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THE MARRIAGE OF OPPOSITES Alice Hoffman Paperback RRP $29.99A stunning novel from best-selling author Alice Hoffman that

portrays a fascinating love story of one of history’s most captivating ‘invisible’ women: Rachel, mother of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro. Wonderful story-telling, haunting folklore and vivid depiction of the smells and sounds of the tropics make it a very special reading experience.

THE WAR ON JOURNALISM Andrew Fowler Paperback RRP $34.99Racked by public distrust, cowed by government

surveillance and powerful corporations, the mainstream media is in crisis. Newspapers which fl ourished for centuries and TV networks that once ruled the world are failing. Andrew Fowler’s The War on Journalism tells how the media helped write its own epitaph.

HOW THE SUN GOT TO COCO’S HOUSE Bob Graham Hardcover RRP $24.95In this charming and beautiful

picture book, the journey of the sun is captured as it travels from the far side of the world, across countries, chasing the night before arriving at little Coco’s house. Ages 3+

THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB David Lagercrantz Paperback RRP $32.99 27th August release, advance orders welcome

She’s back on 27 August! The call comes in late at night: a superhacker has gained access to top secret U.S. intelligence. There must be something deeper at the heart of this - a tangled web of truth that someone is prepared to kill to protect...

WOMEN I’VE UNDRESSED:A MEMOIR Orry-Kelly Hardback RRP $39.99Found in a

pillowcase, the long-lost memoirs of a legendary Hollywood designer – and a genuine Australian original. Orry-Kelly created magic on screen. He won three Oscars for costume design. He dressed all the biggest stars. He was an Australian. Yet few know who Orry-Kelly really was – until now.

THE 65-STOREY TREEHOUSE Andy Griffi ths & Terry Denton (Illus) Paperback RRP $12.99 12th August release

Andy and Terry’s amazing 65-storey treehouse now has a pet-grooming salon, a birthday room, a quicksand pit, a time machine and Tree-NN: a 24-hour-a-day TV news centre keeping you up to date with all the latest treehouse news, current events and gossip. Ages 8+

R&R Mark Dapin Paperback RRP $32.99A work of remarkable power, like M*A*S*H meets Catch-22 in Vietnam, Dapin

looks unblinkingly at the absurdities, appetites, evasions and brutalities of a men during war. Dapin has found his voice – funny, harsh, concise and endlessly insightful.

A FORCE FOR GOOD Daniel Goleman Paperback RRP $29.99An important manifesto on how we can

change our world for the better from the unique mind of the Dalai Lama, penned by the internationally bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence. The Dalai Lama presents a perspective on the world that has the potential to shape humanity as we know it.

THE BEAUTY IS IN THE WALKING James Maloney Paperback RRP $16.99Everyone thinks they know what Jacob O’Leary

can and can’t do -- and they’re not shy about telling him. But no one knows what he’s truly capable of. And he’s desperate for the chance to work it out for himself. Ages 12+

BOOK OFTHE MONTH

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1 Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee

2 The Mindfulness Colouring Book by Emma Farrarons

3 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

4 The Eye of the Sheep by Sofi e Laguna

5 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

6 Gut: the Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Under-Rated Organ by Giulia Enders

7 The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

8 The Little Book of Calm Colouringby David Sinden & Victoria Kay

9 The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop

10 Soon by Morris Gleitzman

11 The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

12 The Magical City by Lizzie Mary Cullen

13 Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Colouring Bookby Johanna Basford

14 The Dust That Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernieres

15 Millie Marotta’s Animal Kingdom by Millie Marotta

16 My Brilliant Friend: Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante

17 We are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

18 Fabulous Flowers: The Gift of Colouring for Grown-Ups

19 Aussie Grit by Mark Webber

20 Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian by E.L James

A GUIDE TO BERLINGail Jones Paperback RRP $32.99A group of six international travellers, two Italians, two Japanese, an American and an Australian, meet in empty apartments in Berlin to share stories and memories. Each

is enthralled in some way to the work of Vladimir Nabokov A Guide to Berlin - a short story written in 1925, when he was a young man of 26, living in Berlin - and each is fi nding their way in deep winter in a haunted city. A moment of devastating violence shatters the group, and changes the direction of everyone’s story.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gail Jones is the author of two short-story collections, a critical monograph, and the novels Black Mirror, Sixty Lights, Dreams Of Speaking, Sorry and Five Bells. She has been three times shortlisted for the Miles Franklin. She has also been shortlisted for international awards, including the IMPAC.Her fi ction has been translated into nine languages.

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Really Relaxing ColouringBook Series From Harlequin

A fantastic selection ofAdult Colouring Booksfrom Harlequin. Choose from these beautiful and relaxing designs.

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NEW TRAVEL RECIPE BOOKS

FROM THE SOURCE THAILANDFROM THE SOURCE ITALY Hardbacks RRP $34.99 each

From the Source is a new series of travel inspired recipe books. Beautifully photographed Lonely Planet presents Italy and Thailand’s’ most authentic dishes – direct from the kitchens where they were perfected. From street-food vendors to top restaurants’ chefs, the best local cooks share their passion for food and their own family recipes.

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