Black Britain: Writing Back series, curated by Bernadine Evaristo
This series is curated by Bernadine Evaristo, whose novel Girl, Woman, Other won the Booker Prize in 2019. The aim is to introduce...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Forks Over Knives Cookbook by Del Sroufe
Following on from the popular documentary, this is a fabulous practical everyday or special occasion vegan cookbook. It is the only...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Mrs March by Virginia Feito
Mrs. March spends her time as an Upper East Side wife living anxiously under the weight of expectations placed on her by society and...
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Eucalyptus by Murray Bail
One of my favourites. It's an original Australian fairy tale complete with a beautiful maiden trapped in a forest and suitors set a quest...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital by Joanna Nell
‘Herr Hilary’ runs the hospital cafeteria strictly with the accident-prone Joy and young volunteer Chloe. The ‘tea ladies’ are a...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Hastings Street: Stories from Noosa's Past by Emma Freeman
Local resident and author shares Noosa's history and her personal memories of growing up in Noosa. Last print run for this iconic Noosa...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Murakami is a wonderful write - both incredibly specific and universal at once. Magical realism at its best, the story of Toru's life a...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang
In plain and simple language, Cho Nam-Joo's Korean everywoman, Kim Jiyoung, gives a clear voice to the frustrations of women around the...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
With My Little Eye by Sandra Hogan
A fascinating insight into Australia in the 1950's. Behind the suburban doors, the world of spies uniquely told through the eyes of a...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell
This book is a hoot! It tackles ageing, loving and relationships in a very refreshing manner. Peggy Smart at 79 years has fallen hard for...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Two Years Eight Months & Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie
After a storm hits New York City, strange things begin to happen to some residents. They are, it turns out, decedents of the union of an...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Calling Major Tom by David M. Barnett
Are you in the mood for a light and charming beach read? This is one of my favourite feel-good books. If you liked the Full Monty or...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley
You don't have to love birds to enjoy this book. It will open your eyes afresh to colonial Australia and the discovery of our wonderful...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Too Much Stuff by Emily Gravett
Delightful illustrations accompany a very funny rhyming story demonstrating the perils of having too much stuff! Entertaining with a...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
One of the most beautiful, heartbreaking, life-affirming novel I have had the pleasure to read. Following four young men from college...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Poems to Save the World With chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell is a master when it comes to curating poetry. His most recent anthology, Poems to Save the World With, is a response to the...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Kya is 7 years old when she is deserted by her family and left to fend for herself in the harsh marshlands of North Carolina. She raises...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
This is the story of three different Baghdadi women whose lives intertwine, but not through choice. It is the era of Saddam Hussein. Iraq...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Told as a series of letters to the reader, this beautiful book follows high school freshman Charlie through his first year in American...
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Sep 26, 20211 min read
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler has created a wonderful, almost whimical character in Micah Mortimer. He's a virtual hermit until a young man appears on his...
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