Books
Melmoth
Sarah Perry
Format: Paperback
From the author of the bestselling The Essex Serpent comes a darkly inventive and deeply moving novel that speaks urgently to our times.
Singing the Trail
John McCrystal
Format: Hard Cover
Beautifully illustrated with a selection of fascinating maps, Singing the Trail is the story of New Zealand through its maps and the explorers of many kinds who made those maps in all their variety.
Aboriginal Australians
Richard Broome
Format: Paperback
The highly regarded history of Australia's First Nations people since colonisation, fully updated for this fifth edition.
Just Right for Christmas
Birdie Black, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Format: Board Book
A Christmas classic in the making
The Feel Good Guide
Matilda Green
Matilda shares what she's learned about how to look after yourself every day, and especially in times of stress and worry.
Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I
Sylvia Plath, edited by Peter K Steinberg and edited by Karen Kukil
Format: Paperback
The essential read for any fan and scholar of Sylvia Plath - now in paperback.
The Wind in the Wall
Sally Gardner, illustrated by Rovina Cai
Format: Hard Cover
A beautifully crafted new fairy tale with a dark twist. Be careful what you wish for.
Brilliant Maps
Ian Wright
Format: Hard Cover
See the world anew with this unique and beautifully designed infographic atlas.
The Golden Era
Rod Laver with Larry Writer
Rod Laver's fascinating account of the extraordinary two decades when Australia ruled the tennis world.
Funny Bones
Edited by Kate Temple, Jol Temple and Oliver Phommavanh
Format: Paperback
A bumper book to tickle your funny bone with over 100 hilarious one-liners, jokes, shaggy dog tales as well as silly stories and wise-cracking cartoons from Australia's favourite comedians, children's authors and illustrators, that raises money for War Child Australia.
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