Our favourite books of 2018 (so far)

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Red Sky in Morning

Paul Lynch

Ireland, 1832 - a hunted farmer is forced to swap dew-drenched Donegal for the sun-soaked American northeast, while his cruel pursuer vows a bloody revenge…

$27.99

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Dragon’s Green

Scarlett Thomas

The first in the thrilling and magical Worldquake Sequence from Scarlett Thomas, author of the bestselling adult novel The End of Mr Y

$16.99

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The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

Mackenzi Lee

A young bisexual British lord embarks on an unforgettable Grand Tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush. An eighteenth century romantic adventure for the modern age.    

$43.99

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The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

A collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales.     

$40.99

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The Wedding Date

Jasmine Guillory

A fun and flirty novel for fans of Jo Watson, Sarah Morgan and Holly Martin.

$22.99

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The Lie And How We Told It

Tommi Parrish

A friendship fumbles and falls apart after an uncertain encounter in this graphic novel from a remarkable new voice.

$94.99

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Amelia Westlake

Erin Gough

From Ampersand Prize-winning author Erin Gough comes this ferociously funny romp through an elite private school, and a brilliant feminist hoax that could change - or ruin - everything.   

$21.99

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Between Us

Clare Atkins

Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers 2019. Ana’s in a detention centre and Jono’s life is spiralling out of control. Can their growing romance…

$24.99

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The Long Class Goodnight

Sammy J

What would happen if the end-of-school bell never rang? Meet Justin Monaghetti. He is destined to be a loser. His new school is terrifying. His only friend wants to run…

$31.99

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Neverland

Margot McGovern

Kit Learmonth would rather die than grow up and leave Neverland …

$19.99

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Changing Gear

Scot Gardner

The vivid story of a teenage boy and the road trip that clears his head and his heart.

$19.99

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Naked for Satan

Pat Fink,Max Fink, MD

Located in the heart of Fitzroy on bustling Brunswick Street, Naked for Satan has become a landmark destination that epitomises the distinctive Melbourne restaurant/bar scene.

Eating and drinking at NfS…

$47.99

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Days of Awe

A.M. Homes

A stunning new collection of short stories from the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

$27.99

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Man Out of Time

Stephanie Bishop

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of The Other Side of the World comes a brilliant and provocative new novel about inheritance and self-destruction.

$32.99

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Coal Black Mornings

Brett Anderson

A brilliant, beautifully written memoir from Suede founder and lead singer Brett Anderson.

$35.00

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Eggshell Skull

Bri Lee

A fiercely intelligent, heartbreakingly honest memoir and feminist call to arms in the tradition of Fight Like A Girl

$32.99

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A Shout in the Ruins

Kevin Powers

A stunning novel about violence, power and love from the acclaimed author of The Yellow Birds.

$29.99

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The Fireflies of Autumn: And Other Tales of San Ginese

Moreno Giovannoni

Tuscany as you have never seen it before …

$29.99

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Beautiful Revolutionary

Laura Elizabeth Woollett

The thrilling new novel, inspired by Jim Jones’s Peoples Temple, from the author of The Love of a Bad Man.

$32.99

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CIBI: Simple Japanese-inspired Meals to Share with Family and Friends

Meg Tanaka,Zenta Tanaka

Japanese-inspired home cooking for family feasts

$50.00

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The Shepherd’s Hut

Tim Winton

The Shepherd’s Hut is an exquisite, brutal coming of age novel. It tells the story of Jaxie, a boy on the run from his past, and explores the way love…

$39.99

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Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down.

$22.99

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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

Anita Heiss

This groundbreaking anthology aims to enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.

$29.99

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The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted

Robert Hillman

A compelling and heartbreaking tale of grief and memory set in a small Victorian town in the 1960s.

$29.99

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Less

Andrew Sean Greer

A scintillating satire of the American abroad, a rumination on time and the human heart, a bittersweet romance of chances lost, Less is the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize…

$22.99

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The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do…

$23.99

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In the Garden of the Fugitives

Ceridwen Dovey

From the award-winning author of Only the Animals comes an unputdownable novel of obsession, guilt, and the power of the past to possess the present.

$32.99

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