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Readings Best Books of 2024, Fiction A tweet. A storm. A secret. A revelation. In this age of isolation, what brings six very different people together? Fi is about to get fired over a viral tweet...

He's done Bondi ... He's done Cessnock ... Now Norton does Nimbin! Les Norton is back - and having an overdose Arranging the hit on Fabio was off tap, and Les knew it. And when you get Sydney's...

Wild Cat Falling is the story of an Aboriginal youth, a 'bodgie' of the early sixties who grows up on the ragged outskirts of a country town, falls into petty crime, goes to gaol, and comes out to...

For readers of Karly Lane and Tricia Stringer...misunderstandings and injured pride stand in the way of true love in this charming rural romance from an award-winning and much-loved author.'Penelope...

*Praise for Nina Bhadreshwar*'One of the most original and exciting new voices in crime fiction’ – David Peace‘Everything I love in a crime novel – passion, interesting and rooted characters and a...

When knowledge gives you the power to change your life ... Alice Hamilton loved being a mature-age student, but now she's finished her university degree she needs to find herself a career. But the...

'A rural story that has it all ... simmering romance, international intrigue, a complex heroine and a swoon-worthy hero. What's not to love?' Karly Lane, bestselling Australian authorWill a...

For fans of Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton, and anyone who's ever wondered what the Bennet sisters would be like in the age of therapy, WhatsApp, and wellness trends gone rogue. 'Part sequel, part...

An illustrious family. A beautiful home. A shipwrecked young woman left on its doorstep. Don't think they're going to save her. A new novel from international bestselling author, Nikki Gemmell.Early...

How can you write other people's stories, when you won't admit the truth of your own? An absorbing, moving, ruefully tender, witty and wise novel of marriage, motherhood and the paths we navigate...

From the bestselling award-winning author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this rollicking historical adventure that celebrates the art of whisky distilling, the defiant spirit of the Scottish...

From a bestselling, award-winning author comes a compellingly realised story of an enigmatic figure, the beautiful 19th century muse and brilliant social powerhouse Florence Stoker, whose life, in...

September 1944. Deirdre Rowan is a spirited Irish receptionist at the exclusive Mayfair Ladies’ Club in London. When new manager Maxwell Forster arrives, Deirdre is immediately attracted to him. But...

*A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Good Housekeeping and iPaper**Winner of the CWA KAA Gold Dagger Award**Shortlisted for the International Ned Kelly Award* ‘Taut, elegant and heartbreaking’...

Melody has vowed never to fall in love again. Al is a hopeless romantic. So, when they quite literally bump into each other, there's no reason sparks should fly. But the world seems a little upside...

‘You'll be instantly dazzled’ STYLIST‘Breathtaking … I adored it’ ELIF SHAFAK‘Masterful’ DOUGLAS STUART‘Another future classic’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGMin Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of Pachinko, returns...

'Punchily provocative and often bitingly funny' THE TIMES, Book of the Month‘Binge-worthy, real, really funny’ KILEY REID‘Spiky, smart and so original’ CLAIRE DAVERLEY'Entertaining and very timely…...

'A clever, gender-flipped modern-day retelling of the classic' Grazia'Stylish and beautifully written, with a case of the most decadently unhinged characters' JAMES GOODHAND'Unputdownable' ROSIE...

‘Took my breath away!… The ending is mind-blowing. I loved it!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW WOW WOW… Heart-pulsing, non-stop, mind-blowing thriller’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘OH MY GOD!… Gripping… Left...

Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art gallery inheritance, but he has also abandoned his son, Kevin, to die in the...

‘Louise Hare does it again – fabulous! Absolutely loved it and it kept me guessing until the very end! Very highly recommended’ Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐* * *London, 1936Lena Aldridge is wondering if life...

From the bestselling award-winning author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this rollicking historical adventure that celebrates the art of whisky distilling, the defiant spirit of the Scottish...

A retelling of one of literature's great novels, Oliver Twist, from the point of view of Nancy, one of the most sympathetic, most maligned and most tragic of Dickens's characters. For readers of The...

There's life in these old dogs yet ... and they're about to discover it. A heartwarming and humorous story about rediscovering the small pleasures that make life worthwhile, from Australia's master...

A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making. The must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from 'a born storyteller' (Michael Robotham). Weeks from Christmas in the sweltering heat...

A young Australian woman on the battlefields of World War I finds her calling through her work as a surgeon - and her legacy in compassion. Based on real-life characters and events this...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER · SOUTHERN INDIE BESTSELLER · A BRENDA NOVAK BOOK GROUP PICK · GLOSS BOOK CLUB PICK · THE GIRLFRIEND BOOK CLUB PICK · A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 (SheReads) · Margaret never...

Miracles are notoriously unreliable. But sometimes, just when they're needed, they turn up - although not always in the form that we expect ...'A novel luminous with love and hope that will change...

The hugely anticipated new Penn Cage novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy and Cemetery Road, about a man-and a town-rocked by anarchy and tragedy, but...

Swing into Spider-Man’s web of wisdom and explore inspirational moments, unforgettable characters, and profound life lessons of Marvel Comics.In the dynamic world of Marvel Comics, no character has...

From award-winning author, Jane Harrison, comes an audacious, earthy, funny, gritty and powerful re-imagining of a crucial moment in Australia's history - an unputdownable work of fiction.WINNER OF...

Why does humanity cling to warfare when it destroys the land and people the armies try to claim? Claverton Castle, 1940. Eagles and Spitfires fly in the skies of England as Lady Deanna, the...

From the bestselling author of The Nurses' War comes this charming, funny, pointed look at the golden years of radio broadcasting in post-war Australia, celebrating the extraordinary unseen women who...

As wrenching and luminous as Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, a searing exploration of the global migration crisis that moves from Nigeria to Libya to Italy, from...

A deadly choice. A secret between friends or a stab in the back? Four friends as close as they come. Until a girl’s weekend away leaves them with a shared secret that could destroy them all.But a...

Don't miss this award-winning debut crime thriller set in Sheffield introducing DI Diana Walker: A grizzly murder has Diana questioning everything she knows, and secrets come to light that threaten...

*A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Good Housekeeping and iPaper**Winner of the CWA KAA Gold Dagger Award**Shortlisted for the International Ned Kelly Award* ‘Taut, elegant and heartbreaking’...

Don't miss this award-winning debut crime thriller set in Sheffield introducing DI Diana Walker: A grizzly murder has Diana questioning everything she knows, and secrets come to light that threaten...

In a time of war, an orphaned boy must embark on an epic journey…After the death of his beloved father, Arthur and a group of other young evacuees are sent far away to Canada for their own safety on...

The brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Sweden, late summer of 2011...

A sharp, empowering novel about a group of women who refuse to go quietly when society tells them they’re no longer valuable beyond the age of 40, from the author of Ginger and Me. 'A rebellious and...

**The gripping, new, edge-of-your-seat crime thriller from the bestselling author of the smash-hit novel The Serial Killer's Wife, now a major TV series**––––––––––– The mind is a dangerous place to...

‘Rose Cartwright breaks all our old certainties and liberates us to approach our mental struggles with new humanity and creativity. The book cannot fail to interest anyone concerned with their mind’s...

‘Rose Cartwright breaks all our old certainties and liberates us to approach our mental struggles with new humanity and creativity. The book cannot fail to interest anyone concerned with their mind’s...

'A lean, careening thrill … one of my favourite books of the year' Megan Nolan‘Riveting reading' The Times'Irresistible … A page-turning story of sex, power, and money' Vogue, Best Books of 2024 So...

A razor-sharp novel that skewers the life of the uber-rich in the vein of The White Lotus, with shades of The Talented Mr Ripley and The GraduateConor comes from nothing, but he knows how to win...

Now a USA Today Bestseller!'Swept me off my feet! A jewel of a novel – it simply sparkles' Evie Woods‘A treat of a book, utterly transporting' Eve Chase______________________________________________...

'This book really had me guessing and on the edge of my seat… such suspense rarely found in a book'Fame, fortune, followers. Be careful what you wish for…Heather thought she’d been left behind in...