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More than a third of the books featured in ABC Radio National's Top 100 Australian Books of All Time are published by Penguin Random House Australia.
Class is officially in session!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been chosen by readers as Australia’s favourite children’s book in the Better Reading’s 2026 Top 50 Kids’ Books vote.
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Jane Austen's classic romance novel, soon to be a major Netflix series adapted by Dolly Alderton.
THE STUNNING DELUXE EDITION OF THE No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING
The sizzling, epic and addictive final book in the globally bestselling romantasy sensation and instant international bestseller - perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, When the Moon Hatched and Quicksilver.
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See moreIt was the middle of June and the sun all day had kept right on shining with sweet mightiness.
Downtown Drugstore had a bell on the door that made a single tink sound when you opened it.