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Booksellers’
Choice
Christos Tsiolkas Patti Smith Ann Patchett
Archie Roach Margaret Atwood Bill Bryson
len Garner Christian White Charlotte Wood Favel Parrett Adam Spencer Tyson Yunkaporta
lare Bowditch William Dalrymple Josh Niland Peter Temple Rick Stein Tim Flannery Heather
e Chris Hammer Kitty Flanagan Thomas Mayor Matthew Evans Grantlee Kieza Elliot Perlma
Geoffrey Robertson Andrew McGahan Bri Lee Jason Chongue Roland Perry Lucy Treloar
essie Burton Zadie Smith Erin Morgenstern Heather Morris Vicki Hastrich Maxine Beneba Cla
ssie rke F Anna Krien Anna Krien Christos Tsiolkas Garry Disher Heather Rose Philip Pullma
hael Palin Julian Barnes Anna Krien Margaret Atwood Archie Roach Chris Hammer Hele
im Thomas Mayor Clare Bowditch Bill Bryson Vicki Hastrich Helen Garner Christian White
kaporta Clare Bowditch William Dalrymple Josh Niland Peter Temple Rick Stein Tim Flanne
ick Stein Favel Parrett Andrew McGahan Adam Spencer Charlotte Wood Tyson Heather
e Chris Hammer Kitty Flanagan Thomas Mayor Matthew Evans Grantlee Kieza Elliot Perlma
offrey Robertson Lucy Treloar Bri Lee Jason Chongue Roland Perry Jessie Burton Zadie Smit

AUSTRALIAN FICTION
Welcome to the Booksellers’
Choice Summer Guide!
We are delighted to share with you
a selection of the best books for the
season as chosen and reviewed by
Australia’s leading booksellers.
There is something to suit everyone
– new Australian and international
fiction, compelling life stories, history,
nature and science books, gorgeous
illustrated editions and a great
selection of children’s and YA reads.
Happy reading!
Damascus
Christos Tsiolkas
Allen & Unwin
PB $32.99
Damascus is an
imaginative work of
soaring ambition and
achievement, immense
power and epic scope,
taking as its subject the events surrounding the
birth and establishment of the Christian church.
Based around the gospels and letters of St Paul
and some characters two generations on from
the death of Christ, Tsiolkas explores the themes
of religion, masculinity, patriarchy, colonisation,
exile and the ways in which individuals, families
and communities are united and divided.
Bruny
Heather Rose
Allen & Unwin
PB $32.99
In a not-too-distant world
America has retreated from
the UN, Australia’s closest
ally is China, and Daesh’s
influence is spreading. When construction of a
high-tech bridge to the tourist island of Bruny is
bombed, Astrid Coleman agrees to investigate.
Navigating her family and the politics of the
bridge, Astrid uncovers a startling truth about the
lengths people and governments will go to for
their beliefs. From the winner of the 2017 Stella
Prize The Museum of Modern Love.
There Was
Still Love
Favel Parrett
Hachette Australia
PB $29.99
Favel Parrett’s eagerly
awaited third novel is a
mesmerising and heartwrenching
story of a family
separated by war and politics. Alternating scenes
in Melbourne and Prague capture the immigrant
experience both for those who stay behind and
those making a new life in far-away lands, and
the strength of the love that can stretch between
the two. A book that will stay with you long after
you read the last sentence.
The Wife and
the Widow
Christian White
Affirm Press
PB $32.99
Set in a coastal town in
the middle of winter,
this murder mystery is
told from two different
perspectives, Kate, the widow of the man
murdered and Abby, the wife of the man
accused of his murder. As events unfold, both
women come to realise they didn’t really know
their husbands as well as they thought they did.
Full of twists and turns like White’s The Nowhere
Child that will have you guessing right up until
the very end.
The Red Hand
Peter Temple
Text Publishing
PB $32.99
The late Peter Temple
was considered among
the very best: the first
Australian to win the
Gold Dagger and the
only crime writer to win
the Miles Franklin Literary Award. This collection
of short fiction, reviews, essays and an original
screenplay, plus most of an unfinished Jack
Irish novel, is connected by Temple’s trademark
wit, intelligence and love of Australia. An
entertaining introduction by publisher Michael
Heyward rounds out this tribute to a master.
The Weekend
Charlotte Wood
Allen & Unwin
PB $29.99
When Sylvie, the linchpin in
a group of four old friends
dies, it creates a distance
between the others, with
old secrets and resentments coming to the
surface. Jude, who ran a successful restaurant,
Wendy, a respected academic, and Adele, a
mostly unemployed actress, gather over the
Christmas weekend to clear out Sylvie’s beach
house. Often darkly funny, this is an exploration
of growing old, growing up, and what happens
when we are forced to uncover the protective
lies we tell ourselves.
The Rich
Man’s House
Andrew McGahan
Allen & Unwin
PB $32.99
A billionaire’s controversial
mansion sits atop a peak
adjacent to the Wheel, a
mountain rising 25 kilometres above the Southern
Ocean. The architect, Richard Gausse, and several
workers were killed during construction. When
Gausse’s daughter Rita accepts an invitation to the
mansion, she and the other guests find themselves
trapped in a fight for survival. The last novel by the
winner of the 2005 Miles Franklin Literary Award,
The White Earth.
Maybe the
Horse Will Talk
Elliot Perlman
Vintage Australia
PB $32.99
Everyone has problems.
Stephen Maserov has
them too; work, marriage,
money. To save it all, he will have to do things
he has never done before… This fast-paced,
laugh-out-loud, account of life in a big legal
firm is a love story, a reflection on contemporary
marriage, and further, an examination of the
greater issues that affect us in workplaces
everywhere in the twenty-first century. By the
author of Seven Types of Ambiguity and
The Street Sweeper.
The Bee and the
Orange Tree
Melissa Ashley
Affirm Press
HB $35.00
The incredible story of
the woman who invented
‘fairy tales’. In 1699 the
salons of Paris are filled
with the creative energy of fierce, independentminded
women, but the patriarchal forces of
Louis XIV and the Catholic Church are curbing
their freedoms. Three women’s illusions will be
shattered as they learn how far they will go to
preserve their liberty in a society determined to
control them. A portrait of a time, a place, and
the subversive power of the imagination.
Silver
Chris Hammer
Allen & Unwin
PB $32.99
Troubled journalist Martin
Scarsden returns to his
hometown, Port Silver,
this time with his new
partner, Mandy Blonde.
Upon arrival he learns
of the brutal murder of his best friend from his
schooldays, with Mandy becoming the prime
suspect in the murder. In his quest to pursue the
truth, Martin must overcome many obstacles to
clear his partner from the crime. The past is ever
present and this time there is no escape. From
the bestselling author of Scrublands.
Cilka’s Journey
Heather Morris
Echo
PB $32.99
In 1942, at just sixteen,
Cilka is imprisoned in
Auschwitz-Birkenau. There
she captures the eye
of the Commandant at
Birkenau, Schwarzhuber.
On eventual release, she is charged as a
collaborator and sent to the Siberian gulag.
There a female doctor takes her under her wing
and teaches her to care for patients. Heather
Morris has written an uplifting novel that
captures the kindness and love possible in even
the darkest of atrocities. From the bestselling
author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
02
Being Black ‘N
Chicken & Chips
Matt Okine
Hachette Australia
PB $29.99
Mike Amon is a teenager,
which in itself brings enough
challenges. Between first
kisses and fitting in, he doesn’t want to worry
about his mum having cancer and living with a
dad he doesn’t really know. Matt Okine, a
stand-up comedian, best known for his time as
a Triple J breakfast presenter, is able to tackle
grief, puberty and racism with a unique lightness
and humour that makes this book an emotional
and wonderful read.
Act of Grace
Anna Krien
Black Inc | PB $32.99
A brilliant meditation on fear and sacrifice,
trauma and survival, as the lives of four characters
intersect over decades – Toohey, an Australian
soldier back from Baghdad with shrapnel
in his neck and crippled by PTSD; teenager
Robbie, grappling with her father’s early onset dementia; Nasim,
an aspiring Iraqi pianist whose family falls from favour with Saddam
Hussein; and Gerry, Toohey’s son, who must find a way to heal from
a childhood of violence and damage.
Wolfe Island
Lucy Treloar
Picador Australia
PB $29.99
From the author of Salt
Creek, this is the tale of
Kitty Hawke who lives
alone on an island in the
US north-east —a witness to the island’s erosion
while clinging to the ghosts of her past. News
of mainland turmoil is distant until threats draw
closer and refugees arrive. Forced to flee for
their lives, they journey north through winter, and
Kitty must decide what she will do to protect the
people she loves.
The Old Lie
Claire G. Coleman
Hachette Australia
PB $32.99
Similar to Claire G. Coleman’s
debut book Terra Nullius, we
are presented with a familiar
Australia in an unfamiliar
way. Set in an intergalactic war between the
Federation (Earth) and the Conglomeration
(other planets), Coleman recontextualizes our
history with war and Country asking us again to
draw parallels with the experience of Indigenous
Australian’s through a sci-fi story.
Paris Savages
Katherine Johnson
Ventura Press | PB $32.99
This historical novel follows the journey of three
Badtjala people in 1882 who are taken from their
native Fraser Island to the bustle of Europe. There
they perform for people in some of the world’s
most famous cities. But when the fascination of
these foreign crowds becomes intrusive, Bonny, Dorondera and
Jurano realise that they must find a way to return home. A novel that
brings a little-known period of history to life and provides a scorching
examination of cultural injustice.
Boy Swallows Universe
Trent Dalton
4th Estate Aus | PB $19.99
Winner of the ABA Booksellers’ Choice Book of
the Year Award. A wonderful novel of love, crime,
magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane’s
violent working-class suburban fringe–from one
of Australia’s most exciting new writers. Now also
available in a gorgeous gift edition, RRP$39.99*.
*while stocks last.
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
CHATTO & WINDUS | HB $42.99
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
HAMISH HAMILTON | HB $35.00
Winners of the Booker Prize 2019. Margaret Atwood’s
The Testaments, the sequel to the dystopian The Handmaid’s
Tale which brings the story of Gilead to its dramatic conclusion,
and Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other – a love song to
black Britain told by twelve very different women – have shared
this year’s most prestigious international literary prize.
2019 Award Winners
The Erratics
Vicki Laveau-Harvie
4th Estate Aus | PB $22.99
Winner of the 2019 Stella
Prize. When her elderly mother is
hospitalised unexpectedly, Vicki
travels to her parents’ isolated ranch
home in Alberta, Canada, to help
her father. She has been estranged
from her parents for many years and
is horrified by what she discovers on
her arrival.
Too Much Lip
Melissa Lucashenko
UQP | PB $29.95
Winner of the 2019 Miles
Franklin Literary Award.
Wise-cracking Kerry Salter has
spent a lifetime avoiding two things
– her hometown and prison. But
now her Pop is dying and she’s an
inch away from the lockup, so she
heads south on a stolen Harley.
03

International FICTION
CRIME & THRILLERS
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
Bloomsbury
PB $29.99
In 1945, real-estate
developer Cyril Conroy
purchases the Dutch
House in Elkins Park,
outside Philadelphia, and
presents it, complete
with life-size portraits of the original owners
and a servant girl called Fluffy, to his wife. She
is appalled and runs away to serve the poor,
abandoning her 10-year-old daughter, Maeve,
and three-year-old son, Danny. Patchett excels at
portraying the intricacies of family life in this story
spanning three generations.
The Confession
Jessie Burton
Picador
PB $29.99
In 1980, nineteen-yearold
Elise meets and falls
in love with an older
woman Connie during
a chance encounter on
Hampstead Heath. In 2017, thirty something
Rose is searching for her identity and the
mother she has never met. This beautiful
and engrossing read moves backwards and
forwards seamlessly between the 1980s and the
present time telling the stories of these three
women, and exploring themes of motherhood,
loss, creativity and friendship.
Akin
Emma Donoghue
Picador
PB $29.99
A retired Professor’s
life is thrown into chaos
when he is given the
responsibility of caring for
his young grand-nephew,
just before a planned trip
to the French Riviera. He hopes to unravel the
mystery of his mother’s wartime years, armed
only with a handful of puzzling photographs.
Encumbered with his young charge and adrift in
the city of Nice, this heart-warming and touching
tale shows how secrets drive families apart, but
ultimately it’s about the ties that bind us together.
The Night Fire
Michael Connelly
A&U Connelly
PB $32.99
Harry Bosch’s mentor,
John Jack Thompson, is
dead. A murder book he
inherits leads Bosch and
Renée Ballard to take up
the unsolved killing of a
young man in an alley known for drug dealing.
As they dig into the case that preyed on John
Jack’s mind, the question arises: did he take the
book to pursue the case… or bury it? Another
vintage Harry Bosch thriller for all the Michael
Connelly’s fans out there.
In Darkness
Visible
Tony Jones
Allen & Unwin
PB $32.99
In this classy political
thriller, Tony Jones deftly
blurs the line between
fiction and history. Set
between Sydney and the Balkans in 2005, it is the
story of betrayal and revenge, and of the pursuit
of justice in the murky and dangerous worlds
of international secret agencies. It is also an
exploration of the intrigues and intricacies of the
human heart, and the extent in which we strive
for justice and love.
The Siberian
Dilemma
Martin Cruz Smith
Simon & Schuster
UK | PB $32.99
This Arkady Renko novel
follows the Russian
investigator’s search
for his part-time lover,
journalist Tatiana Petrovna, after she fails to
return from an assignment. What follows is a
nosedive into Russia’s corrupt politics, and an icy
land where trouble lurks around every corner, as
Renko scours Siberia for the missing journalist.
The ninth book in the bestselling thriller series
which started with Gorky Park.
Quichotte
Salman Rushdie
Jonathan Cape
PB $32.99
In a modern masterpiece
about the quest for love
and family, Rushdie has
created a dazzling Don
Quixote for the modern
age. Mediocre writer
Sam DuChamp creates Quichotte who falls for
a TV star and sets off on a picaresque quest in a
wickedly entertaining portrait of a time when fact
is so often indiscernible from fiction.
The World That
We Knew
Alice Hoffman
Simon & Schuster
UK | PB $32.99
Berlin 1941, and Hanni
Kohn is desperate to
get her twelve-year-old
daughter Lea out of
Germany even though she must stay with her
elderly mother. Hanni enlists the help of the
rabbi’s daughter, Ettie, who creates a golem to
lead them both to a place of safety. Hoffman
employs her signature use of magic realism to
lead readers through this dark time in history
to explore themes of good and evil and love
and loyalty.
The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern
Harvill Secker
PB $32.99
Zachary Rawlins stumbles
across a strange book
hidden in his university
library, which leads him
on a quest unlike any
other. Its pages entrance
him with their tales of lovelorn prisoners, lost cities
and nameless acolytes, combining strangely with
recollections from his own childhood. Determined
to solve the puzzle of the book, Zachary follows
the clues only to uncover a subterranean labyrinth
filled with stories hidden far beneath the surface
of the earth.
Peace
Garry Disher
Text Publishing
PB $29.99
You can feel the heat
radiating off the pages
as the events of this
compelling mystery
unfold. Disher, the
master of ‘rural noir’, has created yet another
memorable character in the form of Constable
Paul Hirschhausen, who runs a one-man police
station in a rural farming community in South
Australia. If you are a fan of Jane Harper, you
definitely need be introduced to the works of
Garry Disher and this is a great place to start.
Agent Running
in the Field
John le Carré
Viking
PB $32.99
Ed is an introverted
and solitary figure
who is angered by the
contemporary politics
of London in 2018. However, in his attempts to
resist the escalating political climate around
him he makes some decisions that prove to be
very dangerous indeed. Fast paced and darkly
humorous, this latest offering by the master of
the espionage thriller is a story for our times.
Darkness for Light
Emma Viskic
Echo
PB $29.99
December release
The third thrilling
instalment in the awardwinning
Caleb Zelic
series. After heartbreak
and trauma, Caleb, profoundly deaf since early
childhood, is beginning to rebuild his life. But
people in power have other ideas. Caleb’s
double-crossing business partner, Frankie, has
something they want, and they are after Caleb to
get it. On the hunt for Frankie and information,
Caleb is drawn into a world of high-level
corruption and dark political deals.
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The Eighth Life
Nino Haratischvili
Scribe | PB $35.00
At the start of the
twentieth century, on
the edge of the Russian
Empire, a family prospers.
It owes its success to
a delicious chocolate
recipe, passed down the generations with
great solemnity and caution. A caution which is
justified – this is a recipe for ecstasy that carries
a very bitter aftertaste. This epic saga takes us
from before the Russian Revolution to after the
fall of the Soviet Union, focusing on several
generations of damaged women.
The Secret Commonwealth
Philip Pullman
David Fickling Books | PB $32.99
This much anticipated second book in The Book
of Dust trilogy is set twenty years after the events
of La Belle Sauvage, and roughly ten years after
the events of the His Dark Materials trilogy. Lyra is
now a twenty-year-old undergraduate travelling to
Central Asia with Malcolm in search of a town said to
be haunted by demons. Another breathtaking read
from a master storyteller.
After the Flood
Kassandra Montag
4th Estate Aus
PB $32.99
The polar caps have
melted, deluging the world
and dislocating billions.
Myra and her daughter
Pearl live aboard their boat
the Bird, fishing and trading with those that
live on the mountain peaks remaining above
water. It is a violent, lawless world plagued with
piracy and deceit. When Myra learns her oldest
daughter, Row, is still alive, a mothers’ fury finds
its focus. A debut novel of epic imagination,
After the Flood signals the arrival of an
extraordinary new talent.
Imaginary Friend
Stephen Chbosky
Orion | PB $32.99
Seven-year-old Christopher
has a learning disability
and one day disappears
into the woods. He
returns six days later with
no memory of what has happened, and his
disability mysteriously gone. Then Christopher
begins to hear a voice and experiences strange
revelations, while the local community is stricken
with a strange sickness. Everyone Christopher
loves is imperilled, and he must face the darkest
of his fears to save them and find redemption.
Grand Union
Zadie Smith
Hamish Hamilton | PB $32.99
In this kaleidoscopic story collection, Zadie Smith
takes on the weirdness of our contemporary world
with infectious lyricism and intensity. There are stories
about drug abuse, race relations, gender identity
and our capacity for a seemingly endless array of
sexual proclivities and encounters. Smith’s writing
alarms, shocks and delights in equal measure.
The Overstory
Richard Powers
Vintage | PB $19.99
Moving through America’s history and its
landscape, this is a wondrous, exhilarating novel
about nine strangers each summoned in different
ways by the natural world and brought together
in a last stand to save it from catastrophe.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2019.
The Death of Jesus
J.M. Coetzee
Text Publishing | HB $29.99
The final book in the trilogy sees David as a tall
ten-year-old and a natural at soccer. He still asks
lots of questions, refuses to do sums, and will not
read any books except Don Quixote. Coetzee
continues to explore the meaning of a world empty
of memory but brimming with questions.
Books marked with this symbol are available in Bolinda audio edition.
Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout
Viking | PB $29.99
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout, Olive, Again
follows the story of Olive as she grows older,
navigating the second half of her life and coming
to terms with the changes – sometimes welcome,
sometimes not – in her own existence and in
those around her.
Girl
Edna O’Brien
Faber | PB $29.99
In Edna O’Brien’s new book, we are transported
to the life of a young girl who has been
abducted by Boko Haram jihadis. When offered
a means of escape, she grabs it, only to find
herself in a society blinkered by denial. This is
a story of extreme courage, and how to find
meaning in a world consumed by madness.
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AUSTRALIAN STORIES
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
Tell Me Why
Archie Roach
Simon & Schuster
AUS | HB $49.99
Archie Roach took
almost a lifetime to find
out who he really was.
In this intimate and
moving memoir, Roach’s
story is an extraordinary odyssey through love
and heartbreak, family and community, survival
and renewal and the healing power of music.
Overcoming enormous odds to find his story and
his people, Roach voices the joy, pain and hope
he found on his path through song to become
the legendary singer-songwriter and storyteller
that he is today.
The Accidental
Tour Guide
Mary Moody
Simon & Schuster
AUS | PB $35.00
Mary Moody has
designed and lead
a full and busy life;
journalist, author,
presenter, gardener, wife, mother. Along the
way she inspired many with her bestselling
memoirs including Au Revoir and Last Tango
in Toulouse. Five years ago, Mary’s life was
turned upside down when her beloved
husband passed away. Mary’s story of what
comes next is full of honesty and inspiration,
a third act in an extraordinary story.
Tea and Scotch
with Bradman
Roland Perry
ABC
HB $39.99
For many years, Roland
Perry regularly met with
Don Bradman to discuss
his career and life, and
in 2014 published his definitive biography on
the great sportsman. This companion volume
reveals the man behind the myth, what made
him tick, who and what inspired him, his
great sense of humour – and his affection for
tea and Scotch. An intimate portrait of the
man many regard as the greatest Australian
cricketer of all time.
Penny Wong
Margaret Simons
Black Inc
PB $34.99
Penny Wong is one of
Australia’s first openly
gay politicians and
one of the few Senate
representations of
Asian Australians. She
is highly respected by her staff, the public and
by people from opposing political parties. But
she is also intensely private and seldom gives
interviews. This biography is a rare insight
into a person who faced marginalisation and
bullying but fought to have her voice, and
others like it, heard.
Tall Tales and
Wee Stories
Billy Connolly
Two Roads
HB $45.00
When he announced his
retirement in December
2018, Billy Connolly had
had a fifty-year career
as one of the world’s most famous comedians.
This book brings together some of the very best
of Billy’s stories and monologues and reveals his
true talent in the craft of storytelling, pointing out
the absurd, and exposing the hypocrisy of human
endeavours, and all with his inimitable voice and
sense of humanity.
The Man in the
Red Coat
Julian Barnes
Jonathan Cape
HB $39.99
The Man Booker Prizewinning
author of The
Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty
tour of Belle Epoque Paris, via the life story
of the pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi – a
rational and scientific man with a famously
complicated private life. A fresh and original
portrait of the Belle Epoque, its heroes and
villains, writers, artists and thinkers, and a life
of a man ahead of his time.
Gulpilil
Derek Rielly
Macmillan
Australia
HB $29.99
Fifty years ago, Yolngu
man David Gulpilil, a
sixteen-year-old dancer,
appeared in the film
Walkabout, forever changing Australia’s
relationship with Indigenous Australia.
Balancing a subsequent roll call of influential
film appearances with his ancient and remote
Arnhem cultural heritage often sat uneasily.
Derek Rielly, author of Wednesdays with Bob
offers a beguiling portrait of the enigmatic
David Gulpilil.
Yellow
Notebook
Helen Garner
Text Publishing
HB $29.99
Helen Garner has kept
a diary for almost all
her life, which until
now have been locked
away, out of bounds in
a laundry cupboard. Now, Garner has opened
her diaries and invited her readers into the
world behind her novels and works of nonfiction.
Recorded with frankness, humour and
steel-sharp wit, these accounts of her everyday
life provide an intimate insight into the work of
one of Australia’s greatest living writers.
Buckley’s Chance
Garry Linnell
Michael Joseph
PB $34.99
A surviving soldier from
Napoleon’s army William
Buckley escaped the gallows
for convict chains and
on arriving in Australia took his chances again.
Adopted by an Aboriginal tribe he was initiated
into their rich and complex culture to famously
emerge 32 years later carrying a spear and no
longer speaking the English language. Mythical,
due to the famous phrase about chances, this is
his fascinating story.
Bob Hawke
Blanche d’Alpuget
Simon & Schuster
AUS | HB $59.99
D’Alpuget presents a
definitive biography of
Bob Hawke, detailing
his life after the prime
ministership, alongside
never-before-published photos. This is
combined with updated and revised editions
of her award-winning book from 1982, Robert
J. Hawke: A Biography, and her 2010 Hawke:
The Prime Minister, bringing these works
together for the first time.
Your Own
Kind of Girl
Clare Bowditch
Allen & Unwin
PB $29.99
ARIA Award-winning
singer and actress Clare
Bowditch confronts her
inner critic in this noholds-barred
memoir. She reveals a childhood
punctuated by grief, anxiety and compulsion,
and tells how these forces shaped her life for
better and for worse. This is a heartbreaking,
wise and at times playful book, a reminder that
even on the darkest of nights, victory is closer
than it seems.
The Education
of an Idealist
Samantha Power
William Collins UK
PB $32.99
Samantha Power is a
former US Ambassador
to the United Nations, the
youngest person to ever
hold that position. She began her illustrious career
as a war correspondent covering the Yugoslav
Wars, before becoming an activist, academic,
presidential advisor, and Pulitzer Prize-winning
author. Power reflects on the forces that have
shaped her both personally and professionally,
saying that, “...even in troubled times, we can
each do our part to shape a more humane future.”
Finding the Heart of the Nation
Thomas Mayor
Hardie Grant | HB $39.99
The Devil’s Grip
Neal Drinnan
Simon & Schuster AUS | PB $32.99
Me
Elton John
Macmillan
HB $44.99
Face It
Debbie Harry
HarperCollins UK
HB $45.00
Janis
Holly George-Warren
Simon & Schuster UK
PB $32.99
After the Uluru Statement from the Heart was
formed in May 2017 signatory and campaigner
Thomas Mayor travelled with the sacred canvas to
communities across Australia. This special book
details his journey and through 20 key interviews makes clear what the
Uluru Statement is and why it is so important. The book is his gift to the
campaign for Voice, Treaty and Truth and like the Uluru Statement he
hopes that all Australians will accept it.
The Western District was one of the wealthiest
regions on earth at one time, with wool incomes
making it the seat of power in Australia. The
Wettenhall family were world renown for their
sheep but met with generational tragedy in a
gruesome triple murder in 1992. Neil Drinnan
tells the story of the incident with a depth of
insight that recalls Truman Capote’s best, examining rural life, cultural
shame, and the corrosive effects of secrets held in fear and repression.
Long awaited and eagerly
anticipated this is Elton
John’s no-holds-barred
own account of his
amazing life. No one is more grateful than
Elton for all he has achieved and experienced,
and true to his living legend stature this is
a heartfelt, funny, outrageous and openly
humble memoir. Beautifully written and full
of Elton’s music, relationships, passions and
mistakes, this is a story that will stay with you.
Deborah Harry is arguably
the coolest female rock
star ever. This is a visceral
mix of soulful storytelling
and stunning visuals that
include never-before seen photographs, bespoke
illustrations and highlights from Deborah’s private
collection. Add to that the grit, grime, and glory
of downtown 1970’s New York recounted in
intimate detail; Face It delivers a truly prismatic
portrait well beyond the standard music memoir.
Janis Joplin was a white girl
from Texas who didn’t fit the
mould in her conservative
oil town. Artistic by nature,
her passion and perfectionism honed one of
rock history’s great voices. She was provocative,
pushing gender boundaries and women’s place in
rock and roll, and her tragic death robbed us too
soon of an artist in ascension.
Sand Talk: How Indigenous
Thinking Can Save the World
Tyson Yunkaporta
Text Publishing | PB $32.99
Tyson Yunkaporta’s Sand Talk is an indigenous
interpretation of our world that sees the patterns
of creation as central to understanding our place in
nature. Nature, Yunkaporta says, is not something
separate from us, and that construct trades away our connection and
responsibility to the earth. We must learn to live in proper relation to the
planet if we are to escape the idea of saving the environment, in order to
embrace our part in this system and ultimately save ourselves.
Life: Selected Writings
Tim Flannery
Text Publishing | HB $39.99
By the 2007 Australian of the Year,
palaeontologist, explorer and conservationist,
Tim Flannery, Life: Selected Writing is his
definitive collection of work bringing together
thirty years of essays, speeches and writings as
one of the world’s greatest thinkers and environmental scientists.
The perfect book to read as we reflect on society’s past mistakes,
and work towards a cleaner, more sustainable future.
Year of the Monkey
Patti Smith
Bloomsbury | HB $29.99
From the celebrated performer, artist and
award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train,
this is a profound, beautifully realised memoir of
one transformative year. For Patti Smith, writing the
year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes
in life: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the
political landscape of America. Illustrated with Smith’s
signature Polaroids, this is a moving and original work.
Also available is Just Kids Illustrated, RRP $59.99.
Acid for the Children
Flea
Headline | PB $32.99
Michael Peter Balzary, better known as Flea,
was born in Melbourne but as a kid moved to
the USA. When his parents split, Flea and his
sister moved in with their mother’s jazz musician
boyfriend, and a life of music, booze and drugs
revealed itself. At Fairfax High School in LA, Flea
fell in with Anthony Kiedis, a friendship that launched the Red Hot
Chili Peppers. This is a coming of age story of one of rock’s finest bass
players, and a tribute to the redemptive power of music.
06
07

HISTORY
NON-FICTION
The Anarchy
William Dalrymple
Bloomsbury
HB $29.99
In August 1765, the
East India Company
defeated the young
Mughal emperor and
forced him to set up a
new government run by English traders. The
Anarchy, the latest book by bestselling historian
William Dalrymple, tells the story of how one of
the world’s most magnificent empires came to
be ruled by an aggressive colonial power in the
guise of a multinational corporation.
Where
Soldiers Lie
Ian McPhedran
HarperCollins
HB $39.99
Over thirty-five
thousand Australian
soldiers and airmen are
still listed as Missing
in Action from the wars of the 20th Century.
This book tells the powerful, moving and
compelling story of the determination and
skills of the searchers who apply painstaking
detective work, exacting forensic analysis and
cutting-edge science to uncover and identify
the remains of these Australian soldiers, and
bring their remains home.
Convict Colony
David Hill
Allen & Unwin
PB $32.99
Late in the 18th century,
the New World was
littered with the remains
of failed colonies, and
Sydney very nearly joined
them. It was only through a combination of
good leaders, good timing and most of all
good luck, that the fledgling colony survived at
all. Master historian David Hill, author of 1788:
The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet, recounts
the first three decades of white settlement in
Australia in a fresh and compelling way.
Nothing New
Robyn Annear
Text Publishing
HB $29.99
Robyn Annear bring us a
treasure trove of stories
about the long lives of
material objects. Our
present-day fixation on
new things is an aberration, as everyday things
from clothing to cookware to machines have
historically been passed down or sold on to
live multiple lives, often with multiple owners.
Those objects hold memory from which history
can be read, unlike the disposable products we
consume today.
Against All Odds
Richard Harris and
Craig Challen
Viking
PB $34.99
This is the definitive
account of the Thai
cave rescue – the rescue
mission that captured the
world’s attention – and of the two Australian’s
that made its success possible. This is a story
of determination, cunning and triumph, and
a hopeful reminder that people around the
world can put aside their differences and unite
together for the greater good.
The Golden Era
Rod Laver with
Larry Writer
Allen & Unwin
HB $39.99
This book is Rod Laver’s
personal story of the
1950s to the 1970s when
Australia dominated
world tennis. As the greatest of this time, he
shares eyewitness accounts of the action on
and off court. It was a time of great tennis and
sportsmanship. The book includes interviews
with many big names from the tennis world
including Frank Sedgman, Ken Rosewall, the
late Lew Hoad, Neale Fraser, Mal Anderson,
Ashley Cooper, Roy Emerson, Fred Stolle,
John Newcombe and Margaret Court.
Who Owns
History?
Geoffrey Robertson
Knopf Australia
HB $39.99
Geoffrey Robertson
turns his formidable
intellect to the question
of repatriation of cultural
artefacts such as the ‘Elgin’ Marbles, sold by
Lord Elgin to the British government in the early
19th century. The marble statues were taken
from the Parthenon, and argument is they should
be returned. Robertson sees this as a project
that must sweep the world, as cultural heritage
belongs to those whose history it is a material
part of, not those who steal or purchase it.
The Lost Boys
Paul Byrnes
Affirm Press
HB $45.00
This stunning book
takes a unique
perspective on the
First World War,
when thousands of boys across Australia and
New Zealand lied about their age and forged
their parents’ signatures in order to fight on the
other side of the world. Featuring previously
untold stories of forty Anzac boys as well as
beautiful, haunting images taken at training
camps and behind the lines, this is military
history made deeply personal.
The End is
Always Near
Dan Carlin
William Collins UK
PB $34.99
Dan Carlin, creator
of the popular
award-winning
podcast Hardcore
History is known as the ‘king of long-form
podcasting’ so it’s no surprise that his first
book is also just as detailed and entertaining
as his previous projects. Carlin takes us
through all the times in history when the end
was nigh and asks how they shaped us as
humans and what we can expect from future
world-ending catastrophes to come.
Please, Gamble
Irresponsibly
Titus O’Reily
Michael Joseph
PB $34.99
Australia sits at the top of
the world when it comes
to gambling but doing
so wasn’t always as easy
as it is today. This light-hearted book documents
the rise, fall, and rise again of sports gambling in
Australia. It traces the history of this thoroughly
Aussie pastime with humour and examines
how its legalisation and commercialisation now
threatens the integrity of sport.
Night Fishing
Vicki Hastrich
Allen & Unwin
PB $29.99
A beautifully crafted and
profoundly captivating
memoir from a writer
truly at the top of her
game. Hastrich deftly
fuses her intimate, loving knowledge of a tiny
arena of Australia’s natural world with the grand
influence of ideas from throughout civilisation–
from the baroque to the American Western,
and artists as diverse as Zane Grey, Tiepolo and
Goya–to create a singularly original and deeply
pleasurable collection.
The Sydney
Hobart Yacht Race
Rob Mundle
ABC
HB $49.99
December release
Rob Mundle is a
chronicler of Australia’s
obsession with the sea, and those who sail
upon it. This iconic race is now in its 75th year
and Rob has given us a detailed history right
from the very first meeting. There are dramatic
photographs and knowledgeable commentary
on both the big and small players and the highs
and the lows, including the terrible year of 1998,
the year of the Fatal Storm.
Macquarie
Grantlee Kieza
ABC | HB $39.99
Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping
Australia’s destiny, transforming the harsh
foreboding penal colony of New Holland into an
agricultural powerhouse and a prosperous society.
But was he the man who sowed the seeds of a
great nation, or a tyrant who dispossessed the
original landowners? Grantlee Kieza draws on Macquarie’s rich and
detailed journals to create a lively and engaging portrait.
Voices of History: Speeches that
Changed the World
Simon Sebag Montefiore
W&N | HB $35.00
Perfectly curated by acclaimed historian
Simon Sebag Montefiore, this eclectic collection
of speeches spans centuries, continents and
cultures. This new edition of the entertaining
book will take you on a journey from ancient times to the twentyfirst
century–from Cleopatra to Michelle Obama, Genghis Khan to
Bob Dylan. All seventy speeches are essential reading.
The Saturday Portraits
Maxine Beneba Clarke
Hachette Australia
PB $34.99
Maxine Beneba Clarke has been writing for
Australia’s newest newspaper, The Saturday
Paper, since 2014. In that time, she has
watched porn star Buck Angel striptease,
emailed with the Obamas and interviewed
Hugh Jackman for a “strict 9 minutes”.
This collection brings together every article she has written
with her observant eye and direct wit.
This is What A Feminist Looks Like
Emily Maguire
National Library of Australia
PB $29.99
For over a century, women have been fighting for
feminism, but much of it, especially the Australian
movements, remain untaught in schools. Emily
Maguire brings to light the history and future
of feminism in Australia, from First Wave to #metoo, through the
impacts it has on women in politics, work, home, the body and the
public space. With pictures, vintage ads and factsheets, this book is
as educational as it is inspiring.
Chastise:
The Dambusters Story 1943
Max Hastings
William Collins UK | PB $34.99
Like many of us, renowned journalist and author
Max Hastings grew up enthralled by the heroic
events of Operation Chastise, the 1943 attack
on the three dams in Nazi Germany with Barnes
Wallis’ bouncing bomb as depicted in the 1955
movie The Dam Busters. In his latest book he delves into the stories
behind these events with moving portraits of the young airmen and
looking at the raids as part of the bigger picture of World War II.
James Cook
Peter FitzSimons
Hachette Australia | HB $49.99
From a Yorkshire farm boy to becoming the foremost
mariner, scientist, navigator and cartographer
of his era, Captain James Cook is one of the
most recognisable figures in Australian history.
Now, 240 years after James Cook’s death, Peter
FitzSimons brings the real James Cook to life, by focusing on his most
iconic expedition, the voyage of the Endeavour. Through his strengths,
weaknesses, passions and pursuits, failures and successes, FitzSimons
reveals the real James Cook.
The Truth Will Set You Free,
But First It Will Piss You Off!
Gloria Steinem
Murdoch Books
HB $24.99
As an activist for the American feminist movement
from the late 60s up until now, Steinem has a
lifetime’s worth of inspiring and memorable
quotes. Categorised into chapters on family, growing up, adversaries
and revolutions, her quotes are beautifully illustrated and compiled
into the perfect gift book.
Beauty
Bri Lee
Allen & Unwin
PB $19.99
Bri Lee’s debut book Eggshell Skull was
immensely successful, but in the midst of her book
launch and the glamourous photoshoots and tours
that came with it, Lee struggled with the pressure
of perfectionism. Beauty is about how we are constantly surrounded by
media and culture promoting unattainable ideals of thinness and beauty.
An important read, especially in the age of social media.
08
09

SCIENCE & NATURE
FOOD
Planet Earth
Bob Brown
Hardie Grant
HB $29.99
For many decades
Bob Brown, doctor,
former leader of the
Greens, and ecological
warrior has been warning the Australian people
about the dangers of unfettered development
and the threat of climate change. This beautifully
illustrated book is a collection of his thoughts
and quotes. Knowledgeable, meditative but
above all inspirational, it is a book to treasure
from one of our most esteemed leaders.
Botanical
Revelation
David J. Mabberley
NewSouth
PUBLISHING
HB $89.99
Renowned author and
botanist David Mabberley’s latest book explores
and analyses the motives and complex networks
that led to the international spread of knowledge
and cultivation of hundreds of Australian plants
in Europe in the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries. Illustrated throughout with
many never-before published images, Botanical
Revelation perfectly marries a history of science
and a love of botanical art.
Memory-wise
Dr Anne Unkenstein
Allen & Unwin
PB $29.99
This very useful
and practical
book from clinical
neuropsychologist,
Dr Anne Unkenstein,
explains how memory
works and changes that can occur as we get
older. It explains the sort of health, attitude and
lifestyle factors that can lead to fluctuation in
memory and provides practical tips to minimise
their effects on memory. Become more skilled in
managing memory and more confident to get
the most out of your memory’s ability.
The Commons
Matthew Evans
Hardie Grant
HB $60.00
In The Commons, a
book inspired by the
SBS television series
Gourmet Farmer,
Matthew Evans
captures Fat Pig
Farm’s year of growing, cooking and feasting. Part
how-to, part evocative diary, part cookbook, this
book is also for all those who just want to dream
the dream without leaving home. Features over
100 beautiful recipes focusing on vegetables and
ethically sourced meat.
Rick Stein’s
Secret France
Rick Stein
BBC Books
HB $49.99
Twenty years after
French Odyssey,
Rick Stein returns to
his beloved France
to explore further the cuisine he likes most.
Going off the beaten track, he meanders
through hidden towns and sleepy villages –
from Normandy to rural Provence – to brings
us a collection of 120 brand new recipes of
true, rustic French cooking – vibrant, fresh and
uncomplicated, in a stunningly illustrated volume.
Week Light
Donna Hay
4th Estate Aus
PB $45.00
With the focus
on flavour and
simplicity, Week
Light brings you
an abundance of
family-friendly, vegetable-based recipes. Donna
Hay has reworked some of her all-time classics
to give you a new way of looking at vegetables.
Including such treats as a pizza base or flat bread
made from broccoli, super-green oven-baked
falafels, and a crunchy raw Pad Thai.
Bird Bonds
Gisela Kaplan
Macmillan
Australia
PB $34.99
A fascinating and
exhaustively researched
look into the world of
Australia’s native birds.
Bird Bonds describes Australia’s important gift
as the cradle of the world’s modern songbird,
setting the scene to explore the complex
relationships that co-operative and intelligent
birds have evolved to increase life expectancy
and offspring survival. Ultimately Bird Bonds
shows how humans and birds may be more
alike in attachment and mating behaviour
than we think.
The World
at Night
Babak Tafreshi
Quarto UK
HB $55.00
Celebrating the
splendour of the sky
at night, this well
curated book brings together the images of
over 40 photographers across 25 countries.
Be astounded by the lights of the night sky in
some of the darkest places on earth. Through
these photos you will discover the beauty of
galaxies, planets and stars, view great celestial
events, and see some of the world’s most
important landmarks against the backdrop of
incredible nightscapes.
The Best
Australian Science
Writing 2019
Bianca Nogrady (ed.)
NEWSOUTH
PUBLISHING
PB $29.99
What is important to
the world in 2019? The
Best Australian Science Writing is back and is
again tackling our questions, anxieties and hope
for this modern age. With articles written by
Australia’s leading scientists ranging from golf
balls on the moon to life after death, Australia’s
weight problem, invisible diseases, climate
change and much more. These are fun and
thought-provoking essays to better understand
the world today.
Pardiz:
Persian Food
and Memories
Manuela
Darling-Gansser
Hardie Grant
HB $60.00
Manuela Darling-
Gansser left Iran
when she was nine, then returned as an adult
to reconnect with the country she remembered
so fondly. This book is a celebration of that
journey in a compilation of memories, stories
and beautiful recipes that underline the depth
and broad appeal of the fascinating Persian food
culture, with an emphasis on local ingredients,
healthy vegetable dishes, and flourishing food
markets. Pardiz, above all, celebrates the joy of
the shared table.
The Whole
Fish Cookbook
Josh Niland
Hardie Grant
HB $55.00
Since opening his first
seafood restaurant
in 2015, Josh Niland
has won numerous
awards for his approach to using the whole fish.
Featuring more than 60 recipes, The Whole
Fish Cookbook uncovers Niland’s philosophy.
From sourcing and butchering to dry ageing
and curing, the book challenges everything we
thought we knew about the subject to reveal an
amazing, complex source of protein that should
be treated with the same nose-to-tail reverence
as meat.
Just Desserts
Charlotte Ree
Plum
PB $29.99
The perfect gift for
anyone who loves
baking and making
sweet treats look pretty.
This pocketsize book
contains 30 delicious
recipes for slices, cookies, cakes and desserts,
including a decadent lemon sponge, the lightest,
fluffiest vanilla chiffon cake, and madeleines that
would make Proust swoon! Charlotte combines
classic techniques and flavours with the showstopping
decorating tips that have made her
such an Instagram sensation.
The Body
Bill Bryson
Doubleday | HB $49.99
Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of
Nearly Everything, now turns his attention to the
human body, how it functions and its remarkable
ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts
and astonishing stories, The Body: A Guide for
Occupants is a brilliant, often funny attempt
to understand the miracle of our physical and
neurological make up. A must-have for fans of Bryson and popular science.
Adam Spencer’s Numberland
Adam Spencer
Brio | PB $34.99
Ever wondered what numbers have to do with
everything from outer space to twins or chess? How
does GPS work? Can honey-bees really count? Adam
Spencer, bestselling author of The Number Games
and Top 100, delights us with the figures behind the
facts. He brings to life the magic of numbers with engaging humour that
will suit all ages. This fully illustrated title will spark your curiosity and have
you flicking through the pages.
Cosmic Chronicles:
A User’s Guide to the Universe
Fred Watson
NEWSOUTH PUBLISHING | PB $32.99
Trying to explain the universe in 20 chapters is
no easy feat, but if anyone could, it would be
Australia’s Chief Astronomer Fred Watson. In a
clear and conversational style, Watson takes even
the most complex questions about dark matter,
off-planet economics and black holes, to name a few, and makes them
accessible and interesting for everyone.
Dr Karl’s Random Road Trip
Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki
ABC | PB $35.00
Dr. Karl’s 45th book is a hilarious, full colour
adventure, taking you on an exciting and
interesting ride through the world of science.
Australia’s favourite science guru will answer
all the questions you’ve been dying to have
answered – and many that you didn’t even know you needed the answers
to! Why do wombats poo cubes? Why does spaghetti always break into
three pieces? Plus, a whole lot more.
Indoor Jungle
Lauren Camilleri and Sophia Kaplan
Smith Street Books | HB $49.99
From the authors of Leaf Supply comes a new,
wonderfully photographed guide to creating indoor
spaces that are alive with artful greenery. Plants are
beautiful works of art that complete any interior and have undeniable
benefits for our health and wellbeing. This book is your perfect excuse
to dive right into creating your own indoor jungle.
The Land Gardeners: Cut Flowers
Bridget Elworthy and
Henrietta Courtauld
Thames & Hudson Aus | HB $80.00
Oxfordshire’s Wardington Manor is home to the
Land Gardeners, creators of productive gardens
and the tradition of working with the land to produce amazing, beautiful
blooms. This gorgeously photographed book lets you in on the secrets
to ensure your garden’s health can provide you with seasonal blooms
that are just as enchanting. Not only is it a visual feast, but the practical
guidance will help with your own garden success.
Green
Jason Chongue
gardening
Hardie Grant | PB $32.99
December release
Jason Chongue is the founder of The Plant Society,
a Melbourne-based studio focusing on designing
with plants in small urban areas. In Green he shows
us how to curate and look after plants in variety of environments and
climates – from balconies, porches, courtyards and small backyards to
entryways, offices and living spaces.
The Edible Garden
Paul West
Plum | PB $39.99
Equal parts practical and inspirational, this is simply a
terrific book by chef, gardener and presenter of the
River Cottage Australia TV series, Paul West! Part one
is a practical guide to backyard edible gardening–
from setting up to an A-Z edible planting guide. Also includes an extensive
selection of great recipes and even a section on building communities
around helping and sharing in food production. West’s first book is a keeper.
10
11

BETTER LIVING
ART, DESIGN, Illustrated
488 Rules for Life
Kitty Flanagan
Allen & Unwin
PB $29.99
Kitty Flanagan has written
a manual for human
bitterness, based on
common sense and her
capacity to always be
right about everything.
It’s a good thing too. We need less middleaged
men with ponytails, people should be in
single file on an escalator, and banana should
never make it into the salad. Kitty makes gentle
mockery of Jordan Peterson by being both funny
and true.
Fucking Good
Manners
Simon Griffin
Icon Books
HB $19.99
Among today’s busyness
and confusion, it seems
we’ve forgotten a few of
the basics in life, like the
ability to treat one another with respect, dignity
and good manners. Simon Griffin, author of
Fucking Apostrophes, imparts rules and advice
for living life in a way that makes it just a bit
better for everyone. With some liberal use of
rude words thrown in to emphasise the point.
Find Your Sparkle
Meredith Gaston
Hardie Grant
HB $29.99
The latest book from
Meredith Gaston is as
beautiful and enchanting
as her previous
bestsellers. Meredith’s delightful and thoughtful
words encourage us to explore, nurture and
nourish our inner sparkle and her whimsical
watercolour illustrations inspire us to colour
our lives with wonder, gratitude and peace.
The Power Age
Kelly Doust
Murdoch Books
HB $39.99
Not interested in or
willing to sit back and
become invisible? Take
inspiration from dozens
of interviews and words of wisdom from
women working their power age, including
former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen
Clark, designer Leona Edmiston and food
legend Maggie Beer, as well as exquisite
illustrations and photographs of outstanding
(older!) icons. Embrace your inner greatness,
no matter what your vintage.
For Small Creatures
Such As We
Sasha Sagan
Murdoch Books
PB $29.99
As the daughter of writer
and producer, Ann Druyan
and astronomer, Carl
Sagan, Sacha Sagan had a secular upbringing.
After her own daughter was born, Sasha decided
to explore celebrations and create her own
rituals. Part biography, guidebook and history
lesson, this book explores the meanings and
history of things such as birthdays, births, deaths
and other celebrations, for someone who isn’t
necessarily of a particular religion.
Me Time
Jessica Sanders
Five Mile
HB $24.99
From the author of the
bestselling children’s book
Love Your Body comes a
joyfully illustrated book for
adults about taking care
of our wellbeing. Me Time
reframes self-care from acts
of indulgence to a holistic
practice of self-love that
nurtures both mind and
body, and offers a range of self-care ideas from
one minute to half-day exercises.
Bibliostyle:
How We Live at
Home with Books
Nina Freudenberger
Hardie Grant
HB $50.00
In Bibliostyle, interior
designer Nina
Freudenberger celebrates the beauty of books
and the personal touch they bring to the homes
they live in. This book offers a peek into the
private libraries of passionate readers from all
over the world and all walks of life. Featuring
an abundance of rare collections, floor-toceiling
shelves and stacks upon stacks of books,
Bibliostyle is a visual feast and inspiration for
every bibliophile.
In An
Australian Light
Thames & Hudson
Thames &
Hudson Aus
HB $59.99
The light in Australia is
like nowhere else on earth. This photographic
survey traverses the country–from rugged
coastline to arid outback; from teal oceans and
rockpools, to golden sunsets over city skylines;
from rays reaching through forest branches to
paddocks muted by mist and trees laden with
luminous snow. In an Australian Light showcases
light in all its glorious forms.
Australian
Designers
At Home
Jenny Rose-Innes
Thames & Hudson
Aus
HB $59.99
In Australian Designers
at Home Jenny Rose-Innes invites readers into
the homes of 20 of the country’s leading names in
interior design. Richly illustrated throughout with
stunning colour photography by Simon Griffiths,
the book takes readers on an intimate journey,
revealing how the most influential designers
decorate their own houses. Find out what home
means from the people who create them for
a living. An invaluable resource for designers,
decorators and interiors enthusiasts alike.
Olive Cotton
Helen Ennis
4th Estate Aus
HB $49.99
Olive Cotton was one
of Australia’s pioneering
modernist photographers.
Her significant talent was
recognised in the bold and distinctive work she
made with Max Dupain. After leaving Max, she
continued her photography despite challenges
but was almost forgotten until the 1980s.
Intriguing, moving and powerful, this is Olive’s
story, but it is also a compelling story of women
and creativity – and the competing demands of
their art, work, and family.
Iconic: Modern
Australian
Houses 1950-2000
Karen McCartney
Murdoch Books
HB $59.99
Karen McCartney’s book
showcases, in a fresh, new and collectible
edition, fifty years of some of the best and
most iconic of Australia’s residential modernist
homes. McCartney is an expert in modern
Australian architecture and the book shows
the extent of her knowledge in this beautifully
designed and packaged volume. Featuring
houses from Harry Seidler, Peter Muller, Roy
Grounds, Robin Boyd and many more, this is
a worthy addition to our architectural history.
Elegance:
The Beauty
of French Fashion
Megan Hess
Hardie Grant
HB $29.99
Renowned fashion
illustrator Megan Hess
explores the timeless beauty and glamour of
ten of France’s best-loved designers in a stylish
celebration of one of the world’s favourite fashion
destinations. Megan discovers the origins of
haute couture, prêt-à-porter and everything chic.
Accompanied by Megan’s exquisite illustrations,
this is the story of how France’s iconic fashion
houses have influenced the very fabric of design.
TRAVEL
1,000 Places to See Before
You Die, New Edition
Patricia Schultz
Workman | HB $75.00
Featuring over 1,100 colour photographs over 544
pages, this new edition of the bestselling iconic travel
book is a perfect gift for every traveller–budding,
experienced or armchair alike. Patricia Schultz takes us on a visual journey
to some of the most breathtaking places on earth, from Great Britain and
Ireland, to Europe and the Americas, to Africa, Antarctica, Asia and the best of
Australia’s stunning natural monuments and man-made attractions.
Walks in Nature: Australia, 2nd edition
Anna Carlile
Explore | PB $29.99
The new edition of this bestselling guide has
been completely updated and features new walks
for every state. From coastal cliffs to iconic bush
landscapes, Walks in Nature: Australia offers more
than 100 walking trails around the country, all within
an easy distance from your capital city. Featuring a map, an easy to follow
description and notes on distance, grade, ideal season and amenities for
each entry, this is a must-have for nature lovers.
Slow Travel
Penny Watson
Explore | HB $50.00
December release
Travel is something we do for leisure, but so often
it is stressful and last-minute. Slow down, says
Penny Watson, in her beautifully compiled collection of experiences
that inspire us to travel in our own time and at our leisure. Life is fast
paced enough, and Watson wants us to engage more with our travel
and be more immersive when we do so that the experience is more
thoughtful and philosophical.
North Korea Journal
Michael Palin
Hutchinson | HB $29.99
While he was filming the acclaimed television
documentary on the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea, Michael Palin kept a daily journal. Now
sharing it with us we are given a glimpse at this most
secretive country. Through his witty observations, we
read of his brushes with authority and his conversations with the people.
Illustrated throughout, this is a must for anyone interested in peeking
behind the curtain which hides North Korea.
The Art of Looking Up
Catherine McCormack
Quarto UK | HB $50.00
The Art of Looking Up is a visual feast that takes
you on a tour of the extraordinary artworks that
demand an alternative viewpoint. Art historian,
Catherine McCormack, tells the stories behind
forty spectacular ceilings and explores the
conception, execution and artists involved in creating these cultural
and artistic masterpieces. Feast your eyes on works by Michelangelo,
Marc Chagall, Cy Twombly and many more spectacular artworks.
Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous
Australia: 2nd Edition
Bill Arthur and Frances Morphy
Macquarie | HB $79.99
A book that should be in every home, this new
edition of the Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous
Australia is a unique way to understand more
about Australia’s First Peoples. Each chapter
explores a different aspect of Indigenous culture
or experience over the past 60,000 years. With 250 maps supported by
numerous diagrams, illustrations and indigenous art this is the perfect
book to delve into in this International Year of Indigenous Languages.
Leonardo da Vinci’s
Flying Machines
Andrew Dewar
Tuttle Publishing
Kit $22.99
We all know the inventive genius of
Leonardo, but now we can go a step
further with this kit. Thirteen of Leonardo’s famous aviation inventions
are replicated in these detailed models, with sturdy pop-out pieces and
comprehensive instructions for building realistic models that actually fly.
Sky Atlas
Edward Brooke-Hitching
Simon & Schuster UK | HB $45.00
A wonderfully illustrated treasury of celestial
cartography, medieval manuscripts,
masterpiece paintings, ancient star
catalogues, antique instruments and other
curiosities. This book will take you through
the history of how humankind has viewed
and marvelled at the sky, and the stars and
planets beyond. A wonderful and highly
readable work that contextualises the scale of our current achievements
and reminds us where we began.
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BOOKS TO SHARE
MIDDLE FICTION & YA
We hope you enjoy this selection of handpicked titles from the 2019 – 2020
Kids’ Reading Guide. For more great kids books visit kidsreadingguide.com.au
The Tiny Star
Mem Fox and Freya
Blackwood (illus.)
Penguin Random
House
HB $24.99
Mem Fox’s touching
words about the
journey of life and the love of family and
friends, work beautifully with Freya Blackwood’s
heartwarmingly soft illustrations. This beautiful
picture book will soon become a classic that is
read and reread to generations of children in the
years to come.
Beast Feast
Emma Yarlett
Walker Books
HB $24.99
Beast is very pleased
with himself. He has
caught Dinner and invites his friends to a Beast
Feast. One problem though, he is beginning
to think of Dinner as a friend. What can he do,
should Dinner run and hide? A fun interactive
story with beastly letters to open.
Tilly
Jane Goodwin and
Anna Walker (illus.)
Scholastic Press
HB $24.99
The picture book
‘dream team’ of Jane
Godwin and Anna
Walker have created another timeless classic
about a little girl’s bond with her collection of
special treasures and the secret world
they live in.
Farmblock
Christopher
Franceschelli
Abrams
Board Book
$21.99
Follow a year in the life
of a farm in this delightful book, the latest in a
series of educational stories for the very young.
With sturdy pages perfect for little hands, and
lots of flaps to lift, this colourful book is the
perfect gift for any toddler.
All The Factors
of Why I Love
Tractors
Davina Bell and
Jenny Lovlie (illus.)
Little Hare
HB $24.99
Frankie loves going to the library so he can
borrow his favourite book about tractors
despite his mother suggesting he try
something different for a change. A fabulous
rhyming story perfect for reading aloud. This
book is sure to become a favourite and read
as often as Frankie reads his tractor book.
Australian Baby
Animals
Frané Lessac
Walker Books
Board Book
$15.99
A celebration of
Australian baby animals and their special baby
names. Rhyming text and colourful illustrations
make this perfect for sharing with little ones.
The Lords
of Melody
Phillip Gwynne
Penguin Random
House
PB $16.99
Philip Gwynne never
disappoints, and this latest
offering is a wonderfully funny and quirky tale of
sibling rivalry, rock ‘n’ roll parents and the ghost
of a not-so-sorely missed uncle named Fleabag.
This is How We
Change the Ending
Vikki Wakefield
Text (Juvenile)
PB $19.99
Complex, gritty,
compelling and
emotionally charged,
this is realistic Australian YA at its best. Nate
is smart, thoughtful and creative but, living
as a charity case with an abusive father, can’t
imagine a way out. Gradually his passive
resistance becomes active and, with support
from unexpected places, Nate begins to feel
hope and the possibility of change.
Land of Roar
Jenny McLachlan
Hardie Grant
Egmont
PB $16.99
Twins Arthur and Rose
have grown apart, mostly
because Rose now
considers herself too cool to hang out with her
dorky brother. However, when their grandad
disappears into an imaginary land from their
childhood game, the twins must venture into the
land of Roar to save him.
It Sounded
Better in My Head
Nina Kenwood
Text (Juvenile)
PB $19.99
Natalie’s world is turned
upside down. Her parents
have decided to separate
and she had no clue. Her best friends become
a couple and she had no clue. How can all this
happen at the same time. Now she has to deal
with the emotions of sadness and teenage love.
With fabulous characters this story is funny,
honest and real.
The Fowl Twins
Eoin Colfer
HarperCollins
PB $19.99
The Fowl family is back and
this time the focus is on
Artemis’s 11 year old twin
brothers Myles and Beckett,
who, after being left alone for just one night, end
up having to save a troll from a wicked nobleman
and that is only the start of their adventures.
Fantastic fun with surprises around every corner.
Angel Mage
Garth Nix
Allen & Unwin
PB $24.99
In this intriguing adventure,
full of secrets and twists,
Nix skilfully blends
angels, magic, monsters
and seventeenth century musketeers into a
compelling fantasy world. The vivid descriptions
and fast pace immerse you in the story – in which,
if you have the ability, angels can be called upon
to do your bidding. But the cost can be high...
THINGS TO KNOW AND DO
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Ask Hercules Quick
Ursula Dubosarsky and
Andrew Joyner (illus.)
ALLEN & UNWIN | HB $19.99
A very funny story about a boy called Hercules
who lives with his alligator aunt in a building
full of eccentric characters. When Hercules
sees a magic box, he wants to buy he decides
to earn some money by taking on odd jobs for
his even odder neighbours. With lots of very
colourful illustrations this is a great first chapter
book for new readers.
Madame Badobedah
Sophie Dahl and
Lauren O’Hara (illus.)
Walker Books | HB $26.99
When the mysterious Madame Badobedah
checks in to the Mermaid Hotel, Mabel
decides she must be a supervillain! In her
quest to discover the truth, she instead finds
friendship and adventure. This absolutely
gorgeous book is great for emerging readers,
or as a readtogether story at bedtime.
Bold Tales for Brave-hearted Boys
Susannah McFarlane
Allen & Unwin | HB $24.99
For bold, brave-hearted boys everywhere
comes this collection of classic fairy tales
retold with a contemporary twist. Fabulous
bold illustrations and a text showing you that
you can be strong but also follow your heart
to do the right thing. The perfect companion
to Fairytales for Feisty Girls.
The Glimme
Emily Rodda and Marc McBride (illus.)
Omnibus Books | HB $34.99
An amazing new book by Emily Rodda with
illustrations by Marc McBride, full of high
fantasy, adventure, magic and mystery. Finn
lives in a small village on the edge of the veil
between worlds. Are the images that Finn
draws just his imagination, or can he see
beyond the veil?
This reading guide is printed on 100gsm Offset (uncoated) and fully PEFC certified paper. The PEFC (Program
for the Endorsement of Forest Certification scheme) promotes sustainable forest management and resources.
The Australia
Survival Guide
George Ivanoff
Penguin Random
House
HB $24.99
Want to know a book
full of ways Australia
wants to kill you? Well this is the place to come.
Slithering, tentacle, or wibbly wobbly jelly death
and how not to die from them- all feature in this
Aussie survival guide. Want to know whether that
spider with the weird red bit on its back that just
bit you is deadly? QUICK! READ THE BOOK!
Australian
Sea Life
Matt Chun
Little Hare
HB $29.99
Matt Chun returns
with a beautiful book
of Australian sea life.
Sixteen different creatures are featured from
the venomous blue ringed octopus to the
gentle dugong and the terrifying great white
shark. Each entry is accompanied by lively and
accessible information about the sea life.
Welcome to Country
Youth Edition
Marcia Langton
Hardie Grant
Egmont
PB $29.99
This introduction for
young adult readers to the
Indigenous peoples of Australia comes from the
award-winning author of Welcome to Country.
Covering their unique art and storytelling,
knowledge and kinship systems, along with The
Stolen Generations and The Uluru Statement,
it is a brilliant and timely insight into the world’s
oldest living cultures.
Lunch at 10
Pomegranate Street
Felicita Sala
Scribble Kids’ Books
HB $27.99
Join the residents of 10
Pomegranate Street for a
sumptuous feast in this delightful story and recipe
book! The feeling of warmth and welcome are
beautifully communicated through the vibrant
illustrations, as each apartment creates a dish for
their communal lunch. With simple recipes for
every dish, you’ll soon be creating delicious food
to share, too!
Explore Your
World: Weird,
Wild, Amazing
Tim Flannery and
Sam Caldwell (illus.)
Hardie Grant
Egmont
HB $34.99
Tim Flannery, one of Australia’s best-known
scientists, takes a fascinating look at some of
the world’s strangest animals and their bizarre
behaviours. Full of curious and quirky facts, this
brightly illustrated look into the natural world’s
weird, funny and disgusting creatures is perfect
for young nature lovers.
Let’s Get
Gardening
DK Australia
DK Life
(Australian Child)
PB $24.99
This book is perfect for a
budding green thumb. Not only does this book
teach children about kitchen gardening, wildlife
gardening and recycled gardening, it also delves
into conservation and sustainability to help make
your backyard and beyond a greener place.
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GREAT GIFTS
Bowie’s Books
John O’Connell
Bloomsbury
HB $34.99
David Bowie, the great
musician, was fuelled
by books. Three years
before he died, he pulled
together a list of his top 100
books. John O’Connell introduces these books
and matches them with a Bowie Song–Sarah
Water’s Fingersmith with “All the Madmen”,
Ian McEwan’s In Between the Sheets with
“Eight Line Poem”. Read this beautiful volume
to see what is matched with Madame Bovary,
A Clockwork Orange and the Illiad.
Love is Strong
as Death
Paul Kelly
Hamish Hamilton
HB $39.99
Paul Kelly has gathered
from around the world
the poems he loves
and which inspired and
challenged him over the years. This wideranging
anthology combines the ancient and
the modern, the hallowed and the profane, the
famous and the little known, to speak to two
of literature’s great themes that have proven
so powerful in his music: love and death, plus
everything in between.
Morning Glory
on the Vine
Joni Mitchell
A&U Canongate
HB $49.99
A wonderful
compendium of Joni
Mitchell’s handwritten
lyrics and drawings, originally crafted as a
gift for a select group of friends in 1971, and
now available to the public for the first time.
Accompanied by full-colour drawings, it is a
book of song and art that will serve as a wonderful
keepsake for any fan of the talented musician.
Incidental Inventions
Elena Ferrante, translated by
Ann Goldstein, Andrea Ucini (illus.)
Europa Editions | HB $29.99
From the bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend
comes a collection of short pieces, written by
Ferrante for The Guardian on wide-ranging
subjects: from love to climate change, from enmity
among women to the adaptation of her novels to film and TV. Gathered
here in a beautiful gift edition and accompanied by Andrea Ucini’s
intelligent, witty, and beautiful illustrations, this is a must for all Ferrante fans.
The Innocent Reader
Debra Adelaide
Picador Australia | PB $29.99
One of Australia’s most prolific and respected
authors, Debra Adelaide, shares a life dedicated
to reading and writing. With immediate wit
and intimacy, Adelaide explores what shapes
us as readers, how books inform, console and
broaden our senses of self, and the constant
conversations of authors and readers with the rest of their libraries.
A marvellous book for any bibliophile and aspiring writer.
The Memory Pool
Therese Spruhan
NEWSOUTH PUBLISHING | PB $29.99
This collection of 28 stories celebrating the local
swimming pool is sure to evoke memories of summer
romances, swimming lessons and the smell of chlorine
or the sting of saltwater. Including reminiscences from
the likes of Trent Dalton, Bryan Brown and Shane
Gould, this anthology covers everything from the
joy of perfecting the classic bomb to the grind of endless training laps.
The perfect book to read while lazing by a pool this summer.
Good Food Guide 2020
Myffy Rigby (Ed.)
S&S Aus | PB $29.99
The Good Food Guide is Australia’s most
trusted restaurant guide, compiled and edited
by respected, independent critics. Hats are
awarded to the best of the best. The 2020
edition of this acclaimed national guide reviews
500 restaurants around Australia and awards
the best eateries from Darwin to Hobart, Melbourne to Perth, and
Sydney to Brisbane.
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