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FICTION LITTLE GODS
CIRCE
Jenny Ackland Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Madeline Miller Paperback RRP $ 29.99
A rare, original and stunning novel about a remarkable girl who learns the hard way that the truth doesn’t always set you free. A novel about the mess of family, about vengeance and innocence lost. Resonating with echoes of great Australian novels like Seven Little Australians, Cloudstreet, and Jasper Jones.
April 10 release, advance orders welcome
Circe is the daughter of Helios, the sun god, and Perse, a beautiful naiad. Yet from the moment of her birth, she is an outsider in her father’s halls. Named after a hawk for her yellow eyes and strange voice, Circe must find her own path.... This is a magical, intoxicating epic of family rivalry, power struggles, and a celebration of female strength in a man’s world.
THE TEMPTATION OF FORGIVENESS Donna Leon Paperback RRP $ 29.99
THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART
April 5 release, advance orders welcome
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
When important information is leaked from inside the Venetian Questura, Commissario Brunetti is tasked with uncovering who is responsible. Following contradictory leads, Brunetti navigates his way through a world of mysterious informants, underground deals and secret scam networks, and learns the terrible consequences of acting from a tender heart.
NON-FICTION BRIDGE BURNING AND OTHER HOBBIES Kitty Flanagan Paperback RRP $ 29.99 One of Australia’s favourite and most multi-talented entertainers, Kitty Flanagan, provides advice you didn’t even know you needed. Useful tips on how not to get murdered while hitch-hiking, why it’s important to keep your top on while waitressing, and why women between the ages of thirty-seven and forty-two should be banned from internet dating.
Following a family tragedy, young Alice Hart is taken in by her grandmother, who teaches Alice the language of Australian native flowers: a way to say the things that are too hard to speak. In her early twenties, Alice’s life is again thrown into upheaval when she suffers a devastating betrayal and loss. Desperate to outrun grief, Alice flees to the central Australian desert where she meets a charismatic and ultimately dangerous man. An enchanting and captivating novel about how our untold stories haunt us – and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
THE WASP AND THE ORCHID
A CERTAIN LIGHT Cynthia Banham Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Danielle Clode Hardback RRP $ 39.99 Award-winning zoologist and author Danielle Clode presents the life of one of Australia’s foremost female naturalists, Edith Coleman and the story of the quest to recover her from the footnotes of history. From Edith’s childhood in England to her unlikely success, we learn of her uncompromising passion for Australian nature and landscape.
Holly Ringland
With great courage and empathy, Cynthia Banham asks the difficult questions about family, about survival, and fearlessly tells the stories that are never told. From a remarkable writer, and told with unflinching honesty and compassion, A Certain Light speaks to the heart of what really matters in life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Holly Ringland grew up wild and barefoot in her mother’s tropical garden in Northern Australia. When she was nine years old, her family lived in a camper van for two years in North America, travelling from one national park to another, an experience that sparked Holly’s lifelong interest in cultures and stories. In her twenties, Holly worked for four years in a remote Indigenous community in the central Australian desert. She moved to England in 2009 and obtained her MA in Creative Writing from the University of Manchester in 2011. She now lives between the UK and Australia.
CHILDREN’S & YA WITH MY DADDY: A BOOK OF LOVE AND FAMILY
THE POPPA PLATOON...IN WORLD WAR CHEW
Jo Witek & Christine Roussey (Illus)
Danny Katz Paperback RRP $ 9.99
Hardback RRP $ 21.99 This little girl loves spending time with her dad. They ride bikes and swim in the pool. They can imagine exciting adventures, or just lounge around on a hot day. Being with her dad makes her feel safe and comforted. And when she gets too scared, or too angry, nothing calms her down better than a big hug from dad. Age: 2+
Major Poppa, Abbie, and her little brother Flynn are on a mission at the Royal Show. They must enter The Showbag Pavilion, fight their way through crowds, defeat powerful enemies, and somehow get to the other side to buy a Chunky Choco Cherry Chew Showbag. Will The Poppa Platoon win this battle? Or is this a showbag too far? Age: 7+
SMALL SPACES Sarah Epstein Paperback RRP $19.99 When she was eight years old, Tash’s imaginary friend Sparrow became a real-life nightmare. And no one believed her. Nine years later, Sparrow is back to finish their game. Does Sparrow really exist? Or is Tash more dangerous than she thinks? “A beautifully crafted psychological thriller. I couldn’t put it down.” Fleur Ferris. Age: 14+
STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT Ben Brooks Hardback RRP $ 35.00 April 5 release, advance orders welcome
A beautiful and transporting book packed with stories of adventure and wonderment, it will appeal to those who need the courage to reject peer pressure and go against the grain. It will educate and entertain, while also encourage and inspire. Age: 10+
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WINNER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 CATEGORY WINNER CHILDREN’S Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Judges’ Comments: ‘Nevermoor is the best debut novel I have read in a long time! Jessica Townsend’s descriptive writing immerses you in her fantasy world so entirely, the reader feels transported to the city of Nevermoor as they turn the pages. Imaginative and adventurous, as a bookseller this is a book I love putting this book into young readers hands.’
CATEGORY WINNERS
FICTION
NON-FICTION
DEBUT FICTION
ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION
YOUNG ADULT
The must-read story of an irrepressible spirit and the beauty that hides in even the darkest moments.
Paperback with picture section. RRP $32.99
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