'An enchanting story about love, loss and the power of language' Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll FactorySometimes you have to start with what's lost to truly find yourself...Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father's feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary.One day, she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the...

A moving and heartwarming verse novel from CBCA shortlisted author Pip Harry about friendship, new experiences and staying true to yourself. When a Manly school sets out to bring a country class to the city for a beach visit, three very different kids find each other and themselves. Noah is fearless in the surf. So where does his courage go when his best mate pushes him around? Lottie loves collecting facts about bugs, but she doesn't know what to do about her dad filling their lonely hous...

A gripping Australian historical crime novel set in 1912. Skull River by Pip Fioretti follows Detective Gus Hawkins into a violent goldfields town full of secrets, trauma, and murder, perfect for readers of Garry Disher and Chris Hammer.'I was like a man washed ashore on an island, half mad and only my warrant card and blood-soaked uniform to vouch for me. But I had to act as if I knew what the hell to do.'In Autumn...

Brought to you by Penguin.In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of lexicographers are gathering words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary.Esme's place is beneath th...

As World War One brings women unexpected new freedoms, bookbinder Peggy has the chance at a new future.'Vivid and moving ... I absolutely loved it!' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'Charming, original and beautifully researched' Rachel Hore, author of A Beautiful Spy*'*When the men leave for the Western Front, Peggy and her friends must shoulder the burden at home.As she moves...

WINNER OF BEST CRIME FICTION at the 2025 Danger Awards.Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti is a gripping Australian crime novel following Detective Gus Hawkins into a remote town where secrets, violence and buried pasts collide.'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?'1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. T...

A mind-bending journey through space, incarceration, and the search for meaning.In Pip Adam's Audition, three giants—Alba, Stanley, and Drew—are trapped on a spaceship hurtling towards an event horizon. To keep the ship moving, they must talk, but silence brings a terrifying consequence: they resume growing. As they converse, they piece together fragmented memories of their past lives as prisoners, grappling with themes of power, identity, and the possibil...

From authors Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris, the award winning steampunk series continues...The chase is on! After rescuing Queen Victoria from the clutches of the Maestro, Agents Eliza D Braun and Wellington Books are in hot pursuit of Dr Henry Jekyll. While he continues his experiments on the aristocracy of Europe, he leaves a trail of chaos and despair in his wake. However when Eliza and Wellington run him to ground in India, they are forced to come face to face with ghosts from ...

Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven have the run of London, and that is the way they like it.While she loses herself in machines and adventures, and the work they get from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, why her parents were killed remains a mystery she can't leave alone.When an archaeologist from the British Museum is kidnapped, and the only clue leads to an academy for young engineers, the Ministry sends the Seven in to investigate.What they will ...

After reconnecting with an ex—now a Hollywood star—a struggling author discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her novel.When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, her whole future is wide open. But then Zach, the bartender and aspiring actor she’s falling for, ghosts her. Her debut novel, a thriller, fails. And she has writer’s block worse than ever before. Now, three years later, ...

One Final Mission.There is no time to rest for Eliza D Braun and Wellington Thornhill Books. The man who has haunted and hounded them since the fall of the Maestro—Doctor Henry Jekyll—is now on a killing spree, using bizarre, theatrical murders as a way to taunt their inability to capture him.Of course, Books and Braun know this is a trap, so it falls on the Ministry's Finest to turn the tables on Jekyll and bring him to justice.As Wellington and El...

From the funniest voice in young fiction today, t he seventh in this irresistible series for young readers about imaginary friends in hilarious rhyming text and with adorable illustrations by Ella Okstad.'In a change to our scheduledprogramme tonight,I proudly present,for your joy and delight . . .'(in the glare of the bulbs, Ava tipped her tall hat)'AMAZING AVA! AA...