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FICTION THE OUTSIDER Stephen King Paperback RRP $ 32.99
When an elevenyear-old boy is found murdered, all evidence and eyewitnesses point to the town’s Little League coach, Terry Maitland, as the culprit. But further research confirms his alibi – he was out of town that day. A man cannot be in two places at the same time. Can he?
APRIL IN PARIS, 1921 Tessa Lunney Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Meet Kiki Button: socialite, private detective and spy. She has to find a missing Picasso painting and uncover a double agent to save herself and the man she adores – in just one week. A witty and charming mystery for fans of Phryne Fisher and Julian Fellowes.
BLUEBOTTLE Belinda Castles Paperback RRP $ 29.99 On a sweltering day in a cliff-top beach shack, Jack and Lou Bright grow suspicious about the behaviour of their charismatic, unpredictable father. A girl they know has disappeared, and as the day unfolds, Jack’s eruptions of panic, Lou’s sultry rebellions and their little sister Phoebe’s attention-seeking push the family towards revelation.
NON-FICTION EGGSHELL SKULL Bri Lee Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Bri Lee began her first day of work at the Queensland District Court as a bright-eyed judge’s associate. Two years later she was back as the complainant in her own case. This is the story of Bri’s journey through the Australian legal system, a fierce and eloquent memoir.
THE SHIP THAT NEVER WAS
THE WEATHER DETECTIVE
Adam Courtenay Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Peter Wohlleben Hardback RRP $ 29.99
In 1823, a group of convicts led by chancer James Porter wrested control of a ship and sailed to Chile. What happened next is stranger than fiction. By the son of Australia’s best-loved storyteller, The Ship That Never Was is the rollicking tale of the greatest escape in colonial history.
7 June release, advance orders welcome
INTO THE NIGHT Sarah Bailey Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Troubled and brilliant Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock returns in Sarah Bailey’s stunning new crime novel. This time Gemma finds herself lost and alone in the city. Her new workplace is a minefield and the partner she has been assigned is uncommunicative and hostile. When a homeless man is murdered and Gemma is put on the case, she can’t help feeling a connection with the victim. An addictive crime thriller and stunning follow-up to The Dark Lake.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sarah Bailey is a Melbourne based writer with a background in advertising and communications. Her first novel, the bestselling The Dark Lake, was published in 2017 to international acclaim.
From the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. The Weather Detective combines scientific research with charming anecdotes to explain the extraordinary cycles of life, death and regeneration that are evolving on our doorstep, bringing us closer to nature than ever before.
CALYPSO David Sedaris Paperback RRP $ 29.99
CHILDREN’S & YA CLARIS: THE CHICEST MOUSE IN PARIS Megan Hess Hardback RRP $ 24.99 A delightful rhyming tale about courage, compassion and a stylish little mouse, from acclaimed fashion illustrator Megan Hess. Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris is the first picture book in a dazzling new series for lovers of Eloise and Olivia. Destined to delight fashion-obsessed readers of all ages! Age: 3+
THE NEW KID: UNPOPULAR ME
MIDNIGHT: SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT, BOOK 11
James O’Loghlin Paperback RRP $ 9.99 Eleven-year-old Sam is the new kid at school but he has a plan, or two, or three to make himself the most popular kid ever. What you are about to read is unforgettable (lonely losers, frog underpants, human umbrellas, bod boys…). It’s the story of a kid who wants to be more. Age: 7+
Derek Landy Paperback RRP $19.99 Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back! When a ruthless killer snatches her little sister, the very thing that Valkyrie fights for is in danger, and she only has twelve hours to find Alice before it’s too late. Age: 11+
The long-awaited new collection of stories from David Sedaris, America’s favourite humourist. For Sedaris, life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it’s impossible to take a vacation from yourself. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumour joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris’s darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might be his very best.
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LITERARY AWARD WINNER for 2018
Sometimes love means having to broaden your literary horizons Frankie Rose is desperate for love. Or a relationship. Or just a date with a semi-normal person will do. It’s not that she hasn’t tried. She’s the queen of online dating. But enough is enough. Inspired by her job at The Little Brunswick Street Bookshop, Frankie decides to take fate into her own hands and embarks on the ultimate love experiment. Her plan? Plant her favourite books on trains inscribed with her contact details in a bid to lure the sophisticated, charming and well-read man of her dreams. Enter Sunny, and one spontaneous kiss later, Frankie begins to fall for him. But there’s just one problem – Frankie is strictly a classics kind of gal, and Sunny is really into Young Adult. Like really.
A powerful novel about loyalty and betrayal, the legacies of violence and the possibilities of redemption
A clever, funny and wryly observed story about books and discovering who you really are.
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
AVAILABLE NOW
WHERE’S TIMMY? Tim Cahill & Heath McKenzie (illus) Hardback RRP $16.99 Hacker and Studs have nabbed Tiny Timmy’s trophy, and now they could be absolutely anywhere! Can you help Timmy and his friends track down the trophy? Age: 5+
TINY TIMMY WORLD CUP COLLECTION Box Set RRP $ 39.99 Celebrate the World Cup with this box set featuring the first FIVE books in the best-selling Tiny Timmy series from Socceroos legend Tim Cahill. Go back to where it all began as Timmy struggles to make his school side before he becomes a soccer superstar!
Finn knows his brother is gone. But he also knows that Hamish sent the beautiful white feather on his doorstep. Finn’s Feather is a story about resilience and memory—about a child, his brother, and a friend who meets him where he is. PAPERBACK | $16.99 AVAILABLE 1ST JUNE
‘WINTER CALLS FOR A GOOD BOOK, AND WE’VE FOUND ONE TO RIVAL THE BOOK THIEF’ THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY
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