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The Belburd is a powerful story that shows us we are all connected from before we began to long after we begin again.
Get the new novel from the award-winning author of Song of the Crocodile from your local independent bookstore.

The bigger the secret, the harder the fall...

In The Ledge, past and present run breathlessly parallel, leading to a climax that will change everything you thought you knew. This is a mind-bending new novel from the master of the unexpected.

Find the twisty new novel from Christian White at your local independent bookstore now.

An epic novel of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit. This is Tim Winton as you’ve never read him before.
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'Shocking, twisty and impossible to put down - all the things I've come to expect from one of Australia's most talented and prolific authors' – Christian White.

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Millie Von Trapp has always been too much. Talks too much. Fidgets too much. Daydreams too much. Maybe that’s why she doesn’t really have any friends. But when she discovers a theatre club called Stage Stars, all that begins to change.
A book about loving who you are and finding your people, written by stage and screen star, Penny McNamee.
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The construction of the Overland Telegraph in 1870 is an extraordinary feat of engineering and a wild gamble that nearly went terribly wrong.
Engineer Charles Todd promised that he could string up wires on poles from Adelaide over 3,000 kilometres to an undersea cable in Darwin harbour in just eighteen months. It was a wild gamble that became an epic race against time.
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We know the European story from diaries, journals and letters. For the first time, this is the other side. Who were the people watching the Endeavour sail by? How did they understand their world and what sense did they make of this strange vision? And what was the impact of these first encounters with Europeans? The answers lie in tales passed down from 1770 and in truth-telling of the often more brutal engagements that followed.
Available now at your local independent bookstore.

Dirrayawadha (Rise Up) is another groundbreaking historical novel about resistance, resilience and love during the frontier wars, from the bestselling author of Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams).

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Drawing on a major discovery with tremendous implications, an Australian researcher uncovers the source of human creativity and learning in the functioning of a supergene she calls the knowledge gene.
A fascinating non-fiction now at your local independent bookstore.

Inspired by a real person, In the Margins is the story of spirited book-collector, Frances Wolfreston—the woman who uniquely preserved the earliest part of Shakespeare’s legacy.
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Join a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime. Jonty is a young gentoo penguin who longs to find his true home at the South Pole. One night, he sneaks out of the zoo and sets off on an amazing adventure, all the way to Antarctica (with an accidental detour via the North Pole.)
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Even the worst person has a best friend.
A chilling black comedy, The First Friend imagines a gangster mob in charge of a global superpower.

'Razor-sharp, wildly imaginative, bold, brilliant and often as dark as the inside of a coffin. Another triumph from a truly extraordinary writer.' - Trent Dalton

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What happens when the Zusaks open their family home to three big, wild, pound-hardened dogs? The answer can only be chaos.
From one of the world's great storytellers comes a tender, motley and exquisitely written memoir about the human need for both connection and disorder; a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and beauty straight to our doors and into our lives, and change us forever.
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The Mires is a tender and fierce novel that asks what we do when faced with things we don’t understand. Is our impulse to destroy or connect?

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As one of Australia's most celebrated athletes, Michael Klim's impact extends far beyond the pool.
From his beginnings in communist-era Poland to becoming one of his adopted country's greatest sporting heroes. From the heights of Olympic glory to the depths of personal adversity, KLIM is a testament to the power of passion, perseverance and the unsinkable human spirit.
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Cherrywood is haunting, magical and truly original.
The latest novel from the multi-award winning Jock Serong is available now at your local independent bookstore.
'A wildly imaginative, intricately woven tale of beauty, love and loss. Serong is an exceptionally gifted writer, and Cherrywood is his best book yet' - Mark Brandi

What if you're scared you committed a crime but can't remember? From the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Liars comes an unputdownable thriller about the secrets we keep from each other - and ourselves.

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Words That Taste Like Home is a heartwarming picture book about how language can connect us to our culture and hold on to the people we love.

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When you step into your local bookstore, you will find the best new books that will have you reading late into the night, always saying “just one more chapter”.

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Millie Mak is now ten, and often feels shy and awkward. But by using her special gift, Millie still creates beautiful and useful things. But when a tricky situation arises at school can Millie, the clever maker, also mend friendships?

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‘What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don't understand yet ... '
The Life Impossible is the remarkable new novel from the bestselling author of The Midnight Library.

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How did a shy Polish immigrant kid evolve into the fabulously eccentric Dr Karl? In this long-awaited memoir, you will learn that it's okay to not take a linear path through life, and that by following our curiosities and our passions, we can bend the universe to our liking.

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When Life Gives You Lemurs is a story of courage, generosity and the tender power of animals to heal humans.

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This is the PRIVATE diary of Ash Barty, future tennis superstar! Ash’s dreams have come true - she’s at tennis camp for two whole weeks! But then she has a doubles tournament and talent show disaster to deal with!

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Magic and sacrifice will collide as lovers and gods, enemies and allies vie for the fate of the world in this heart-pounding sequel to The Isles of the Gods.

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