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  • The Lady Vanishes

    The next bestselling Australian true crime book based on the popular podcast series, for fans of I CATCH KILLERS, THE WIDOW OF WALCHA and DIRTY JOHN

    by Alison Sandy, Bryan Seymour, Sally Eeles, Marc Wright ...
    A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.When Marion Barter disappeared in 1997, police initially dismissed it as the actions of a divorced mother abandoning her family. In this book, the creators of the addictive global hit podcast The Lady Vanishes detail the winding investigation into Marion's disappearance, from tentative early ... Read more

    Was $16.99 AUD Now $11.99 AUD

  • The Bookseller

    The Brand New DS Cross Thriller

    by Tim Sullivan ...
    Series series A DS Cross Thriller
    SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO TURN THEIR LAST PAGE...'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAIL'These are must-read detective novels.' MARK BILLINGHAM'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHSTHE SETTINGThe body of a bookseller is discovered, lying in a pool of blood in his Bristol bookshop. Police have one question: how di... ... Read more

    Was $9.99 AUD Now $1.99 AUD

  • The Salt Path

    The prize-winning, Sunday Times bestseller, now a major film featuring Gillian Anderson

    by Raynor Winn ...
    One of the most talked about books of the decade, an inspiring true story of hope and the healing powers of the natural world.OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDETHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERINCLUDED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES 2024 LIST OF THE TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE PAST FIFTY YEARSWINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE... ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    The iconic Sunday Times bestseller that inspired the hit TV series

    by Margaret Atwood ...
    Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She has only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Broken Country

    THE MOST ADDICTIVE LOVE STORY OF THE YEAR - THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES & NYT BESTSELLER

    by Clare Leslie Hall ...
    INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERREESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICKFEARNE COTTON'S HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB PICK'An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it's also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming'REESE WITHERSPOO... ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • The Bodyguard

    ‘A shot of pure joy’ EMILY HENRY

    by Katherine Center ...
    'My perfect ten of a book.' EMILY HENRY *The instant New York Times bestseller!*She's got his back. He's got her heart. They've got a secret. What could possibly go wrong?Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with her bare hands. But the truth is, she's an elite bodyguard and she's just been hired to protect a superstar actor from his stalker.</... ... Read more

    Was $12.99 AUD Now $4.99 AUD

  • Outback

    A stunning new crime thriller

    by Patricia Wolf ...
    Series Book 1 - A DS Walker Thriller
    The Number 1 Internationally Bestselling Ebook, perfect for fans of The Dry by Jane Harper.'Tense, gripping and atmospheric' - CHRIS WHITAKER'Gripped me from its shocking start' - SARAH YARWOOD-LOVETT'I highly recommend it' - LYNDA LA PLANTE CBETWO MISSING BACKPACKERS. ONE VAST OUTBACK.DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, taking care of his d... ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD

  • Moreish

    The Hidden Secrets of What We Eat and Why

    by Matt Buttrick ...
    Explore the impact of words in menu construction alongside the power of comfort food; why the first bite is not always with the eyes; and how the worlds of sex, symbolism and animal instinct are simmering just beneath the surface in all of us.Continually eye-opening and perceptive, often witty and entertaining, Moreish sets a place for persuasive packaging, in-your-face pop songs, underhand menu ... Read more

    Was $20.99 AUD Now $1.99 AUD

  • All the Way to the River

    Love, Loss and Liberation

    by Elizabeth Gilbert ...
    In her first non-fiction book in a decade, the no. 1 bestselling writer who taught millions of readers to live authentically (Eat Pray Love) and creatively (Big Magic) shows how to break free.In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya. They became friends, then best friends, then inseparable. When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was finally laid bare: the two were in love. They were also a pair ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD

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  • Goliath’s Curse

    The History and Future of Societal Collapse

    by Luke Kemp ...
    A radical retelling of human history through collapse – from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twentieth-first century and beyond – based on the latest research and a database of more than 440 societal lifespans over the last 5,000 years.Why do civilisations collapse?For the first 200,000 years of human history, hunter-gathering Homo sapiens lived in fluid, ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

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  • Almost Chimpanzee

    Redrawing the Lines That Separate Us from Them

    by Jon Cohen ...
    The captivating story of how a band of scientists has redrawn the genetic and behavioral lines that separate humans from our nearest cousins.In the fall of 2005, a band of researchers cracked the code of the chimpanzee genome and provided a startling new window into the differences between humans and our closest primate cousins. For the past several years, acclaimed Science reporter Jon Cohen has ... Read more

    Was $29.99 AUD Now $1.99 AUD

  • It Ends With Us

    The emotional #1 Sunday Times bestseller. Now a major film starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

    by Colleen Hoover ...
    ****NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BLAKE LIVELY AND JUSTIN BALDONI**THE RUNAWAY GLOBAL MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING NOVEL BY COLLEEN HOOVER.**‘The reigning queen of BookTok’ GUARDIAN‘One of the most influential voices of the last decade’ ELLE‘One of the world's most successful writers’ DAILY MAIL‘In the future . . . if by some miracle you ever find yourself in ... ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Not Now, Not Ever

    Ten years on from the misogyny speech

    by Julia Gillard ...
    This is a barn-burning piece of Australian feminist history in the making.MATILDA, BETTER READ THAN DEADThen it was done. After staying silent, I’d had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly angry. I felt strong, measured, controlled. Yet emotion did play its role in the energy of the speech. The frustration that sexism and misogyny could still be so bad in the twenty-first century. The ... Read more

    Was $14.99 AUD Now $4.99 AUD

  • Lessons in Chemistry

    The modern classic multi-million-copy bestseller

    by Bonnie Garmus ...
    THE FUNNY AND INSPIRING, MULTI-AWARD-WINNING BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD, now a major Apple TV+ series starring Brie LarsonA Book of the Year for: Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good House Keeping, Woman & Home, Stylist, TLS Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, NPR, India Knight, Hay Festival, Waterstones*,* Amazon, Books Are My Bag, and many more!'The most ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Where the Innocent Die

    by M J Lee ...
    Series Book 4 - DI Ridpath Crime Thriller
    Nowhere is safe. No one can be trusted.A bloodied body is found in a Manchester Immigrant Removal Centre. The investigating officer and the pathologist seem certain: a suicide. But for DI Ridpath something doesn’t add up.As the evidence starts to unravel, and with few leads, the pressure is on to find answers before the Inquest is closed. Caught between the police, the coroner and a system that ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Yellowface

    by Rebecca F Kuang ...
    The Number One Global Sensation *Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year* *Amazon Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year* *Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards*‘Addictive’ Grazia‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer‘Provocative’ Mail on SundayTHIS IS ONE HELL OF A ... ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • All the Colours of the Dark

    The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller – ‘a wonderful book’ (Richard Osman)

    by Chris Whitaker ...
    OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEA sweeping coming-of-age tale, an epic love story and a searing thriller, all unfolding on a vast canvas.There is a moment when childhood ends.For Joseph 'Patch' Macauley and Saint Brown, it comes late one summer as Patch is abducted from their hometown. Devastated, Saint devotes her days to finding her best friend.Held in total darkness, Patch is hopeless and ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Mrs Kelly

    The astonishing life of outlaw Ned Kelly's mother, from the bestselling award-winning author of THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY, SISTER VIV and HUDSON FYSH

    by Grantlee Kieza ...
    The astonishing life of Ned Kelly's motherWhile we know much about the iconic outlaw Ned Kelly, his mother Ellen Kelly has been largely overlooked by Australian writers and historians -- until now, with this vivid and compelling portrait by Grantlee Kieza, one of Australia's most popular biographers.When Ned Kelly's mother, Ellen, arrived in Melbourne in 1841 aged nine, British convict ships were ... Read more

    Was $12.99 AUD Now $3.99 AUD

  • Kindred

    The ground-breaking masterpiece from the New York Times bestseller

    by Octavia E. Butler ...
    Octavia E. Butler's ground-breaking masterpiece, with an original foreword by Ayòbámi Adébáyò.'A marvel of imagination, empathy and detail' NEW YORK TIMES'The marker you should judge all other time-travelling narratives by' GUARDIAN'One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had' JUNOT DIAZIn 1976, Dana dreams of being a wr... ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Landfall

    The totally propulsive crime mystery suspense thriller from the award-winning author of Clade

    by James Bradley ...
    'Propulsive' GUARDIAN'Unmissable' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'Masterful' SARA FOSTERThe world is in the grip of climate catastrophe. Sydney has been transformed by rising sea levels, soaring temperatures and increasingly intense social division and unrest.When a child on the margins goes missing from the area of the city known as the Floodline, Senior Detective Sadiya Azad is assigned to find her. But when ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Small Boat

    by Vincent Delecroix ...
    Translated by Helen Stevenson ...
    In November 2021, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the United Kingdom capsized in the Channel causing the death of 27 people on board. Despite receiving numerous calls for help, the French authorities wrongly told the migrants they were in British waters and had to call the British authorities for help. By the time rescue vessels arrived on the scene, all but two of the ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Three Sisters

    A triumphant story of love and survival from the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    by Heather Morris ...
    'I want you to make a promise to me that you will always take care of your sisters. That you will always be there for one another. That you will not allow anyone to take you away from each other, ever. Do you understand?'When they are little girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father - that they will stay together, no matter what. Years later, at just 15, Livia is ordered to ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Matters of the Heart

    The inspirational and deeply moving memoir from one of Australia's most significant Indigenous voices, for readers of Anh Do, Ash Barty and J.D. Vance

    by Jacinta Nampijinpa Price ...
    The moving story of an Indigenous woman who beat disadvantage and violence to become one of Australia's most influential political voices.Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was nine months pregnant and due to give birth the night she attended her high school formal. With her baby tucked in her arms, she completed year 12 from her hospital bed. Early in their relationship, she took her future husband, Colin, ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier

    by Patrick Grant ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTELLER‘Utterly brilliant. We all need to read this book’ CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN'Patrick’s book is fascinating and sobering and makes a compelling argument for going back to basics’ JOE LYCETTWe used to care a lot about our clothes. We didn’t have many but those we had were important to us. We’d cherish them, repair them and pass them on. And making them provided fulfilling work for ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD