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Playground by Nadia Wheatley
The Australian outback was the indigenous kids’ playground. They listened and learned about country, they lived in a big home without walls and they had the most amazing extended family for warmth, protection and nurture; that’s if they weren’t removed…
Silvermay by James Moloney
Sixteen-year-old Silvermay Hawker is drawn to the newcomer in her village, the good-looking Tamlyn. But he is committed to Nerigold and her baby, Lucien. Tamlyn learns that Coyle Strongbow and his men are searching for Nerigold and her child and…
Forgotten by Cat Patrick
London has an unusual condition where she can’t remember the past but can see events from the future. She knows she and her best friend Jamie will make up from their current argument because she can see them hanging out…
The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The latest novel by the author of the international bestseller The Shadow of the Wind is pitched at a young adult audience, but will also be enjoyed by adults.
Set in the streets of Calcutta, it is a fast-paced tale…
Star League Book 1: Lights, Camera, Action Hero! by H.J. Harper
This is the first book in a series lots of boys are going to love. Though that’s being a bit sexist really. Better to say a lot of young readers who prefer a slimmish novel, well illustrated, action packed and…
Rock & Roll Submarine by Urge Overkill
It’s been a while between drinks – 16 years to be precise – for this Chicago outfit that produced one of the seminal rock records of the 90s, the near perfect Saturation, an album that should have made them…
The Head and the Heart Self-Titled
Formed in Seattle in 2009, The Head and the Heart are an indie folk band who initially self-released this debut album and, based on word-of-mouth alone, managed to sell 10,000 copies after a tour of the Pacific Northwest.
After supporting…
Hot Sauce Committee Part II by Beastie Boys
Originally intended for release in 2009 but postponed and retitled Part II due to MCA’s successful battle with cancer, Hot Sauce represents in many ways a summation of everything the Beasties are about, and that ain’t a bad thing.
It’s…
Give Till It's Gone by Ben Harper
This, Ben Harper’s first solo album since 2006, is inspired by events over the last year and a half of his life. He regards it as a timeline for that period. The album’s message is one of finding meaning and…
Destroyed by Moby
Moby has not yet relinquished his talent for building up his mostly instrumental songs from small sounds into glorious set-pieces, sending you to strobe-filled clubs with Sevastopol’s brightly insistent melody, or to an evening cityscape in the moodier Victoria Lucas…
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