The bestselling novel, which has taken Australia and the world by storm, now comes alive onstage.Brisbane, 1985: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crim for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli Bell's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart and learn what it takes to be a good man, but life keeps throwing obstacles in his way - not the least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary Brisbane drug de...

Tim is a young labourer with a disability. Mary is a successful mid-50s business executive. What begins as a chance meeting between them soon develops into a life-changing relationship for both.Exploring notions of love, loss and acceptance, and set in the modern day, Colleen McCullough's seminal Australian story has been sensitively adapted by playwright Tim McGarry for the stage.McGarry is an award-winning writer, director and dramaturg. His adaptations with Eva Di Cesare...

Four country children waiting in the rain for the school bus take turns telling stories. In an unusual twist, Anna's story takes the children to Nazi Germany and an intriguing tale about Heidi, a young girl caught in the turmoil of World War II, whose father was one of the most dreaded men in history.One of the children, Mark, becomes engrossed in Heidi's story. In his conversations with his friends, his teacher and with his parents, he explores the moral and ethical issues it rais...

This extraordinary play for young people is an adaptation of Li Cunxin's picture book The Peasant Prince - the true story of Mao's Last Dancer.Adapted by Monkey Baa, Australia's leading theatre company for young audiences, The Peasant Prince has toured nationally, performing to tens of thousands of young people and their families throughout rural and regional Australia.The production was awarded Most Outstanding Production for Children (the Glugs), Best Pr...

Shaun the Shearer just wants to give smokin' haircuts to sheep; it's his calling. Unfortunately the other shearers on the station don't like Shaun's new-fangled ways - he even has a sheep-sheep instead of a sheep-dog! Cast from his shearing role, Shaun and his partner Pete the Sheep set up their own creative hair salon in town. Before long word is out and all the sheep in town are down for a do, and maybe even the big boys too!Adapted by the team at Monkey Baa from the picture book...

Sport performance analysis techniques help coaches, athletes and sport scientists develop an objective understanding of actual sport performance, as opposed to self-report, fitness tests or laboratory based experiments. For example, contemporary performance analysis enables elite sports people and coaches to obtain live feedback of match statistics and video sequences using flexible internet systems, systems that have become an indispensible tool for all those involved in high performance ...

Comedian Tim McGarry and Orangeman Dr David Hume investigate Irish history from different perspectives'We're basically the Little and Large of Irish history' Tim McGarryTim McGarry and Dr David Hume couldn't be less alike. Tim's a six-foot-four funnyman from Belfast, while David's a vertically challenged historian from Ballycarry. But although they disagree about almost everything, they have a great rapport and a passionate interes...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." —Stephen KingTwo brothers meet in the remote Australian outback when the third brother is found dead, in this stunning new standalone novel from Jane HarperBrothers Nathan and Bub Bright meet for the first time in months at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback.Their third brother...

The sensational thriller from iconic Aussie actor and storyteller Bryan Brown.'A work of rattling and serpentine suspense ... gripping and sinuous and so, so good.' Trent DaltonThe body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble ... at least, that's what it looks like.Three weeks before, Leila, a young backpacker, didn't turn up for her ...

***Pre-order your copy of Faith Hogan's gripping and poignant new novel, The Sisters of Hope Square, now!***'Charming... Full of pathos and humour. A heartwarming page-turner that would be perfect for staycation reading' – Irish Independent on Saturday'Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour' – Cathy Bramley***Three women. Three different stages of ...

The bestselling debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved Lessons in Chemistry and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, you will adore Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts.Mickey Bloom: five foot tall, dyslexic, and bullied at school. Mickey knows she's nothing special. Until one day, she discovers running.Mickey's new-found talent makes her realise she's everything she thought s...

A missing girl ... a cold case ... a sister who won’t give up …'I was there on the day Rebecca disappeared. I watched her hurry away. If I close my eyes I can still see her...'When Rebecca Bundy fails to return home after the last day of school in 1984 her father reports her missing. But the teenager has run away before and recently she’s been bragging about going to Queensland, so the police tell the family to wait it out.Days pass. Rumour...