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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
As you close The Night Circus, the whiff of caramel popcorn disappears, the taste of mulled cider abandons your mouth and the black-and-white marvels of Le Cirque des Rêves are torn abruptly away, as reality crashes back. But for…
Animal People by Charlotte Wood
Charlotte Wood’s The Children is among my favourite Australian novels: she’s just so good at the dynamics of relationships and minute social observations that give worlds of information about the people and places she captures. Woods’ writing reminds me of…
Rockpool Bar and Grill by Neil Perry
This isn’t just a restaurant cookbook, although all of your favourite dishes are here. This is the Rockpool story – a manual for recreating that exquisite immersive experience of dining at one of Neil Perry’s iconic restaurants.
From the building…
The Art of Pasta by Lucio Galletto & David Dale
I had dinner at Lucio’s in Sydney earlier this year and was charmed by Lucio himself, of course, and entranced by the food. This is an extensive collection of pasta recipes – dried, fresh, filled and baked. There is a…
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers is one of the superstars of picture books, and every time a new one of his books come out, fans young and old get excited. I count myself among the legions of people who would probably mob OIiver…
Come Down, Cat! by Sonya Hartnett and Lucia Masciullo
Cats can be contrary creatures, but isn’t that why we love them? In Come Down, Cat! Nicholas is worried about his cat – she’s on the roof and won’t come down, even when he climbs up the rickety old ladder…
The Mellops Strike Oil by Tomi Ungerer
There aren’t many picture books that discuss the finer points of how to drill for oil, though if Tomi Ungerer’s delightful The Mellops Strike Oil is anything to go by, perhaps there should be. This is a strange book…
Bill’s Everyday Asian by Bill Granger
Bill Granger concedes he has emerged from the ‘phase of wanting to be authentic down to the last detail’. While he may have mellowed, his recipes still invigorate. I adore his pumpkin, chilli and coconut soup, and the cashew and…
Vivaldi Alessandrini with the Concerto Italiano
Out of the three box sets in this collection, this one is the vocal set. Featuring extracts from Vivaldi’s Vespers, his Gloria, and highlights from L’Olimpiade this is beautiful peek into the work of Vivaldi and the voice. The performers…
Vivaldi Biondi with Europa Galante
Hands up those who don’t have Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in your collection? Or if you’re a real music lover, don’t have it already three or four times? I know, this piece worm’s its way into every CD collection it seems…
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