Last year, when we asked our customers to nominate The 50 Must Read Australian Novels, Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet was the most popular choice. In fact, Cloudstreet blitzed the field, winning by a country mile. That is why we believe this beautiful 21st anniversary, limited edition of Cloudstreet – signed by Tim Winton, himself – will sell out in a flash. Penguin Australia have o... Read more

Junior MasterChef Series Two Cookbook Around the World in 80 Amazing Recipes This lively, colourful cookbook takes young cooks around the globe to explore different cuisines through simple, achievable recipes. Each chapter – Australia, China, England, France, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Spain and Thailand – features step-by-step recipes with tips, tricks and shoppi... Read more

March is For Dummies month. This year For Dummies wants to remind us that we can DO ANYTHING we want to do, with just a little help from a FOR DUMMIES title. Thankfully, there is a For Dummies title ready to help us accomplish just about anything. With For Dummies we can learn the Guitar or French. We can finally understand how to use Excel or Photoshop. We can get the best out of our iPad or W... Read more

There’s no better place to be during economic turbulence than Australia. Brilliant in a bust, we’ve learnt to use our brains in a boom. Although the Great Recession continues to rumble around the globe, we successfully negotiated the Asian financial crisis, the dotcom tech wreck and the GFC. Despite a lingering inability to acknowledge our achievements at home, the rest of the world... Read more

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai4QpKrrUIA&rel=0] The Boy Who Fell To Earth Told with Kathy Lette’s razor-sharp wit, this is a funny, quirky and tender story of a mother’s love for her son – and of a love affair that has no chance of running smoothly. Meet Merlin. He’s Julia’s bright, beautiful son – who just happens to be autistic. Since Merlin&... Read more

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU9-8muvjtU&rel=0] I was surprised and saddened to hear that Marian Keyes, the woman dubbed ‘the queen of chick-lit’, the funny and brilliant author of such enduring classics as Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, Rachel’s Holiday, and Anybody Out There, had stopped writing because she was crippled by depression. ‘I c... Read more

Learn to bake with Britain’s favourite women’s fiction author, Marian Keyes… Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes’ recent battle with depression, and how baking has helped her. A complete novice in the kitchen, Marian decided to bake a cake for a friend and that was it – she realized that baking was what she needed to do in order to get h... Read more

The best way to lose weight is to change what you eat: fresh ingredients, good-quality food, portion control. With easy-to-follow menu plans and over 80 delicious, low-calorie recipes for everyday eating, Michelle Bridges will help you take charge of your weight loss. Michelle’s food tastes amazing and you won’t feel hungry between meals, so stop making excuses for not having the bo... Read more

Anne Rice’s legendary ‘Vampire Chronicles‘ immersed us in the mythology, lives and loves of a motley crew of undead; they defined a genre. And now she has another age-old story in her sights, the terrifying werewolf legend … The werewolf is the classic monster of horror fiction — dark, gothic, with supernatural depth and power – but here it is reimagined and ... Read more

Newest MasterChef sensation, and Country Women’s Association cake champion’s secrets shared! One of life’s simple pleasures is the lingering aroma of a freshly baked cake, especially one you have made yourself. Cooks everywhere are rediscovering the satisfaction that comes from old-fashioned baking at home. And in this delectable world of cakes, scones, sponges and puddings, one home cook... Read more