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Fourth Wing meets Divergent

In this propulsive, dystopian romance, Wren must conceal her psychic powers as she is forced to train with the very people looking to kill her. Fast-paced, high-stakes and utterly-addictive – it’s a must read for any fantasy fan.

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The guidebook for being alive

From the best-selling author of Untamed comes this book of life-saving answers to 20 questions we confront in life.

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Find your way forward to the life you want to live

Dr Emily Musgrove, resident psychologist on the popular podcast The Imperfects, shares the key psychological processes and practical skills we need to know for transformative and lasting change.

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An uplifting picture book celebrating neurodiversity

Oliver's brain is a volcano of ideas – always bubbling with questions. Sometimes, he worries he’ll never fit in at school, but thankfully, he has a great friend to remind him to be proud of the things that set him apart.

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What if your favourite cult beauty brand was actually a cult?

Marnie Sellick is adrift when she lands a job at the coveted, mysterious beauty brand rytuał cosmetica. But not all is what it seems . . . will she uncover the truth before it’s too late?

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How to own the narrative of your life

Being the main character doesn’t mean being the loudest or most successful person in the room. It’s about tapping into the power of being who you are and not compromising your identity – and this book by Bianca Hunt will help you do just that.

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A cross-country culinary journey

Join B. Dylan Hollis, bestselling author of Baking Yesteryear, as he explores 100 uniquely American recipes. Uncover retro recipes and nostalgic local favourites from New Orleans to Palm Springs and beyond.

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Good things always happen at the lake

When Alice unknowingly photographed Charlie by the lake at Barry’s Bay, she didn’t know how much her life would change. When the two cross paths years later, their past will either drive a wedge between them or bring them closer together.

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Seasonal recipes for everyday luxury and elevated entertaining

Fans of Alison Roman and Molly Baz will love these recipes and menus from TikTok sensation, Wishbone Kitchen. These 100+ recipes will help you rediscover the joy in cooking and find excuses to celebrate with friends and family.

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Your guide to writers’ festivals this May

Check out some of the Penguin Random House authors who will be at upcoming writers’ festivals.

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Penguin Random House wins Publisher of the Year 2025

Penguin Random House has won Publisher of the Year at the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards.

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Your guide to writers’ festivals in May 2025

Check out some of the Penguin Random House authors who will be at upcoming writers’ festivals.

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Two Penguin authors make the shortlist for the 2025 Stella Prize

Congrats to Samah Sabawi, author of Cactus Pear For My Beloved and Jumaana Abdu, author of Translations!

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The Sex Lives of Married Women book club questions

A sexy, funny, surprising tale of female friendship to read with your book club.

News
2025 ABIA shortlist announced

Check out the Penguin Random House books that have been shortlisted for the ABIAs in 2025. The winners will be announced on 7 May 2025.

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The Deadly Dispute book club questions

The delightfully entertaining new novel in The Tea Ladies cosy crime series. Perfect for reading with your book club!

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The Making of The Limestone Road by Nicole Alexander

Learn from author Nicole Alexander how family history and the South Australian landscape shape this compelling tale of war, identity, and resilience.

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Margot McGovern on nostalgia, setting, and the appeal of the horror genre

We caught up with Margot McGovern to learn more about her new book, This Stays Between Us.

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Maurice and Maralyn wins Nero Gold Prize, Book of the Year 2024

We’re thrilled to share that Maruice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst has won the Nero Book Awards Gold Prize, Book of the Year.

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14 books to give instead of a card at baby showers

Going to a baby shower and want to give something more special than a card? Choose one of these books and write your heartfelt message inside!

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Cosy Calm colouring-in

Print this free colouring-in page from Cosy Calm by Cherry Lam.

Fresh Voices

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Chloe Elisabeth Wilson shares the works that influenced her debut novel, Rytual

Plus, learn about the real-world inspiration behind the darkly funny novel.

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How Nadia Mahjouri's debut novel blends fact and fiction

Learn how Nadia Majhouri's personal journey and cultural heritage inspired her debut novel, Half Truth.

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Half Truth book club questions

A moving drama about family, loss and belonging to read with your book club.

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Translations book club questions

A deeply moving novel to read with your book club.

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How a well-planned writing schedule helped Amanda Willimott write her debut novel

Plus, find out about the TV promo and historical case that inspired Winter of the Wolf.

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How Jumaana Abdu wrote her debut novel while finishing medical school

Plus, learn the backstory behind her book’s protagonist.

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Jade and Emerald book club questions

A fierce, emotional, and nostalgic novel to read with your book club.

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Anna Johnston shares the real-life inspiration behind her debut novel

We caught up with Anna Johnston to learn more about The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, her writing process, and which fictional character she’d most like to have dinner with.

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The Little Clothes book club questions

A humorous, provocative and affectionate novel to read with your book club.

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Deborah Callaghan on writing routines and fictional worlds

The Little Clothes is a clever and affectionate novel from Deborah Callaghan. We caught up with the author to hear about her writing routine, the publishing process and more.

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Generate a husband

Generate a husband in honour of Holly Gramazio’s debut novel, The Husbands.

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What I Would Do to You book club questions

A stunning, thought-provoking debut to read with your book club.

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Georgia Harper says she ‘ruined her mum’s fantasy’

Find out why Georgia Harper’s writing routine ruined her mum’s idyllic vision of a writerly life. Plus, learn about her love for Anne Rice and her unlucky skill for attracting strangers’ stories.

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Fun Fact: Sarah-Jane Collins wrote much of her debut novel in a bar

Sarah-Jane Collins shares how her background as a reporter inspired her to write her debut novel, Radiant Heat.

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Ferdia Lennon shares the Plutarch passage that inspired Glorious Exploits

Plus, find out why he taught himself to memorise an entire deck of cards while researching for the novel.

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How drama school inspired Chris MacDonald to write The Actor

Plus, learn about which fictional character he’d like to dine with and the musician he always turns to when singing karaoke.

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Jessica Bull shares how she entered Jane Austen’s world while writing her debut novel

She took up a few new hobbies, including horseback riding, sewing and Georgian dance.

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Lottie Hazell shares how she came up with the idea for Piglet

Plus, the cosy fictional world she’d most like to live in.

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An interview with Ela Lee about her debut novel, Jaded

We caught up with debut author Ela Lee to learn about how she made time for writing while working full-time, her ‘big break’ into publishing and more.

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Gareth Brown shares how a yearning to travel inspired The Book of Doors

Plus find out why he’d choose to live in Middle Earth and main difference between him and Hugh Jackman.

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How the characters from Abbey Lay’s Lead Us Not came to her in an imagined conversation

The debut author also shares the fictional character she’d most like to meet and why she loved Lemony Snicket’s writing as a child.

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Debut authors share what surprised them most about the publishing process

The Fresh Voices of 2023 look back on what they found most surprising when publishing their debut novels.

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Aubergine Rolls with Walnut Filling

Georgia's rich culinary tradition is often overlooked.

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Crushed Olive Spread

I’ve converted countless olive haters to olive lovers with the introduction of my fave Castelvetrano, the meaty, mild Queen of Olives.

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Grated Tomato Linguine

A delicious pasta sauce made with the freshest in-season tomatoes.

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Khorashi with Buftek

Nadiya Hussain's stunning khoshari, a dish layered with different flavours and textures including rice, lentils, chickpeas and served with a side of marinated steak, has a real special occasion feel, perfect for Eid celebrations, dinner parties or whenever you want to impress.

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Dinner Rolls

The ultimate guide for making dinner rolls from scratch, from Dessert Course.

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Kool-Aid Pie

To a giant plastic pitcher, its rim etched and toughened by years of use, I watched my two older brothers, Tyler and Jason, add an obscene amount of grape Kool-Aid, deepening the liquid within to a dark purple.

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Buttermilk Pie

Here in Texas, the land of cattle and roughly 130 million acres of ranchland, buttermilk flows thick and heavy-not from their livestock (Texans are in the beef business), but rather into their mixing bowls.

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Beignets

It's hard to fathom it, but the loud and proud thrumming of the Louisiana we walk today is but a fraction of what came before.

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Tagine de Poulet: Chicken Tagine served with Beid Hamine and Rice

Nadiya Hussain's hearty tagine recipe is layered with warming spices and fragrant preserved lemon, and packed with tender chicken, potato and olives.

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Cinnamon Coffee Cake

The beauty of the Reverse Creaming Method is the fine and velvety texture it helps create. The way that it is able to accomplish this plush interior is by minimizing gluten formation.

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Chicago-Style Braised Italian Beef Sandwiches

This sandwich is my childhood all wrapped up in a beefjus-soaked Italian sub roll.

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Pizza Night Salad

Everyone loves a good pizza night.

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Date-Me Salad

If you want to impress someone, this salad will make them want to date you-it's that good.

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Spring Roll Salad

Meet the spring roll salad: a deconstructed spring roll in a bowl.

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Mini Chocolate Egg Cookie Pots

If you love your cookies soft and gooey, you'll love Fitwaffle's Easter cookie pots. Studded with Mini Eggs and baked in the air fryer, they couldn't be easier to make.

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High-Protein Prawn and Chorizo Orzo

This tasty pasta dish from The Good Bite is packed with 28.9g of protein and is well under 500 calories. With plump prawns, smoky chorizo and creamy orzo, it's winner of a healthy midweek dinner.

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Plant-based Kofte Wrap

This mouth-watering dish is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

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Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi is a small Japanese side dish. Its texture is silky smooth and light with a savory umami flavour.

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Kadoo Ka Raita

The combination of pumpkin, garlic, roasted cumin seeds, and yogurt is one of my favourite combinations in a raita.

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Red Lentil Crepes

Switch up your breakfast game with these red lentil crepes - they're thin, protein-packed and incredibly versatile.

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Spanakopita

Greek spinach and cheese pie that hits the spot

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Greek Lamb Burgers

Two favourites in one!

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Okonomiyaki

Japanese fritters that are all about the toppings.

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Spiced Rum Sticky Toffee Pudding

The iconic sticky toffee pudding gets an upgrade in this recipe from Seema Pankhania that infuses the sponge with spiced dark rum to complement the flavours of ginger, cinnamon, and molasses.

Activities

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Goodnight, Glow Worms Colouring-In

Download this super cute colouring sheet.

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The 113th Assistant Librarian activity pack

A free activity pack from the magical world of The 113th Assistant Librarian by Stuart Wilson.

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Xtraordinary People: Unlock your extraordinary dyslexic thinking skills

Print this free activity pack from Xtraordinary People by Kate Griggs.

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Cosy Calm colouring-in

Print this free colouring-in page from Cosy Calm by Cherry Lam.

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Bluey Hip Hip Hooray Activity Pack

Download a free 4-page Bluey activity pack!

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Bluey Birthday Card

Download your free Bluey birthday card.

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Bluey Birthday Invite

Download this super fun Bluey party invitation.

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Milestones with Ms Rachel First Words Tracker

Have fun with your little ones as they learn their first 100 words with this fantastic board book!

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Milestones with Ms Rachel Potty Chart

Have fun potty training with Ms Rachel!

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Bluey Easter Basket Activity

Make your Easter egg hunt eggstra special with this Bingo basket template!

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Bluey Easter Colouring-in

Celebrate Easter with Bluey!

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Aslan and Benny colouring-in activity

A wonderfully fun and free colouring-in activity.

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Goodnight, Joeys colouring-in activity

Check out this fun Goodnight, Joeys colouring-in activity.

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Ms Rachel's tips for language and brain development

Ms Rachel shares some tips for encouraging speech and learning through play and music.

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Bluey: Let's Get Spooky Bunting

Download this free super-fun Bluey Halloween bunting.

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Bluey Heelerween Colouring-in

Download this free Bluey Halloween colouring-in activity.

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Printable Penguin Black Classics list

Catch up on the classics with this printable list. How many have you read?

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Penguin-shaped crossword

Check out this super fun Penguin-shaped crossword by Liam Runnalls, the author of Birdle.

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Taronga Activity Pack

Download a free activity pack!

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Taronga Word Search

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Peppa Pig activity pack

To celebrate the release of Peppa Pig: My Best Friend Peppa: 20th Anniversary Picture Book, we have a fun activity pack for a Peppa Party!

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Celebrate Father's Day this year with Bandit!

Learn how to draw Bluey and Bingo's dad, Bandit. Download this sheet and follow the simple steps to help you draw Dad.

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12 easy book week costumes

In need of some book week costume ideas? Look no further, these costumes are super simple and kid-approved.

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The Space Between Activity Pack

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