Biographies & True Stories Books

Monte grew up in a secretive century. She lived in a society where appearances mattered, and keeping them up often involved creating silence around ancestral origins, painful memories and personal desires. Monte Punshon refused to be labelled. She was,...

The state of South Australia was a British imperial construct, its borders determined by three straight lines, with no reference to the Aboriginal presence.The colonial process in South Australia began decades before formal annexation with unregulated...

Brilliant! Another cracking book in this series, done it in a day looking forward to the next one. Charlie When a wheelchair-bound woman is discovered in her home by a neighbour, flat on her back, eyes wide and staring at the ceiling, it soon...

In a shocking act of violence, an apparently unassuming man is ruthlessly murdered with no discernible motive. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel and her team find themselves stumped, until a breakthrough occursâ€"the victim's body yields DNA evidence...

There's no escaping the onslaught of content these days. But it seems increasingly tricky to determine what's good and what's not as we stream, tap and swipe our way through our endless entertainment feeds. How can we tell our own taste? Have we reached...

'What is the task but to find my way back to the unfragmentation of the world as we knew it; to collect the uncollected, to make the unmade. To refuse victimhood even when annihilation seems to insist on it. To make a thing out of nothing, to make a...

Long before Germaine Greer and Anne Summers, Australia's women writers were pouring their intense political beliefs into their work. Mary Gilmore was a trailblazing feminist journalist and labour movement organiser; Katharine Susannah Prichard wrote...

A collection of more than 300 quotes from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: pro wrestling phenom, actor, businessman, and cultural icon, providing a unique look into the mind of one of the most recognizable and influential figures of our era. Part of the In...

Elizabeth Revealed is a lively and affectionate celebration of The Queen's long and eventful life. This gorgeously illustrated book blends personal and public, frivolous and factual in a tribute to an extraordinary woman and the sweeping social changes...

Andy Atkinson and Cheryl Henry met on a blind date arranged by friends and hit it off immediately. On their second date at Bayou Mama’s, they left together to visit a spot known as "Lovers' Lane." Within hours, Andy was found tied to a tree with his...

Curated by Deborah Sheldon, this second volume follows the multi-award-winning and multi-award-nominated anthology of Australian dread, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies. Spawn 2 interprets and reinterprets pregnancy, birth and...

In Great at Heart Gavin Long finally gets the biography he richly deserves.While Charles Bean is the subject of several major biographies, this is the first life story of his acolyte, war correspondent and editor and principal author of the official...

This limited edition 3-pack of Running Water Community Press titles is a perfect gift for summer reading. It includes three titles from the world's first ever First Nations author run co-operative publisher:Living In Hope: the complete memoirs...

FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRIS OFFUTT. 'Excellent Kentucky noir - Offutt's third Mick Hardin novel is the best yet.' - Kirkus An explosive return to the mayhem of the Kentucky hills, Code of the Hills is a harrowing novel of family - of what we're...

Thirty years ago, Gina Chick’s mother Suzanne wrote a bestselling memoir after discovering that her birth mother was none other than iconic Australian writer Charmian Clift. That book, Searching for Charmian, is now being rereleased for Mothers’ Day 2025...

Are you living the life you truly want? In Ariise, Zoe Marshall invites you to learn the powerful tools and techniques of manifestation to help you cultivate the life you deserve. This isn't just another self-help book – this is a blueprint for...

A writer's quest to understand the deep past and uncertain future of his homeland.After inheriting the miner's safety lamp that belonged to his great-grandfather, Jake Morris-Campbell sets out on a pilgrimage across his homeland...

In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism and true crime, Stacy Horn sheds light on how the subprime mortgage scandal of the 1970s and a long history of white-collar crime slowly devastated East New York, a Brooklyn neighborhood that would...

Pioneering Spirit, American SuccessIn panam.captain, Tim Mellon, issue of one of America's most illustrious banking dynasties, narrates his journey from the legacy of the Mellon family to his success as an audacious entrepreneur who carved his own path...

David Roberts was Whitney Houston's bodyguard, the real one. Roberts was hired in 1988 for Houston's UK portion of the Moment of Truth world tour. Accustomed to working for diplomats and Fortune 500 clients, Roberts had reservations about working with a...

With an eye for peculiar detail and meticulous research, John Lazenby takes us on an evocative visit to the Britain of the 1960s, when, aged nine, he saw the Beatles play live in London before he could even hope to read, or write down, the lyrics from...

His life belonged to him, only. His books belonged to the public.B. Traven: Portrait of a Famous Unknown is a graphic biography that tells the larger-than-life story of the German revolutionary, actor, and writer known as B. Traven (18821969). Despite...

‘Enlightening, moving’ SIR IAN MCKELLENFrom the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. ‘The web of our...

Cinderella’s Desert Baby Bombshell - Lynne GrahamFrom substitute bride...to carrying the royal heir!For her family’s sake, penniless Tatiana Hamilton must marry Prince Saif after his original bride, her cousin, disappears. At least the ice-cold sheikh...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Awards 2023 'There was always hope. There was always next season. Inshallah.'Inshallah United is about growing up as a strictly halal Stretford Ender; a devout Muslim and diehard Manchester Red...

Snowbound With His Forbidden Innocent - Susan StephensThere’s nowhere to hide from their chemistry...Stacey has worked hard to become a successful businesswoman. She won’t let anyone — even frustratingly sexy tycoon Lucas Da Silva — remind her of the...

Is there always someone else to blame for your failures? Afraid of putting the real work in to achieve your goals? Are you sick of just being average and do you want to start winning?It’s time to drown out self-doubt and the distracting noise of...

A Month To Marry The MidwifeFalling for the midwife.Midwife Ellie Swift has devoted herself to beautiful Lighthouse Bay’s tiny hospital. After a painful divorce, she’s vowed never to get involved with another man — but then the sexy new locum...

With new forewords and an afterword by Martin Luther King III, Dr. Bernice A. King, and Dexter Scott KingA beautiful collectible edition celebrating the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legendary speech at the March on Washington, part...

A small town is the perfect place to find love in these heartwarming stories from favourite Australian authors. Lonely in Longreach by Eva ScottWidower Sam is too busy with farmwork and his teenage son Levi to look for love - so Levi creates a dating...

Are you or someone you love desperate for a miracle As witnessed through Scripture, the God who was and is and is to come has been performing miracles from the beginning of time—so you can trust that Jesus wants to do something miraculous in your life...

"Anthems We Love is not just a tale of artistic adventure, it's also a manual for artists and fans alike. There is no formula. Just these inspiring stories of the heart . . . " -Cameron Crowe, Academy Award-nominated director, producer, and...

Where do I belong? Who am I? The blood of my fathers links me to a much older place and time. I've walked in the footprints of my ancestors: I've sat by the riverbank at night and imagined them around me. I am all that they have made me. Journalist Stan...

"You are Black; you are female," Leslie Jones' father once said. "But if you work harder and you're better than everybody else, they can't f*cking deny you." Leslie Jones is a warrior. Raised by a tough dad and a loving but often sick mom, her father's...

For the first time, Hercule Poirot – ‘probably the greatest detective in the world’ – is celebrated in the official Agatha Christie Calendar, comprising 14 brand new cover designs from the best-selling books and (as it’s a leap year) 366 little grey...

“The Collins English Dictionary is a book to be treasured, no home should be without one”, The Times The largest single-volume English dictionary in print celebrates the extraordinary breadth and changing nature of world English, with more than 732,000...

A beautifully illustrated gift book celebrating the beauty, power, and joy of female friendship. Wingman: a pilot who flies behind and outside the leader of a flying formation.While researching her first book, That’s What She Said, Kimothy Joy...

For decades, George R.R. Martin – bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire and creator of A GAME OF THRONES – has collaborated with an ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe. Tales of Love & Lust...

The heartwarming and hilarious part-memoir, part-guide from comedian and father-of-six Ashley Blaker, on parenting, adoption and raising children with special needs. ‘A funny, irreverent and loving book’ Daily Express‘We had such a variety of experts...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLERThe best things in life are really not that fancy. This photo-driven book featuring all-things-Reba invites you to get back to the basics of life: fun, food, friends, and...