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The year is 1905 and King Edward VII has invited himself and his mistress to a shooting weekend with the Dilbernes. Now Isobel, the Countess, must turn a run-down mansion...

The second novel in Fay Weldon's Love and Inheritance trilogy, following the lives and loves of an aristocratic family at the turn of the nineteenth century. December 1901: With London...

How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People) is a smart, hip guide for spiritual seekers who want to experience more love and stability in all forms of relationships. Told...

Study world-famous works from an iconic collection like never before. Inspired by the National Gallery's best-loved paintings, find 40 fun and challenging visual puzzles that traverse art history with the...

In 1922, three men - only one of whom had previously heard of 'broadcasting' - founded the BBC. In doing so, Arthur Burrows, Cecil Lewis, and John Reith set out...

"If you are a believer this book is a must read. If you are a sceptic this is a must read for you too. If you think you are too...

In many parts of the world the weather forms a daily topic of conversation, In others it hardly changes from one week to the next. However, human life is governed...

Nostalgic, witty and filled with characters and situations that people of all ages will recognise, Dear Lupin is the entire correspondence of a Father to his only son, spanning nearly...

The story of Tom-All-Alone's takes place in the 'space between' two masterpieces of mid-Victorian fiction: Bleak House and The Woman in White - overlapping with them, and re-imagining them for...

From Aesop's Fables to shamanic totems, animals have long been at the centre of our imaginative world, providing wise insights. In many tribal cultures, animals underpin the spiritual world and...

A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM Our Land in Colour celebrates the...

Do you know what's within you? If it's deadly asbestos, you'd better have what it takes to fight for what's right. James and Jenny Henderson came to Australia for a...

For ten years, Logan Booth served as a contract killer for the CIA - he just never knew it. The first book in a blockbuster thriller series from Matt Rogers,...

Inspired by Robert Macfarlane and curated by Jennie Orchard, an anthology of essays about the joys of giving books to children and young people, from some of the world's most...

Amalia's life runs like clockwork: school, family book club, hanging out with her best (and only) friend Mae. It's comfortable in its predictability. So when Mae announces she's ready to...

The question that has plagued us for centuries is: Can we change our fate? Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki wanted to prove himself...

Book-loving Dharma the Llama is the best babysitter in town. But when she has to look after two unruly little llamas, will bedtime be a battle or a fairytale ending?

'After falling in love with my husband, Rick, I moved to a property called McAllister in the remote Gulf Country of far north Queensland, where I found myself living in...

The explosive memoir of the two legendary drug enforcement agents responsible for taking down Pablo Escobar and the subject of the hit Netflix series 'Narcos'. Javier Pena and Steve Murphy...

From the Australian star of The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables . My book includes many of the lessons, learnings and wisdoms I found while trying to work...

Will their mother's scandalous past decide their futures? The Sunday train which snaked into Noah Vale that verdant, midwinter afternoon brought with it fire, sending an inferno of small-town gossip...

Enrolment at Redstone Junior High is at an all-time low since word got around that hostile mobs were spotted on campus. Principal Redstone will do just about anything to keep...

Six ideas to understand artificial intelligence today Since Alan Turing first posed the question, 'Can machines think?', artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The...

A MISSING LANDLADY ... IT'S ANOTHER CASE FOR DETECTIVE ENOLA HOLMES! Enola Holmes's lonely London days are shaken up when her dear landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is kidnapped! As Enola pursues...

Everyone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes' right-hand man - so when he goes missing, it's a shock. Even Sherlock hasn't the slightest clue as to where he could be....

Enola is thrown into a tailspin when she receives a desperate message from her old friend, Lady Cecily. Enola knows she must help her friend before it's too late -...

Ursula Dubosarsky is the Australian Children's Laureate for 2020 - 2021 Lara had always wished she was a dog, and one day, just for a short time, she actually became...

From Australia's favourite comedian and children's author Peter Helliar comes the first slipcase of his best-selling Frankie Fish series! TWO TWISTED TALES OF TIME-TRAVEL TROUBLE! PLUS A BONUS PRANKING GUIDE...

I pulled out the key and with it came a note. Thank you for hanging my key on the door, it said. Keep believing in the magic of Christmas,and don...

Unable to resist the investigative instincts that run in her blood, Sophie finds herself unravelling a sinister operation that is trawling the foreign student market for its victims. But as...

George and Harold, and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have a good thing going. Two of them go to school, while the other two hide in the tree-house...

WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS.Can I trust you? OK then. I'm Ella, and this is my diary.Ella can't wait to have Christmas at Moonlight Gardens...

Love vs Life. Good vs Evil. War vs Warfare. Which would you choose? After a solar flare wipes out most of the world's inhabitants, it leaves behind nothing but a...

Rod Laver's memoir is the inspiring story of how a diminutive, left-handed, red-headed country boy from Rockhampton became one of Australia's greatest every sporting champions. Rod was a dominant force...

Braids, Bunches & Pigtails For Girls is an essential resource for girls and their parents, with 50 fun styles for all occasions. Each style is accompanied by attractive, easy-to- follow...

Be transported into dystopian cities and other-worldly societies. Be amazed and beguiled by a nursery story with a reverse twist, a futuristic take on TV cooking shows, a playscript with...

I dared not move... I was a bread stealer. A chicken feather villain. A salted mutton thief. I guiltily recalled the paper, the ink, the leather pouch I had stolen....

France. Winter. 1918. The First World War is over. A brave and determined little French orphan, Honore, wanders through the snow, cold and hungry and lost. When he stumbles on...

From bestselling author and award-winning journalist Caroline Overington comes another thought-provoking and heart-rending story, that reaches from the heart of Bondi to a small village in Tanzania. Shortly after 9.30...

Just because something's not magic doesn't mean it can't be magical... Just because something's not magic doesn't mean it can't be magical... Juliet's a worrywart, and no wonder! Her little...

Since its debut in 1993, the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has grown from humble beginnings to one of the world's premier food and wine events, attracting 400,000 visitors and...

This inspirational book is to help busy parents who are time poor but who value good nutrition when cooking and preparing food for their children. Packed with fast and simple...

All of the new recipes in this book can be cooked on or in barbecues, outdoor kitchens and in most cases, even over open fires. There are lots of new...

WINNER, Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction novel On an unnamed island, in a Gothic hospital sitting in the shadow of a volcano, a wordless orphan girl works on the...

Startling and scandalous, this is an intimate insider's story of Osama bin Laden's retinue in the ten years after 9/11, a family in flight and at war. From September 11,...

Humanity's numbers have been decimated, and the remaining population lives inside an immense walled city to protect them from the monstrous and mysterious titans. The Passage meets The Walking Dead...