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Amanda Goff was a successful journalist in London and Sydney before ditching her nine-to-five job at the age of 38 to become Samantha X, Australia's most famous escort. A bipolar diagnosis changed everything: she retired from sex work, walked away from...

When a young eighteen-year-old Craig Semple joined the New South Wales Police Force in 1988, he generally preferred to steer clear of trouble rather than turn and face it. But like so many young police officers, through a process of intentionally and...

Time to do the impossible. Time to find a way between worlds. Time to find each other again. Both Nimh and her enemy, Inshara, have been sent to the cloudlands. Above, Nimh has no memory of her past, only an aching, undying certainty that she has left...

A beautiful, inspiring and heartwarming book about our human relationships with the birds who share our backyards. 'Do you ever wonder what birds are talking about as they fly by you? The sounds and songs of birds constantly surround us as we go about...

Learn to cook the top 100 rated recipes from meal-kit kings Marley Spoon. Marley Spoon is famous for taking the guesswork out of a delicious dinner. All their recipes are designed by expert chefs and presented in 6 clear, easy-to-follow steps. Now for...

Written by Gabbie Stroud, author of the national bestseller Teacher, Dear Parents is a passionate call to arms for all parents to understand their role as their children's lifelong teachers, showing how they can help their kids' educators and schools...

HONOUR BOOK: 2021 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers SHORTLISTED: 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Children's Literature SHORTLISTED: 2021 Queensland Literary Awards, Children's Book Award Long ago, the little Prince of Cloudburst was stolen...

SHORTLISTED: 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Children's Literature When twelve-year-old Clancy and her fourteen-year-old sister, Tash, visit their Pa at his aged-care facility, they have no idea that the three of them will soon set out on an...

A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now-infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness LaRoux Industries' corruption. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were the only survivors of the Icarus shipwreck, forced...

It's my first day at a new school and the only person I know is my cousin, Zoe (but she might be a little too cool for me). I was just another scrawny kid until a group of ninjas recruited me into their clan. It was a world of trouble I wasn't prepared...

Winner of the ABIA People's Choice award in 2016! When Alex Elliott-Howery and James Grant opened the doors to Cornersmith, their neighbourhood cafe on an unassuming street corner in Sydney's inner west, they wanted the food to represent the sustainable...

NOTABLE BOOK: 2023 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers 'Miss Sutherland ... what would you say if I told you I might be able to offer you a job helping the war effort?' 1943. World War II is raging across Europe and on the Pacific front. Kit...

WINNER: 2013 Prime Minister's Award, Children's Fiction Mud. In her mouth, her nose and her eyes. Mud in her hair and caked on her neck and her arms. Mud filling her shoes and seeping through the thin cotton weave of her trousers. She lay sprawled on...

In Whispering Death, Mark Johnston, one of Australia's leading experts on World War II, explains vividly how more than 130,000 Australian airmen fought Japan from the Pacific War's first hours in 1941 to its last in 1945. They clashed over a vast area,...

The devastating Phryne Fisher is under fire again in her fourth mystery. A very young man with muddied hair, a pierced ear and a blue tattoo lies cradled in Phryne's arms. But sadly it's not another scene of glorious seduction - this time it's death. ...

The soldiers of the SAS, the Commandos and Special Operations Engineer Regiment are Australia's most highly trained soldiers. Their work is often secret, their bravery undeniable and for thirteen years they were at the forefront of Australia's longest...

'In this memoir, Lally takes the reader on a drunken, dare-devil ride into the depths of dramaturgy and disease. A poetic, no-nonsense reflection on a full creative life that may have only just begun, Lally's first book made me want to go back to whom I...

Take a fresh look at an up-and-coming art medium with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache! Gouache paint has a long history, but it's often associated with watercolor and multimedia art. Until now, that is! Trendy artists with large social-media followings...

Discover newfound freedom in life's ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Ch dr n, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart​. New in paperback! ​​ Discover newfound freedom in life's...

This volume brings together twenty-five of R. Crumb's most ambitious, acclaimed, and profound comics. One of the most influential and iconic cartoonists of our time, R. Crumb is celebrated for pushing the boundaries of representation, mass consumerism,...

Dancing divinely through the murder and mayhem of her fifth adventure, the elegant Phryne Fisher remains unflappable. Gorgeous in her sparkling lobelia-coloured georgette dress, delighted by her dancing skill, pleased with her partner and warmed by the...

A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in common is that they all hate studying! A high school...

A modern-day dark academia speculative fantasy with a romantic twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education as well as current-day romantasy. A modern-day dark academia speculative fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly...

From USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation Tate James comes the second in an all-new trilogy. *pre-order the deluxe edition with a special cover, gold foil, and printed edge design* The second book in the Devil's Backbone series, a spicy...

What sticks around for 12 months and never loses its sense of humor? The original #1 Dad Jokes calendar! What sticks around for 12 months and never loses its sense of humor? The original #1 Dad Jokes calendar! Prepare yourself for 365 days of...

From USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Hartmann comes an all-new standalone crossover romance filled with heartache and dreams. *Preorder now to receive the limited deluxe edition with gorgeous printed edges* From USA Today bestselling author...

Fall in love with your reading life all over again! Fall in love with your reading life all over again! Whether you're bingeing spicy BookTok favorites or savoring slow-burn love stories, The Bloom Books Reading Journal is your perfect partner in...

When wounded, grieving war-hero Jack Fiskardo arrives in the London of 1639 from the battlefields of Europe, a veteran not just of conflict but of tragedy, his only wish is to make a life for himself and his two sons different to any he has known. But in...

Art Pepper was described as the greatest alto-saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. Straight Life, originally narrated on tape to his wife Laurie, is an explosive work chronicling his work amidst a life dealing with alcoholism, heroin...

First used as a drug capable of treating mental illnesses, then as a 'truth serum' by the CIA, Tripped reveals how the fortuitous discovery of LSD in April 1943 led to a mass exploitation of this promising hallucinogen. Using archival material, Norman...

The final addictive murder mystery in the Dark Yorkshire Crime Thriller series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author, J M Dalgliesh. A killer stalks his prey. The five precepts are laid down. The sixth will be his own... DI Nathaniel Caslin...

The second suspenseful thriller in the Hidden Norfolk series, from the multi-million-copy bestselling author, J M Dalgliesh. A secret worth dying for is a secret worth killing... When a violent storm uncovers the remains of an unknown young woman, long...

Winner of John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Millstone is a radical celebration of the mother-child relationship. It is the Swinging Sixties, and Rosamund Stacey is young and inexperienced at a time when sexual liberation is well on its way. She conceals...

From their nineteenth-century beginnings in the jungles of Costa Rica to reaching the halls of power in Washington, D.C, from the mass-marketing of the banana as the first fast food, to fostering covert links with the CIA and involvement with a bloody...

Master the challenges of drawing on location with this collection of insider know-how and expert tips and techniques. Illustrator, architect, and international workshop instructor and Urban Sketcher Stephanie Bower has collected 101 of her best insider...

A complete guide to hundreds of sexual positions from amateur to advanced.Packed with passion-igniting positions, The Position Sex Bible takes sex from predictable to over the top. Whether couples are looking to break out of their same position rut or...

Explore and create expressive palettes and paintings with Color Harmony for Artists. Watercolor author, artist, and teacher Ana Victoria Calderon guides you through choosing, mixing, and using color with watercolor and mixed media to create the most...

Love kills kingdoms...Back in Grim's castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future-and the fate of the world-now hinge on a heart split in two.Past Isla, who fell in love with the...

A new era of Hogwarts begins. The HBO Original Series Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is coming this Christmas to HBO Max. The instant Sunday Times Bestseller Multi-award-winning artist Levi Pinfold delivers the show-stopping, full-colour...

The Treehouse of Horror started as an annual Halloween tradition on The Simpsons, beginning during the second season in 1990. In 1995, the first of 23 comics were produced by Bongo, and while some adapted the TV episodes, most told new stories written...

A raucous celebration of queer joy and magical girl mayhem, Farewell to Babes is the third and final graphic novel in the Grand Slam Romance seriesIn Grand Slam Romance: Farewell to Babes, softball’s favorite throuple, Mickey, Astra, and Wolfgang have...

'If I'd have been a Vietcong you'd be dead.' - Len Opie 'Len was a soldier above soldiers.' - Keith Payne VC Through three wars across 30 years, Len Opie carved a reputation as one of the country's greatest infantrymen. A cold-eyed killer who drank...

'a reflective, generous and eloquent book.' - Sydney Morning Herald ' [A] gracious memoir.' - Weekend Australian 'Michael Kirby writes with great humour and extraordinary warmth.' - Canberra Times '[A] charming and oddly moving collection of...

The men were huddled in lifeboats. Some prayed that their legs would work. Some smiled to show they weren't scared. They peered into the darkness ahead and saw nothing. Then, the dark shape of a man standing on a hill. A shout from the shore. A single...

Astute, suave and divine, Phryne Fisher moves at flashing pace through this thrilling sixth adventure. The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher is feeling dull. But is she bored enough to leave her identity, her home and family behind and join Farrell's Circus...

WINNER: Educational Publishing Awards 2019 Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma nurse father respond to...

From Peter the Great to Putin, a biography of the city Hitler tried to wipe off the map Built by slave labour in the early years of the eighteenth century, Saint Petersburg was Peter the Great's so-called 'window on to Europe', a city that would outdo...