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The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited, Book 1) by Andy Griffiths & Bill Hope (illus.)
Reading to your child is so important; it helps hugely with their vocabulary, and of course reading skills, but it’s also just a really nice way to connect with your child and create memories together. I know this because every…
Follow Your Gut: A Story from the Microbes that Make You by Briony Barr, Dr Gregory Crocetti, Ailsa Wild, Dr Lisa Stinson & Ben Hutchings (illus.)
We are hearing more and more about our gut and the importance of what goes on in there, so a book that explains this ecosystem in a clever and entertaining way is very welcome. Follow Your Gut uses a graphic-novel…
Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan
Six of Crows meets Renaissance Florence in this captivating story of mischievous misfits, witty banter, and an impossible heist almost doomed from the beginning, all set against a gorgeous Italian backdrop.
Florence, 1517. At its peak, the Tuscan city is…
The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow
Ying Yue is betrothed to marry the emperor’s son, but when they meet, he’s not the charming prince of her dreams. Instead, he’s cold and distant, leaving Ying secluded and locked away for months. Ying’s dread of their upcoming marriage…
The Skin I’m In by Steph Tisdell
The Skin I’m In is Steph Tisdell’s debut young adult novel, and, as expected, it is as warm and hilarious as her award-winning comedy. In this coming-of-age tale, we follow Layla; at 17, she is sharp, quite cautious and always…
The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise by Olivia Laing
I have always enjoyed the way Olivia Laing writes. Just as mycelium grows from a single reference point outward in many directions, Laing creates a web of insight and interconnections that carry the reader through her curiosity and storytelling. The…
John Berger and Me by Nikos Papastergiadis
The late John Berger will be known to many readers as the pillar of cultural criticism whose 1972 BBC series Ways of Seeing, and book of the same title, are still among the most significant contributions to art theory…
Running with Pirates: On Freedom, Adventure, and Fathers and Sons by Kári Gíslason
When he was 18, Kári Gíslason decided to head off overseas from his home in Brisbane, in part to reconnect with his father in Iceland. His father had an affair with his mother when she was living in Iceland. Married…
The Men Who Killed the News: The Inside Story of How Media Moguls Abused Their Power, Manipulated the Truth and Distorted Democracy by Eric Beecher
Early in The Men Who Killed the News, Eric Beecher wistfully remarks that he worked in a golden age of journalism; as a journalist starting out in the early 1970s, print journalism was at its height buttressed by the…
The Crag by Claire Sutherland
Mount Arapiles, in Western Victoria, is a haven for climbers – hundreds of metres of rugged cliff faces and outcrops for all who love the sport, from beginners to experts breaking records with new routes. Paramedic Skye Sayers and her…
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