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Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke

Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke

If you’ve had any experience with a Pentecostal church, you’ll recognise the Messiah Ministries of Bower, ...
Where I Slept by Libby Angel

Where I Slept by Libby Angel

Described as ‘auto-fiction’, (fictionalised autobiography) this novel is set in the 1990s. We follow an unnamed ...
The Sitter by Angela O’Keeffe

The Sitter by Angela O’Keeffe

The approach this book takes to characterisation and narration is unique. This is essentially an attempt to draw ...
We Know A Place by Maxine Beneba Clarke

We Know A Place by Maxine Beneba Clarke

There’s no better place for children than in a bookshop or library. Heads in books, imaginations working in ...
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

She’s done it again. Miles Franklin Award-winning author, Melissa Lucashenko has written a vibrant, tragic novel ...
The Last Goodbye by Tim Weaver

The Last Goodbye by Tim Weaver

Thriller masters like Harlan Coben have shown that, while murder may be crime fiction’s modus operandi, ...
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Ann and her mother, Huong, have never been close. Ann was always closer to Minh, her grandmother. However, when ...
She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

This is an atmospheric horror novel with chilling and immersive imagery. Jade Nguyen is staying with her sister ...
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore

I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore might be an acquired taste for some readers, but persevere, all will be revealed, and a fascinating ...
The Second Murderer by Denise Mina

The Second Murderer by Denise Mina

Reanimating legendary detectives after their creator’s death can seem a modern trend, with fresh stories popping ...
Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital by Jane Jolly

Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital by Jane Jolly

As Captain Thunderbolt emerges from his hideout one morning it’s not long before he checks his pockets only to ...
The Daring Tale of Gloria The Great by Jacqueline Harvey

The Daring Tale of Gloria The Great by Jacqueline Harvey

It was a month before Christmas and time for a tree, but where, oh where, could the decorations be? As the ...
Missing Pieces by Jennifer Mackenzie Dunbar

Missing Pieces by Jennifer Mackenzie Dunbar

This unique novel centres on 12th century chess pieces – the Lewis Chessmen – carved from walrus tusk and ...
A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson

A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson

This novel follows the venturesome teen Maude on her journey to find her childhood best friend, Odette, who has ...
100 Weirdest Tales From Across Australia by Ben Pobjie

100 Weirdest Tales From Across Australia by Ben Pobjie

This is the sort of collection to give readers literary indigestion, not because it is so rich, but just because ...
All Of Us Are Broken by Fiona Cummins

All Of Us Are Broken by Fiona Cummins

Ninety years ago young couple Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker transfixed Depression-era America with a ...
The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon

The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon

One man, handsome, kind, Mr Nice Guy, a favourite of everyone in town. Two women, caught up, helpless in his ...
This Spells Trouble by Paul Collins & Sean McMullen

This Spells Trouble by Paul Collins & Sean McMullen

This Spells Trouble is an exciting middle-grade fantasy set in the land of Dravinia. The story centres around ...
Where Will The Sleepy Sheep Sleep by David Metzenthen

Where Will The Sleepy Sheep Sleep by David Metzenthen

So where will the sleepy sheep sleep? Will she sleep on top of a wild windy hill? Oh no, it’s far too wild and ...
Strangers At The Port by Lauren Aimee Curtis

Strangers At The Port by Lauren Aimee Curtis

Strangers At The Port is an intriguing novel set on the greenest island of an archipelago in the southern ...
Games & Rituals by Katherine Heiny

Games & Rituals by Katherine Heiny

I do love a good collection of short stories, and this latest work from Heiny does not disappoint. It takes a ...

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