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australian fiction + award winners

Paradise Estate by Max Easton ISBN:9781922725844

Paradise Estate by Max Easton

$32.95 Inc GST

The Queen's Apprenticeship by Tracy Ryan

$33.00 Inc GST

Days of Innocence and Wonder by Lucy Treloar ISBN:9781760982737

Days of Innocence and Wonder by Lucy Treloar

$35.00 Inc GST

The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas ISBN:9781761470011

The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas

$33.00 Inc GST

The Conversion by Amanda Lohrey ISBN:9781922790484

The Conversion by Amanda Lohrey

$33.00 Inc GST

Women & Children by Tony Birch ISBN:9780702266270

Women & Children by Tony Birch

$35.00 Inc GST

Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

$33.00 Inc GST

Late by Michael Fitzgerald

$33.00 Inc GST

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth ISBN:9781761262166

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

$35.00 Inc GST

The Naturalist of Amsterdam by Melissa Ashley ISBN:9781922863980

The Naturalist of Amsterdam by Melissa Ashley

$40.00 Inc GST

Lola in the Mirror: The heartbreaking and inspiring new novel from the award-winning author of Australia's favourite bestsellers Boy Swallows Universe

Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton

$33.00 Inc GST

The Disorganisation of Celia Stone by Emma Young ISBN:9781760992040

The Disorganisation of Celia Stone by Emma Young

$33.00 Inc GST

Time Shelter: Winner of the International Booker Prize 2023 by Georgi Gospodinov ISBN:9781474623070

Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov

$23.00 Inc GST

The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt ISBN:9780702265501

The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt

$25.00 Inc GST

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran ISBN:9781761151408

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

$25.00 Inc GST

Limberlost by Robbie Arnott ISBN:9781922458766

Limberlost by Robbie Arnott

$33.00 Inc GST

debuts, poetry and short stories + bestsellers and special editions

The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat by Sara M Saleh ISBN:9780702266287

The Flirtation of Girls by Sara M Saleh

$25.00 Inc GST

Strangely Enough by Gillian Hagenus

$24.99 Inc GST

Tom Lake Special Limited Edition by Ann Patchett

$40.00 Inc GST

Circe: The No. 1 Bestseller from the author of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller ISBN:9781526664587

Circe by Madeline Miller

$40.00 Inc GST

So Close to Home by Mick Cummins ISBN:9781922992239

So Close to Home by Mick Cummins

$35.00 Inc GST

Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

$33.00 Inc GST

The Vanishing Point by Andrea Hotere

$35.00 Inc GST

Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay

$30.00 Inc GST

Salt River Road by Molly Schmidt

$33.00 Inc GST

Go As a River Special Limited Edition Hardback by Shelley Read

$33.00 Inc GST

Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav ISBN:9781761342394

Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav

$33.00 Inc GST

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams ISBN:9781922806628

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

$33.00 Inc GST

international fiction + bestselling japanese fiction

The Continental Affair: A stunning

The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan

$35.00 Inc GST

Day by Michael Cunningham ISBN:9780008637569

Day by Michael Cunningham

$33.00 Inc GST

Held by Anne Michaels ISBN:9781526662538

Held by Anne Michaels

$30.00 Inc GST

Julia by Sandra Newman

$33.00 Inc GST

Death Valley by Melissa Broder ISBN:9781526665201

Death Valley by Melissa Broder

$33.00 Inc GST

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: The heart-warming Korean sensation by Hwang Bo-reum ISBN:9781526666635

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum

$33.00 Inc GST

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo ISBN:9781805300496

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

$33.00 Inc GST

Baumgartner by Paul Auster ISBN:9780571384945

Baumgartner by Paul Auster

$33.00 Inc GST

So Late in the Day: The Sunday Times bestseller by Claire Keegan ISBN:9780571382019

So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

$20.00 Inc GST

The Mystery Guest (A Molly the Maid mystery

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

$33.00 Inc GST

Juja by Nino Haratischvili ISBN:9781922585073

Juja by Nino Haratischvili

$33.00 Inc GST

Water by John Boyne

$30.00 Inc GST

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

$33.00 Inc GST

And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott

$33.00 Inc GST

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

$25.00 Inc GST

Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto

$30.00 Inc GST

Night Side of the River by Jeanette Winterson

$33.00 Inc GST

The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

$33.00 Inc GST

Learned By Heart by Emma Donoghue ISBN:9781035017775

Learned By Heart by Emma Donoghue

$35.00 Inc GST

crime & thrillers + fantasy & sci-fi

The Search Party by Hannah Richell ISBN:9781761421730

The Search Party by Hannah Richell

$33.00 Inc GST

The Wiregrass by Adrian Hyland ISBN:9781761150043

The Wiregrass by Adrian Hyland

$35.00 Inc GST

West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman

$33.00 Inc GST

Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

$33.00 Inc GST

Past Lying: Pre-order the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller

Past Lying by Val McDermid

$33.00 Inc GST

The Seven by Chris Hammer ISBN:9781761067426

The Seven by Chris Hammer

$33.00 Inc GST

The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves ISBN:9781529077704

The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves

$35.00 Inc GST

The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes

$35.00 Inc GST

Bridge: The dazzling new novel from the author of Apple TV's Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes ISBN:9780718182830

Bridge by Lauren Beukes

$33.00 Inc GST

first nations stories, art and culture

Emily Kam Kngwarray Edited by Kelli Cole, Hetti Perkins & Jennifer Green

$89.95 Inc GST

Nicky Winmar: My Story by Nicky Winmar ISBN:9781761065163

My Story by Nicky Winmar

$35.00 Inc GST

Songs from the Kitchen Table by Archie Roach ISBN:9781761422201

Songs from the Kitchen Table by Archie Roach

$60.00 Inc GST

Bush Tukka Guide 2nd edition by Samantha Martin ISBN:9781741178272

Bush Tukka Guide 2nd edition by Samantha Martin

$27.00 Inc GST

First Knowledges Box Set

$125.00 Inc GST

First Knowledges Innovation by Ian J McNiven

$25.00 Inc GST

Right Story, Wrong Story by Tyson Yunkaporta

$35.00 Inc GST

Iwantja: An exuberant new movement in contemporary Indigenous art by ISBN:9781760762605

Iwantja by Iwantja Arts

$80.00 Inc GST

biography & memoir + collected writings

Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths by Matthew Lamb ISBN:9780143786122

Frank Moorhouse: Strange Paths by Matthew Lamb

$45.00 Inc GST

A Kind of Confession: The writer's private world by Alex Miller ISBN:9781761470769

A Kind of Confession by Alex Miller

$40.00 Inc GST

Lies My Mirror Told Me: A frank

Lies My Mirror Told Me by Wendy Harmer

$35.00 Inc GST

A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary Mantel ISBN:9781399813891

Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel

$35.00 Inc GST

Justice and Hope by Raimond Gaita

$65.00 Inc GST

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan

$35.00 Inc GST

Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson

$35.00 Inc GST

I'm Liz Hayes by Liz Hayes

$50.00 Inc GST

Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger

$37.00 Inc GST

Rambling Man: My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly ISBN:9781399802574

Rambling Man by Billy Connolly

$50.00 Inc GST

Finding My Bella Vita by Pia Miranda ISBN:9780733649837

Finding My Bella Vita by Pia Miranda

$35.00 Inc GST

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson ISBN:9781761422614

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

$60.00 Inc GST

creative lives + life stories

Unlikely Prisoner

An Unlikely Prisoner by Sean Turnell

$35.00 Inc GST

Quaint Deeds: Unlikely Adventures in Teaching and Treasure-hunting: A Memoir by A.J. Mackinnon ISBN:9781760643690

Quaint Deeds by A.J. Mackinnon

$35.00 Inc GST

My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

$75.00 Inc GST

A Brilliant Life by Rachelle Unreich

$35.00 Inc GST

Making It So by Patrick Stewart

$55.00 Inc GST

Home to Biloela by Priya Nadesalingam

$35.00 Inc GST

Book of Life by Deborah Conway

$35.00 Inc GST

The Man Who Wasn't There by Dan Box

$37.00 Inc GST

Love & Pain by Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou

$45.00 Inc GST

Scattershot: Life

Scattershot by Bernie Taupin

$35.00 Inc GST

better living

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant ISBN:9780753560044

Hidden Potential by Adam Grant

$60.00 Inc GST

Alone: Reflections on Solitary Living by Daniel Schreiber ISBN:9781789147650

Alone by Daniel Schreiber

$35.00 Inc GST

I Don't by Clementine Ford ISBN:9781761069666

I Don't by Clementine Ford

$35.00 Inc GST

Self-Made by Olivia Carr

$29.95 Inc GST

Bright Shining by Julia Baird

$35.00 Inc GST

Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish

$35.00 Inc GST

I'll Let Myself In: Breaking down doors

I'll Let Myself In by Hannah Diviney

$33.00 Inc GST

The House That Joy Built: The beautiful & inspiring new book about creativity & overcoming our fears from the bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart & The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland ISBN:9781460764756

The House That Joy Built by Holly Ringland

$33.00 Inc GST

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Oprah Winfrey ISBN:9781846047831

Build the Life You Want by Oprah Winfrey

$37.00 Inc GST

Transgender Australia: A History Since 1910 by Noah Riseman ISBN:9780522879322

Transgender Australia by Noah Riseman

$40.00 Inc GST

non-fiction + sporting heroes

Ashes 2023: a cricket classic by Gideon Haigh ISBN:9781761380907

Ashes 2023 by Gideon Haigh

$35.00 Inc GST

Listen: On Music

Listen by Michel Faber

$37.00 Inc GST

Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh ISBN:9781760644826

Faking It by Toby Walsh

$35.00 Inc GST

The Language of Trees by Katie Holten

$35.00 Inc GST

Showing Up by Nedd Brockmann

$35.00 Inc GST

Kinky History by Esme Louise James

$35.00 Inc GST

Lance Franklin My Football Journey by Lance Franklin

$55.00 Inc GST

Stoic at Work: Ancient Wisdom to Make Your Job a Bit Less Annoying by Annie Lawson ISBN:9781922616739

Stoic at Work by Annie Lawson

$25.00 Inc GST

Sound Bites: The bendy path of classical music from Ancient Greece to today from your favourite ABC Classic presenter of Weekend Breakfast and bestselling author of Whole Notes & Cadence by Ed Le Brocq ISBN:9780733343087

Sound Bites by Ed Le Brocq

$35.00 Inc GST

history

The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit podcast by Goalhanger Podcasts ISBN:9781526667748

The Rest is History by Goalhanger Podcasts

$35.00 Inc GST

Alexandria by Islam Issa

$50.00 Inc GST

The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse by Peter FitzSimons

$50.00 Inc GST

Bennelong and Phillip by Kate Fullagar

$55.00 Inc GST

Emperor of Rome by Professor Mary Beard

$65.00 Inc GST

Flinders by Grantlee Kieza

$45.00 Inc GST

Normal Women by Philippa Gregory

$38.00 Inc GST

Killing for Country by David Marr

$40.00 Inc GST

nature & science + travel

Way Makers: An Anthology of Women's Writing about Walking by Kerri Andrews ISBN:9781789147872

Way Makers by Kerri Andrews

$38.00 Inc GST

Ultimate Adventures: Australia by Andrew Bain ISBN:9781741177916

Ultimate Adventures: Australia by Andrew Bain

$45.00 Inc GST

The Best Australian Science Writing 2023 by Donna Lu ISBN:9781742238005

The Best Australian Science Writing 2023 by Donna Lu

$33.00 Inc GST

Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood by Darryl Jones ISBN:9781742238050

Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood by Darryl Jones

$35.00 Inc GST

Entangled Life Illustrated Edition by Merlin Sheldrake

$65.00 Inc GST

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2024 by Lonely Planet

$28.00 Inc GST

Eve by Cat Bohannon

$37.00 Inc GST

Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book by Rob Brander

$35.00 Inc GST

Lonely Planet Your Trip Starts Here by Lonely Planet ISBN:9781837580064

Lonely Planet Your Trip Starts Here by Lonely Planet

$45.00 Inc GST

food + new cookbook classics

Kindred: Recipes

Kindred by Eva Konecsny

$50.00 Inc GST

Rumi: Food of Middle Eastern Appearance by Joseph Abboud ISBN:9781922616449

Rumi by Joseph Abboud

$40.00 Inc GST

Meatsmith: Home Cooking For Friends And Family by Andrew McConnell ISBN:9781743799024

Meatsmith by Andrew McConnell

$60.00 Inc GST

Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking by Emiko Davies

$50.00 Inc GST

Now & Then by Tessa Kiros

$60.00 Inc GST

Ester by Mat Lindsay

$55.00 Inc GST

7 Days Of Dinner by Adam Liaw

$50.00 Inc GST

Seat at My Table: Philoxenia by Kon Karapanagiotidis

$45.00 Inc GST

Flavour: The new recipe collection from the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller by Sabrina Ghayour ISBN:9781783255108

Flavour by Sabrina Ghayour

$45.00 Inc GST

Pasta Love: How to make

Pasta Love by Jaclyn Crupi

$35.00 Inc GST

Garlic

Garlic, Olive Oil + Everything Else by Daen Lia

$30.00 Inc GST

Fresh: Family recipes & stories inspired by Stephanie's Kitchen Gardens by Stephanie Alexander ISBN:9781761264580

Fresh by Stephanie Alexander

$45.00 Inc GST

Even More Basics to Brilliance: The follow up to the classic bestseller from Australian's favourite cookbook author full of inspiring delicious new recipes by Donna Hay ISBN:9781460764602

Even More Basics to Brilliance by Donna Hay

$55.00 Inc GST

picture books + junior fiction

Walk With Us: Welcome to Our Country by David Hardy ISBN:9781761065071

Walk With Us: Welcome to Our Country by David Hardy

$25.00 Inc GST

Crow Baby by Helen Milroy ISBN:9781760992842

Crow Baby by Helen Milroy

$25.00 Inc GST

The Littlest Penguin by The Penguin Foundation

$25.00 Inc GST

A Life Song by Jane Godwin

$25.00 Inc GST

Always Never Always by Meg McKinlay ISBN:9781760655204

Always Never Always by Meg McKinlay

$26.00 Inc GST

Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones by Sophie Dahl ISBN:9781406384420

Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones by Sophie Dahl

$28.00 Inc GST

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall ISBN:9780734422712

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

$25.00 Inc GST

What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do by Davina Bell ISBN:9780734422088

What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do by Davina Bell

$25.00 Inc GST

Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1) by Aaron Blabey ISBN:9781761201332

Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1) by Aaron Blabey

$17.00 Inc GST

middle fiction + CBCA 2023 book of the year winners

Walk With Us: Welcome to Our Country by David Hardy ISBN:9781761065071

Walk With Us: Welcome to Our Country by David Hardy

$25.00 Inc GST

Crow Baby by Helen Milroy ISBN:9781760992842

Crow Baby by Helen Milroy

$25.00 Inc GST

The Littlest Penguin by The Penguin Foundation

$25.00 Inc GST

A Life Song by Jane Godwin

$25.00 Inc GST

Always Never Always by Meg McKinlay ISBN:9781760655204

Always Never Always by Meg McKinlay

$26.00 Inc GST

Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones by Sophie Dahl ISBN:9781406384420

Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones by Sophie Dahl

$28.00 Inc GST

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall ISBN:9780734422712

If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

$25.00 Inc GST

What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do by Davina Bell ISBN:9780734422088

What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do by Davina Bell

$25.00 Inc GST

Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1) by Aaron Blabey ISBN:9781761201332

Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1) by Aaron Blabey

$17.00 Inc GST

young adult fiction + kids non-fiction

The Trees: Learning Tree Knowledge with Uncle Kuu by Victor Steffensen ISBN:9781741178876

Trees by Victor Steffensen

$27.00 Inc GST

Ask Aunty: Seasons: An Introduction to First Nations Seasons by Aunty Munya Andrews ISBN:9781741178852

Ask Aunty: Seasons by Aunty Munya Andrews

$25.00 Inc GST

Stuck Up & Stupid by Angourie Rice and Kate Rice

$23.00 Inc GST

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

$25.00 Inc GST

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

$23.00 Inc GST

Weird and Wonderful Nature by Ben Hoare

$43.00 Inc GST

Songlines: First Knowledges for younger readers by Margo Neale ISBN:9781760763480

Songlines: First Knowledges for younger readers by Margo Neale

$25.00 Inc GST

How We Came to Be: Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry by Sami Bayly ISBN:9780734421371

How We Came to Be: Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry by Sami Bayly

$20.00 Inc GST

Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams ISBN:9781922790392

Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams

$25.00 Inc GST

Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak ISBN:9781761342417

Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak

$20.00 Inc GST

art, lifestyle and illustrated + plant and garden

Good Life Growing: How to grow fruit and veg anywhere in Australia by Hannah Moloney ISBN:9781922863713

Good Life Growing by Hannah Moloney

$40.00 Inc GST

Mythos Illustrated by Stephen Fry ISBN:9781405955102

Mythos Illustrated by Stephen Fry

$80.00 Inc GST

Country Style: Country Homes in Australia Volume 2

$60.00 Inc GST

House Cat by Paul Barbera

$50.00 Inc GST

Super Bloom Handbook by Jac Semmler

$35.00 Inc GST

Behind the Seams by Dolly Parton

$85.00 Inc GST

This is Afghanistan by Andrew Quilty

$90.00 Inc GST

Women & Nature by Emma Drady ISBN:9781760763688

Women & Nature by Emma Drady

$50.00 Inc GST

Ornament is Not a Crime: Contemporary interiors with a postmodern twist by Rebecca Gross ISBN:9781760763084

Ornament is Not a Crime by Rebecca Gross

$70.00 Inc GST

Paul Bangay by ISBN:9781760763282

A Life in Garden Design by Paul Bangay

$80.00 Inc GST

more gift ideas

Chocolate All Day: Recipes for indulgence - morning

Chocolate All Day by Kirsten Tibballs

$50.00 Inc GST

Unsung: A Compendium of Creativity by Kate Ceberano ISBN:9781761422089

Unsung by Kate Ceberano

$55.00 Inc GST

Best Australian Political Cartoons 2023 by Russ Radcliffe ISBN:9781761380587

Best Australian Political Cartoons 2023 by Russ Radcliffe

$35.00 Inc GST

Into Your Arms: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined by Mark Smith ISBN:9781760992781

Into Your Arms by Mark Smith

$33.00 Inc GST

Bookshop Dogs by Ruth Shaw

$35.00 Inc GST

Eventually Everything Connects by Sarah Firth

$35.00 Inc GST

The Cat Who Taught Zen by James Norbury

$35.00 Inc GST

Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1 by Haruki Murakami ISBN:9784805317648

Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1 by Haruki Murakami

$35.00 Inc GST