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Our children's and YA top ten bestsellers of the week
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
Our top ten bestsellers of the week
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…
What we're reading: Alejandro Zambra, Naomi Alderman and Veronica Roth
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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Our non-fiction Stella Sparks
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…
Australian books being adapted for the screen in 2017
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…
Summer highlights in kids' and young adult books
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…
Finalists for National Book Critics Circle Awards 2016
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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Indie Book Awards shortlist 2017
This year’s shortlist for the Indie Book Awards has been announced.
Each year, independent booksellers from around the nation get together and vote for their favourite titles in four different categories, as well as their favourite book overall. Here are the shortlisted titles in each category.
Fiction
The Good People by Hannah Kent
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Where the Trees Were by Inga Simpson
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Non-fiction
Our children's and YA top ten bestsellers of the week
Girl Stuff for Girls Aged 8-12 by Kaz Cooke
Unleashed (The Adventures of Dog Man Book 2) by Dav Pilkey
The Midnight Gang by David Walliams and Tony Ross
Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 11) by Jeff Kinney
In My Heart by Jo Witek and Christine Roussey
Danger Ahead (Friday Barnes Book 6) by R.A. Spratt
Wormwood Mire (A Stella Montgomery Intrigue) by Judith Rossell
We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
Our top ten bestsellers of the week
The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
The Dry by Jane Harper
Fight Like a Girl by Clementine Ford
The Sellout by Paul Beatty
The Good People by Hannah Kent
Music and Freedom by Zoë Morrison
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Community by Hetty McKinnon
Neighbourhood by Hetty McKinnon
Confabulations by John Berger
Scott Pape continues his reign at the top of our bestsellers list with his indispensable money guide, The Barefoot Investor, and we’re pleased to…