The Living Sea of Waking Dreams

The Living Sea of Waking Dreams

'This novel is, in a way, about all the things that are vanishing, and among that vanishing even the meanings of words are becoming vaporous. Every book is about the impossibility of words and, at the same time, their utter necessity.' – Richard Flanagan

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Back to Sleep

Back to Sleep

The hilarious new picture book from Zoë Foster Blake is out now!

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The Godmothers

The Godmothers by Monica McInerney

Set in Australia, Scotland, Ireland and England, The Godmothers is a great big hug of a book that will fill your heart to bursting.

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The Deep End: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (15)
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure

Dive into the Wimpy Kid world

Don't miss out! Pre-order Diary of a Wimpy Kid 15: The Deep End now. And have you seen Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure? Wimpy Kid fans love this spin-off series.

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Un-cook Yourself
A Promised Land
Mary's Last Dance

A look ahead

Available to pre-order now, these are some of the most anticipated true stories still to come in 2020.

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Happy (and other ridiculous aspirations)
Stalin's Wine Cellar
The Space Between

Fantastic non-fiction

Get happier, discover something new and be entertained with our latest non-fiction releases.

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The Bfg
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Witches

The Best of Roald Dahl

These wondrous stories haven't lost their charm! Pick up a Roald Dahl book and go on a splendiforous adventure today.

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7 Ways
Ottolenghi FLAVOUR

Get creative in the kitchen

These delicious new cookbooks from Jamie Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi will have you cooking up a storm.

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Bluey: Grannies
Bluey: Let's Play Outside!
Bluey: Fun and Games

The latest Bluey books!

Keep little hands busy with these new books from Bluey.

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Bestsellers

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Ottolenghi FLAVOUR
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage
Bluey: Grannies
Bluey
Happy (and other ridiculous aspirations)
Turia Pitt
Bluey: Big Backyard
Bluey
Bluey: Fun and Games
Bluey
The Space Between
Zara McDonald, Michelle Andrews
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
The Kingdom
Jo Nesbo
Private Moscow
James Patterson, Adam Hamdy
Bluey: Time to Play!
Bluey
7 Ways
Jamie Oliver
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure
Jeff Kinney
Bluey: The Beach: Winner of the 2020 ABIA Book of the Year
Bluey
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Charlie Mackesy
Bluey: The Creek
Bluey
The Yield
Tara June Winch
Bluey: My Dad is Awesome
Bluey
Ottolenghi SIMPLE
Yotam Ottolenghi
Bluey: All About Bluey
Bluey
Women and Leadership
Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
The Resilience Project
Hugh van Cuylenburg
Bluey: Fruit Bat
Bluey
12 Rules for Life
Jordan B Peterson

Features

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2020 book club picks

Twenty 2020 titles to keep your book club humming.

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Australia’s top 12 kids books for Christmas 2020

Twelve predictions of Christmas-time bestsellers for preschoolers, juniors and teens.

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You’ve Got This… and here’s why

Bec Brown on the quarter-life crisis that changed her career path and what she learned along the way.

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Characters in the time of coronavirus

Ever wonder how your favourite book characters would be navigating these challenging times? Wonder no more…

Recipe
Easiest broccoli quiche

With red pesto-layered filo, Cheddar and cottage cheese.

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Zoom backgrounds

Beautiful bookish backgrounds to improve your next Zoom meeting.

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Berry platter with sheep’s labneh and orange oil

A fruity dish from Ottolenghi Flavour by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage.

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Activities

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Make Your Own Honeycomb with Edie's Experiments
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Small Town activity sheets
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A new colouring in page every day!
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World Environment and Ocean Day: educational activity pack
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What's My Teenager Thinking?
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LEGO activity packs
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Online learning: Making Your Mark with The Tell
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Zola activity pack
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Activities for World Environment Day
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Explore the great outdoors with the Very Hungry Caterpillar!

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Rose Hartley
The Beautiful Mother
Katherine Scholes
The Children's House
Alice Nelson
No Spin
Shane Warne, Mark Nicholas
The Fine Cotton Fiasco
Peter Hoysted, Pat Sheil
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Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The Arsonist
Chloe Hooper

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Either Side of Midnight
Benjamin Stevenson
Ottolenghi FLAVOUR
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage
Bluey: Grannies
Bluey
Happy (and other ridiculous aspirations)
Turia Pitt
Bluey: Fun and Games
Bluey
The Space Between
Zara McDonald, Michelle Andrews
7 Ways
Jamie Oliver
Bluey: My Dad is Awesome
Bluey
Women and Leadership
Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The Bush Telegraph
Fiona McArthur
The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman
The Last Migration
Charlotte McConaghy
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brene Brown
Stalin's Wine Cellar
John Baker, Nick Place
English Pastoral
James Rebanks
The Bluffs
Kyle Perry
V2
Robert Harris
Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz
Croc Country
Kerry McGinnis
The Mysteries of the Universe
DK
Spot's Treasure Hunt Surprise
Eric Hill
The Midwife Murders
James Patterson
More Than a Woman
Caitlin Moran
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur
Chris Chatterton, Rhiannon Fielding