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Extract from Questions Raised By Quolls
One night I was walking home from Merri Creek at the end of my street in the inner north of Melbourne just after dark when, a few doors fr…
New Australian Fiction shortlist spotlight: She is Haunted by Paige Clarke
Our 2021 judges described Clarke’s short stories as a, ‘cohesive and tantalisingly interlinked collection’. Staff reviewer, Stella Charls, also said of the collection: ‘The 18 stories…
Recommended YA books and news for September
This month in young adult new releases we have a hilarious Freaky Friday time-slip adventure, a road trip that may be a total disaster or the beginning of an unexpected romance, an identity crisis from an elite ballet dancer, and a new fantasy series by bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer that plays with the Robin Hood trope. Our classic of the month is none other than the legendary Hitchhiker’s G…
A spotlight on our books of the month, September 2021
In present-day Melbourne, a man attempts to piece together the mystery of his father’s apparent suicide, as his young family slowly implodes. At the ashram of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, in 1976, a man searching for salvation must confront his capacity for violence and darkness. And in a not-too-distant future, a woman with a life-alte…
Recommended children’s books and news for September
This month in kids books we travel to the Arctic Circle on a hot air balloon, go on a research trip to study rare sharks, reach the final story in a much loved series, and explore a magical forest as well as the tiny, magical creatures that just might live in our own backyards.
You can find our September picks for YA books here. KIDS BOOK OF THE MONTH The Song of Lewis Carmichael by Sof…
The 2021 Booker Prize shortlist
It begins with a message: a telephone call …
New Australian Fiction shortlist spotlight: New Animal by Ella Baxter
Our 2021 judges described Baxter’s novel as, ‘a confident and gritty debut’ that 'takes the reader places they will never expect’. Staff reviewer, Izzy White, also said of the novel: ‘Exposed to other people’s grief, tr…
Winners of the 2021 Environment Award for Children’s Literature
Now in its 27th year, the Wilderness Society continues to help celebrate excellence in children’s nature books. The annual awards highlight the best nature-centric works in the categories of children’s fiction, children’s non-fiction and picture books. Every year the Wilderness Society shortlists the bes…
Our children’s and YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
Always by Morris Gleitzman
It’s Not You, It’s Me by Gabrielle Williams
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Exit Through the Gift Shop by Maryam Master
The Song of Lewis Carmichael by Sofie Laguna
Harklights by Tim Tilley
Mim and the Baffling Bully by Katrina Nannestad
My Kind by Eddie Betts
My People by Eddie Betts
Big Dog, Little Dog by Sally Rippin
Our top seller from the past week is …
Our top 10 bestsellers of the week
Beautiful World Where Are You (Special Edition) by Sally Rooney
Puff Piece by John Safran
Beautiful World Where Are You Sally Rooney
In Moonland by Miles Allinson
The Magician by Colm Tóibín
Small Joys of Real Life by Allee Richards
The Housemate by Sarah Bailey
On Freedom by Maggie Nelson
The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
With Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World Wh…
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