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In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (Geomancer, Book 1) by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen is the beginning of an epic new trilogy from the bestselling adult and children’s author Kiran Millwood Hargrave. We enter a world full of magic and myths, where the Wolf Queen is devouring…
To the Ice by Thomas Tidholm, Anna-Clara Tidholm (illus.) & Julia Marshall (trans.)
This gorgeous little hardback is a unique adventure story in a snow – and ice-encrusted world, one so different from our own. Translated from Swedish, the story is about three children, Jack, Max, and Ida, who are out playing in…
In My Garden by Kate Mayes & Tamsin Ainslie (illus.)
Starting with the lively endpapers, we join different children around the world in their gardens.
Mostly, these gardens comprise indigenous plants of their country, but sometimes it is the wildlife that inhabit the environment that is important, or in the…
We Know a Place by Maxine Beneba Clarke
Bookshops are magical places and each one has its own charm. They contain the dreams and mysteries of authors’ imaginations; the amazing facts of our world and animals. Maxine Beneba Clarke’s book is a homage to a ‘bold little bookshop’…
Me, Her, Us by Yen-Rong Wong
Structured in three loose parts, Me, Her, Us examines themes of sex, community, and reconciliation of the Asian-Australian diaspora through witty and thoughtful narration. ‘Me’ delves into the topic of sex, considering the origins and pervasion of shame alongside an…
Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement & the Distortion of Desire by Chanel Contos
In 2019 when I was in high school, I saw a video of a group of schoolboys singing an anthem on the tram, chanting the words, ‘I wish that all the ladies were holes in the road; And if I…
The Catch: Australia’s Love Affair with Fishing by Anna Clark
Australia is a country that has always been quietly proud of its traditions, and for Anna Clark there is no tradition more Australian than fishing. Her newest book, The Catch, celebrates the universal pleasure of throwing in a line…
The Last Devil to Die (The Thursday Murder Club, Book 4) by Richard Osman
This newest addition to Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series was my introduction to the unconventional retirees from Coopers Chase. Some may be appalled that I didn’t start with the first title in the series, but I’ve always felt that…
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
One cannot describe The Golden Spoon without first comparing it to eating a chocolate lava cake: the outside is so neat, pristine, and perfectly preserved in shape, until you dig in and the darkness within pools out into an irreversible…
Ripper by Shelley Burr
The ‘Rainier Ripper’ murdered three people, 17 years ago. A truck driver was charged and jailed, and the small town of Rainier and its inhabitants have been trying to get on with their lives ever since. Now the town is…
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