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Jamie Oliver returns in 2015 with a new book, sure to take the world by storm. And the name? Everyday Super Food Recipes for a Healthier Happier You Jamie’s Everyday Super Food makes eating well exciting, delicious, easy and fun. No matter how busy you are, you’ll find that healthy eating the Jamie way is both straightforward and achievable, making it super easy to choose exactly th... Read more

In April we had a myriad of prizes and promotions for you to sink your teeth into. Let’s wrap a few up and announce the winners of these great prizes, shall we? All you had to do to enter was order The Anzacs 100 Years On : In Story and Song by April 30th! The Anzacs 100 Years On : In Story and Song by Ted Egan The Anzacs 100 Years On: In Story and Song is a unique contribution to the com... Read more

One of Australia’s favourite novelists Kate Forsyth, author of The Impossible Quest, Bitter Greens and The Wild Girl, continues her monthly blog with us, giving her verdict on the books she’s been reading. The Light Between the Oceans by M.L. Stedman This novel has at its heart a disturbing moral dilemma. A young woman married to a lighthouse keeper longs for a child of he... Read more

Can you hear that? Pages being briskly bookmarked, notepads scribbled on frantically, publicists sweating over author schedules… The Sydney Writer’s Festival is nearly here! And because I’m getting all excited, I’ve picked out some of my highlights for the 2015 edition, take a gander. For more details head to www.swf.org.au Read more

For a very limited time when you buy the paperback edition of The Strays, winner of the 2015 Stella Prize,  you will receive the full ebook edition, absolutely free! The Strays by Emily Bitto In The Strays, Evan Trentham is the wild child of the Melbourne art world of the 1930s. He and his captivating wife, Helena, attempt to carve out their own small niche, to escape the stifling conservatism ... Read more

Australian novelist Cathryn Hein, author of The Falls, The French Prize, Heartland and much more gives her verdict on the books she’s been reading. With nine books to read and judge for the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA awards – none of which I can tell you about, sorry! – I didn’t have much personal reading time left. But I did manage three wonderful books. Al... Read more

March and April were amazing months for prizes! We gave three fans of Fleur McDonald the chance to win her backlist pack, worth $99, and fans of the new movie Home the chance to win a Home pack! All you had to do to enter was order Emerald Springs before April 30th! Emerald Springs by Fleur McDonald When suspicions are wrongly aimed at Amelia following the theft of proceeds from the local rodeo... Read more

After the success of our Australia’s Favourite Author poll, with John Flanagan coming out on top, we wanted to keep the ball rolling on this Aussie-book-love-in. We put iconic books, from all the authors voted by you as Australia’s 50 Favourite, into a series and offered the chance to win this amazing collection to anyone who ordered from the collection. All you had to do to enter w... Read more

In the lead up to Mother’s Day we’ve had some amazing prizes to give away, perfect for any Mum! We’ve had a Pan Macmillan Mother’s Day hamper worth $500, 1 of 5 Liane Moriarty backlist packs and a $250 gift voucher from Leona Edmiston! All you had to do to enter was order Wardrobe 101 for Mums by April 28th! Wardrobe 101 for Mums: Fashion Formulas for Modern Mothers by D... Read more

The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy was a fun, engaging read. While at times I was filled with anxiety for the characters I was also laughing really hard at other moments. And trust me, it takes something really special to make me laugh hard. That’s what I love about regency books and authors today, especially Julia Quinn. The stories reflect humans that are just as strange, endearing an... Read more