twists and turns, ruptures and reunions. Obama needed Biden’s experience to help win in 2008 and relied on him heavily during his first years as president, but his decision to support Hillary Clinton’s nomination in 2015 created a rift. The real tale of this relationship is much more complex and consequential than is generally understood. Pb $35

Coffee with Hitler

The British Amateurs Who Tried to Civilise the Nazis Charles Spicer

A handful of amateur British spies spent five years befriending senior Nazis to try to prevent WWII. Convinced that Chamberlain’s appeasement policies wouldn’t work, they wanted better relations with Germany, without having sympathy for Hitler’s aims. Ultimately these respectable men and women became pawns in a game of international intrigue. Meticulously researched, this reads like a thriller! Hb $39.99

The Darkest Christmas December 1942 and a World at War Peter Harmsen

December 1942 saw the bloodiest Christmas in mankind’s history. From the Pacific to China, from Russian trenches to the Middle East, men killed each other in greater numbers than ever before. Yet there were also acts of kindness and decency borne out of an instinctive sense of the essential brotherhood of man. This book offers a range of perspectives showing the best - and worst - of humanity. Pb $32.99

Personality and Power Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe

Ian Kershaw

The acclaimed historian explores how individual leaders have been able to secure absolute and murderous power, altering the course of history, often with merciless contempt for basic norms, whether operating on a wide stage (Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini) or a more national one (Tito, Franco). In a contrasting group of profiles (Churchill, de Gaulle, Adenauer, Gorbachev, Thatcher, Kohl), he examines how other, strikingly different, figures wielded power. Hb $55

Courtiers

Throughout history, British monarchs have relied on courtiers to guide them between public duty and private life. Who are these hidden people?

Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, has spent years studying this ever-changing system of complex characters - their values and their vision of the future for the institution. Pb $32.99

Abyss The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 Max Hastings

This graphic new history by the renowned historian is a timely re-examination of one of the most perilous moments in our past - when mankind was on the brink of nuclear war. Told from the viewpoints of national leaders, Russian officers, Cuban peasants, American pilots and British disarmers, it blends eyewitness interviews, diaries, archival material and White House tapes to paint a vivid portrait of Castro’s Cuba, Kennedy’s America and Khrushchev’s Russia, and the Thirteen Days that followed, and how Armageddon was avoided. Pb $34.99

Dark Winter

An Insider’s Guide to Pandemics and Biosecurity

Raina MacIntyre

From this year’s winner of a prestigious Eureka Prize (for Leadership in Innovation and Science) comes a fascinating book on the past, present and future of pandemics, biothreats and biosecurity. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Professor MacIntyre examines the history of biological warfare, explores the COVID-19 pandemic, and looks ahead to what will be needed to manage changes in technology and how we might avoid future threats. For the reader who wants sensible, rather than sensational. Pb $32.99

The First Totalitarian Dictator

Paul Corner

The Hidden Power Behind the Crown Valentine Low

The most dangerous woman's escape from Dad goes like clockwork because the trains run on time.

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The Superpower Transformation Making Australia’s Zero-Carbon Future Ross Garnaut (Ed)

Garnaut outlines new evidence that stronger and earlier action on climate change would actually be good for jobs and incomes, even in the old gas and coal communities and in rural and regional Australia. Covering electricity, hydrogen, steel, exports, carbon capture in the landscape and more, he looks at how Australia can meet the objectives set at the Paris and Glasgow climate conferences, and the growing costs of not doing so. Pb $34.99

The Best Australian Science Writing 2022

Now in its 12th year, this respected and wonderfully readable collection of articles (written for the general public, rather than for academics) does not disappoint! Readers will always find something to lead them into areas they didn’t know they were interested in, and emerge having been not only enlightened, but entertained. With 30 different contributors, including Alice Gorman, John Pickrell, Kate Cole-Adams, Dyani Lewis, Robyn Arianrhod and Jackson Ryan (this year’s Eureka Prize-winner for Science Journalism), there really is something for everyone!

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Plants Past, Present and Future

Zena Cumpston et al

The latest title in the brilliant First Knowledges series, this one looks at the plants and management practices of Indigenous people over the millennia. It celebrates the deep and lasting cultural significance of plants, and the intricacy of relationships between human, plant and landscape. It also shows how engaging with these traditions and ideas may be the key to a healthier and more sustainable future. Accessible and enlightening.

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The History of the World in 100 Plants

Simon Barnes

We couldn’t exist without plants. Our past, present and future are bound up in the plant kingdom, and this beautifully illustrated book takes 100 plants and shows how much they have shaped human history. On a basic level, they give us the air we breathe, they moderate climate and affect rainfall. We’ve used them to store knowledge, signal intentions, create fire and weapons, alter our consciousness and, of course, for food, shelter and fuel. We’ve also enslaved others for the sake of plants... A colourful, accessible and enlightening book. Hb $55 December

An Immense World How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us Ed Yong

This brilliant book explores the fascinating ways that animals use their senses, such as the star-nosed mole that uses touch to identify its prey, swallow it and begin searching for the next mouthful in the time it takes us to blink; the bogong moth that navigates using the Earth’s magnetic field; the platypus, whose bill can detect both pressure and electric fields; catfish that have tastebuds all over their bodies, so if you licked one, you and the fish would taste each other at the same time! Opens your mind to the incredible richness of the natural world.

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Homo Sapiens Rediscovered

The Scientific Revolution Rewriting Our Origins

Paul Pettitt

This illuminating book explores how the latest scientific advances and discoveries - notably in genetics and the examination of amazing Palaeolithic sites - are changing our understanding of the origins of Homo sapiens. It reveals a story of adaptation and changing climates, innovations in art, technology and behaviour. It tells of dispersals from Africa and Asia into Australasia and ultimately the Americas. Accessibly presented and plentifully illustrated. Hb $49.99

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The Climate Book

Greta Thunberg

Around the world, geophysicists, mathematicians, oceanographers, meteorologists, engineers and other experts are using their expertise to further our understanding of the climate crisis. Thunberg created this book in partnership with over 100 of these experts to equip us with the knowledge needed to make change, reasserting her belief that we all have a responsibility to act and that, together, we can achieve change. But it has to be us, and it has to be now. Hb $55

Why Do Birds Do That?

Over Fifty Answers to the Most Often Asked Questions Gráinne Cleary

We’ve all seen a bird acting in a way that makes us wonder why, and this enthusiastic book answers 50 commonly pondered questions on avian behaviour. Everything from why birds fly in close formations, why they sing in the morning, why some are brightly coloured and some aren’t, why they have three eyelids and why some birds attack their own reflections. Written by wildlife ecologist and author of Your Backyard Birds ($29.99), this is both enlightening and entertaining. A must-have for anyone interested in the birds around them! Pb $32.99

Bird Planet Tim Laman

An award-winning wildlife photographer, Laman has spent his life documenting birds and here he shares his favourites. Divided into eight regions, it takes you on a trip around the world. The text is interesting, but it’s the glorious photos which make this book so special! Laman portrays birds as integral parts of their environments - from the tiny jewels of jungle hummingbirds to the majestic albatrosses of polar seas. The Australian section contains glowing images of common birds such as galahs to endangered ones such as palm cockatoos. A book for any birder or naturalist! Lindy Hb $80

Koala A Life in Trees Danielle Clode

An immersive, entertaining journey into the hidden life of the koala, revealing what life is really like up in the trees. Fuelled by her background as a biologist and her deep curiosity, Clode delves into the world of koalas to discover what’s behind the sweet face on thousands of postcards. A portion of sale proceeds go to wildlife conservation efforts in Australia. Pb $34.99

The Blue Mountains Exploring Landscapes Shaped by the Underlying Rocks, Uplift and Erosion Peter Hatherly

The landscapes of the Blue Mountains display many geological features readily apparent to the trained eye, and this splendidly illustrated book shows the interested general reader what underpins the spectacular views. Although some basic knowledge of geology is assumed, the explanations are clear and well supported by fine photographs, maps and three-dimensional representations. Processes of erosion and weathering on the geology are described in the first part. The second part shows the relationship between landscapes and flora and fauna, and Indigenous habitation. In the last section, the authors walk you through the landscapes of the region, pointing out features of geologic interest. A wonder-full book indeed!

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The Australian Native Bee Book

Tim Heard

A complete guide to keeping Australian native stingless bees. Richly illustrated with over 500 photos, drawings and charts, and written by an expert who has spent his lifetime engaged with these unique creatures. Whether you keep a hive or two in your suburban garden or multiple hives on a commercial farm, this friendly guide has you covered. Pb $35

The Body Illustrated A Guide for Occupants

Bill Bryson

The bestselling head-to-toe tour of the human body - now in a beautifully illustrated new edition with hundreds of stunning photographs and illustrations.

“What I learned is that we are infinitely more complex and wondrous, and often more mysterious, than I had ever suspected. There really is no story more amazing than the story of us.” - Bill Bryson Hb $65

The Age of Uncertainty

How the Greatest Minds in Physics Changed the Way We See the World

Tobias Hurter

An epic, page-turning history of how a group of physicists toppled the Newtonian universe in the early decades of the 20th century. This book immerses us in a half-century of global turmoil during which some of the greatest and strangest discoveries unfolded. Marie Curie, Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Ernst Schrodinger and Albert Einstein didn’t just revolutionise physics, they led to an entirely new view of science and our world. Pb $35

A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars

Les Johnson

One day we might venture out into the cosmos and colonise some of the many exoplanets we now know are out there. This is a guide to the real science of interstellar travel, the physics and technologies that might enable it, new developments in space propulsion, robotics and communications, and the daunting challenges that need to be overcome. Written by a NASA physicist for the interested general reader, this is accessible, enthusiastic and exciting cuttingedge science! Hb $49.99

The Song of the Cell An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human Siddhartha Mukherjee

A revelatory book about the fundamental unit of life. Since the discovery of the cell in the 1660s, and the discovery in the 1850s that most diseases can be traced back to our cells, humans have been understood as an ecosystem of units that produce exponentially complex structures and effects. This book takes our knowledge of cells to the next level. From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer ($22.99) and The Gene ($24.99). Pb $35

Wizards of Oz How Oliphant and Florey Helped Win the War and Shape the Modern World Brett Mason

Childhood friends from Adelaide, physicist Mark Oliphant and medical researcher Howard Florey were instrumental in manufacturing penicillin, developing microwave radar and building the atomic bomb. A fast-paced and compelling tale of secret missions, international intrigue and triumph against all odds.

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You Are Not Expected to Understand This How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World

Torie Bosch (Ed) & Kelly Chudler (Illust)

Programming is behind so much of life today, and this book draws together a group of distinguished thinkers and technologists to reveal the stories and people behind the computer coding that shapes our world. From how university’s databases were set up to recognise only two genders to the first computer worm and the first pop-up ad, the diverse topics reveal the consequences of historical decisions and their long-lasting, profound implications. Pb $34.99

Journey into the vast depths of the observable universe with this clever little book. When you look at the night sky, it appears flat and two dimensional, but with the use of the stereo viewer built into the back flap of the book, you can peer at images of celestial objects and see them in true depth. Each set of photographs moves outwards from the earth and is accompanied by concise text pointing out interesting features. A great introduction to the wonders of the cosmos. Lindy Hb $39.99

Back to the Moon

The Next Giant Leap for Humankind Joseph Silk

There’s a race to return to the moon. Some space agencies want to explore and mine its resources, some want to build lunar villages or orbiting space stations, others dream of setting up tourist ventures. This book advocates for science - setting up massive telescopes on the dark side of the moon to look into the depths of furthest space and to search for extraterrestrial life. A persuasive and impassioned vision of humanity’s return to the moon! Hb $49.99

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1742 Atlas Coelestis - which charted all the known planets, constellations, comets and moons, and presented the

of famous and influential astronomers such as Copernicus, Kepler, Newton and Halley in intricate, coloured plates with diagrams and annotations. Now deconstructed stepby-step by astronomer Giles Sparrow, who explains and decodes the information contained within the

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Elusive How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass Frank Close

In 1964, a young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers which came to change our understanding of the fundamental building blocks of matter and the nature of the universe. Peter Higgs posited the existence of an almost infinitely tiny particle - now known as the Higgs boson - which is the key to understanding why particles have mass, and without which atoms and molecules could not exist. Drawing on conversations with Higgs over a decade, this is a superb study of a scientist and his groundbreaking work. Hb $55

Welcome to the Universe in 3D A Visual Tour Neil deGrasse Tyson et al

Phaenomena Doppelmayr’s Celestial Atlas Giles Sparrow

Not Now, Not Ever Ten Years on from the Misogyny Speech

Julia Gillard (Ed)

On 9 October 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered her incisive ‘misogyny speech’, as her words came to be known.

With contributions from Mary Beard, Jess Hill, Jennifer Palmieri, Katharine Murphy and others, Gillard explores the history and culture of misogyny, tools in the patriarchy’s toolbox, intersectionality, and gender and misogyny in the media and politics. While behaviours may have improved since, there remains a way to go and Gillard explores the roadmap for the future. Proceeds go to the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership. Pb $35

2022 Reckoning with Power and Privilege Michael Hopkin (Ed)

20 essays first published in The Conversation - so you know they’ll be thought-provoking and well written! Contributors including Stan Grant, Michelle Grattan, Peter Greste and Fiona Stanley cover subjects such as the invasion of Ukraine, what the Queen’s death means for an Australian republic, the winding-back of women’s rights in the US, the forced resignation of the British PM, the redefinition of Pacific relations, the rise of TikTok and the death of Warney. Do your brain a favour! Pb $32.99

Griffith Review #78 A Matter of Taste

Carody Culver (Ed)

A banquet of essays, reportage and fiction about what we eat and how we talk about it. Food is considered as spectacle, status symbol, fad, fantasy and cultural marker. The cult of celebrity chefs, the dilemma of diets and the ethics of production are all considered. From the comfort of the kitchen to the theatre of restaurant dining and the glamour of television cookery, this is a tasty mix of quality writing! Pb $27.99

Try Not to Think of a Pink Elephant Stories About OCD

Martin Ingle et al

A collection of real-life stories about living with OCD. Martin Ingle on sexual intimacy, Dani Leever on contamination-based OCD, Patrick Marlborough on living with OCD, Katharine Pollock on overachievement and control of food and body, and Sienna Rose Scully on the untimely death of her mother, an event that actualised her most persistent OCD obsession. At times humorous, at times heartbreaking, these stories will have you on the edge of your seat, compelling you to read on... Pb $32.99

Servants of the Damned Giant Law Firms and the Corruption of Justice

David Enrich

A long-overdue exposé of the astonishing, yet shadowy, power wielded by the world’s largest law firms and the nearly unchecked influence they have in shielding wealthy clients wanting to act without constraint or scrutiny - including Russian oligarchs as they have sought to expand internationally - all in the quest for enormous billable profits and outsized power. Pb $35

I, Millennial One Snowflake’s Screed Against Boomers, Billionaires and Everything Else

Tom Ballard

Comedian and broadcaster Ballard has had enough. He thinks his generation have got a raw deal and been left to clean up the mess. Through the power of jokes, history, interviews, funny pictures, a little bit of swearing and outright sass, he shows just how Australian society reached this point. If the world needs a revolution, Ballard is ready to serve as its glorious leader. Or at least tweet about it...

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The Philosophy of Modern Song Bob Dylan

Told through 60 essays, this is a masterclass on the art and craft of songwriting, from the trap of easy rhymes and the importance of inserting or deleting a syllable to the relation of bluegrass to heavy metal. Dylan takes the works of other artists, from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and although ostensibly writing about their music, he also reflects deeply on the human condition. Nearly 150 photographs add to his highly idiosyncratic, instantly recognisable, writing. Definitely one for the fans! Hb $59.99

Best Australian Political Cartoons 2022

Russ Radcliffe (Ed)

The 20th anniversary edition of this muchloved annual collection brings the last year in politics as observed by Australia’s funniest and most perceptive political cartoonists, including Alston, Broelman, Dyson, First Dog, Golding, Katauskas, Knight, Kudelka, Leak, Moir, Pope, Rowe, Wilcox and many more.

An unmissable summary of the past year!

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The Chaser and Shovel Annual 2022

The latest annual brings all the highlights from The Chaser and The Shovel websites (and some of the low-lights), plus fresh and original content. It was a year when Wordle became a thing, and promptly became not a thing. And when Russia went to war with Ukraine, to be rebuffed by the full force of a satirical comedian. The perfect gift for that difficult-to-buy-for person in your life! Pb $32.99

The Book of Phobias and Manias

A History of the World in 99 Obsessions

Kate Summerscale

Phobias and manias are deeply personal experiences. You could be frightened of beards, or of speaking in public. Maybe buttons are the stuff of nightmares, or frogs. Perhaps you have a mania for books (perfectly understandable, by the way!) or fire or dancing. These reactions are clues to our shared past, and through captivating case studies, this award-winning author shows us the origins of our obsessions, and explains some of our most powerful desires and aversions. Pb $29.99

How to Rule Your Own Country

The Weird and Wonderful World of Micronations

Harry Hobbs & George Williams

Micronations are usually creative attempts to build something new. Maybe the founder just wants a fancy title, or changes to law and political processes, or to create a community of like-minded people. Perhaps they are artistic expressions, or simply for the fun of it all. Sometimes they have a darker side. This lively and non-condescending book examines some of the 130 micronations of the world (about a third of which are in Australia!) and the people, reasons and history behind these individualistic attempts to reorder the world. Fascinating! Lindy Pb $34.99

Disconnect Why We Get Pushed to Extremes Online and How to Stop It

Jordan Guiao

Profiling a range of obsessives - from QAnon to online gamers, men’s rights activists to CV19 freedom fighters - the author traces their paths into addiction and back again. This lively and topical book explores what happens to us when we fall down those internet rabbit holes, drawing upon psychology, neuroscience and the latest research on addiction to ask: how can we use the tools that connect us to stop isolating us? Pb $29.99

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How to be Good What Socrates Can Teach Us About the Art of Living Well

Massimo Pigliucci

Is it possible to teach ourselves and others to be better people? Influence our leaders to act virtuously? Renowned philosopher Pigliucci argues that whether we’re statesmen or ordinary individuals, everyone can take lessons from the ancient philosophers. Using the story of Socrates and Alcibiades, and drawing on teachings from Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Machiavelli, this lucid and accessible volume shows us that the examined life is truly the one we should all lead! Pb $32.99

Life is Short An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful Dean Rickles

Life’s shortness - more than anything else - is what makes it meaningful. This brief guide draws on philosophy and science to remind us that the key to a fulfilling life is to live in the here and now, making the most of the time we have, not wavering between choices and putting things off. Looking elsewhere and not committing to what is in front of us, or not putting effort and energy into achieving goals, is a trap - but it can be avoided. A challenging, yet encouraging, book. Pb $34.99

Sub-Imperial Power

Australia in the International Arena

Clinton Fernandes

In this closely evidenced, original account, a former Australian Army intelligence analyst categorically debunks Australia’s greatest myth - that of its own independence. His analysis forces us to ask some profound questions about our nation’s place in the world and the course of our foreign policy. Pb $24.99

Hard Labour Wage Theft in the Age of Inequality

Ben Schneiders

A startling investigation into how some of Australia’s bestknown companies have abused their power in recent years to systematically underpay workers. Drawing on years of research, economic data and hundreds of interviews, Schneiders shows how loss of worker power has led to rising inequality and endemic wage theft, and explores what this means for our democracy. Pb $32.99

Voices of Us

The Independents’ Movement Transforming Australian Democracy

Tim Dunlop

The election of May 2022 showed that the two-party system is disappearing and there is a realignment in the way our political system works. This book explores what happened, but also asks: what do we do to ensure these changes are not fleeting and are actually effective? How do we become the progressive, egalitarian, economically stable society we want to be? A book of ideas - and hope.

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Complicit How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop Max Bazerman

There are obvious villains in the world, but what about people who support their unethical behaviours, either directly or through inaction? This book examines a number of instances - from the opioid crisis to the #MeToo movement and the US Capitol attackand explores how easy it was to be complicit in these indefensible actions. It also shows how we can avoid the traps that lead us to ignore, condone or even support wrongdoing in business, politics and communities. Insightful and powerful. Hb $49.99

Coping in Good Times and Bad Developing Fortitude Erica Frydenberg

Decades of research, teaching and professional practice have provided psychologist Frydenberg with intimate insight into how and why we cope well, or not so well, and practical ways of developing and refining our coping strategies. Integrating coping with key ideas in psychologyemotional intelligence, mindset, mindfulness and grit - she goes beyond focusing on particular kinds of crisis (trauma, relationship breakdown, anxiety) and addresses the need for a framework that strengthens us through life, both in good times and bad. Pb $32.99

Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises Ray Dalio

Legendary investor and bestselling author of Principles (Hb $49.99) shares his unique template on how big debt crises occur, how to weather them and how to reduce the chances of them happening in the future. The first part of the template explains the archetypal big debt cycle, the second details three historical cases, and the last part is a compendium of 48 cases over the past century. Whether you’re interested in the practical or theoretical side of economics, this will help you understand it in revealing new ways. Hb $75

Edible Economics A Hungry Economist Explains the World Ha-Joon Chang

The new book by the author of 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism ($24.99) makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating them alongside anecdotes about food. Each chapter begins with a menu and uses the stories behind key ingredients - where they come from, how they’re cooked and consumed - to explore economic theory. Myth-busting, witty and thought-provoking, it shows how getting to grips with the economy is like learning a recipe - if we understand it, we can change it, and so change the world. Pb $35

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Ottolenghi Test Kitchen

Following Shelf Love ($49.99), Ottolenghi and his super-team are back with flavour-packed dishes which all lend a little something to a later meal. Harissa butter on roasted mushroom, then tossed with steamed veg or stuffed into a baked potato. Tamarind dressing on turmeric fried eggs, then drizzled over a steak the next day. It rounds off with a chapter on the ‘one basics’ of desserts for you to perfect, then adapt with your favourite flavour combinations.

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Two trailblazing chefs bring the evocative flavours of Southern Spain and North Africa to everyday cooking. Discover outstanding Moorish recipes such as roasted aubergines with pomegranates and pistachios; one-pot monkfish stew with green beans, potatoes and alioli; and chicken with preserved lemon labneh - on the table in minutes with the laidback, no-fuss attitude of the countries that inspired them. Hb $55

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The Madman’s Gallery

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The Secret Histories Behind Over 700 Sites and Buildings

Trevor McAlister

In this well illustrated guide, a local Sydney historian takes us on a series of tours throughout the metropolitan area to visit a wide range of buildings and sites, providing a wealth of insights into the history of Australia’s first and largest city. Whether taking to the pavements or simply enjoying an armchair tour, the swathe of information in this book will fascinate any Sydneysider. Pb $34.99

Dog Trip Sydney

52 Dog-Friendly Nature Adventures

Andrew Grune

Dogs can’t go into National Parks for good reason, but there are still a number of accessible, nature-based walks in the Sydney region that you can take your pooch on. Well laidout trip planners show you where to go, how long the walks are, where to park, facilities (for humans!), whether off-leash or on, and difficulty of the walk. Directions are clear and informative, accompanied by charming photos of dogs in the various landscapes. A fabulous gift for any dog’s human! Lindy Hb $34.99

Where to Go When

The Ultimate Trip Planner for Every Month of the Year

Lonely Planet

Hooray! We can travel again - and what better guide to plan a trip than this indispensable book. Fully illustrated, with 25 destinations for each month of the year, tools for making decisions, tips for getting the most for your travel dollar, and lots and lots of suggestions for breaks of any duration - a day, a week, a month. Take the family, or escape from them, go for health and relaxation, adventure and hijinks, nature and wildlife, culture and culinary - it’s all here! Start planning now... Lindy Hb $39.99

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The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities from the History of Art Edward Brooke-Hitching

From prehistoric art to portraits generated by AI, this book gathers over 100 works chosen for their striking beauty, weirdness and stories. It celebrates obscure and forgotten treasures, famous masterpieces with hidden meanings, curious and cryptic works, and magical manuscripts. Stolen pieces, outsider art, forgeries and hoaxes - even art painted at the bottom of the sea - contribute to this cabinet of curiosities. Lavishly illustrated and full of surprises!

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Cressida Campbell National Gallery of Australia

Campbell’s painstaking and extraordinarily beautiful work takes ordinary subjects and, through her line, technique and, above all, colour, transforms them into desirable and luscious art. Her innovative and detailed woodcut prints and woodblock paintings are virtuosic. This glorious book accompanies an exhibition at the NGA and celebrates her life and work, reproducing many of her gorgeous still-lifes, landscapes and interiors. A sumptuous treat indeed! Lindy Hb $89.99

Blooms and Brushstrokes

A Floral History of Australian Art

Penelope Curtin

Finally reprinted, this gloriously illustrated book takes you on a unique journey through the history of Australian art, one flower at a time, examining the blooms depicted in still lifes, floral portraits, decorative interiors and botanical illustrations by a long line of Australian artists including John Glover, Arthur Streeton, Margaret Preston, Grace Cossington Smith, John Brack and Margaret Olley. Spectacular, engaging and meticulously researched, and full of interesting and quirky facts about the flowers and the artists! Hb $65

Super Bloom

A Field Guide to Flowers for Every Gardener

Jac Semmler

This is a gardening book full of useful information, but it could just as easily grace your coffee table because of its glorious photography! All the fundamentals of growing healthy, thriving plants are here, and there are profiles of approximately 75 flowers. Ranging from cottage favourites to Australian natives, it covers everything you need to know about care and growing, companion plants and suggestions, location and sourcing. From Achillea to Zinnia, this is all about beauty, colour and, above all, joy! Lindy Hb $90

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Wandering with Intent Essays

Kim Mahood

One of the few Australian writers who both lives within and can articulate the complexities and tensions that arise between Aboriginal and settler Australia, Mahood writes passionately and eloquently about the things that capture her senses - art, country, people and writing. Her lyrical evocation of desert landscapes and tender, wry observations of cross-cultural relationships describe people, places and ways of living that are strange to most non-Indigenous Australians. Pb $35

A Guest at the Feast Essays

Colm Tóibín

This collection uncovers the places where politics and poetics meet, where life and fiction overlap, where one can be inside writing and also outside of it. From the melancholy and amusement within the work of the writer John McGahern, to Tóibín's own cancer diagnosis, he delineates the bleakness and strangeness of life, and also its richness and complexity. Pb $34.99

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Minds Went Walking

Paul Kelly’s Songs Reimagined

Various authors

Lyrics from Paul Kelly help tell the stories of our lives. From Jock Serong on the fastest Ford in Western Australia to Lorin Clarke on the death of her revered dad (comedian John Clark), and from Gina Williams on the ‘special treatment’ of the people of the Noongar nation to Bram Presser on the ghosts that inhabit St Kilda, 21 writers enter the Paul Kelly songbook and let their minds go walking. Pb $32.99

The Art of the Illustrated Book

Julius Bryant

This is the story of illustrated books - including typefaces, production, design and binding - from the earliest printed books to the present day. Drawing on the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, it is full of splendid examples grouped by subject, from religion and folk tales to natural history and travel, from art and architecture to festivals and fashion. Excellent general information and extensive captions accompany the many fine and beautifully presented images. One for the bibliophile! Hb $90

Eliot’s Book of Bookish Lists

Henry Eliot

A sparkling miscellany of literary trivia. Who had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Which book had the working title The Chronic Argonauts? Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature to compile hundreds of bookish lists that will delight, inspire and surprise. Beautifully presented with supplementary maps and illustrations, this is the perfect gift for all book-lovers! Hb $29.99

Emperors in Lilliput

Clem Christesen of Meanjin and Stephen Murray-Smith of Overland Jim Davidson

In this dual biography, "Lilliput" is the world of literary magazines in Australia from the 1940s to the 1980s. The editors Christesen and Murray-Smith constantly strived to develop a more liberal and diverse culture, and their journals attracted many of the key writers and thinkers of the time. Captivating biography and rich social history! Hb $59.99

Novelist as a Vocation

Haruki Murakami

A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing and creativity, as well as the author’s own novels. The famously reclusive writer shares what he thinks about being a novelist, his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society, his own origins as a writer, and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists and musicians. Hb $35

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Tim Winton Writers on Writers Geraldine Brooks

In this beautifully written personal essay, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks offers readers brilliant insights into the work of one of Australia’s greatest living writers, Tim Winton. Provocative and crisp, this book starts a fresh conversation between past and present, shedding new light on the craft of writing. Hb $17.99

All the Knowledge in the World

The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia Simon Garfield

Not so long ago, encyclopaedias shaped our knowledge and understanding of the world. They were the epitome of learning, and this delightfully entertaining and enthusiastic book explores in roughly chronological and alphabetical chapters the rise and fall of the encyclopaedia. Full of tales of canny publishers and eccentric personalities, it’s also an examination of how and what we learned - and what we may have lost. A great read! Lindy Pb $32.99

The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write A Handbook for Fiction Writers Sarah Burton & Jem Poster

Have you ever thought about writing a story, but didn't know where to start? If so, this is the book for you! It's for anyone, in fact, who wants to write to their full potential. Practical and jargonfree, it's a storehouse of ideas and advice. It guides you through essentials such as the interplay of memory and imagination; plotting; creating convincing characters; the pleasures and pitfalls of research; the editing process; and getting published. The primary aim is simple: help you become a better writer! Pb $23.95

The Word On the Translation of the Bible

John Barton

For much of Jewish and almost all of Christian history, most believers have understood scripture not in the languages in which it was first written, but rather in their own - in translation. The author of A History of the Bible ($29.99) examines how saints, scholars and interpreters have negotiated the difficult task of producing usable versions of the Bible in different languages, while remaining faithful to the original, and the bearing this has on some of the most profound questions of faith. Hb $59.99

A celebration of the feline characters that have appeared in legends and literature throughout the ages. From Aesop’s Fableswhere clever cats usually get what they want - to contemporary novels for both adults and children, this compendium introduces cats from all ages and many countries. It also reveals famous writers’ feline companions and explores the history of domestication and the enduring appeal of cats in literature. A must for all cat-lovers! Hb $34.99

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The Golden Enclaves #3 Scholomance Naomi Novik

The one thing you never talk about while you’re in the Scholomance is what you’ll do when you get out. But that impossible dream has somehow come true for El and her classmates.

And what’s more, she didn’t even have to become the monstrous dark witch she was prophesised to become to make it happen. Peace and harmony have enveloped all the enclaves of the world. Just kidding... Pb $32.99

Ledge #1 Glacian Trilogy

Stacey McEwan

A thrilling debut set in a frozen wasteland known as The Ledge, where a civilisation is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. They know nothing of the outside world, except that it’s the home of The Glacians - mystical winged creatures who bring them meagre rations in exchange for a human sacrifice. Dawsyn, axe-wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the random culling, until now... Pb $32.99

The Whispering Dark Kelly Andrew

An urban fantasy academia tale, beautifully told in lyrical prose, this is a layered and complex story, riddled with secrets that are well revealed as the story progresses. The protagonist is deaf and has always been considered fragile. She has a point to provewhich is relatable to most of us. While definitely a YA novel, this has a depth and complexity that readers of any age will appreciate. Craig Pb $22.99

Blitz #3 Rook Files Daniel O’Malley

This urban fantasy series is easily one of my favourites. Australian author O’Malley really knows how to write! Including The Rook and Stiletto ($22.99 each), it’s comparable to the Rivers of London series - add a British spy, more supernatural and more magical abilities and you get the idea. The story has engaging characters, a proper mystery element and is creative, complex and fast-paced, so it's ludicrously hard to put down. I reckon this series has flown under the radar and deserves far more attentionwhich will quickly turn into appreciation! Craig Pb $32.99

The Book Eaters Sunyi Dean

A tale of a secret society of creatures who live off books, and a mother who’ll do anything for her son. The masterful prose lends itself well to this twisty tale of survival in the English countryside. Fierce, feminine and with more teeth than a shark, this is riveting urban fantasy! For fans of Ben Aaronovitch and Catherynne M Valente. Bronte-Marie Pb $32.99

Poster Girl #2 Chosen Ones Veronica Roth

This is an intelligent, raw, emotional dystopian thriller that asks deep questions about human nature, society and freedom. The supremely talented Veronica Roth, author of the bestselling Divergent series, is at the top of her game here in the follow-up to The Chosen Ones ($22.99) with searing prose, deft world-building and a layered, propulsive plot that keeps you turning the pages! Pb $32.99

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The Branded Jo Riccioni

Local author

Isfalk is divided into two classes: the Branded, who are vulnerable to disease, and the Pure, who are bigger, stronger and immune. Orphaned twins Nara and Osha are sequestered in the citadel, where their unbranded skin entitles them to a life of privilege... until things go awry and they’re forced to face their own prophecies. An epic, high-concept speculative novel with explosive ideas around gender and class, served up with romance, conflict and quick-fire narrative pace. Pb $29.99

A dystopian novel about the end of the world and the story of the last storyteller. There lived a girl named Petra Peña who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller like her grandmother. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children have been chosen to journey to a new planet, where they must carry on the memory of Earth. A touching story of ancestry, family and the things that bind us as humans in the wake of a calamity. Pb $16.99

One Dark Window #1 Shepherd King

Rachel Gillig

This gothic fantasy is set in a mist-locked kingdom where a maiden joins forces with the king’s treasonous nephew and his band of highwaymen, while hiding not only her magic, but the monster trapped in her head. A dark, atmospheric novel written in a lyrical style that sweeps you away from your world and into the world of these fascinating characters - with an angst-filled, slow-burn romance to boot! Pb $22.99

1911, New York City, and 17-year-old Frances spends her days as a seamstress, mourning the death of her brother. Everything changes when she’s attacked and a man ends up dead at her feet, her scissors in his neck. Before she can be condemned, two cape-wearing nurses tell her she is deathly ill and must report to Haxahaven Sanitarium... which isn’t a sanitarium at all, but a school for witches. Pb $22.99

The First Binding #1 Tales of Tremaine R R Virdi

This spellbinding South Asian high fantasy debut harkens back to the tales of Kvothe in the epic Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. In this sprawling tale, a storyteller and a singer are on the run, but the sins of their past are catching up. If you’re a reader of classic high fantasy, this is a fresh new voice in the genre to look out for - full of lyrical prose that borders on poetic. Pb $32.99

The Art of Prophecy

#1 War Arts Saga

Wesley Chu

From the author of The Lives of Tao ($21.95), this is an epic fantasy ode to martial arts and magic - the story of a spoiled hero, an exacting grandmaster and an immortal god-king. It has been foretold: a child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan - a cruel immortal god-king - and save the kingdom. The hero: Jian - raised since birth in luxury and splendour, and celebrated before he’s won a single battle. But the prophecy is wrong... Pb $32.99

The Last Cuentista Donna Barba Higuera

The Witch Haven #1 Witch Haven Sasha Peyton Smith

Terry Pratchett A Life with Footnotes

Rob Wilkins

An absolute must for all the Pratchett fans out there who are still a little sad about the loss of the great man. I know I am. Wilkins was Terry’s assistant, in every sense of the word, for 20-odd years and his personal insight into the man and the writer is fascinating. This is a wonderful and perceptive portrait - smeared paint and all - and was a truly rewarding read (if at times emotionally difficult). Craig Pb $35

The Justice of Kings #1 Empire of the Wolf Richard Swan

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Empire of the Vampire #1 Empire of the Vampire Jay Kristoff

This book should have sunk like a lead balloon in light of the ideas - part-vampire, vampire-hunters, in a fantasy world, during an everlasting eclipse, with a bit of holy grail woven in - but it was an incredible success because Kristoff is one hell of a writer! Dark, bloody, funny, smart and engaging, it totally knocks the sparkle off vampires and takes them wholeheartedly in a fresh new direction... You’ll want to get on this ride ASAP - the train is gaining momentum! Craig Hb

Stephen King A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life and Influences Bev Vincent

Now 75, Stephen King has written hundreds of novels, novellas, short stories and adaptations - and he’s still writing. This book surveys his enormous body of work and discovers how the themes of his writing have reflected his broader life. It features archival photos and documents from his personal collection, alongside the stories of how his stories came to be. The perfect gift for any Stephen King fan. Hb $39.99

Fairy Tale Stephen King

Charlie Reade’s mum was killed in a hit-and-run when he was 10, and grief drove his dad to drink. Now 17, he’s learned to take care of himself, and his dad. When an elderly neighbour passes away, he’s left with a cassette tape that tells a story no one would believe - the locked shed in the old man’s yard is a portal to a parallel world where good and evil are at war. A suspenseful and satisfying tale from the legendary storyteller. Pb $32.99

Illuminations Alan Moore

The legendary comic book writer delivers his first collection of short stories, each featuring some kind of illumination or realisation - from the four horsemen of the apocalypse to the Boltzmann brains fashioning the universe at the Big Bang. With unforgettable characters, these wildly original and beguiling tales reveal the full power of imagination and magic. Pb $32.99

Monsters Born and Made Tanvi Berwah

In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the ruling elite have indentured Koral’s family to provide the maristags for the Glory Race - a deadly chariot tournament for the upper class. The winner receives gold and glory. The others - if they’re lucky - survive. When the last maristag of the year escapes and Koral has no new maristag to sell, they can no longer afford the medicine for her chronically ill little sister. Koral’s only choice: cheat her way into the Glory Race… Pb $22.99

Motherthing Ainslie Hogarth

A darkly funny, domestic horror novel about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law. Full of black, wry humour and the terrifying prospect of your in-laws hanging around for far longer than you’d hoped! Pb $29.99

Cruel Illusions

Margie Fuston

Stephanie Garber’s Caraval ($19.99) meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this deliciously dark tale of a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge her mother’s death. With a twisting plot, a gritty edge to its vampirism and a romance to top it off, this has everything that lovers of Young Adult fantasy could wish for! Pb $22.99

Foul Lady Fortune #1 Chloe Gong

From the author of the standout debut, These Violent Delights ($17.99), comes a speculative historical noir set at the time of Imperial Japan’s expansion into China in the 1930s. A familiar character is recruited as a national spy, maintaining her false identity by posing as the wife of a cavalier playboy whose demeanour she finds infuriating - and who might be the very enemy she’s meant to be watching! Pb $22.99

A graphic novel retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone that imbues a decidedly whimsical charm into this age-old tale. The goddess of spring, Persephone, finally debuts into society after a sheltered upbringing in the mortal world, only to find that Olympus is a complicated place. Between navigating issues with her scholarship, her own secrets and her strained relationship with her mother, Persephone can’t afford to fall headfirst into Hades, but love waits for no one - even a goddess. Pb $35

Ruination #1 League of Legends Anthony Reynolds

The first novel set in the universe of the blockbuster video game, League of Legends, and hot on the heels of the success of Arcane, the animated TV series from the same world. An epic tale of magic, revenge and an empire on the verge of ruin. Camavor is a brutal land with a bloody legacy. Where the empire’s knights go, slaughter follows. Kalista seeks to change that... Pb $32.99

Silver Queendom

Dan Koboldt

They're the best team of con artists in the Old Queendom, but when a prospective client offers a high-paying job, something doesn't seem right. Pb $24.99

Lore Olympus Volume 3 Rachel Smythe

Local authors

Celestial M D Lachlan

Ziggy Da Luca is a linguist recruited by NASA - for reasons she can’t quite fathom. Sent to the moon to investigate a hatch discovered by the Russians, she faces some challenges for she was never trained. Seen by some as a liability, she must contend with her own crew, as well as the Russian cosmonauts, in a race to uncover the mystery of the hatch. What she finds there is beyond anything she could imagine... Pb $32.99

The Stars Undying

#1 Empire Without End Emery Robin

Inspired by the lives and loves of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, this is a spectacular space opera debut - perfect for fans of Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice ($19.99) or Arkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire ($21.99). Princess Altagracia has lost everything. After a civil war, her tyrannical sister claims both her crown and the pearl of the planet they live upon. Forced to flee, Gracie runs headfirst into a magnetic commander who gives her a chance to reclaim her planet and her throne - if she can win him over. Pb $22.99

The Thousand Earths Stephen Baxter

A beautiful, page-turning story which interweaves the tale of two characters - Mela and John Hackett - separated by both space and time, in this hopeful exploration of humanity’s future as the rising Tide destroys everything in its path. Tackling the Fermi Paradox and a twin-strand narrative in the vast expanse of the universe, this book is quite the read. Baxter at his best! Pb $32.99

The Second Great Dune Trilogy

of

The Fall of Numenor And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth

Neverlanders

Australians Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva whisk readers off to Neverland, but this gritty reimagining isn’t the world of Peter Pan you remember. It’s become a war zone - under siege by a horde of pirates with a merciless new leader who will stop at nothing to steal the land’s magic. Peter is gone, and the rest of the Lost Boys have been killed - only Paco remains, and he hopes Bee and her fellow runaways will become the new Lost Ones, but it’ll take a lot more than happy thoughts to win this war. Pb $22.99

Bloodmarked #2 Legendborn Tracy Deonn

The sequel to the incredibly popular Legendborn ($19.99), this series centres on an ancient war between demons and a mysterious order. Bree just wants to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death, so she infiltrates the Legendborn Order - a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights - only to discover her own ancestral power. Now she’s become someone new - a Medium, a Bloodcrafter, a Scion. Pb $19.99

Stellarlune #9 Keeper of the Lost Cities

Shannon Messenger

Sophie and her friends discover the true meaning of power - and evil. Her friends are divided and scattered, and the Black Swan wants Sophie to focus on their projects. Stellarlune - and the mysterious Elysian - might be the key to everything. But finding truth in the Lost Cities always requires sacrifice. And as the Neverseen’s plans sharpen into terrifying focus, it seems everyone has miscalculated. The Lost Cities’ greatest lie could destroy everything. Hb $17.99

Magic: The Gathering The Visual Guide

A lavishly illustrated guide to the realms, characters, creatures, spells and artefacts of Magic: The Gathering This book illuminates the wondrous worlds inhabited by the characters of the universe, revealing their arcane lore, weapons and spells, and recounting their legendary exploits. Explore the planes of magic on a spellbinding journey of discovery with this beautiful book from Wizards of the Coast, the company behind Dungeons & Dragons Hb $55

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Official Cookbook & Entertaining Guide

Kim Laidlaw

Plan the perfect party or event, including This is Halloween Party, The Nightmare Before Christmas Party, Zero the Dog Summer BBQ Party and a Birthday Party for any time of year. Party instructions include creative crafts for DIY decorations, amusing activities and frightful favours, with free downloadable templates for invitations, decorations, games and crafts. Includes over 50 mouth-watering recipes for appetisers, entrees, desserts and drinks. Hb $49.99

The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth The Definitive Guide to the World of J R R Tolkien Robert Foster & Ted Nasmith

A beautifully illustrated re-release of the 1974 A-Z guide, this is a comprehensive compilation of people, places and events as created by Tolkien. An oh-sohelpful reference for anyone yearning to be a whizz on all things Middle-Earth! Includes numerous genealogical tables and a unique chronology of the First Age, and now with over 50 full-colour paintings by acclaimed Tolkien artist Nasmith, many appearing exclusively in this edition. Hb $75

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Promised Neverland Art Book World

Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu

This deluxe art book showcases Demizu’s incredible sketches and full-colour artwork from the hit manga series, as well as creator commentary, interviews and a Q&A with Shirai and Demizu. A beautiful and haunting gaze into the art of one of today’s most popular Shonen Jump manga series. Hb $43.99

Jay Annelli

Harry Potter The Blueprints Jody Revenson

From sketch to screen, this generously-sized compendium showcases the work of the artists who laid the foundation for the scenes in all eight Harry Potter films. Featuring stunningly detailed blueprints and in-depth commentaries from those who created the architecture of beloved buildings, homes, settings and locations, it also showcases rare and unique sketches, notes, drafts and photos. The ultimate gift for fans of the wizarding world! Hb $130

Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva

Demon in the

Leigh Bardugo & Dani Pendergast

A graphic novel prequel

the rise of the Darkling

Long before he became

Darkling, Eryk was just a lonely

burdened by an extraordinary

Netflix series last year - featuring

Mei

Star

Insight Editions

set includes a

over 200 stunning helmet designs created for the Legion project in 2014, and a blank helmet (13 cm diameter) based on the stormtrooper design from the Star Wars Rebels TV show - ready for you to transform with your own unique customisation. Let your imagination run wild… and may the force be with you! Hb $110

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Hb $34.99

Rooster Fighter Vol. 1 Shu Sakuratani

$18.99