Book Recommendations Archives

Tonight Angelina Jolie will première her latest movie Unbroken (based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand) which she directed and filmed across New South Wales & Queensland last year. Talking about the WWII drama Jolie said that she she feels Zamperini’s inspirational story offers a bright light of hope for an often-troubled time. “(The world) can seem hopeless and it can seem very... Read more

Thanks to the folks at Murdoch Books we’re giving away a dinner for two, with wines to match, at Quay, Australia’s most awarded restaurant. Quay is one of just two Australian restaurants on the prestigious S. Pellegrino World’s Top 50 Restaurants List! All you need to do to enter the draw is order a copy of Organum, the gorgeous new book from Quay’s Executive Chef Peter ... Read more

Booktoberfest is over for 2014, but for some lucky folks the celebrations have only just begun! Some of our publishing partners put up some amazing prizes, before we do anything we’re giving a huge shout out to all our awesome participating publishing partners. Allen & Unwin, Bloomsbury, Bolinda, The Five Miles Press, Hachette, Hardie Grant, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Lonely Plant, Pan... Read more

And who got him out? Watch the video and find out! (PS: For a limited time, order your signed copy of Gilly’s illustrated memoir here) Adam Gilchrist The Man, The Cricketer, The Legend Going in first or seventh, wearing whites or colours, Adam Gilchrist was the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age. This is the most complete, intimate and fascinating illustrated autobiography of ‘... Read more

The Never, Um, Ever Ending Story: Life, Countdown and Everything in Between By: Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum Molly Meldrum’s warm, vivid, often hilarious and always compelling account of life in and out of Countdown. More than thirty-five years in the making, this is the story of Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum and the television show that stopped the nation. In 1974 Ian ‘Molly&#... Read more

Did you know that by subscribing to our newsletters you don’t just get the latest news and reviews on the hottest titles around, but the chance to win sweet sweet prizes? The YA November Buzz, had a fantastic giveaway, with 1 of 5 free copies of Sara Shepard’s new book, The Perfectionists, up for grabs. All you had to do to enter was buy a book featured in the buzz between October 2... Read more

The Art of Neil Gaiman by Hayley Campbell and Audrey Niffenegger With characters like Coraline and the Sandman to his name, Neil Gaiman is one of the best-loved authors in the world today; a creative force in comics, fiction, and the movies and TV, a serial award-winner, and a social media phenomenon whose every work is a guaranteed #1 bestseller. His passionate following of fans numbers millio... Read more

Detective Harry Bosch tackles a cold case unlike any he’s ever worked, in the blistering new thriller from international #1 bestselling author, Michael Connelly. In the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit, not many murder victims die almost a decade after the crime. So when a man succumbs to complications from being shot by a stray bullet ten years earlier, Bosch catches a case in which the b... Read more

Rick Riordan’s epic bestselling series reaches its final chapter. Though the Greek and Roman crew members of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen – all of them – and they’re stronger than ever. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How... Read more

Val McDermid’s novels have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have sold over eleven million copies. She chats to John Purcell about her latest novel The Skeleton Road and her amazing career. Grab a copy of The Skeleton Road here The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief ... Read more