Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films and TV shows we’re watching, and the music we’re listening to.

Lian Hingee is reading Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

I’m a bit of a Neil Gaiman fangirl, so I was beyond delighted to get my hands on an advanced copy of Norse Mythology. Perhaps sick of being badgered by fans, Gaiman’s started going the Netflix route – announcing new titles scant months before they’re…

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The American Library Association (ALA) have announced their top books for children and young adults, including the influential Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards.

The winners include…

John Newbery Medal winner:
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Randolph Caldecott Medal:
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award:
March by Andrew Aydin and John Lewis (illustrated by Nate Powell)

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:…

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Here is a list of 20 true stories from Australian voices. (And you can find even more recommendations in the collection below.)

My Place by Sally Morgan

First published in 1987, My Place is a milestone in Aboriginal literature. Sally Morgan relates her experiences growing up in suburban Perth in the fifties and sixties. Through the memories of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge and a previously hidden story unfolds – a mystery of…

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Girl Stuff for Girls Aged 8-12 by Kaz Cooke

Unleashed (The Adventures of Dog Man Book 2) by Dav Pilkey

Dog Man (The Adventures of Dog Man Book 1) by Dav Pilkey

Australian Animals by Alphaprints

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts

Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen

Lion by Saroo Brierley (Young Readers’ Edition)

Salty Dog by Gloria Rand and Ted Rand

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

The War…

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The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape

Lion: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

Fight Like a Girl by Clementine Ford

The Dry by Jane Harper

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

The Good People by Hannah Kent

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

Black Rock White City by AS Patrić

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Fucking Apostrophes by Simon Griffin

Our bestselling books of last week include three wonderful Australian novels (The Dry, The Good People…

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Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films and TV shows we’re watching, and the music we’re listening to.

Lian Hingee is reading The Power by Naomi Alderman

Margaret Atwood’s endorsement (‘Electrifying! Shocking!’) is prominently displayed on the front cover of Naomi Alderman’s new book and it’s an apt one. Alderman was selected as a protégé by Atwood in 2012, and The Power is a glorious inverse companion piece to The Handmaid’s Tale.

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The Stella Prize has recently announced their non-fiction Stella Sparks campaign, which highlights the impact of non-fiction writing by women on Australian culture and society. A nonfiction Stella Spark is the book, essay, article or other piece of nonfiction writing by an Australian woman that struck a spark for you. You can find out more about this fantastic campaign here.

Here, our staff share their own non-fiction Stella Sparks.

‘Anna Krien is a brilliant writer and a brilliant thinker…

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2017 is another massive year for book-to-screen adaptations, and we’re particularly excited to see these four books from Australian authors make their big (and small!) screen debuts.

Lion: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley

At the age of five, Saroo Brierley became lost on a train in India. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a…

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This summer, we’ve been busy reading in parks, on beaches, and in the frozen food aisle of our local supermarket. We’ve come across some great picture books for nervous new Preps, adored Raina Telgemaier’s new spin on Ann M. Martin’s The Babysitter’s Club series, and slipped into a seriously psychedelic adventure for tweens.

SUMMER PICKS IN PICTURE BOOKS

Anyone who has ever been the owner of a ball-obsessed dog will appreciate the antics of Arlo in The 12th Dog…

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The finalists for the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) awards have been announced. The NBCC honours outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism and literature.

Fiction

Moonglow by Michael Chabon

LaRose by Louise Erdrich

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Non-fiction

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

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