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Crime books to read post True Detective
If you were a True Detective devotee and you’ve been feeling a bit bereft since the finale, then we recommend you turn to literature (as you should in all difficult situations).
We’ve asked our crime specialist Fiona Hardy to recommend five books that would appeal to True Detective fans.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker (translated by Sam Taylor)
For those who enjoy the meatiness of this television series over the brief stab-n-solve of a movie…
Meet the Bookseller with Kushla Egan
We chat with bookseller Kushla Egan about Laini Taylor’s haunting fairytales, dreams of being Eloise and refreshing feminist perspectives on Australia.
Why do you work in books?
I have always loved a) books and b) telling people what to do/read. As I grew older, working with what I love just made sense. There is rarely a time where I see myself doing anything else – I get to work with new titles every day and am allowed a really diverse…
Last week's top ten bestsellers
That Sinking Feeling: Asylum Seekers and the Search for the Indonesian Solution (Quarterly Essay 53) by Paul Toohey
The Undesirables: Inside Nauru by Mark Isaacs
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt
Australian Art: A History by Sasha Grishin
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
A First Place by David Malouf
I Quit Sugar for Life: 148 Recipes + Meal Plans for Families and Solos by Sarah Wilson
Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi…
What we're reading
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on or the music we’re loving.
Nina is reading The Feel-Good Hit of the Year by Liam Pieper
I was in a bit of a book slump when an advance copy of this book landed on my desk. After having started and stopped several novels, I was in the mood for a memoir – and what a terrific memoir…
Bully for Them: Outstanding Australians on Hard Lessons Learned at School
In Bully for Them, twenty-two Australians share their own experiences of being bullied, revealing that not only did they survive the ordeal but also, that their experiences helped shape them into the remarkable individuals they are today.
Today is the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence and we’re sharing a piece from the book by musician Missy Higgins.
Sensitive, shy, and skittish when it comes to attention, Melissa ‘Missy’ Morrison Higgins is no likely candidate for pop…
The Stella Prize Shortlist 2014
The 2014 Stella Prize shortlist has been announced! The Stella Prize is a major literary award celebrating Australian women’s writing. The shortlist is:
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (Picador) Read our review
Night Games by Anna Krien (Black Inc) Read our review
The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane (Penguin) Read our review
Boy, Lost: A Family Memoir by Kristina Olsson (UQP) Read our review
The Swan Book by Alexis Wright (Giramondo) Read our review
Buy Sh*t Asian Mothers Say online and you'll receive a free copy of The Family Law
If you buy Sh*t Asian Mothers Say from us online, you’ll also receive a free copy of The Family Law by Benjamin Law! Hurry, offer limited to the first 100 orders.
Benjamin Law and Michelle Law, the long-suffering children of an Asian Mother, bring you the hilarious Sh*t Asian Mothers Say, featuring the wisdom of Asian Mothers the world over, from “Eat every grain of rice, otherwise that’s how many pimples your future spouse will have” to “She’s just…
Last week's top ten bestsellers
Prisoner X by Rafael Epstein
Tiddas by Anita Heiss
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
The Age: Good Food Under $30 by Simone Egger
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
I Quit Sugar for Life: 148 Recipes + Meal Plans for Families and Solos by Sarah Wilson
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
Earth Hour by David Malouf
That Sinking Feeling: Asylum Seekers and the Search for the Indonesian Solution (Quarterly Essay 53) by Paul Toohey
Our…
What we're reading
Each week we bring you a sample of the books we’re reading, the films we’re watching, the television shows we’re hooked on or the music we’re loving.
Mikee is reading Andrew’s Brain by E. L. Doctorow
Although the subject matter of Andrew’s Brain is neurological, it’s written in a clear and concise manner. Andrew is a middle-aged academic who meanders through life in his own little world until his life is changed forever by a young woman - Briony. Doctorow…
The story of my book: The Firebird Mystery
by Darrell PittMy first love is writing, but my second love is procrastination. Writing The Firebird Mystery went something like this:
Write for ten minutes.
Go to the refrigerator and stare inside as if searching for the Lost Ark of the Covenant.
Write for five minutes.
Peer out the window, wonder why the neighbour’s garbage bins have not been collected after three days and gnash my teeth.
Write for seven minutes.
Return to the refrigerator and inspect the freezer box. If ice-cream…
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