Our best books, CDs & DVDs of 2018
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past 12 months. Here’s a round up of all the blog posts featuring our best books, CDs & DVDs of 2018:
- The Best Fiction Books of 2018
- The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2018
- The Best Crime Books of 2018
- The Best Food & Gardening Books of 2018
- The Best Art & Design Books of 2018
- The Best Picture Books of 2018
- The Best Junior Fiction Books of 2018
- The Best Middle Fiction Books of 2018
- The Best Young Adult Books of 2018
- The Best Pop CDs of 2018
- The Best Classical CDs of 2018
- The Best DVDs of 2018
Happy browsing!

The Shepherd’s Hut
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 and hate combine to form a young man's beliefs.
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Less
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 for Fiction.
$22.99Buy now
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Too Much Lip
Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2019. A dark and funny new novel from the multi-award-winning author of Mullumbimby.
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Deep Time Dreaming
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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
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Teacher
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Educated
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Eggshell Skull
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Waiting for Elijah
In 2009, in the NSW country town of Armidale, a mentally ill young man is shot dead by a police officer. Senior Constable Andrew Rich claims he ‘had no choice' other than to shoot 24-year-old Elijah Holcombe - Elijah had run...
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The Lost Man
For readers who loved The Dry and Force of Nature, Jane Harper has once again created a powerful story of suspense, set against a dazzling landscape.
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Greeks Bearing Gifts
Bernie Gunther returns in the thirteenth book in the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of John le Carre and Robert Harris.
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Trace: Who Killed Maria James?
The riveting inside story of a journalist's cold-case investigation of a shocking murder.
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Family: New vegetable classics to comfort and nourish
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Ottolenghi SIMPLE
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The Noma Guide to Fermentation
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The Cook’s Apprentice
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RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future
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Lateral Cooking
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Time: A Year and a Day in the Kitchen
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Smith & Deli-cious: Food From Our Deli (That Happens to be Vegan)
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Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up
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Living in the Desert
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Urban Sanctuary: The New Domestic Outdoors
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Romance Was Born
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Civilization: The Way We Live Now
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Pattern Design
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Unravelled: Contemporary Knit Art
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All the Ways to be Smart
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Cicada
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Everything You Need for a Treehouse
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Love Makes a Family
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Harriet Gets Carried Away
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They Say Blue
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Ocean Meets Sky
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Stories of the Night
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Lemonade Jones (Lemonade Jones, Book 1)
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Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure: Book 1
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Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters (The Questioneers Book 1)
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Baby Monkey, Private Eye
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The Tales of Mr Walker
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The Yark
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The Adventures of Jellybean
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Lenny’s Book of Everything
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Front Desk
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Everything I’ve Never Said
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Black Cockatoo
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Be Prepared
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Bob
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Cloud and Wallfish
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Kat Wolfe Investigates
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Amelia Westlake
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Catching Teller Crow
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Children of Blood and Bone
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Between Us
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After the Lights Go Out
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Far From the Tree
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The Things That Will Not Stand
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I Am Out With Lanterns
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Wanderer
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Good Citizens
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Vanished Gardens
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God’s Favorite Customer
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Wide Awake!
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Dirty Computer
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Heaven and Earth
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The Other Side
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J.S. Bach: Six Suites for Viola Solo
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Piano Quartet in C minor / Sonata for Violin & Piano / In Black Ink
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Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 & Pieces for Solo Piano
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re:member
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After Bach
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John Adams: Doctor Atomic
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Arvo Pärt
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The Crown: Season 2 (DVD)
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The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 1 (DVD)
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Patrick Melrose (DVD)
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Call My Agent!: Season 1 (DVD)
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BPM (Beats Per Minute) (DVD)
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Paddington 2 (DVD)
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Call Me By Your Name (DVD)
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Love Simon (DVD)
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