Staff Picks (34)

Steam-punk Assassins Creed meets The Witcher in the victorian age, in Scandinavia, with vampires??? – Willow

Fast paced, incredibly well explained and a must read for anyone whose seen the film – Monique

**Trigger warning suicide theme** While this book is not for everyone. Mark Watson is my favourite comedian and writes about this sensitive topic with his own form of self deprecating humour – Alison

Babel is a stark picture of the cruelty of empire, a distillation of dark academia, and a riveting blend of fantasy and historical fiction. - Dani

A great introduction to dystopian Soviet literature - Karl

I would love to receive am invitation to the wedding of Nathan and Meddy… or maybe not. The portrayal of family in this book, and series, is what I love most from Jesse Sutanto. Her depiction of the challenges but also epic highs of Meddy’s relationship with her very close (sometimes too close) maternal South Asian family is an aspect of inter-generational families that is very rarely seen in contemporary romance fiction. And as advertised - is a cry-laugh kind of book. And I almost never cry-laugh. – Willow

I enjoy all James Patterson novels. The Women's Murder Club series is fantastic – Duncan

A detective style novel based in a sci-fi future. Grounded in realistic characters dealing with emotions in bizarre realities – Ed

If you loved Daisy Jones and the Six, you’ll love this book – Christina

Perhaps Maugham's greatest novel. Fabulous tale - Karl

A son’s sparse, haunting account of one of the most imaginative, brilliant minds of the last century in its last moments. -Nadishka

Australian realism in its rawest and simplest form. Helen Garner is one of our greatest living authors and this collection is the perfect entry point – Jim

An amazing author. The story, which follows six students studying Ancient Greek at an elite college, involves a murder with a twist as it’s a ‘why-done-it’ as opposed to the usual ‘who-done-it" – Dani

The remarkable story of Stephen Fry's tumultuous early life, is by turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable. – Jen

In this very readable autobiography Jaron Lanier relates his own story as well as the role he played during the early years of Virtual Reality. Highly recommended – Jen

Fascinating read on one of the most (in)famous families in history – Monique

One of the best writers, Orlando is extraordinarily unique and creative – Monique

A stunning debut from Daphne Palasi Andreades, Brown Girls explores the coming of age of a group of young women of colour & their immigrant families living in the “slums”of New York. Andreades’ debut novel is a bold, yet unforgettable story of the modern journey of growing up, with the influences of race, class, and the marginalisation of women of colour in America. - Rhiannon

Alex Kerr takes us through layers of this wonderful, ancient city that most would miss. A fantastic travel pick for when Japan re-opens... Jen

Wonderful and haunting memoir of childhood and loss. Jen

Bryson is always funny and readable and I’ve enjoyed every book of his I’ve read. I’ve nearly finished this one and it’s terrific – Tony

Fantastic history of the depressing conquest of South America - Karl

A great introduction to dystopian Soviet literature - Karl

My favourite of all time - Dani

One of the best writers, Orlando is extraordinarily unique and creative – Monique

Very excited to read anything by Alex Kerr, who is a master - Jen

A great introduction to dystopian Soviet literature - Karl