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LITTLE ASH (BOOK SERIES)

Ash Barty | Harper Collins | $8 each

All of Australia loves Ash Barty. She is a sporting champion and a humble, warm human being, now expecting her first child. It therefore seems quite logical that she publishes a series of books suitable for young children. Little Ash is a series of six books (at this moment – more to come!), featuring six-year-old Ash, who is a tennis fan, and very keen to play tennis with the “big kids” at school. They are simple stories about friendship, family, school and sport, which will delight first readers moving from picture books to novels. Congratulations Ash Barty on another win!

The Bookbinder Of Jericho

Pip Williams | Affirm Press | $33

This is a new beautiful novel from the author of The Dictionary of Lost Words, which was published in 2020 and continues to be a global bestseller. The author returns to the world of words. This book is set in the Oxford University Press book bindery at the beginning of the First World War. Peggy and Maude are twin sisters, living on a narrowboat and working in the bindery. Peggy is passionate about books, and dreams of studying at Oxford University, but as a woman, her job is to bind the books, not read them. Maude is a more fragile soul, happy with her simple life, but Peggy is aware of her vulnerability and watches over her, ensuring she is protected. The Bookbinder of Jericho is a story about two women navigating a world where censorship abounds, and access to knowledge and opportunity are not available to everybody as they are today.