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We are excited to share with you this hand-picked selection of the best books coming out this Spring. As independent booksellers, we love to share our passion for books and reading and we are proud of our great range, personalised service and loyal customers. If you don’t fi nd what you are looking for on the pages of this guide, we’d be happy to help you fi nd an alternative or place a special order.Happy Reading!

WELCOME TO OUR READING GUIDE

COMING SOON

For your chance to win a full set of 11 Hachette Essentials worth over $180, simply purchase a book from this catalogue at your local independent bookstore and tell us what modern classic you would like to see added to this collection. Go to the competition page at www.indies.com.au to view full terms and conditions and enter your details. Competition closes 31 October 2019.

YEAR OF THE MONKEY Patti Smith September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 29.99 From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry

of one transformative year. Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work,a touchstone for our turbulent times.

ON A WINGAND A PRAYER Di Websdale-Morrissey September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 In 1934, Melbourne's Lord Mayor announced a London-to-Melbourne air race to celebrate his city's centenary. This heroic race, considered the greatest

single sporting event in the history of aviation, is a tale of eccentric characters, daring deeds and sublime courage. Di Websdale- Morrissey's page-turning account will have readers holding their breaths, just as the world did eighty-fi ve years ago.

A DREAM ABOUT LIGHTNING BUGS Ben Folds Paperback RRP $ 35.00 In A Dream About Lightning Bugs, Folds refl ects on his life so far in a charming, funny and wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller.

He opens up about becoming a rock anti-hero and fi nding his voice as a musician.

SALT Bruce Pascoe Paperback RRP $ 34.99 A collection of stories and essays by the award-winning author of Dark Emu, showcasing his shimmering genius across a lifetime of work. Bruce Pascoe has been described as a 'living national treasure' and his work as 'revelatory'.

This volume of his best and most celebrated stories and essays, collected here for the fi rst time, ranges across his long career, and explores his enduring fascination with Australia's landscape, culture, land management and history.

THE TESTAMENTS Margaret Atwood 10 September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 42.99 When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale readers had no way of telling what lay ahead. With The Testaments, the wait is

over. Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story 15 years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.

WOLFE ISLAND Lucy Treloar 27 August release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Kitty Hawke, the last inhabitant of a dying island sinking into the wind-lashed Chesapeake Bay, has resigned herself to annihilation, until one night her pregnant

granddaughter rows ashore, desperate, begging for sanctuary.

HOW TO Randall Munroe September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally bad that no one would ever try it. How To is a

guide to the third kind of approach. Full of clever infographics and amusing illustrations, How To is a delightfully mind-bending way to better understand the science and technology underlying the things we do every day.

JACK CHARLES: BORN-AGAIN BLAKFELLA Jack Charles Paperback RRP $ 34.99 Jack Charles has worn many hats throughout his life: actor, cat burglar, musician, heroin addict, activist, even Senior Victorian Australian of the Year. But the title he's

most proud to claim is that of Aboriginal Elder.By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this is a candid and uplifting memoir from one of Australia's fi nest and most beloved actors.

Timeless. Relevant. Passionate. The Hachette Essentials series comprises a collection of titles that are regarded as modern classics. A carefully and lovingly curated selection of distinctive, ground-breaking fi ction and non-fi ction titles published since 1950. Unifi ed as a series - distinctive as books.

A good book is great. A great book is essential.

Books from authors like Thomas Keneally, David Mitchell,Margaret Atwood, David Sedaris and more.

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GREAT GIFT IDEAS

THE WARLOW EXPERIMENT Alix Nathan Hardback RRP $ 29.99 What kind of person keeps a man underground for seven years? And who would agree to be part of such an experiment?A rich and satisfying literary novel packed with unforgettable characters

and fascinating ideas. Elegantly told and utterly transporting, The Warlow Experiment is an outstanding novel. For Fans of Hilary Mantel, Francis Spufford and Sarah Perry.

SHEPHERD Catherine Jinks Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Fourteen-year-old convict Tom Clay lives in a shepherd's hut in the bush, protecting his master's sheep from wild dogs. When a vicious fellow shepherd returns to ensure there are no witnesses to his crimes, the bush-crafty

Tom and his hapless mate Rowdy face a life-and-death battle to survive.

THE BREEDING SEASON Amanda Niehaus September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 29.99 An astounding debut novel that forensically and poetically explores the intersections of art and science, sex and death, and the heartbreaking

complexity of love. The Breeding Season marks the arrival of a thrilling new talent in Australian literature.

WHERE THE DEAD GO Sarah Bailey Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town.A riveting thriller by the author of the international bestseller The Dark Lake, winner of both the

Ned Kelly Award and the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award for a debut crime novel.

THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY Alix E. Harrow September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Every story opens a door…In a house fi lled with exotic treasures, January Scaller feels all too similar to the artefacts that decorate the shelves: a treasured object,

carefully maintained yet utterly out of place.But her quiet existence is shattered when she stumbles across a strange book that might just be the key to unlocking the secrets of her past.

THE SHELLY BAY LADIES SWIMMING CIRCLE Sophie Green Paperback RRP $ 29.99 It's 1982 in Australia. The Man From Snowy River is a box offi ce hit and Paul Hogan is on the TV. In the waters of Shelly Bay, four women fi nd each other. They will

survive bluebottle stings and heartbreak; they will laugh so hard they swallow water and learn that love takes many forms.

ALLEGRA INTHREE PARTS Suzanne Daniel Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Eleven-year-old Allegra shuttles between her grandmothers who live next door to one another but couldn't be more different. Matilde works all hours and instils discipline,

duty and restraint. She insists that Allegra focus on her studies to become a doctor.Meanwhile free-spirited Joy is full of colour, possibility and emotion, encouraging Ally to explore broad horizons and live her 'true essence'.And then there's Rick who lives in a fl at out the back. He's trying to be a good father, while grieving the woman who links them all but whose absence tears them apart.

THE DUTCH HOUSE Ann Patchett September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Danny grows up in the Dutch House, and though his father is distant and his mother is absent, he has his beloved sister Maeve.

Then one day their father brings Andrea home, and though they cannot know it, Andrea's advent to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defi ning loss of Danny and Maeve's lives. Ann Patchett, the bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, returns with her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. Unmissable fi ction at its fi nest.

THE NICKEL BOYS Colson Whitehead Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Throw us in jail, and we will still love you.Based on the history of a real reform school that operated for over 100 years and warped and destroyed the lives of thousands

of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven story of two boys sentenced to a stretch in a hellish reform school in Jim-Crow-era Florida from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead (The Underground Railroad).

WHITE HORSES Rachael Treasure September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 From Australia's bestselling, much-loved author Rachael Treasure, comes a sweeping, powerful story of a young woman who has to overcome terrible loss and

trauma to fi nd the courage to live life on her terms. Inspiring and captivating, White Horses is a novel of authentic Australian heart, soul, warmth and humour.

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THE RICH MAN'S HOUSE Andrew McGahan September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 In the freezing Antarctic waters south of Tasmania, a mountain was discovered in 1642 by the explorer Gerrit Jansz. In 2016, at the foot of this unearthly

mountain, a controversial and ambitious home is constructed by an eccentric billionaire. Powerful and thrilling, this is the unputdownable fi nal novel from the Miles Franklin Award-winning author of The White Earth.

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NEW FICTION

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THE COLLABORATOR Diane Armstrong Paperback RRP $ 32.99 An act of heroism,the taint of collaboration, a doomed love affair, and an Australian woman who travels across the world to discover the truth...Based on astonishing true events set in the darkest days of World War II,

this is an enthralling story of heroism, vengeance, passion, and betrayal.

MINOTAUR Peter Goldsworthy Paperback RRP $ 32.99 This gritty and clever new thriller from Peter Goldsworthy features a blind detective determined to deliver justice to the man who shot him, even though his failed assassin has

broken out of jail and is equally determined to fi nish the job. Cleverly structured around the fi ve senses, and with the action confi ned to one week, it's pacey and taut, with the cat-and-mouse tension leavened by lighter interludes. Goldsworthy is interested in all that his protagonist cannot see, as he is forced to meet evil, acting on a trust in his senses, and the ineluctable mystery that is memory.

SWEET SORROW David Nicholls Paperback RRP $ 32.99 One life-changing summer, Charlie meets Fran...In 1997, Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don't remember in the school photograph. Then Fran Fisher bursts into his life

and despite himself, Charlie begins to hope. Poignant, funny, enchanting, devastating, Sweet Sorrow is a tragicomedy about the rocky path to adulthood and the confusion of family life, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, searing explosion of fi rst love that can only be looked at directly after it has burned out.

TIDELANDS Philippa Gregory Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Midsummer's Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. The struggle reaches every corner of the kingdom, even to the

remote Tidelands – the marshy landscape of the south coast. Alinor waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead she meets James, a man on the run, and shows him the secret way across the marsh, not knowing that she is welcoming disaster into her life.

A SINGLE THREAD Tracy Chevalier September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 The warm and engaging story of Violet Speedwell, a woman who lost much in the fi rst war, striking out on her own in the world between the wars. Masterfully blending

fact and fi ction, Chevalier skilfully delivers what could be her best book yet.

THE OTHER HALF OF AUGUSTA HOPE Joanna Glen Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A story for anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong.Augusta Hope has never felt like she fi ts in. When an unspeakable tragedy upends everything in Augusta's

life, she's propelled headfi rst into the unknown. She's determined to fi nd where she belongs – but what is it that defi nes our true home?

WHISPER NETWORK Chandler Baker Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita have worked at Truviv Inc. for years. But when their boss Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women, is suddenly promoted to CEO, Sloane

and her colleagues' decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the offi ce.Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive.

INLAND Téa Obreht Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A man searching for a home he can't fi nd.A woman bound to a home she can't leave.Mythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, Inland is grounded in true but little-known history. Showcasing all of Téa

Obreht's talents as a writer, Inland subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely - and unforgettably - her own.

THE TRESPASSERS Meg Mundell Paperback RRP $ 29.95 A thought-provoking mystery set in a disturbing near future. A shipload of migrant workers fl ees the pandemic-stricken UK, seeking a fresh start in Australia. But when a crew member is murdered and

people start falling gravely ill, the ship descends into chaos.

THE GUARDIAN OF LIES Kate Furnivall Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Eloïse Caussade is a courageous young Frenchwoman, raised on a bull farm near Arles in the Camargue. She idolises her older brother, André, and when he leaves to become an Intelligence Offi cer working for the CIA

in Paris to help protect France, she follows him and her world comes alive.

FORTUNE Lenny Bartulin Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Fortune is an historical novel like no other,a perfect jewel of epic and intense brilliance. Spanning more than a century, the novel moves from the Napoleonic Wars to South America, and from the early penal

settlement of Van Diemen’s Land to the cannons of the First World War, mapping the reverberations of history on ordinary people.

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AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE

Australian Independent Bookseller Spring Reading Guide

SIX MINUTES Petronella McGovern Paperback RRP $ 29.99 How can a child disappear from under the care of four playgroup mums?One Thursday morning, Lexie Parker dashes to the shop for biscuits, leaving Bella in the safe care of other mums in the playgroup. Six minutes

later, Bella is gone. An unputdownable thriller for fans of Liane Moriarty and Caroline Overington.

THE PILLARS Peter Polites Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Working as a writer hasn't granted Pano the fi nancial success he once imagined. In a world full of fl ashy consumerism and aspiration, can Pano really escape his lot in life? And does he really want to? A novel of dark

desires and moral grey areas, The Pillars is an extraordinary new novel from one of Australia's most exciting contemporary voices.

SNAKE ISLAND Ben Hobson Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Vernon and Penelope Moore never want to see their son Caleb again.Not after he hit his wife and ended up in gaol. But when Vernon hears that Caleb is being regularly bashed by a local criminal, he knows he must act. A propulsive

thriller set in a starkly beautiful Australian setting, Snake Island is a morality tale written with great clarity and power.

MOTHER OF PEARL Angela Savage Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Three women and their families' lives become intimately intertwined in the unsettling and extraordinary process of trying to bring a child into the world across borders of class, culture and nationality. Rich in

characterisation and feeling, this book, and the timely issues it raises, will generate discussion amongst readers everywhere.

DEVIL'S LAIR Sarah Barrie Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A lonely widow, a sinister act and a remote mansion with a dark past... for readers of The Dark Lake and The Dry, comes this taut psychological suspense set in a brooding Tasmanian landscape. 'Utterly addictive suspense

and riveting storytelling set in a darkly gothic Tasmania.' Sarah Bailey,author of The Dark Lake.

THE RETURNS Philip Salom Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Elizabeth posts a 'room for rent' notice in Trevor's bookshop and is caught off-guard when Trevor answers the ad himself. The Returns is a story about the eccentricities, failings and small triumphs that humans are capable

of, a novel that celebrates the expansiveness of art, kindness and friendship.

WHILE YOU WERE READING Ali Berg Paperback RRP $ 24.99 Meet Beatrix Babbage – 29-year-old dog-earer of books and accidental destroyer of weddings.After ruining her best friend's nuptials, Bea relocates to the other side of the country in search of

a fresh start, including meeting new people, living life to the fullest and fi nally pulling off balayage.

THE OLD LIE Claire G. Coleman Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Shane Daniels and Romany Zetz have been drawn into a war that is not their own. Lives willbe destroyed, families will be torn apart. Trust willbe broken.When the war is over, some will return to a

changed world. Will they discover that glory is a lie?A thrilling and ambitious new novel from the author of the bestselling and prize-winning Terra Nullius.

TAKING TOMMURRAY HOME Tim Slee Paperback RRP $ 32.99 When something goes wrong, and bankrupt dairy farmer Tom Murray dies burning down his house rather than hand it over to the bank, his wife doesn't want him to

have died for nothing. She decides to hold a funeral procession for Tom as a protest, putting his coffi n on a horse-drawn cart and driving 350 kilometres from country Victoria to bury him in Melbourne.A heart-warming, quintessentially Australian story about how community, friends and love trump pain and anger, every time.

THE YIELD Tara June Winch Paperback RRP $ 32.99 The yield in English is the reaping, the things that man can take from the land.In the language of the Wiradjuri yield is the things you give to, the movement, the space

between things: baayanha.Profoundly moving and exquisitely written, Tara June Winch's The Yield is the story of a people and a culture dispossessed. But it is as much a celebration of what was and what endures, and a powerful reclaiming of Indigenous language, storytelling and identity.

A CONSTANT HUM Alice Bishop Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Before the bushfi res—before the front of fl ames comes roaring over the hills—the ridges are thick with gums.After the fi res, the birds have gone. There is only grey ash and melted

metal, the blackened husks of cars. And the lost people: in temporary accommodation on the outskirts of the city, on the TV news in borrowed clothes, or remembered in fl yers on a cafe wall.A Constant Hum grapples with the aftermath of disaster with an eye for telling detail. Some of these stories cut to the bone; others are empathetic stories of survival, even hope.All are gripping and beautifully written, heralding the arrival of an important new voice in literary fi ction.

THRILLING READS

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HISTORY & MILITARY

Australian Independent Bookseller Spring Reading Guide

LAPSE Sarah Thornton Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Former corporate lawyer Clementine Jones is living in self-imposed exile, passing the time by coaching a country-league footy club and trying to forget the past. When her star player quits on the eve of the fi nals, something doesn’t stack up.

Solving the mystery could end in Clementine’s worst nightmare—the exposure of her shameful secret—but only if she survives to tell the tale.

THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING Andrew Ramsey Hardback RRP $ 39.99 The Basis of Everything is the story of the coming of the atomic bomb, and how the unlikely union of two scientists – Ernest Rutherford, the son of a New Zealand farmer, and Mark Oliphant, a peace-

loving vegetarian from a tiny Australian hills village – would change the world.

THE ANARCHY William Dalrymple September release, advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Bestselling historian William Dalrymple tells the timely and cautionary tale of the rise of the East India Company and one of the most supreme acts of corporate violence in world

history. Three hundred and fi fteen years after its founding, with a corporate Mogul now sitting in the White House, the story of the East India Company has never been more current.

RAAF BLACK CATS Robert Cleworth & John Suter Linton September release, advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 The secret and dangerous operations of Australia's Pacifi c War Catalina crews told for the fi rst time. Absorbing, compellingand powerfully told,

RAAF Black Cats is an important addition to our understanding of Australia's role in the Pacifi c War.

THE CHAIN Adrian McKinty Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Victim. Kidnapper. Criminal. You will become each one. A woman has Rachel's daughter bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will ever see her again is if she pays a ransom - and kidnaps another child. Rachel is now

part of a terrifying scheme - The Chain. Can Rachel be the one person to fi nally breakThe Chain?

KNIFE Jo Nesbo Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Harry Hole is about toface his darkest case yet.The fi rst killer Harry put behind bars is out to get him. A man like Harry better watch his back.The phenomenal twelfth instalment in Jo Nesbo's internationally bestselling

crime fi ction series, where Harry Hole will come face to face with a deadly foe.

TURNING POINT Michael Veitch Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Michael Veitch brings to life the incredible exploits and tragic sacrifi ces of these Australian heroesin another fast-pacedand thrilling tale.Told for the fi rst time,this is the epic story of the Milne Bay campaign of

1942 - which saw Japanese land forces suffer their fi rst defeat of the war - and has properly been called the RAAF's forgotten fi nest hour.

STATE OF FEAR Tim Ayliffe Paperback RRP $ 29.99 John Bailey has a history of being in the wrongplace at the wrong time.The former war correspondent has been kidnapped and tortured – twice. Finally he's living something that resembles a normal life. But all that

changes when a terrorist murders a woman in front of Bailey in London.

OUT OF OUR MINDS Felipe Fernandez-Armesto Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy and history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reveals the thrilling and disquieting tales of our imaginative leaps – from the fi rst Homo sapiens to

the pioneers of the digital age. Out of Our Minds explores how and why we have ideas in the fi rst place, providing a tantalising glimpse into who we are and what we might yet accomplish.

THE ENCHANTMENT OF THE LONG-HAIRED RAT Tim Bonyhady Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A surprising and absorbing new work of scientifi c, historical and environmental investigation, featuring one of Australia's most misunderstood native animals, the long-haired rat. The author, Professor

Tim Bonyhardy, is one of Australia's foremost environmental lawyers and cutural historians. 'A marvellous story about one of the world's most enigmatic creatures.' - Tim Flannery

THE NEW GIRL Daniel Silva Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A brutal kidnapping causes Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, to partner with the controversial young crown prince of Saudi Arabia in a desperate search for the missing girl. Assassinations, intrigue

and betrayal will follow them as they wage a deadly secret war with an old enemy.

GOOD GIRL,BAD GIRL Michael Robotham Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, fi lthy and half-starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime.Now approaching adulthood, Evie is damaged, self-destructive and

has never revealed her true identity. When Cyrus Haven is called upon to assess Evie, she threatens to disrupt his case and destroy his ordered life. Because Evie has a unique and dangerous gift - she knows when someone is lying.And nobody is telling the truth.

TRUE STORIES

This catalogue is printed on paper which is fully PEFC Certifi ed (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certifi cation scheme), a program which promotes the sustainable management of forests.In addition, the paper is Australian Made with 92% of the energy used coming from renewable sources providing an environmentally friendly paper with a low carbon footprint. The pulp was bleached using totally Chlorine Free (TCF) process. This Catalogue is produced in accordance with the environment ISO 14001 Standard

BACK ON TRACK Bernie Shakeshaft Paperback RRP $ 34.99 A thought-provoking and heart-warming story of how one man (and his working dogs) is giving rural kids, on their last chance, a second chance.In Back on Track, bestselling author James Knight tells Bernie

Shakeshaft's story and the stories of those whose lives he has saved. It is a powerful reminder that we should never give up on our kids.

THE DEVIL'S GRIP Neal Drinnan September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Seven shots ring out in the silence of Victoria's rolling Barrabool Hills. No one could have anticipated the violence that wiped out three generations of the Wettenhall family, much

less the scandals about Darcy Wettenhall, the man behind the world famous Stanbury sheep stud, that would emerge from the aftermath.

BOWRAVILLE Dan Box Paperback RRP $ 34.99 From the creator of the Walkley Award-winning podcast comes the story of a small Australian town, the murders of three children and a desperate fi ght for justice. This account asks painful questions

about what ‘justice’ means and how it is delivered, as well as describing the author’s own shifting, uncomfortable realisation that he was a reporter who crossed the line.

THE STRONG MAN Grant Edwards Paperback RRP $ 35.00 Grant Edwards was an elite athlete, Olympics qualifi er and Australia's strongest man. His Guinness Book of Records feats of strength were acclaimed internationally, and as a high ranking police offi cer he spent decades

protecting people around the world. But nothing could shield him from harm in the line of duty.

POSTER BOY Peter Drew Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Peter Drew’s posters are a familiar sight across Australia – his ‘Real Australians Say Welcome’ and ‘Aussie’ campaigns took on lives of their own, attaining cult status and starting conversations all over the country.

Packed full of Peter Drew’s memorable images, Poster Boy is an intelligent, funny and brutally honest dive into the stew of individual, family and national identity.

MANDATORY MURDER Steven Schubert Paperback RRP $ 32.99 The compelling true story of murder in an outback town and the extraordinary aftermath. Gripping and authentic, Mandatory Murder raises several important questions, including why, thanks to the NT's mandatory

sentencing laws, an Indigenous man who didn't attend a murder was sentenced to jail for twenty years.

WALKING TOWARDS THUNDER Peter Fox Paperback RRP $ 34.99 Former Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox's decision to become a whistle blower speaking out for the victims of abuse within the church made him a hero. But he had no idea what speaking up

would unleash. Walking Towards Thunder details the horrors our police face every day, and the lengths those in power will go to avoid facing the truth.

FAKE Stephanie Wood Paperback RRP $ 34.99 A powerful, richly layered investigative story for our times, drawing on the personal stories of the author and other women who have been drawn into relationships based on duplicity and false hope.

In this brilliantly acute and broad-ranging book, Stephanie Wood, an award-winning writer and journalist, has written a riveting, important account of contemporary love, and the resilience of those who have witnessed its darkest sides.

THE MILLIONAIRE CASTAWAY Dave Glasheenwith Neil Bramwell Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Dave Glasheen's life began spiralling out of control after he lost his family's vast fortune in the 1987 stock market crash. After a series of

catastrophes, he cast himself away to a deserted island off the north-east tip of Australia, as far off the grid as was humanly possible.He has lived alone there ever since.Brimming with humour, eccentricity and hard-earned wisdom, The Millionaire Castaway is the feel-good autobiography of the year.

THREE WOMEN Lisa Taddeo Paperback RRP $ 32.99 ' If it is not the best book about women and desire that has ever been written, then it is certainly the best book about the subject that I have ever come across.' - ObserverAll Lina wanted was to

be desired. How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn’t touch her? All Maggie wanted was to be understood. How did she end up in a relationship with her teacher and then in court, a hated pariah in her small town? All Sloane wanted was to be admired. How did she end up a sexual object of men, including her husband, who liked to watch her have sex with other men and women? Three Women is a revelatory, unmissable record of unmet needs, unspoken thoughts, disappointments, hopes and unrelenting obsessions. NIGHT FISHING

Vicki Hastrich September release, advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 29.99 A luminous and remarkable memoir of a singular life in art and nature, fusing an intimate, loving knowledge of a tiny arena of Australia's

natural world with the grand infl uence of ideas from throughout civilisation. Night Fishing is a tonic for those of us who have forgotten how to slow down, to look around and be part of our natural world.

LOVELY PICTURE BOOKS

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JOEY AND RILEY Mandy Foot Paperback RRP $ 15.99 Joey lives on a farm with his mum, his grandad, and his best friend - Riley, a working dog.But times are tough,and Joey and his mum

have to move to town so that she can fi nd work.One day Grandad writes with sad news: Riley has gone missing in a big storm. Joey is devastated - but things might not be as they seem ... Age: 4+

DON'T WORRY,LITTLE CRAB Chris Haughton September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 24.99 In the rockpool above the sea, live two crabs: Big Crab and Little Crab.

Today, they're going for a dip in the sea. Will Little Crab be brave enough to go in? From the creator of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George!, Shh! We Have a Plan and Goodnight Everyone. Age: 2+

THE PIGEON HAS TOGO TO SCHOOL! Mo Willems Paperback RRP $16.99 Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything!Well ... almost everything.

And what if he doesn’t like it? What if the teacher doesn’t like him? I mean, what if he learns TOO MUCH!?! Mo Willem’s Pigeon is BACK in this hilarious new story! 'There is no such thing as a bad Mo Willems book' - The Times Age: 3+

GOODBYE HOUSE, HELLO HOUSE Margaret Wild &Ann James (Illus) Hardback RRP $ 24.99 This is the last timeI'll fi sh in this river.This is the last timeI'll run through these trees.

This is the last time I'll dream by this fi re … A heart-warming story of letting go and starting anew, of moving from the country to the city, with a unique illustration style that allows for the reader's imagination. Age: 2+

THE SUITCASE Chris Naylor-Ballesteros Hardback RRP $ 24.99 When a strange-looking animal arrives pulling a big suitcase, the other animals are curious. What on earth could be

inside that suitcase? A teacup? A table and chair? A whole home and hillside with trees? When the animals break into the suitcase and discover a very special photograph, they begin to understand what the strange creature has been through, and together they create a very special welcome present. Age: 3+

UNDER THESAME SKY Robert Vescio &Nicky Johnston (Illus) September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 24.99 Two children on opposite sides of the world crave friendship. Is it possible to be friends across the miles? Under the Same Sky is a heart-warming, evocative text accompanied by stunning illustrations which explores the lives of two children from diverse backgrounds. Age: 3+

DEAR GRANDPA Kate Simpson & Ronojoy Ghosh (Illus) Hardback RRP $ 24.99 A picture book about the special relationship between a boy and his grandfather, who stay

close even when they are separated by distance. A moving story that celebrates love and strong family bonds. Age: 4+

THERE WAS A BLACK HOLE THAT SWALLOWED THE UNIVERSE Chris Ferrie & Susan Batori (Illus) September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 27.99 There was a black hole that swallowed the universe. I don't know why it swallowed the universe — oh well, it couldn't get worse.Follow along as a black hole swallows up the universe and everything that exists in it, from the biggest to the smallest pieces of matter. Age: 3+

HORATIO SQUEAK Karen Foxlee Hardback RRP $ 27.99 You might not believe that a mouseling so weak, Could possibly perform an incredible feat, but this is the tale of Horatio Squeak. Karen Foxlee's picture book debut is a classic story about the

difference one small voice can make. Age: 3+

PIG THE TOURIST Aaron Blabey Hardback RRP $ 17.99 You can't take him anywhere! When Pig, the world's greediest Pug, goes on holiday, he causes CHAOS wherever he travels!

But every party must come to an end… Everyone's favourite Pug is back... And this time he's going on holiday around the world! Another fabulous story from bestselling author, Aaron Blabey, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Age: 3+

Boxed Sets RRP $ 34.99 each

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FUNNY KID SLAPSTICK Matt Stanton Paperback RRP $ 14.99 Age: 7+

AMAZING NINJA!:NINJA KID, BOOK 4 Anh Do Paperback RRP $ 14.99 Age: 7+

MUSIC MAKERS: OLIVIA'S SECRET SCRIBBLES, BOOK 7 Meredith Costain Paperback RRP $ 9.99 Age: 6+

WEIRDOMANIA!: WEIRDO, BOOK 13 Anh Do September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 15.99 Age: 7+

REAL PIGEONSSPLASH BACK Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood (Illus) September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 14.99 Age: 6+

THE GOOD THIEVES Katherine Rundell Paperback RRP $ 14.99 Vita Marlowe; headstrong, brave, with a fi erce sense of what is right and wrong, sees her beloved grandfather cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman. The Good Thieves is a heist as never seen

before; the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong. From the beloved and bestselling author of The Explorer. Age: 8+

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YOU CAN CHANGETHE WORLD Lucy Bell September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 29.99 The kids' guide to a better planet. And anyone can join in! This full-colour, practical guide is designed

to empower kids to make changes in their lives to help make a difference in the world. Filled with information, ideas and activities, and interspersed with features on amazing children around the world. Age: 9+

THE LAND OF ROAR Jenny McLachlan September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 16.99 A new fantasy that will make you believe! When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes of their imaginary world, the Land of Roar. Now they are eleven, it’s just a memory.

But then Grandad vanishes. Could Roar be real? Age: 9+

GRACE'S SECRET Louise Park September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 19.99 When a bitter betrayal and small town gossip propel Grace and her mother from coastal Australia to a new beginning at a picturesque

Victorian-era lifestyle village in the borderlands of England and Scotland, twelve-year-old Grace is convinced she's left her battle wounds behind.But unfi nished business has a way of following you, even across the seas. Age: 7+

RUMBLESTAR Abi Elphinstone Paperback RRP $ 14.99 Eleven-year-old Casper Tock hates risks, is allergic to adventures and shudders at the thought of unpredictable events. So, it comes as a nasty shock to him when he accidentally stumbles into Rumblestar, an Unmapped

Kingdom full of magical beasts. Age: 7+

MARCIA LANGTON: WELCOME TO COUNTRY(YOUTH EDITION) Marcia Langton September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Welcome to Country is essential reading for every young Australian. Covering

topics from pre-history through to the future for Indigenous Australians, readers will quickly appreciate how lucky we are to be the home of the world’s oldest continuing civilisation – which is both diverse and thriving in Australia today.

THE 117-STOREY TREEHOUSE Andy Griffi ths &Terry Denton (Illus) Paperback RRP $ 14.99 Andy and Terry's amazing treehouse now has 13 new storeys, including a tiny-horse level,a pyjama-party room, an Underpants

Museum, a photo-bombing booth, a waiting room, a Door of Doom, a circus, a giant-fi ghting-robot arena, a traffi c school, a water-ski park fi lled with fl esh-eating piranhas and a treehouse visitor centre with a 24-hour information desk,a penguin-powered fl ying treehouse tour bus and a gift shop. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! Age: 7+

JINXED! THE CURIOUS CURSE OF CORA BELL Rebecca McRitchie & Sharon O'Connor (Illus) September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 17.99 A richly illustrated, new magical series from the author of Whimsy & Woe.Cora is eleven-years-old

and missing one eye. One day, Cora fi nds a few words scribbled on a piece of paper. Quickly, Cora is thrown headfi rst into a world fi lled with magic, necromancers, shape-shifters, enchantresses, fairies, nightwalkers, witches and giants. Age: 8+

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TEEN & YA INSPIRED LIVING

I AM CHANGE Suzy Zail Paperback RRP $ 19.99 They told her that her body belonged to men and her mind didn’t matter. They were wrong. Inspired by and written in consultation with young Ugandan women, I Am Change is the tragic but empowering story of how

a young girl fi nds her voice and the strength to fi ght for change. Age: 14+

THE WHOLE FISH COOKBOOK Josh Niland September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 60.00 The Whole Fish Cookbook challenges everything we thought we knew about fi sh cookery. With more than

60 recipes for dozens of fi sh, it will have readers seeing that there is so much more to a fi sh than just the fi llet and that there are more than just a handful of fi sh in the sea.

THE JEWISH COOKBOOK Leah Koenig Hardback RRP $ 65.00 Featuring more than 400 home-cooking recipes for everyday and holiday foods from the Middle East to the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa - as well as contemporary

interpretations by renowned chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi - this defi nitive compendium of Jewish cuisine introduces readers to recipes and culinary traditions from Jewish communities the world over.

WASTE NOT EVERYDAY Erin Rhoads Paperback RRP $ 19.99 Would you like tothrow away less?Do something for the planet? But not ready to dive straight into composting or go totally plastic-free yet? Waste Not Everyday is

your step-by-step guide with 365 easy changes that will not only infl uence what you throw out but also have a genuine impact on the future of our planet. Featuring simple tips that will lead to real change, author Erin Rhoads shows you that a zero-waste lifestyle is actually achievable.

THE SHARED TABLE Clare Scrine September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 39.99 This cookbook is a celebration of shared homes and their most iconic dishes – the food designed to feed the crowd, without breaking

the bank or spending hours in the kitchen.Plus, without getting preachy or “clean ’n green eating” about it, all recipes in the book are vegetarian and vegan.

ALL THATIMPOSSIBLE SPACE Anna Morgan Paperback RRP $ 19.99 How do you solve a 70-year-old mystery when you can’t even fi gure out your own life? Amelia Westlake meets My Favourite Murder in this realistic story about high school drama and toxic

friendship combined with true crime – the endlessly fascinating Somerton Man or Tamam Shud mystery.All That Impossible Space is a coming-of-age story exploring young relationships and the balance of power between teacher and student, from a terrifi c new voice in Australian YA. Age: 12+

THE LAST BALFOUR Cait Duggan Paperback RRP $ 19.99 Discover an exciting new voice in Australian fi ction!Iona Balfour's life is turned upside down when her beloved aunt is executed for witchcraft. Soon after, Iona fi nds herself in the fi ght of her life. Will she share her

aunt's fate, or escape the witch hunter and fulfi l her destiny? Age: 14+

EVERYWHERE EVERYTHING EVERYONE Katy Warner Paperback RRP $ 19.99 One afternoon Santee takes a detour to the outskirts of town with the boy she likes – and gets stranded overnight. When she’s gets home the next morning, Santee

discovers that a 'safety border' has gone up around her part of town, imprisoning her family and trapping her on the outside...

ALL EYES ON US Kit Frick Paperback RRP $ 17.99 Rosalie Bell is fi ghting to remain true to herself and her girlfriend - while concealing her identity from her Christian fundamentalist parents. After years spent in and out of conversion “therapy” her own safety is her top

priority. But maintaining a fake, straight relationship is killing her from the inside.

THE SURPRISING POWER OF A GOOD DUMPLING Wai Chim Paperback RRP $ 19.99 A novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family in the inner-west suburbs of Sydney with a mother who is suffering from a mental illness.A nourishing tale about

the crevices of culture, the unspoken truths within families and resilience. Wai Chim will make you cry both happy and sad tears. Age: 12+

IN THE SHADOWOF HEROES Nicholas Bowling Paperback RRP $ 16.99 Fourteen-year-old Cadmus has been scholar Tullus’s slave since he was a baby—his master is the only family he knows. But when Tullus disappears and a taciturn slave called Tog—

formerly a British princess— arrives with a secret message, Cadmus’s life is turned upside-down. The second novel by the critically acclaimed author of Witchborn. Age: 11+

THE FANDOM RISING Anna Day Paperback RRP $ 16.99 It’s a year since Violet, Alice and Katie escaped from the dystopian world of The Gallows Dance—Nate’s been stuck in a coma ever since. Violet reenters The Gallows

Dance, determined to bring her brother home. After an argument that threatens to destroy their friendship, Alice stays behind. But when a rogue fan-fi ction writer emerges online, Alice is the only one with the power to save the story... Age: 14+

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ON EATING MEAT Matthew Evans Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A scorching manifesto on the ethics of eating meat by the best placed person to write about it - farmer and chef Matthew Evans, aka The Gourmet Farmer. Sure to spark intense debate, On Eating Meat is an urgent read for all

vegans, vegetarians and carnivores.

BANKING BAD Adele Ferguson Paperback RRP $ 34.99 The full story of the scandals, corporate greed and toxic culture that led to the banking royal commission, told by the journalist synonymous with it. Adele Ferguson takes us behind the scenes to meet the whistleblowers,

victims and political mavericks who called out the behaviour; and to the commission that saw the bankers exposed. Will it all be business as usual from now, or have our fi nancial class learned that their wealth cannot come at the expense of ordinary Australians?

WEBTOPIA Peter Lewis Paperback RRP $ 32.99 20 years after the internet's arrival, the world seems more divided and more distracted than ever. Peter Lewis argues that technology itself is not the problem. We are. Riveting, engaging and wise, Webtopia traces our digital

journey to crisis point and, fearlessly, marks out a better route from here.

HOW TO DEFEND AUSTRALIA Hugh White Paperback RRP $ 34.99 Hugh White is the country's most provocative, revelatory and yet realistic commentator on Australia's strategic and defence orientation. In an age of power politics and armed rivalry in Asia, it is time for fresh thinking. In this controversial

and persuasive contribution, White sets new terms for one of the most crucial conversations Australia needs to have.

DALE VINE'S OUTDOOR RENO GUIDE Dale Vine Paperback RRP $ 39.99 Create your dream garden with this inspirational and instructive resource. With years of

experience and expert knowledge, Dale guides you from initial vision to planning, budgeting and fi nal execution, demystifying the process of turning your humble garden into a space that you and your family want to spend time in.

PLOTS AND PRAYERS Niki Savva Paperback RRP $ 35.00 In an enthralling sequel to her bestselling The Road to Ruin, Niki Savva reveals the inside story of a bungled coup that overthrew the Liberal prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and installed a surprise successor, Scott Morrison,

who went on to take the party to a miraculous electoral victory.

SAND TALK Tyson Yunkaporta September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from an Indigenous perspective and provides a template for living. It's about how lines and symbols and shapes can help us make sense

of the world. It's about how we learn and how we remember. It's about talking to everybody and listening carefully. It's about fi nding different ways to look at things. Most of all it's about Indigenous thinking, and how it can save the world.

VEG Jamie Oliver Hardback RRP $ 49.99 Jamie Oliver is back with brilliantly easy, healthy, fl avour-packed, accessible and affordable veg recipes. A real explosion of colour, taste and variety,discover just how

tasty and comforting veggie meals can be. Whether it's embracing a meat-free day or two each week, living a vegetarian lifestyle, or just wanting to try some brilliant new fl avour combinations, this book ticks all the boxes.

THE GOLDEN COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA'S CHANGING IDENTITY Watts Tim September release,advance orders welcome

Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A topical and provocative exploration of Australian identity by Federal MP and author Tim Watts. Golden Country challenges us to

reckon with the dark heart of Federation, the racial core of the Australian Legend, and to confront outdated notions of Australianness. It crunches the numbers on the economic and social effects of migration, and looks to a more inclusive future.

THE FOREST FEAST MEDITERRANEAN Erin Gleeson September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 55.00 This sumptuous vegetarian cookbook reimagines the produce, fl avours, and signature dishes of the Mediterranean

coastline, presenting 100 recipes for small plates, drinks, and desserts. Richly illustrated with atmospheric images of Mediterranean coastal villages, charming watercolour illustrations, and mouth-watering food photography.

WOMEN, MENAND THE WHOLE DAMN THING David Leser Paperback RRP $ 29.99 In this incisive investigation, journalist David Leser unearths the roots of misogyny, its inextricable links to the patriarchy, and how history brought us to the

#MeToo movement and the wave of incandescent female rage that is sweeping the world. He also interrogates his own psyche, privilege and culpability and asks how we can move towards profound and permanent change.

GROWING UP QUEER Benjamin Law Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Compiled by celebrated author and journalist Benjamin Law, Growing Up Queer in Australia assembles voices from across the spectrum of LGBTIQA+ identity. Spanning diverse places, eras, ethnicities and

experiences, these are the stories of growing up queer in Australia. With contributions from David Marr, Fiona Wright, Nayuka Gorrie, Steve Dow, Holly Throsby, Sally Rugg, Tony Ayres, Nic Holas, Rebecca Shaw and many more.

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TRAVEL GOALS Lonely Planet Hardback RRP $ 34.99 A book to inspire and empower, fi lled with a mix of once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences, personal challenges, wellness activities, food adventures, and social and charitable

ideas. Through the book, goals move from easier activities like sleeping under the stars, to bigger and more rewarding experiences such as diving Belize's Blue Hole and spending a week on a silent retreat.

WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF AUSTRALIA Peter Valentine, foreward by Peter Garrett September release,advance orders welcome

Hardback RRP $ 49.99 Peter Valentine presents Australia's 19 World

Heritage sites in a magnifi cent tribute to natural and cultural history. The outstanding qualities of each site are described and illustrated in exquisite detail, along with an account of how the site came to be on the World Heritage List.

EPIC RUNSOF THE WORLD Lonely Planet Hardback RRP $ 44.99 Epic Runs of the World covers the greatest routes, from fun and scenic short runs to trails and must-do marathons that go beyond New York and

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MAD DOGS AND THUNDERBOLTS Ben Pobjie Paperback RRP $ 32.99 Ned Kelly's tin helmet looms large over Australia's bushranging past, but what about all the unsung outlaws of the bush? One of Australia's favourite comedy writers takes a humorous look at the

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HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION 2020 James Halliday Paperback RRP $ 39.99 The Halliday Wine Companion 2020 is the go-to guide for wine ratings, regions, best varietals, winery reviews and a curated selection of the best wines in Australia. In his inimitable

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ARCHIPELAGO:AN ATLAS OF IMAGINED ISLANDS Huw Lewis-Jones September release,advance orders welcome

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Huw Lewis-Jones invites a truly international range of leading illustrators to imagine they too have been washed up on their own remote island. In a specially created map, they visualize what it looks like, what it's called and what can be found on its mythical shores.

JOSEPH BANKS' FLORILEGIUMCOMPACT EDITION Joe Studholme September release,advance orders welcome

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JAMES HARDY VAUX'S 1819 DICTIONARY OF CRIMINAL SLANG Simon Barnard Hardback RRP $ 29.99 In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by reoffending convicts to disguise their criminal

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YEAR OF THE DOGS Vincent J Musi September release,advance orders welcome

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4 Into the Wild: Wolf Girl, Book 1 by Anh Do

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6 Funny Kid Slapstick: Funny Kid, Book 5by Matt Stanton

7 The Big Bad Wolf: The Bad Guys Episode 9by Aaron Blabey

8 Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth by Lisa Nicol

9 Young Dark Emu: A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe

10 The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell

1 Plots and Prayers by Niki Savva

2 Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and theBirth of Agriculture by Bruce Pascoe

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8 No Friend but the Mountains:Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani

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10 The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie

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2 Big Sky by Kate Atkinson

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