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Celebrate Australian Reading Hour on Thursday 12 November with a self-contained story to breeze through.

Can you read a book in an hour? Sure you can. You’ve just got to pick one the right length. To celebrate Australian Reading Hour (taking place on Thursday 12 November) all you have to do is free up an hour, cosy up with one of these novellas, short stories or collections, and drift.

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