Big Weekend of Books 2024

Cahokia Jazz

Francis Spufford

A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently -- from the bestselling author of Golden Hill.

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The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking, The Bee Sting is a tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart.

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Breath

Tim Winton

Tim Winton’s Breath, winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, is a story about the wildness of youth and learning to live with its passing.

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Cloudstreet

Tim Winton

Winner of the Miles Franklin Award and recognised as one of the greatest works of Australian literature, Cloudstreet is Tim Winton’s sprawling, comic epic about luck and love, fortitude and…

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The Hollow Crown

Eliot Cohen

What Shakespeare's plays can teach us about modern-day politics

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Shakespeare is Hard, but so is Life

Fintan O'Toole

The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere, from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from classic theatre to modern adaptations on stage…

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For Life

Ailsa Piper

An unforgettable and moving insight into loss, hope and starting again, aided by the incredible healing power of nature and a community of unexpected angels - for fans of Phosphoresence…

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I Heard Her Call My Name

Lucy Sante

A tender and funny memoir about the marvels and obstacles of transitioning in later life

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Fast Music

Hugo Williams

'A classic of creative autobiography,' Mick Imlah

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Leaping into Waterfalls

Bernadette Brennan

Leaping into Waterfalls explores the rich, tumultuous life of Gillian Mears, one of Australia’s most significant writers of the last forty years.

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The Hero of this Book

Elizabeth McCracken

A taut, groundbreaking new novel from bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken, about a writer's relationship with her larger-than-life mother - and about the very nature of writing

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There are Rivers in the Sky

Elif Shafak

The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World.

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The Book of Love

Kelly Link

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Linke

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The Post-Pandemic Child

Kim Cornish

In March 2020, schools and childcare centres across Australia were forced to close to control the spread of the recently arrived novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Families and carers suddenly had to…

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Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect

Benjamin Stevenson

Ernest Cunningham returns in a deliciously witty locked room (train) mystery.

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The Last Murder at the End of the World

Stuart Turton

Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.

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Fresh

Stephanie Alexander

In Fresh, Stephanie Alexander shares over 120 recipes, most of them vegetable based. These are the recipes that primary-aged children have cooked with flair and shared with enjoyment, upending…

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The Cook’s Companion

Stephanie Alexander

Intended to be used everyday. This work features recipes from apple tart to zuccini souffle. It offers advice and shows which foods go best together.

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Hades

Candice Fox

A dark, compelling and original thriller that will have you spellbound from its atmospheric opening pages to its shocking climax. Hades is the debut of a stunning new talent in…

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Eden

Candice Fox

Candice Fox has taken the Australian crime-writing world by storm in the last few years. Eden is the second novel in her award-winning crime series. Most police duos run on…

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Benang: From the Heart

Kim Scott

I tell you that this story of my own is part of a much older story… one of a perpetual billowing from the sea, with its rhythm of return, return…

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True Country

Kim Scott

Billy is drifting, looking for a place to land. A young school teacher, he arrives in Australia’s remote far north in search of his own history, his Aboriginality, and his…

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My Friends

Hisham Matar

An intensely moving novel about three friends living in political exile and the emotional homeland that deep friendships can provide - from the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning author

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Outline (Outline, Book 1)

Rachel Cusk

Shortlisted for the Folio Prize 2015, this book is all about writing and talking, about self-effacement and self-expression, about the desire to create and the human art of self-portraiture in…

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Parade

Rachel Cusk

A path-breaking novel of art, womanhood and violence, from the author of the Outline trilogy.

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What Happened to Nina?

Dervla McTiernan

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each other -- one seeking justice in the disappearance…

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Table for Two

Amor Towles

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility

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A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles

21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin…

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Memory Piece

Lisa Ko

The award-winning author of The Leavers offers a visionary novel of friendship, art, and ambition that asks: What is the value of a meaningful life?

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Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

A big-hearted, compassionate novel about three generations of women preparing for a living wake - from award-winning poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo

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Burn

Melanie Saward

A poignant and powerful novel about a fire-obsessed Indigenous boy living on the margins - from an electrifying new First Nations voice in Australian fiction, Melanie Saward.

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The Deed

Susannah Begbie

A perceptive and unforgettable debut novel, The Deed explores the messy, sometimes volatile, complications that only the best and worst of family can bring. Sometimes greed can be good.

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Women & Children

Tony Birch

A powerful, personal novel about women and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed storytellers.

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The Settlement

Jock Serong

A career-defining masterpiece by internationally award-winning Australian storyteller Jock Serong

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Stone Yard Devotional

Charlotte Wood

A meditative and deeply moving novel from the Stella Prize-winning author of The Natural Way of Things and The Weekend.

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Change

Edouard Louis

The major new novel from the international bestselling author Édouard Louis - about social class, transformation, and the perils of leaving the past behind.

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The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.

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A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon

A return to the world of Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling The Priory of the Orange Tree

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The Thursday Murder Club (The Thursday Murder Club, Book 1)

Richard Osman

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club –

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Tokyo Noir

Jake Adelstein

A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime expose, and memoir.

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

The unforgettable new novel from the National Book Award-winning, Oprah Book Club-picked, Barack Obama pick, James McBride.

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How the World Made the West

Josephine Quinn

The West, the story goes, was built on the ideas and values of Ancient Greece and Rome, which disappeared from Europe during the Dark Ages and were then rediscovered by…

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Mayflies

Andrew O'Hagan

From the widely renowned author Andrew O'Hagan, a heartbreaking novel of an extraordinary lifelong friendship.

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Caledonian Road

Andrew O'Hagan

From the author of Mayflies, an irresistible, unputdownable, state-of-the-nation novel - the story of one man's epic fall from grace.

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Maurice and Maralyn

Sophie Elmhirst

An extraordinary true tale of love, shipwreck and survival, beautifully told -- Maurice and Maralyn's escape from 1970s England and its oil crisis, strikes and inflation is also a story…

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One Day

David Nicholls

One Day is the multi-million copy bestselling novel that brilliantly captures the experiences of a generation.

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Big Weekend of Books 2024

Cahokia Jazz

The Bee Sting

Breath

Cloudstreet

The Hollow Crown

Shakespeare is Hard, but so is Life

For Life

I Heard Her Call My Name

Fast Music

Leaping into Waterfalls

The Hero of this Book

There are Rivers in the Sky

The Book of Love

The Post-Pandemic Child

Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect

The Last Murder at the End of the World

Fresh

The Cook’s Companion

Hades

Eden

Benang: From the Heart

True Country

My Friends

Outline (Outline, Book 1)

Parade

What Happened to Nina?

Table for Two

A Gentleman in Moscow

Memory Piece

Family Lore

Burn

The Deed

Women & Children

The Settlement

Stone Yard Devotional

Change

The Priory of the Orange Tree

A Day of Fallen Night

The Thursday Murder Club (The Thursday Murder Club, Book 1)

Tokyo Noir

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

How the World Made the West

Mayflies

Caledonian Road

Maurice and Maralyn

One Day

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