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SWING TIME Zadie Smith Paperback RRP $ 32.99 15th November release, advance orders welcome
Two brown girls dream of being dancers – but only one has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It’s a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either…
CRIMES OF THE FATHER
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Tom Keneally Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A timely, courageous and powerful novel about faith, the church, conscience and celibacy. Tom Keneally, ex-seminarian, pulls no punches as he interrogates the terrible damage done to innocents as the Catholic Church has prevaricated around language and points of law, covering up for its own.
J. K. Rowling Hardback RRP $ 39.99 18th November release, advance orders welcome
Inspired by the original Hogwart’s textbook by Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books.
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William McInnes Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Rob Mundle Hardback RRP $ 45.00
William McInnes, one of Australia’s best-loved entertainers and authors, takes a look at the Aussie obsession with sports and pop culture. A chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping-off point for William’s inimitable take on these Aussie stories that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh with warm affection.
More than one million Australians can trace their heritage to the migrant ships of the mid-to-late 19th Century. Rob Mundle is back on the water, with a ripping story that starts on the sea, aboard a clipper ship charging across the Southern Ocean, laden with passengers heading for Melbourne in response to the lure of gold.
SONGS OF A WAR BOY Deng Thiak Adut, Ben Mckelvey Paperback RRP $ 32.99 The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hope. This is the inspiring story of a man who has overcome deadly adversity to become a lawyer and committed worker for the disenfranchised, helping refugees in Western Sydney.
Anh Do Paperback RRP $12.99 The new series from the bestselling and awardwinning author of WeirDo, Anh Do! Meet Hotdog, the sausage dog, and his friends! There’s Kev, the goofy cat, who’s always dressed up in some silly costume, and Lizzie, the gutsy lizard, who eats bug burgers for breakfast! Together they’re going on a mad adventure! Age: 5+
ADAM SPENCER’S NUMBER CRUNCHERS
GEMINA: THE ILLUMINAE FILES, BOOK 2
Adam Spencer Paperback RRP $19.99
Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Paperback RRP $ 22.99
After the runaway bestseller Adam Spencer’s Enormous Book of Numbers, Australia’s funniest maths dude is back with another bumper activity book for young and eager minds! Packed full of games, puzzles, quizzes – along with heaps of stuff to draw, cut out, decipher and decode. They won’t believe numbers could be this much fun! Age: 8+
DAYS WITHOUT END Sebastian Barry Paperback RRP $ 32.99 ‘I am thinking of the days without end of my life...’ After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-inarms, John Cole, go on to fight in the Indian wars and, ultimately, the Civil War. Having fled terrible hardships they find these days to be vivid and filled with wonder, despite the horrors they both see and are complicit in. Their lives are further enriched and imperilled when a young Indian girl crosses their path, and the possibility of lasting happiness emerges, if only they can survive. Both an intensely poignant story of two men and the lives they are dealt, and a fresh look at some of the most fateful years in America’s past, Days Without End is a novel never to be forgotten.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His novels and plays have won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, the Irish Book Awards Best Novel, the Independent Booksellers Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He also had two consecutive novels, A Long Long Way (2005) and The Secret Scripture (2008), shortlisted for the MAN Booker Prize. He lives in Wicklow with his wife and three children.
KIDS PICK
CHILDREN’S & YA HOTDOG!, BOOK 1
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the space station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of BeiTech’s assault. Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter, Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. The fate of everyone on the Hypatia is now in their hands. Age: 13+
WORMWOOD MIRE Judith Rossell Hardback RRP $ 22.99 The thrilling and magical sequel to the multi-awardwinning Withering-By-Sea. When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess. Secrets abound, and Stella must be brave once more if she’s to find out who - or what she really is... Age: 9+
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DIARY OF A MINECRAFT ZOMBIE Zack Zombie
THE ANSWER Allan & Barbara Pease Hardback
A SCARE OF A DARE (BOOK 1) Paperback RRP $ 5.00 This series gives insight into the life of a 12-yearold Minecraft Zombie. Zack Zombie has to deal with the usual angst that comes from being a pre-teen zombie attending Minecraft Middle School. With the help of his human friend Steve, Zack learns valuable life lessons that help him deal with the challenges of zombie life. Age: 8+
RRP $ 34.99
This ground-breaking, category-killer from internationally acclaimed authors Allan and Barbara Pease will show you that changing your life starts with asking the right questions.
The Answer:
BULLIES AND BUDDIES (BOOK 2) Paperback RRP $ 9.99 Twelve year old Zack Zombie is back for another hilarious and exciting Minecraft adventure. This time Zack is up against some of the meanest and scary mob bullies at school. Will he be able to stop the mob bullies from terrorising him and his friends, and make it back in one piece? Age: 8+
• Helps you take the first step towards change and decide what you want • Gives you the confidence to change your job, relationship or lifestyle • Discusses new scientific research into the brain’s ability to drive success • Allan and Barbara also share their personal stories of overcoming the odds
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