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Philip Pullman’s power of imagination – The conclusion to The Book of Dust
PHILIP PULLMAN is the author of 33 books and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread ...
Chasing Dreams – Brooke Crawford’s Better Than the Real Thing
BROOKE CRAWFORD has been recognised in writing competitions in Australia, New Zealand and the US. Better than the Real Thing ...
Art Destinations – Singapore
Discover 70 inspiring destinations around the globe where great art comes to life in Lonely Planet Art Destinations. From ...
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Crimson Velvet Heart by Carmel Bird
Writing the history of the characters surrounding France’s Sun King, Louis XIV, can quickly descend into clichés ...
The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer
Bob Mortimer might be better known to Australian audiences as a comedian (think Would I Lie To You?). He has a ...
10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte
In an upmarket area of London, a grand house and its outbuildings have been converted into rental accommodation ...
Softly Calls the Devil by Chris Blake
Matt Buchanan is a long-serving senior police officer in the New Zealand Force. After a questionable ...
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Aaron Tait on his journey from war to peace in ‘Far Horizons’
Vicki Bennett on her story of love, war, and intergenerational healing, ‘The Letters’
Chris Blake on his gripping crime thriller set on New Zealand’s wild west coast, ‘Softly Calls the Devil’
Henry Reynolds’ ground-breaking re-examination of Australian colonisation from the top down, in ‘Looking From the North’
Book Briefs
QBD 2025 Books of the Year
With summer holidays and gift-giving on the horizon, QBD Books has shared its 2025 Book of the Year ...
From Scroll to Story: A Christmas Reset for Families
Australia’s social media ban for teens takes effect 10 December as experts say reading is the healthier ...
ARA Historical Novel Prize winners announced
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the winners for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel ...
Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Writing Australia has revealed the winners of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, the richest literary ...
ARA Historical Novel Prize shortlist announced
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the shortlist for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel ...
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