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Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell
The inspirational Jane Goodall turned a love of nature into a lifetime’s work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. From hiding in the chicken coop so she could understand the miracle of an egg to leading a club called ‘The Alligator Society’…
The Octonauts and the Sea of Shade
The Octonauts live a peaceful life in their underwater base, the Octopod. Captain Barnacles Bear enjoys writing in his logbook, Dashi Dog likes playing basketball, and Peso Penguin practices the piano. But when Tweak Bunny arrives in the Octopod looking…
Big Nate: Boredom Buster by Lincoln Peirce
If you’re not familiar with the Big Nate series, you’re missing out! These hilarious books are often compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid because of their comic book-style illustrations, but Big Nate deserves a following all of his own…
Mega Mash-Ups: Robots vs. Gorillas in the Desert by Nikalas Catlow & Tim Wesson
Have you ever been reading a book and thought it would be SO much better if you drew in some funny faces, or a giant bird swooping out of the sky to carry someone off? You’d probably get in trouble…
The Absolutist by John Boyne
Here in Boyne’s eighth novel, aimed at adult readers the total brutality, filth and gore of war are aptly displayed. In that sense, despite the most beautiful use of language this is not a story for the faint hearted. The…
The Amateur Science of Love by Craig Sherborne
Writing is where you go to tell the truth, but it’s also a place of art. To reproduce what’s real simply isn’t good enough. From Hoi Polloi to Muck, this great memoirist has given us reason to embrace the…
Cannibal Courtship by Dengue Fever
Opening with a tune suited to lounging around a cannibal’s steaming pot with a cocktail and some good and/or tasty friends, Dengue Fever’s new album has made Cambodian surf pop my new favourite genre.
Some songs – like the amazing…
Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty
Channelling one of the great crime authors, Raymond Chandler, is Adrian McKinty with his newest title. Michael Forsythe, the star of his previous novels, is now one of the side characters, leaving the wonderfully named Killian to take the lead…
No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf by Carolyn Burke
Edith Piaf has one of the most recognisable voices in the world. Epitomising the idea of ‘French’, fifty years on from her death there is still a fascination with her and her life. Carloyn Burke, who previously wrote biographies on…
Love in the Years of Lunacy by Mandy Sayer
Sex, jazz, race relations, cross dressing, madness, death—there’s a lot going on in Mandy Sayer’s latest novel, set in wartime Sydney and New Guinea and it comes delivered in a fast moving narrative. Love in the Years of Lunacy tells…
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