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During November we had 4 awesome kids prizes to give away, 1 of 2 Harry Potter sets, 1 of 2 Ever After High Dolls, an Oxford Children’s pack and 1 of 15 Demon Dentist packs! See if you are a winner below. All you had to do to go in the draw was order a Harry Potter Children’s Edition. The lucky winners are… M.Cullen, Carlton, NSW M.Newstead, Mornington, VIC All you had to do to go i... Read more

We love to give books as gifts. All booklovers do. But when we can give a book which is signed by the author, well, that is perfect. Tell someone how much you love them by giving them something that’ll go ‘straight to the poolroom!’ But hurry as stock will not last! Scorpion Mountain: Brotherband Series : Book 5 by John Flanagan When the worlds of Ranger’s Apprentice and... Read more

We have some amazing kids prizes up for grabs in the lead up to Christmas. Order now and you could win big! (Scroll down for the winner of our David Walliams Box Set) Order any Harry Potter Children’s Edition by November 30th and you could win 1 of 2 complete sets! *Terms and Conditions apply. It’s time to PASS THE MAGIC ON – with brand new children’s editions of the cla... Read more

Booksellers around the world all said the same thing. A kids book with no pictures? That won’t take off. And then this happened… Suddenly it exploded. The Book with No Pictures was proclaimed the must have book for 2014, the surprise hit. So do yourself a favour, and… BLORK Well, you get the idea… Grab a copy of The Book with no Pictures here The Book With No Pictures by... Read more

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