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Welcome to Our Reading Guide We are excited to share with you this fantastic hand-picked selection of fiction, non-fiction, children’s and gift titles coming out this <strong>Spring</strong>. As an independent bookseller, we are motivated by a love of books and reading and we are proud of our great range, personalised service and loyal customers. If you don’t find what you are looking for on the pages of this guide, we’d be happy to help you find an alternative or place a special order. Happy Reading! The Writer's Room Charlotte Wood Paperback RRP $32.99 A brilliant resource for established and beginning writers and for passionate readers everywhere from a range of acclaimed and much-loved writers, lovingly compiled by the brilliant and insightful Charlotte Wood. Charlotte's subjects are frank about the failures and successes, the struggles and triumphs of the writing life, and extremely generous in their revelations. Faith Tim Costello Hardback RRP $29.99 September release, advance orders welcome In a world that is so often challenging, with events that cause us all to wonder what is going on, Tim Costello takes us on a journey through the notion of faith and how we all need to believe in something greater than ourselves, no matter what religious background we are from. Ghost Empire Richard Fidler Hardback RRP $39.99 In 2014, Richard Fidler and his son Joe made a journey to Istanbul. Fired by Richard's passion for the rich history of the dazzling Byzantine Empire - centred around the legendary Constantinople - we are swept into some of the most extraordinary tales in history. The clash of civilizations, the fall of empires, the rise of Christianity, revenge, lust, murder. Ghost Empire is a rare treasure: a beautifully written ode to a lost civilization, and a warmly observed fatherson adventure far from home. Coming Soon The Boy Behind The Curtain Tim Winton Hardback RRP $45.00 3 October release, advance orders welcome The remarkable true stories of The Boy Behind the Curtain reveal an intimate and rare view of Tim Winton's imagination at work and play. The Good People Hannah Kent Paperback RRP $32.99 27 September release, advance orders welcome The long awaited new book from award-winning Australian novelist Hannah Kent. The Good People is the follow up to her bestselling debut Burial Rites. The Best Of Adam Sharp Graeme Simsion Paperback RRP $29.99 19 September release, advance orders welcome A novel about love, music and coming to terms with the past, from the author of the international bestseller The Rosie Project. Not Just For This Life: Gough Whitlam Remembered Edited by Wendy Guest, Gary Gray Paperback RRP $29.99 Not Just For This Life commemorates and celebrates Gough’s life on what would have been his 100th birthday. Includes a foreword by Graham Freudenberg and reflections by Laurie Oakes, Anita Heiss, Geraldine Doogue, Don Watson, Patricia Hewitt, Nick Whitlam and Tim Soutphommasane. In The Darkroom Susan Faludi Paperback RRP $32.99 The project began with a grievance, the grievance of a daughter whose parent had absconded from her life. So begins Susan Faludi's extraordinary inquiry into the meaning of identity in the modern world and in her own haunted family saga. From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Susan Faludi comes an astonishing confrontation with the enigma of her father and the larger riddle of identity consuming our age. The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer Hardback RRP $29.99 In just a few short years, Amy Schumer has become a huge movie star, writing and starring in Trainwreck, won awards for her comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, and was named by Time magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Here is her story. Frank, fearless and so freaking funny. The Bad-Ass Librarians Of Timbuktu Joshua Hammer Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven and Indiana Jones. An inspiring and entertaining account of the victory of art and literature over extremism together with heroic and ultimately successful effort to outwit Al Qaeda and preserve Mali's - and the world's - literary heritage. A History Of Pictures David Hockney and Martin Gayford Hardback RRP $60.00 September release, advance orders welcome The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years. Explored here by David Hockney and Martin Gayford, they privilege no medium, period, or style, but instead, in 16 chapters, discuss how and why pictures have been made, and insistently link ‘art’ to human skills and human needs. Maticevski: The Elegant Rebel Mitchell Oakley Smith Hardback RRP $80.00 Toni Maticevski is one of Australia’s leading fashion designers. Maticevski: The Elegant Rebel showcases the collections and projects, featuring more than 200 images and illustrations, as well as contributions from respected editors, actresses, models and influencers, fashion lovers and Maticevski fans alike will covet this insightful and inspiring book. 2 The Independent Bookseller’s <strong>Spring</strong> Reading Guide
Great Gift Ideas Nutshell Ian McEwan Hardback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome Told from a perspective unlike any other, Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world’s master storytellers. The duplicitous Trudy has betrayed her husband and plots with her new lover, but there is a witness: the inquisitive, nine-monthold resident of Trudy's womb. Behold The Dreamers Imbolo Mbue Paperback RRP $29.99 September release, advance orders welcome New York, 2007: a city where the newly-arrived and the long-established jostle alike for a place on the ladder of success. And Jende Jonga, who has come from Cameroon, has just set his foot on the first rung. A powerful story of marriage, class, race and the pursuit of the American Dream. Dear Mr M Herman Koch Paperback RRP $29.99 September release, advance orders welcome A hair-raising new tour de force from Herman Koch, Dear Mr M tells the dark tale of a writer in decline, a teenage couple in love, a missing teacher, and a single book that entwines all of their fates. With racing tension, sardonic wit, and a world-renowned sharp eye for human failings, Herman Koch once again spares nothing and no one in his gripping new novel, a barbed thriller suspending readers in the mysterious literary grey space between fact and fiction. The Muse Jessie Burton Paperback RRP $29.99 Odelle Bastien has struggled to find her place in 1960s London since arriving from Trinidad five years ago. When she is offered a job as a typist at the Skelton Gallery, under the tutelage of glamorous and enigmatic Marjorie Quick, a lost masterpiece with a secret history is delivered to the gallery. Dirt Road James Kelman Paperback RRP $29.99 September release, advance orders welcome From Booker Prize-winning James Kelman comes a major novel exploring the brevity of life, the agonising demands of love and the lure of the open road. It is also a beautiful book about the power of music and all that it can offer. From the understated serenity of Kelman's prose emerges a devastating emotional power. Truly Madly Guilty Liane Moriarty Paperback RRP $32.99 Clementine is haunted by regret. It was just a barbeque. They didn’t even know their hosts that well, and could so easily have said no. Now they can never change what happened that Sunday afternoon. Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One playful dog. It's an ordinary weekend in the suburbs. What could possibly go wrong? The Joyce Girl Annabel Abbs Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome James Joyce was her father. Samuel Beckett was her lover. This is her story. Set in Paris in the 1920s and 30s, this is a mesmerising fictionalisation of Lucia Joyce's life told for the first time. Selection Day Aravind Adiga Paperback RRP $29.99 September release, advance orders welcome Manjunath Kumar is fourteen. He knows he is good at cricket, that he fears and resents his domineering, cricket-obsessed father, and admires his brilliantly talented sibling. But there are many things about the world that he doesn't know... Sometimes it seems as though everyone else knows who Manju should be, except Manju himself. Here I Am Jonathan Safran Foer Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome This is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. Over the course of three weeks in present-day Washington DC, three sons watch their parents' marriage falter and their family home fall apart. From the acclaimed author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Blue Dog Louis de Bernières Hardback RRP $29.99 In this charming prequel to the muchloved Red Dog, Louis de Bernières revisits the moving story of the charismatic and entertaining dog who so many readers hold close to their hearts. Following a family tragedy, Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, where he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on the adventures offered by their unusual home, and the business of growing up, together. Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - Parts I & II (Special Rehearsal Edition) J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne Hardback RRP $45.00 The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, comes a new play which revolves around Harry Potter's life 19 years later as an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic and the life of his youngest son Albus, as he struggles with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. Australian author Titles marked with this symbol are available in Bolinda audio format Gifts, Reviews, Specials 3
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