Book Recommendations Archives

During July and August we gave you the chance to win a copy of LEGO Minifigure Year by Year, a visual history of the amazing LEGO mini-figure phenomenon, with three mini-figures included. All you needed to do to enter was buy LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide. And the lucky winners are… A.Burnell, St Ives, NSW K.Gruber,  Roseville, NSW J.McVernon, Black Rock, VIC M.Rook, Carindale, QLD ... Read more

During July/August we gave you the chance to win a book pack for dad valued at $199. All you needed to do to enter was buy The Ploughmen by Kim J. Zupan And the lucky winner is… J.Scott, Neerim Junction, VIC   The Ploughmen by Kim J. Zupan The story of two men – a killer awaiting trial, and a troubled young deputy – sitting across from each other in the dark, talking thro... Read more

You’re going to hear, see and read a lot about the First World War in the next few years. A hundred year anniversary is a big deal. But most of what you’re going to be told is bullsh*t. If you want to know something closer to the truth, read the works of those who were there. The First World War was an equal opportunity war, destroying the lives of rich and poor, simpleton and geniu... Read more

One of Australia’s favourite novelists Kate Forsyth, author of Bitter Greens and The Wild Girl, continues her monthly blog with us, giving her verdict on the books she’s been reading. Night of a Thousand Stars by Deanna Raybourn This gorgeous romantic adventure begins when the heroine, Poppy Hammond, climbs out a window in her wedding gown, determined to escape her marriage to ... Read more

World’s Best Diet is not a ‘diet’, it’s a lifestyle change designed for real people. Having achieved your goal weight, this is how you eat for the rest of your life. The program is based on one of the world’s largest dietary studies and combines a higher protein intake with low-GI carbs, which has been proven to prevent weight regain ‘creep’. With delic... Read more

After the runaway success of the Fault in Our Stars movie, which grossed over a quarter of a billion dollars worldwide, everyone seems to be looking for the next book to film adaptation they can really get their feels on with. Enter If I Stay. Based on the bestselling novel by Gayle Forman, If I Stay boasts megastar Chloe Grace Moretz and an heartbreaking exploration of that fickle mistress, ch... Read more

Lena Dunham is many, many things. Creator, actor, producer and writer of the award-winning cult television show Girls, the first thing you have to know about Lena is that she’s unafraid to say exactly what she thinks. She’s also provocative, very funny, original, dead-pan, disturbing, neurotic, simultaneously deep and shallow, and often way, way out there. Not That Kind of Girl is a... Read more

Favourites by Gary Mehigan Sometimes it strikes me that my obsession with food is bordering on the unhealthy. Everything I do is centred around it: my work, obviously, but also evenings at home spent cooking for the family, watching food programs on television and tweeting and facebooking about food. Going to the growers’ market bright and early on a Saturday morning, followed by breakfas... Read more

Will to Live by Matthew Ames I have always been intrigued by how things work. It’s a trait I’ve inherited or learned from Dad. I was his assistant growing up, and I’ve had a lot of practice thinking about how to put things together. I have memories from when we lived in Sydney of holding tools and pieces of gyprock, and of Kate, Rachel and myself dressed in garbage bags with h... Read more

The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards were announced in Canberra today, marking the official launch of Children’s Book Week! How many have you read? OLDER READERS WINNER Wildlife by Fiona Wood Life? It’s simple: be true to yourself. The tricky part is finding out exactly who you are… “In the holidays before the dreaded term at ... Read more