Autumn Reading Guide

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Welcome to the Autumn Reading Guide We are excited to share with you a great selection of fiction, non-fiction, children’s and Mother’s Day gift ideas hand-picked for you by our professional staff. As an independent bookseller, we are motivated by a love of books and reading and we are proud of our great range, personalised service and loyal customers. If you don’t find what you are looking for on the pages of this guide, we’d be more that happy to help you find an alternative or place a special order for you. Happy Reading!

The Wisdom of Women Candida Baker Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Candida Baker celebrates all the wisdom and nurturing supportive female friends, family, mentors, and even strangers can bring to our lives. She weaves the tapestry of her life around the experiences of other women, who freely share their stories of kindness, laughter, betrayal and loss. This book positively sparkles with womanly warmth and humour.

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This year sees the launch of a new Australian series: the Text Classics – a list of iconic Australian books by some of our most loved authors – books that tell our stories. Launching in May, the Text Classics begins with thirty-two great books by great storytellers: Franklin, Grenville, Keneally, Maloney, Hume, Corris, Flannery, Temple, Garner and many more.

All classically priced at $12.95 each.

SPECIAL OFFER: Buy two books in the Text Classics range and receive a FREE tote bag. *While stocks last.

Rachael McKenna Hardback RRP $ 29.95 Rachael McKenna follows up her bestselling The French Cat with this exquisite portrait of the countryside, buildings and dogs of France. Filled with beautiful images of man’s best friend in glorious French landscapes, accompanied by her own narrative, this visual tapestry is a magnificent gift every dog lover will love!

margareT olley Barry Pearce Hardback RRP $120.00 One of Australia’s most beloved artists, Margaret Olley is remembered for her prized still life and interior paintings. Her exquisite paintings of flowers, fruit and objects are highly sought after by collectors.

A colourful life included friendships with important Australian artists including William Dobell, Russell Drysdale, Donald Friend and Jeffrey Smart.

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To celebrate the launch of the Text Classics three lucky customers will have a chance to WIN a complete set of Text Classics, 32 titles valued at over $410.

For you chance to win, simple purchase a book from this catalogue from your independent bookstore, go to the competition page at www.indies.com.au to view full terms & conditions and enter your details. Competitions closes 31/05/12.

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Janine Burke Hardback RRP $ 32.99 Part natural history, part folklore and part memoir, The Nest is a beautiful book that will appeal to all those who love birds, literature and art. A perfect Mother's Day present to buy for others or yourself, and a beautiful object that is as hard to resist as any beautiful, intricately constructed nest.

a cook's life Stephanie Alexander Hardback RRP $ 39.95 Stephanie Alexander’s vision and determination has influenced a generation of chefs, cooks and diners.

In A Cook’s Life she shares with us the experiences that shaped her extraordinary life – from her mother’s love of cooking to her father’s love of reading, from working in Paris to opening her first restaurant, Jamaica House. Inspiring!

sunday's garden Leslie Harding and Kendrah Morgan Hardback RRP $ 45.00 May release, advance orders welcome

When Sunday and John Reed purchased Heide, it was a neglected farm.

At the end of their lives, it was densely forested with a stunningly beautiful cottage-style kitchen garden. Sunday's Garden restores the Heide garden into the literature surrounding this inspiring site, its creators and the makers of its myths.

The nighT Before moTher's day Doug MacLeod & Judy Horacek Paperback RRP $ 9.99 “Twas the Night before Mother’s Day, Mum lay awake. The sense of excitement was too much to take”. This is a hilarious poem with cartoons from two outstanding Australian creators, about a mother anticipating the joys of Mother's Day. The perfect gift for Mum!

french Ties: love, life and recipes Jane Webster Hardback RRP $ 59.95 Jane Webster offers us a glimpse into life as a local in a French village: keeping house, visiting the markets, restoring the walled kitchen garden, and indulging her passion for 'antiquing' at flea markets and antique fairs. Above all, she shares the simple pleasure of cooking – with more than 40 divine regional recipes.

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Jodi Picoult Paperback RRP $ 32.99

This is the story of six very different women who form a group to meet regularly after the births of their respective babies. The Mother’s Group follows their individual journeys and the group’s collective journey as they navigate motherhood and the shifting ground of their relationships. Provocative, tender and utterly gripping!

Tom and his wife Izzy are the lighthouse keepers on remote Janus Rock, a tiny island a hundred miles off the West Australian coast.

Their isolated, secluded world is torn apart one day when a dinghy washes up on the island carrying a dead man and a baby… Passionate and haunting!

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A tragic and life changing event has dominated the lives of the Tides for ten years. When youngest daughter Dora discovers she is pregnant, she realises that the truth of that fateful day must finally be uncovered. So begins a story fraught with sorrow, betrayal, lies and infidelity. This debut novel sweeps the reader along on a wave of emotions until the final shattering revelation and redemption. To read an interview with Hannah Richell and reading notes go to www.indies.com.au.

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Patrick White Hardback RRP $ 29.95

The chaperone Laura Moriarty Paperback RRP $ 29.95 May release, advance orders welcome

On a summer's day in 1922 Cora Carlisle boards a train from Wichita, Kansas, to New York City. She leaves behind a past that she buried long ago. She will be many things in her lifetime – an orphan, a mother, a wife, a mistress – but in New York her life is about to change. For the fans of The Help.

In this previously unpublished novel, two children are brought to the shores of Sydney Harbour to shelter from WWII. The boy’s mother has died in the Blitz. The girl is a daughter of a Communist executed in a Greek prison. Having nobody but each other, the children form an extraordinary bond as they negotiate the dangers of growing up and life as strangers, as 'reffos', abandoned on the far side of the world. A masterpiece in the making, The Hanging Garden bears all the tenderness and rigour of an old and wise writer, and confirms once again Patrick White as one of the greatest Australian novelists.

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Kyo Maclear Paperback RRP $ 27.99

Emylia Hall Paperback RRP $ 29.99

In this profound novel of betrayal and resurrection, Kyo Maclear blends cultures and classes with wry humour, and casts an astute eye on the reluctant yielding of old ways to a new internationalism. From London to Saigon, this unconventional family struggles with issues of identity, belonging and truth.

When news of a death in the family reaches her from abroad, Beth Lowe FREE realises that she can no To t e longer avoid her past. She is Bag sent a photograph album, a poignant record of the seven summers she spent in rural Hungary. Years later, Beth's Hungarian summers continue to haunt and entice her. EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Receive a FREE tote bag with purchase. *While stocks last.

secreTs Ts of The Tides T Hannah Richell Paperback RRP $ 29.99

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Edward Warren has been living in Thailand for five years. When he receives a call that his father and sister FREE have been involved in an Booklet near-fatal accident, he wants to terminate his father’s life in order to save his sister through organ donation.

How can his sister stop him from making this fateful decision? EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Receive a FREE exclusive content booklet with purchase.

Fiona Higgins Paperback RRP $ 29.99

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The meaning of grace

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Deborah Forster Paperback RRP $ 29.95 May release, advance orders welcome

Grace Fisher, mother of three, decides that her husband is a sore disappointment and moves the family from Melbourne to a coastal village in Victoria. The Meaning of Grace is a moving story of the loves and rivalries that burn at the heart of every family by the author of Miles Franklin shortlisted The Book of Emmett.

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Simon Mawer Paperback RRP $ 29.99 May release, advance orders welcome

The new book from the Man Booker shortlisted author of Glass Room. Marian is an outsider: half French, half British, naïve, too clever for her own good. But her hybrid status - and fluent French - will be of service in war torn France. A gripping adventure, a moving meditation on patriotism, betrayal and love.

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Lionel Shriver Paperback RRP $ 29.99

John Irving Paperback RRP $ 32.95

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Bring up The Bodies Hilary Mantel Paperback RRP $ 32.99 10th May release, advance orders welcome

In Bring up the Bodies, the sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying and frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. By 1535, Thomas Cromwell is a chief Minister to Henry VIII. His fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn, Henry’s second wife, for whose sake Henry has broken with Rome and created his own church. But Henry’s actions have forced England into dangerous isolation, and Anne has failed to do what she promised: bear a son to secure the Tudor line. This new novel is a speaking picture, an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world.

The talented author of We Need to Talk About Kevin is back with a blackly comic tale of terrorism and journalism.

The characters are flawed and petty in many cases and totally human - no superheroes here, despite the looming figure and cult of personality surrounding our missing journalist. Shriver's many fans are going to enjoy this and if you haven't read any of her other work, it is time you got started!

Therese Bohman Hardback RRP $ 24.99 May release, advance orders welcome

Over a sweltering Swedish summer, Marina visits her sister Stella, who has recently married Gabriel, a writer. As the hot days and languorous nights persist, things happen – almost as if in a dream. But some things can never be undone…

In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love, told by a 60 year-old, bisexual protagonist named William. He looks back on his life in the 1950s and '60s as a “sexual suspect”, a phrase first used by John Irving in his novel The World According To Garp. Poignant, affecting and unforgettable.

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Matthew Green Paperback RRP $ 24.99

Benjamin Wood Paperback RRP $ 29.99

Max needs Budo, his imaginary friend, because his parents argue a lot about sending him to a special school. Then something extraordinary happens, and Max needs Budo more than ever! Told from the point of view of a child's imaginary friend, this is a heartwarming, heartbreaking story in the vein of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Room.

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May release, advance orders welcome

Oscar Lowe falls in love with Iris Bellwether, an enigmatic medical student, but soon becomes embroiled in the strange machinations of her troubled brother, Eden. At once a love story and an examination of the thin line between genius and madness, The Bellwether Revivals will appeal to fans of The Secret History and Possession. An unforgettable debut.

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Jennifer Egan Paperback RRP $19.99

John Lanchester Paperback RRP $ 29.99

Emerald City is a collection of eleven masterful stories from Jennifer Egan, author of the Pulitzer-prize winning A Visit From The Goon Squad.

Egan’s characters – bakers and models, housewives and schoolgirls – are united by their search for something outside their own experience. Elegant and poignant, these stories are evocations of self-discovery.

Pepys Road is an ordinary street in the Capital. Today each letterbox receives a card with a simple message: We Want What You Have.

Epic in scope, capturing the ordinary dramas of very different lives, this is a novel of love and suspicion, and of a city at a moment of extraordinary tension.

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On the outskirts of an Australian country town in the 1950s, Harry, a lonely farmer, trains his binoculars on a family of kookaburras. As Harry watches the birds, his next door neighbour has her own set of binoculars trained on him! Mateship with Birds is a novel about young lust and mature love, and a hymn to the rhythm of country life, by the acclaimed author of Everyman's Rules of Science Living.

*While stocks last.

The mounTain Drusilla Modjeska Paperback RRP $ 32.95 May release, advance orders welcome

In 1968, Leonard, an Oxford anthropologist, arrives in Papua with his alluring Dutch wife, Rika. When Leonard leaves to film the remote villages high in the mountains, Rika becomes close to a Papuan and her life is changed forever. From the bestselling author of The Orchard and Stravinsky’s Lunch.

in search of The Blue Tiger Robert Power Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Eleven year old Oscar Flowers is on a quest to make sense of the strange world of adults around him. He goes in search of the blue tiger, a powerful animal which will save his family from themselves. This magical story is about books and the joy of reading, as well as a testament to the way we can move beyond the mistakes of the past to a new beginning.

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WaiTing for sunrise William Boyd Paperback RRP $ 29.99 The novel opens in Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, an English actor, is seeking psychoanalysis for an unusual problem. His therapy sets of a chain of events that sees him embark on a passionate love affair that has far-reaching consequences. Consequences that see Rief’s acting talents being put to use by the British army when the world goes to war. Boyd combines elements of conspiracy and family connections with quirky, witty humour. This is a perfect blend of entertaining storytelling, intriguing plotting and masterful writing.

Charlotte Rogan Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Grace, a survivor following the sinking of the ocean liner Empress Alexandra, is on trial for her life. The novel is her diary of the events that happened during the three weeks that Lifeboat 14 was adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, overcrowded with 39 people aboard…

A gripping read.

sTonemouTh Iain Banks Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Stewart Gilmour has returned home to Stonemouth. There is a temporary truce between Stewart and the Murtons, Stonemouth’s biggest crime family, but it doesn’t last for long. Soon Stewart’s homecoming is a lot more lethal than even he had anticipated. Tough, funny, fastpaced and touching, this is a rite of passage novel like no other.

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An 11-year-old boy witnesses a murder through the window of a strange house. He is seen by the FREE To t e angry murderer, and takes Bag refuge in the dark drains and grimy tunnels beneath Melbourne. This is a captivating and outrageously funny novel about a boy who refuses to give in. An astounding, fresh and poignant novel.

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Peter Twohig Paperback RRP $ 29.99

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The chemisTry of Tears Peter Carey Hardback RRP $ 39.95 When Catherine's lover dies suddenly, she has no-one to turn to except her work. A curator in a London museum, Catherine is given a very particular project by the perceptive head of her department: a box of intricate clockwork parts that appear to be the remains of a nineteenth century automaton - a beautifully made mechanical bird. When she discovers that the box also contains the diary of the man who commissioned the machine, she is partially rescued from one obsession by another - who were Henry Brandling and the mysterious, visionary clockmaker he hired to make a gift for his absent son?

The red house Mark Haddon Paperback RRP $ 29.95 May release, advance orders welcome

After his mother's death, Richard decides to build bridges with his estranged sister. He invites Angela and her family for a week in a rented house on the Welsh border. But in the stillness of the valley, ghosts begin to rise up. The eagerly anticipated new novel by the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

The unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry Rachel Joyce Paperback RRP $ 32.95 A tender, quietly comic, heartstopping and coming of (old) age novel from a powerful new voice in fiction. When Harold Fry leaves home one morning to post a letter, with his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking – to save someone else’s life.

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Tony Cavanaugh Paperback RRP $ 29.99

Donna Leon Paperback RRP $ 29.95

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Darian Richards is a burnt out homicide detective who has fled Melbourne and his career as a cop. But the Sunshine Coast is not the paradise he was seeking. Someone is taking young girls and the local police are out of their depth. But once a cop, always a cop. Darian Richards is a perfectly-realized, brilliantly flawed hero and the serial killer is devastatingly diabolical. This book is not for the faint of heart. It is brutal. It is shocking. And completely addictive.

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When an unidentified body is pulled out of a canal, Commissario Guido Brunetti is drawn into the corrupt and seedy world of the local slaughterhouse and animal rights. Facing the usual problems of the bribery of officials, the Commissario uses his ingenuity and intelligence to identify the body and ultimately the murderer. SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase a copy of the book for a chance to WIN a Donna Leon backlist set. For details go to the competition page at www. indies.com.au.

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Charlotte Link Paperback RRP $ 29.99

William Landay Paperback RRP $ 29.99

Ambitious detective Valerie Almond investigates a series of copy-cat murders in the seaside town of Scarborough.

Soon she is lead to a dark secret, inextricably linked to the evacuation of children to Scarborough during WW11. This is an atmospheric, psychological suspense thriller from one of Europe’s top crime writers.

Assistant district attorney Andy Barber is used to dealing with murder and its after-effects. This time, however, evidence emerges that links his own son Jacob to the crime scene. Soon Andy is preparing for the trial of his life, to defend his son and prevent him from being convicted of murder. Gripping!

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The ship Stefan Mani Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Nine crew members set sail aboard the ship Per Se from a port in Iceland. The atmosphere grows hostile and mutiny is not far away, as the crew realise that their jobs and livelihoods are under threat. The winner of the Drop of Blood prize, this tense, claustrophobic thriller has been a bestseller in Europe.

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green mill murder; murder on The BallaraT Train Kerry Greenwood Paperbacks RRP $ 22.99 each TV tie-in editions of Kerry Greenwood’s popular Phryne Fisher books, including Cocaine Blues –where it all started! The first classic Phryne Fisher mystery, featuring our delectable heroine, cocaine, communism and adventure…

More Phryne Fisher books available – ask in-store for details.

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Harry Hole is back from selfimposed exile in Hong Kong, to confront his “son” Oleg’s drug addiction and alleged murder of his best friend.

An ex-cop, with no authority and his own history of addiction, is in dangerous waters. Hole once again tries to balance justice achieved against destruction of those closest to him.

A compelling thriller.

a you y youTh Th noT T Was WasTed Ted Ian Parkes Paperback RRP $ 32.99 May release, advance orders welcome

Ian Parkes left home at the age of 16 to work as a jackaroo. Little did he know that the bush and its adventures would creep inside him and take root. Tough, tender, laugh-out loud funny one minute, poignant the next, his story is both a ripping yarn and a love letter to the bush - to a time when a young stockman worked sideby-side with Aboriginal trackers, learning their skills and traditions, and a big social event was a day at the races with your mates, followed by a game of two-up, and a young man might discover a love of books camped out under the stars. The work of a master storyteller, this superbly written memoir belongs alongside such classics as A Fortunate Life.

True norTh Brenda Niall Paperback RRP $ 32.95 This biography follows the lives of Mary and Elizabeth Durack, who together as a writer and a painter produced some of Australia's most memorable works of the 40's, 50's and 60's. With unprecedented access to hundreds of private documents, Brenda Niall gets to the heart of a uniquely Australian story that spans the 20th century.

lives Peter Robb Paperback RRP $ 32.95 May release, advance orders welcome

In Lives, Peter Robb encounters some remarkable people and evokes their inner worlds.

From Julian Assange to Peter Carey, Gore Vidal to Ivan Milat, Robb illuminates the real people behind the public image. A fascinating exploration of renown people and what makes them tick, revealing the subjects in a new light.

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The people smuggler Robin de Crespigny Paperback RRP $ 29.95

Cassandra Clare Paperback RRP $ 24.95

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Robert Dessaix Paperback RRP $ 27.95

Margo Lanagan Paperback RRP $19.99

As I Was Saying is a swirling conversation on a range of topics, from travel to dogs and cats, from sport to swearing to the pleasures of idleness. It is punctuated by talks given by Robert Dessaix, as well as some of his most incisive journalism. Entertaining!

The sea-witch Misskaella knows how to draw a girl from the heart of a seal, and how to lure the enchanting beauty out of the beast. For a price, any man might buy himself a sea-wife.

But from his first look into her loving eyes, he will be ensnared. And the witch will have her payment. 15+

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Anita Heiss Paperback RRP $ 34.95 What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? In this deeply personal memoir, Anita Heiss gives a first-hand account of her experiences as a woman with an Aboriginal mother and Austrian father. Read her story and ask: what does it take for someone to be black enough for you?

leT's preTend This never happened Jenny Lawson Paperback RRP $ 29.99 May release, advance orders welcome

Jennifer Lawson is an American journalist and blogger, whose blog receives over half a million views a month. Let's Pretend This Never Happened is for anyone who's ever felt like a misfit or thought they were one. Like laughing at a funeral, this book is both irreverent and impossible to hold back once you get started!

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The hunger games #2 caTching fire; The hunger games #3 mockingJay Suzanne Collins Paperbacks RRP $18.99 each Purchase all three titles in the astonishing bestseller series, now made into a fantastic movie. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. 14+

sWiTched (Trylle 1) Torn (Trylle 2) ascend (Trylle 3) Amanda Hocking Paperbacks RRP $16.99 each Seventeen-year-old Wendy Everly has always been different. When she is thrown into an unfamiliar world, Wendy must uncover her heritage, tap into her powers, and fight those who want to use her gifts for evil. Amanda Hocking’s bestselling young adult series takes readers to Trylle, a world as beautiful as it is deadly. 14+

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The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues - and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary and Simon. Clary and the Shadowhunters struggle to piece together their shattered world after a betrayal by one of their own leaves them reeling. 12+ EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Bonus content, The Act of Falling, with purchase. *While stocks last.

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Ali al Jenabi, who had been tortured under Saddam’s regime, escaped from Iraq and attempted to reach Australia. He was betrayed by a people smuggler in Indonesia, which prompted him to establish his own business to treat refugees more fairly. This is a compelling insight into the business of people smuggling, and the desperate circumstances that force people to employ their services.

Taken from his parents as a child and equipped with biological and technological improvements, Khemri is now an enhanced human being, trained to become a Prince of the Empire. Spanning galaxies and lifetimes, A Confusion of Princes is a page-turning thriller, and a powerful exploration of what it means to be human. 14+

The monsTer: TrouBleTWisTers 2 Paperback RRP $ 9.99 Garth Nix & Sean Williams Last time, twins Jaide and Jack defeated the Evil with luck and intuition. This time they must truly master their powers as Troubletwisters. The second exciting, mysterious instalment in the Troubletwisters series, from fantasy masters Garth Nix and Sean Williams. 9+

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( RRP $ 22.95) Michael Grant In BZRK, Noah and Sadie are newly initiated into an underground cell. Are they the saviors of humanity, or authors of the darkest conspiracy in history? This is an intense, thrilling and absolutely breathtaking story. Also from Michael Grant is the latest in the Gone series - Fear - a blood-pumping, white-knuckle sci-fi thriller of epic proportions. 16+

Three summers Judith Clarke Paperback RRP $19.99 When Ruth and Fee finish school, their lives go in different directions, but their friendship endures. Ruth's grandmother wants Ruth to go to university; Fee chooses family life and motherhood. But for Ruth, leaving town means leaving Tam Finn, the elusive yet entrancing boy so unlike any other she has ever met. 14+

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The neW Jumper Oliver Jeffers Hardback RRP $ 24.99

Phillip Gwynne Hardback RRP $ 24.95

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iT’s a miroocool Christine Harris Hardback RRP $ 24.95 Audrey lives in the outback, so when she loses her first tooth, she’s worried the tooth fairy will never find her! How will she let the tooth fairy know where she lives ... and what will the tooth fairy leave her? All Audrey’s clues and directions are blown away by a dust storm and Audrey worries the tooth fairy might not do trips in dust storms. A fabulous surprise awaits her.

A wonderfully optimistic story that captures the determined, mischievous and imaginative nature of children. 3+

The coaT Julie Hunt, Ron Brooks (illus) Hardback RRP $ 29.99 May release, advance orders welcome

A bold and original picture book. A coat in a strawberry patch flies off with a down-at-heel man and together they have the night of their lives.

A celebration of human potential. With beautiful imagery and text, The Coat is a fable for all ages.

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Natalie Jane Prior Cheryl Orsini (Illus) Hardback RRP $ 24.95 WIN

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This is the charming story of Pom Pom, a small dog who lives in an apartment in Paris and has always longed to see more of the world outside. One day, his wish comes true and he is whisked away from his family by another Parisian pooch, and taken on an exciting journey through the city. 3+ SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase a copy of the book for a chance to WIN an exclusive framed print signed by the illustrator. For details go to the competition page at www.indies.com.au.

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The Queen is beautiful, clever and popular but all she can think of is her wobbly bottom - which she doesn’t like! After trying all kinds of creams and contraptions the Queen finally discovers that real beauty comes from within. A sweet and hilariously funny tale about learning to love yourself. 3+

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The thing about the Hueys is … they all look the same, they all think the same, they all do the same. Until one day, one of them knitted himself a new jumper… Jeffers’ fabulously quirky new characters will not disappoint and the subtle humour will appeal to both children and adults alike. 4+

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Alison Jay Hardback RRP $14.95

Anna Kemp Hardback RRP $ 24.99 May release, advance orders welcome

“Where’s your tower? Look at your dress. You really are the worst princess.” A hilarious twist on the traditional princess fairy tale. Meet Princess Sue, who, upon her rescue from the tower finds her prince less than satisfactory! Princess Sue is not content to sit around doing princess-y things – she wants mischief and adventure. 4+

The faBulous finola fox Carmel Bird Hardback RRP $ 24.95 May release, advance orders welcome

A magical tale featuring the fabulous Finola Fox and her ever-expanding collection of shoes, which she finds in strange places all over the city. Her search for an elusive slipper to complete a pair leads her to Frederic, and together they create a wonderful gallery. Gorgeous illustrations, characters and a special surprise ending. 5+

meeT snugglepoT and cuddlepie May Gibbs Hardback RRP $19.99 May release, advance orders welcome

Before dawn, when everyone was still asleep, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie crept out of bed …‘I want to see a human!’ said Snugglepot. ‘But only in the distance,’ added Cuddlepie.

Join May Gibbs’ endearing gumnut babies, as they go on an Australian bush adventure. Also available in board book format are Snugglepot & Cuddlepie First Words and Opposites. 2+

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A beautiful offering from a perennial favourite. Meet all the families who live on Alison Jay’s very special farm. A wonderful addition to the bestselling board book range. Jay’s iconic illustrations are extremely recognisable and her collection has become a trusted nursery brand. 1+ SPECIAL OFFER: Receive a FREE frieze with purchase. *While stocks last.

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TangleWood Margaret Wild and Vivienne Goodman Picture Book RRP $ 26.99 Tanglewood is sublime – a story of loneliness, friendship, courage, hope and fortitude. On an island visited only by the wind Tanglewood lives all alone. Longing for a family and on the brink of despair, Tanglewood is visited by Seagull and hope is born. 4+

liTTle colour fairies and Three liTTle mermaids Mara Van Fleet Hardbacks RRP $19.99 each Little ones can discover a rainbow of amazing colours as they join the Little Colour Fairies with all the preparations for the magical Rainbow Ball! Counting has never been so much fun while you visit the bottom of the deep blue sea and meet sparkly fish, seals and an octopus. 1+

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Hal and the Heron brotherband are on the trail of Zavac and his precious cargo. Will they be able to find the pirates when the weather clears? And when they do, how can they possibly beat the mighty Raven and its crew of vicious cut-throats and killers? Enter the world of Brotherband! 8+ October 12

skulduggery pleasanT: The end of The World Derek Landy Paperback RRP $4.99 Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back, in an exclusive novelette, set after the momentous events of Death Bringer. They only have a few hours to figure out the punk-sorcerers’ latest evil plot, rescue the 15-year old runaway, Ryan, and save the world! Everyone's favourite Crime-Solving, Sharp-Dressing, Evil-Kicking skeleton, Skulduggery Pleasant is back! 9+

ausTralian Backyard naTuralisT Peter Macinnis Paperback RRP $ 29.95 May release, advance orders welcome

From the award-winning author of Australian Backyard Explorer, this book enthusiastically explores the animals that inhabit the places in which we live, from the furry to the slimy, the large to the tiny. Macinnis keeps readers entertained with stories about Australia’s animals, from the times of first European settlement to recent times. 7+

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The children of The king Sonya Hartnett Hardback RRP $ 24.95 Three children have been sent to live in the countryside, safe from the war in London. When they find two boys hiding in a castle, the past and future come together to make an extraordinary adventure. A hauntingly beautiful story set in England during World War II, from one of Australia's most acclaimed writers for children. 9+

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Andy Griffiths Paperback RRP $12.99 Have you ever broken a mirror, walked under a ladder or opened an umbrella inside? Do you often find yourself feeling that everything is about to go horribly, terribly and utterly wrong? Take the DOOMED TEST and find out whether you are ... Just Doomed! Another cracker from the Griffiths/Denton partnership. 9+

a day To rememBer Jackie French & Mark Wilson Hardback RRP $ 24.99 Read about some of the places the ANZACs have fought, and the various ways in which they keep the peace and support the civilians in wartorn parts of the world today. This is a picture book that looks not only at traditions, but also the effects of war. 7+

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Born with a terrible facial deformity, Auggie Pullman, a shy, bright ten-year-old has been home-schooled by his parents for his whole life. Now, for the first time, Auggie is being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it.

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lily and The fairy house Jane Tanner Hardback RRP $ 24.95 Lily has made the perfect fairy house and prepared the perfect fairy party. After waiting very quietly and patiently, the fairies arrive. They love their house and the party Lily has thrown for them. With striking illustrations, an enchanting story for the child in all of us. 4+

The secreT of The sWord: sWord girl Book 1 and The poison ploT: sWord girl Book 2 Frances Watts Gregory Rogers (illus) Paperbacks RRP $11.99 each Introducing a feisty new character for girls who love adventure.

Thomasina (Tommy) is a kitchen girl at Flamant Castle. She dreams of becoming a knight and WIN an i-Pod when she is promoted to Keeper of the Blades it seems like her dreams have come true, or have they? 7+ SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase one of the Sword Girl books for a chance to WIN an I-Pod Touch. For details go to the competition page at www. indies.com.au.

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anZac's dirTy doZen Craig Stockings, Editor Paperback RRP $ 34.99 In Anzac’s Dirty Dozen a team of renowned historians expose a host of fantasies that obscure the real story.

Did our military history start at Gallipoli? Do we punch above our weight? Are our soldiers more ethical than others? Confronting and clear-eyed, we discover what it means to be an Australian at war and proud of it!

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This book looks back on John Hunter and the sketchbook he kept throughout the years of the First Fleet. It contains some of the earliest artistic impressions of the birds, flowers, fishes and people found in the new colony.

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This is the page-turning story of our nation's remarkable transformation since the 1970s. George Megalogenis traces the key economic reforms that opened our society to the immigration of capital, ideas and people to just the right degree. The Australian Moment asks “how did we get it so right?”, and demands that we reconsider our place in the emerging global economy.

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lake eyre: a Journey To The hearT of The conTinenT Paul Lockyer Hardback RRP $ 59.99 In this stunning book, reporter Paul Lockyer tells the story of the great lake through words and magnificent photographs. He relates the stories of all those it affects, from intrepid early explorers like Burke and Wills to pioneers like Birdsville mailman Tom, from artists like John Olsen to cattle kings like Sir Sidney Kidman. In August 2011, Paul and his crew mates John Bean and Gary Ticehurst lost their lives while working on the third instalment of their Lake Eyre series. SPECIAL OFFER: Purchase a copy of the book for your chance to WIN a mounted print from the book. For details go to the competition page at www.indies.com.au.

mr JW leWin: painTer and naTuralisT Richard Neville Paperback RRP $ 39.99 John William Lewin created the first illustrated book ever published in Australia – Birds of New South Wales, in 1813. Featuring more than 150 exquisite artworks, Mr JW Lewin takes a fascinating look at Lewin’s life and work, his place in colonial Australian society and the natural history craze that swept the world at that time.

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Beijing Tai Tai is a collection of witty observations on Beijing expat life, from a mother, wife and woman intent on capturing her love-hate affair with China.

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french food safari Maeve O'Meara & Guillaume Brahimi Hardback RRP $ 55.00 Following on from bestsellers Food Safari and Italian Food Safari, French Food Safari is based on the much-loved SBS Food Safari series. Travel with Maeve O’Meara and legendary chef Guillaume Brahimi, as they spend time with top French chefs and artisanal producers.

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The Indie Awards 2012 WINNER

For the best Australian writing of 2011 as chosen

by Australian independent booksellers.

Australian independent booksellers have announced ALL THAT I AM by Anna Funder as the Indie Book of the Year 2012. The Indie Awards, now in its third year, are chosen by the country’s independent booksellers who select their favourite Australian books published in the previous calendar year.

THE INDIE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012 Category Winner – DEBUT FICTION

The individual category winners, in Fiction, Debut Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children’s, were also announced. From these four category winners the independent booksellers selected the best of the best - The Indie Book of the Year for 2012.

On learning she had won the overall Indie Book of the Year Award, Anna Funder said: “I can't imagine my life without independent bookshops, and I can't imagine the life of my books without them either. The support of the independent booksellers for ALL THAT I AM has been incredible from before it was published, right through till now.

I have loved visiting independent bookshops all over the country meeting you, and knowing that you'll put my work right into readers' hands.” – Anna Funder Judges’ Comments: This is an astonishing novel inspired by true events and people that seamlessly switches scenes with every chapter but in a way that is natural and unforced. The sense of realism is supported by flowing natural dialogue and expertly integrated into this is Funder’s vivid sense of time and place. This is a time period you think you’ve read enough about but once you’ve finished this book, you realise there were so many stories before the hostilities that have not been told, and certainly not as well as this one. A must read.

CATEGORY WINNERS Worse Things happen aT sea

The sTreeT sWeeper

The liTTle refugee

William McInnes and Sarah Watt

Elliot Perlman

Anh & Suzanne Do, Illus. by Bruce Whatley

Category Winner NON-FICTION Judges’ Comments: This is a funny, honest and heartbreaking book about people that at first seem extraordinary (an actor and a filmmaker) but of course face the same problems as you and I. They have invited us into their private world and shown us situations that we’d all recognize. This book is a moving testimony to the power of love and family, to the ordinary beauties of everyday life, and the connections we all share.

Category Winner FICTION Judges’ Comments: Elliot Perlman’s novel The Street Sweeper weaves through time and history, moving backwards and forward, from East to West, while the reader watches history emerge and observes the encompassing effects of racism in its many forms. Perlman’s representation of the Holocaust transcends desolate images of emaciated figures and forgotten souls. A powerful story that will stay with you for long after the last page has been read.

Category Winner CHILDREN’S Judges’ Comments: Anh Do’s story is an inspirational tale that truly connects with its readers, young and old. This re-working of The Happiest Refugee is uplifting and inspiring though offers insights into the harrowing experiences of a family that fled war-torn Vietnam. Bruce Whatley’s illustrations further offer an effective transition from monochromatic to coloured illustrations to highlight the journey to a new and brighter life.

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All That I Am by Anna Funder

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The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

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The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey

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Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd

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Phantom by Jo Nesbo

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The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman

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The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst

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The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho

10 Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

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Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion by Alain de Botton 2 The Australian Moment: How We Were Made for These Times by George Megalogenis 3 The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance

by Edmund De Waal 4 Age Cheap Eats 2012 by Nina Rousseau & Simone Egger 5 Jamie's 30-Minute Meals by Jamie Oliver 6 Flourish by Martin Seligman 7 French Children Don't Throw Food

by Pamela Druckerman 8 Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo 9 Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson 10 Us and Them: On the Importance of Animals: Quarterly Essay by Anna Krien

Catching Fire Classic: Hunger Games Trilogy

by Susanne Collins 2 The Hunger Games: Hunger Games Trilogy

by Susanne Collins 3 Mockingjay Classic:Hunger Games Trilogy

by Susanne Collins 4 Alice-Miranda in New York by Jacqueline Harvey 5 Skulduggery Pleasant: the End of the World

by Derek Landy 6 The New Kid: Ghost Club by Deborah Abela 7 The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 8 Alice-Miranda at School by Jacqueline Harvey 9 The Reluctant Hallelujah by Gabrielle Williams 10 My Australian Story: Banner Bold by Nadia Wheatley

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