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25.01.2022 He escaped from Singapore's Changi prisoner of war camp to become one of Australia's great World War II guerrilla fighters. 'The way I look at it is this...When you're behind the line and get yourself into trouble, you've got to get your bloody self out irrespective of anybody else. That's why I like it.' Scottish-born but a Queenslander to the bone, Jock McLaren was a true Australian hero. As a prisoner he escaped twice, first from Changi and later from the infamous Sandakan... POW camp in Borneo. After paddling a dugout canoe across open sea, he fought for two years with American-led Filipino guerrillas, his exploits so audacious the Japanese put a price on his head. At the helm of his 26-foot whaleboat, the Bastard, McLaren sailed brazenly into enemy-held harbours, wreaking havoc with his mortar and machine guns before heading back out to sea. In early 1945 he joined Australia's secretive Z Special Unit, parachuting into Borneo to carry out reconnaissance and organise anti-Japanese resistance ahead of Allied landings. He cheated death on numerous occasions and saved his own life by removing his appendix without anaesthetic, using 'two large dessert spoons' and a razor blade. Drawing on Allied and Japanese wartime documents, Bastard Behind the Lines brings the story of a courageous digger vividly to life and throws light on a rarely explored aspect of Australia's Pacific war. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//Bastard-Behind-the-Lines-To

24.01.2022 These readers have all given Craig Silvey’s 'Honeybee' 5 stars! Have you read it yet?

24.01.2022 Not all killers can be tamed... the thrilling second book in Lynda La Plante CBE’s bestselling Detective Jack Warr crime series. Available April 2021 https://www.allenandunwin.com//Judas-Horse-Lynda-La-Plante

24.01.2022 We are absolutely thrilled to announce our Australian Book Industry Awards Longlisters for 2021! This selection of books feature in the following categories: Literary Fiction, General Fiction, Young Adult, Picture Books, Biography and New Writer! What a powerful bunch!

23.01.2022 From the bestselling author of 'Strayapedia' comes the definitive dictionary of the year the world went to sh*t. 2020 sucked. It's been a year of bushfires, floods, a recession, a global pandemic and Kanye West's presidential campaign. But it was also the year we all watched Hamilton, baked sourdough, had dinner parties on Zoom and drank constantly - okay, so maybe that wasn't such a great thing either. Amid the non-stop trauma, however, it's been a year of togetherness and c...ommunity spirit - though mostly trauma. But as we limp towards 2021, it's time to look back at it all, and laugh. Because at least we all suffered through this year together. Not literally together - that was generally illegal. But we were side by side in our bubbles, all going through the same thing. The 2020 Dictionary is an invaluable record of all we learned in the year the world turned to sh*t, helpfully collected in alphabetical order, with jokes where appropriate, as well as in some places where they probably aren't. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//2020-Dictionary-Dominic-Kni

22.01.2022 One brave girl. Thousands of unexpected allies. A high-flying adventure series from Anh Do! Controlling her new ability might be the hardest thing Amber has ever done. Especially when she is running for her life.Who is her mysterious enemy? What connection does he have to her past? And, most importantly, does Amber have what it takes to truly become . . 'Skydragon'? Available in all good bookstores tomorrow!!

22.01.2022 GIVEAWAY The Lincoln Lawyer MICKEY HALLER is back in this heart-stopping new thriller from No. 1 bestselling author Michael Connelly Books. THE LAW OF INNOCENCE is out in all good bookshops on November 10th! Someone has framed Haller as a murderer and he's elected to defend himself. With the help of a handpicked team, including his half-brother Harry Bosch, Mickey races time to figure out who has plotted to destroy his life and why.... For your chance to win 1 of 10 copies of this brand new release, tell us what fictional character would lead your defence team in a trial and why? Competition open to AUS/NZ residents only, entries closes 10am AEST 5 November with 10 copies of 'The Law of Innocence' to give away across Instagram and Facebook. Winners announced in the comments good luck!

22.01.2022 A wildly exciting adventure series from bestselling author Anh Do. Wolf Girl and her trusty dogs are back for another hackle-raising adventure. On the run from sinister forces, Gwen rushes head-long into danger. With giant snakes, komodo dragons and a whole new wolf pack to contend with, Wolf Girl will need all her cunning... and all her friends.... More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//The-Traitor-Wolf-Girl-4-Anh

21.01.2022 From the bestselling author of AM I DOING THIS RIGHT? Tanya Hennessy comes an honest, hilarious, entirely relatable illustrated guide to living life right. And wrong. This is not your average self-help book. There are no filters, no frittatas and no fake. In Help Self, Tanya gets real as she discusses food, love, friendship, careers and mental health, and (of course) she gets real hilarious too.... From being mistaken for a pregnant woman when she'd just had too many Cheezels, to understanding whatever alien language your friend's child is speaking, to overcoming an unexpected breakup with your best friend, Tanya Hennessy has all the life-hack, pro-tips for getting through this chaos we call life. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//Help-Self-Tanya-Hennessy-97

20.01.2022 In need of a military history read? Our recent releases can all be found right here! The Last Navigator by Paul Goodwin The Battles for Kokoda Plateau by David W. Cameron Red Lead: The Naval Cat with Nine Lives by Roland Perry On Our Doorstep by Craig Collie

20.01.2022 WIN Craig Silvey's long awaited HONEYBEE is out in less than a week and we've got an exciting competition to celebrate!! One lucky winner will receive a special Honeybee tote bag PLUS a copy of book, with FOUR runners up receiving a copy Honeybee! Just tell us why you would most love to win this sweet pack!... Competition open to AUS/NZ residents only, entries closes 10am AEST 28 September with 1 prize pack containing a tote and copy of Honeybee and 4 single packs with copies of Honeybee book to give away across Instagram and Facebook. Winners announced in the comments good luck! See more

20.01.2022 Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt spent more than twenty years in the SAS. His decades of service and his multiple tours in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan made him one of the regiment's most experienced and recognised figures. Alongside the SAS, Harry's other lifetime love is cricket. An improvised game of cricket was often the circuit-breaker Harry and his team needed after the tension of operations. He began a tradition of organising matches wherever he was sent, whether it was in ...the mountains of East Timor with a fugitive rebel leader, or on the dusty streets of Baghdad, or in exposed Forward Operating Bases in the hills of Afghanistan. Soldiers, locals and even visiting politicians played in these spontaneous yet often bridge-building games. As part of the tradition, Harry also started to take a cricket bat with him on operational tours, eleven of them in total. They'd often go outside the wire with him and end up signed by those he met or fought alongside. These eleven bats form the basis for Harry's extraordinary memoir. It's a book about combat, and what it takes to serve in one of the world's most elite formations. It's a book about the toll that war takes on soldiers and their loved ones. And it's a book about the healing power of cricket, and how a game can break down borders in even the most desperate of circumstances. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//Eleven-Bats-Anthony-Harry-M

20.01.2022 'Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!' is a breathtaking, illustrated anthology of 366 animal poems - one for every day of the year. They range from unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world, including poetry in translation. Poems include work by Michael Rosen, Roger McGough, Carol Ann Duffy, William Blake, Dick King-Smith, Ted Hughes, Grace Nichols, Lewis Carroll, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson. Britta Teckentrup's breathtaking illustrations bring together all the richness and wonder of the animal kingdom, making this anthology a perfect gift that will be treasured by generations.

20.01.2022 Ever wondered what Cameron Smith's hidden talent is? Well wonder no more!

19.01.2022 'Infinite Splendours' is the bold new literary novel from Sofie Laguna, author of the award-winning 'The Eye of the Sheep' and 'The Choke.' Lawrence Loman is a bright, caring, curious boy with a gift for painting. He lives at home with his mother and younger brother, and the future is laid out before him, full of promise. But when he is ten, an experience of betrayal takes it all away, and Lawrence is left to deal with the devastating aftermath. As he grows into a man, h...ow will he make sense of what he has suffered? He cannot rewrite history, but must he be condemned to repeat it? Lawrence finds meaning in the best way he knows. By surrendering himself to art and nature, he creates beauty - beauty made all the more astonishing and soulful for the deprivation that gives rise to it. Infinite Splendours is an extraordinary novel, incandescent with love and compassion, rich in colour and character. The power and virtuosity of Laguna's writing make it impossible for us to look away; by being seen, Lawrence is redeemed. And we, as readers, have had our minds and hearts opened in ways we can't forget.

19.01.2022 Get ready to roar with laughter in this junior fiction book for fans of 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' and 'Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire!' Jesse needs to navigate the rites and rituals of Grade Six including a disrespectful Prep buddy, a plumbing problem the size of Niagara Falls, not to mention the dreaded compulsory school camp! 'School Rules are Optional' begins on the first day of school and there's already problems. On top of that, it's a million degrees. So that's more problems! At least things can only get better, right?

18.01.2022 LEGACY OF WAR, the thrilling new adventure from bestselling author Wilbur Smith will be published in April 2021. Find out more about the brand new novel here: https://bit.ly/36ucVTb

18.01.2022 Haven't gotten around to reading Chris Hammer - author's new crime thriller 'Trust' yet? We've got Chris reading the prologue right here before you grab it!

18.01.2022 Bestselling author of 'My Life As An Alphabet' and 'A Song Only I Can Hear', Barry Jonsberg is back with another brilliant and timely middle-grade novel! 'Catch Me If I Fall' sees thirteen-year-old twins Ashleigh and Aiden who promise to always look out for each other. Aiden is more dedicated to the task than Ashleigh, but when it comes to matters of life and death, they both exhibit a fierce protectiveness that will change the course of their lives. After Aiden suffers a terrible injury, he isn't the same brother Ash always relied on. Something has changed, and it will lead to a discovery that will turn their whole world upside down.

18.01.2022 What advantage can music give children in terms of brain development and education? Speaking to ABC Radio National, award-winning music educator and researcher Anita Collins has drilled down into the science for her latest book 'The Music Advantage.' Listen: https://www.abc.net.au//how-learning-music-shapes/12630538

18.01.2022 Whip out your best dress and pistol to join in with these readers and booksellers, it's time to step into the world of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries to vanquish injustice! Kerry Greenwood's beloved crime crusher is back! When a mysterious invitation arrives for Miss Fisher from an unknown Captain Herbert Spencer, Phryne's curiosity is excited. Spencer runs a retreat in Victoria's spa country for shell-shocked soldiers of the First World War. It's a cause after Phryne's own ...heart but what could Spencer want from her? Phryne and the faithful Dot view their spa sojourn as a short holiday but are quickly thrown in the midst of disturbing Highland gatherings, disappearing women, murder and the mystery of the Temperance Hotel. Disappearances, murder, bombs, booby-traps and strange goings-on land Miss Phryne Fisher right in the middle of her most exciting adventure with 'Death at Daylesford!'

18.01.2022 With only a week to go until the release of Craig Silvey's HONEYBEE, we're so excited for the upcoming AUTHOR TOUR!! For all the details: https://bit.ly/2HjKnTu

18.01.2022 Tim Olsen is the son of arguably Australia's greatest living artist, Dr John Olsen. 'Son of the Brush' is his fascinating, candid memoir of what it was like to grow up in the shadow of artistic genius, with all its wonder, excitement and bitter disappointments. Tim's childhood was dominated by his father's work, which took the family to Europe and to communities around Australia as John sought inspiration and artistic fellowship. Wine, food, conversation and the emerging sexu...al freedom of the 1960s wove a pattern of life for the family. It was both the best and worst of childhoods, filled with vibrancy and stimulation, yet fraught with anxiety and eventual sadness as John separated from Tim's mother Valerie and moved away from the family. 'Son of the Brush' is a memoir about a son and his father, and what it takes to forge your own identity and chart your own course in life, but it is also about the wider world of art, artists and the joy, inspiration and sacrifices of the creative life. The course of Tim's life has been set by the experiences of his childhood, and by the passion for art he inherited from both his parents. Having overcome and recovered from addiction, Tim is today one of Australia's most respected gallery owners OLSEN Gallery, with a knowledge of art and artists forged from what is literally a lifetime immersed in the art world.

18.01.2022 Chatting from other sides of the world, 'The Other Side of the Sky' authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner spoke to Victoria from QBD Books about collaboration, inspiration and adapting to change.

16.01.2022 Know much about the life of bestselling author Fleur McDonald? She recently appeared on ABC Conversations to chat about growing up in a tiny town in South Australia where her family ran the local fuel depot. When she left Orroroo she still stayed tied to the bush, eventually becoming a jillaroo and buying a farm with her then-husband outside Esperance in Western Australia. Recently she's helped begin a new service based in the bush to help women and children fleeing domestic violence. Listen to the full conversation here: https://www.abc.net.au//fleur-mcdonald-orroroo-tr/12902330

16.01.2022 Sir Peter Cosgrove has a unique take on the political class. He writes in The Australian about the best politicians during his time as Governor-General. https://www.theaustralian.com.au//c802d96fcf8947ca5da64187

16.01.2022 GIVEAWAY Award-winning and internationally acclaimed writer Chris Hammer - author's brand new Martin Scarsden novel 'Trust' is out in 12 days and we're celebrating with 5 signed copies! Set in a Sydney riven with corruption and nepotism, privilege and power, it's time to face demons once and for all; it's time to learn how to trust. What can you TRUST to be in the new Chris Hammer novel and why?... Competition open to AUS/NZ residents only, entries closes 10am AEST 7 October with 5 signed copies of Trust to give away across Instagram and Facebook. Winners announced in the comments good luck! See more

16.01.2022 A little boat sets out to sea and begins its voyage toward home. To get there it must travel across many strange, beautiful oceanscapes, full of fantastic creatures and deadly monsters, swept by terrifying storms and sailed by mysterious ships. Can the Wanderer pick a path through all these perils to a safe harbour? For those who love Shaun Tan, this beautifully illustrated, wordless picture book is a gateway into a captivating marine fantasy world by Peter van den Ende.

16.01.2022 As the royal governess, Marion Crawford played a major role in shaping the childhood and subsequent world-view of Queen Elizabeth II, but her story is largely unknown and has never been explored in much depth. Wendy Holden's 'The Governess' brings 'Crawfie' to life. This is a look into the childhood of the world's longest reigning monarch: a story of conflict and contradiction, of state dinners and hunger marches, of a left-winger amongst the ultimate conservatives, of a mode...rn woman in an ancient institution. Read more about this fascinating story: https://bit.ly/2ZJS4bS Welbeck Pub

16.01.2022 The highly anticipated new novel by the bestselling author of Jasper Jones Craig Silvey. 'Find out who you are, and live that life.' Late in the night, fourteen-year-old Sam Watson steps onto a quiet overpass, climbs over the rail and looks down at the road far below.... At the other end of the same bridge, an old man, Vic, smokes his last cigarette. The two see each other across the void. A fateful connection is made, and an unlikely friendship blooms. Slowly, we learn what led Sam and Vic to the bridge that night. Bonded by their suffering, each privately commits to the impossible task of saving the other. Honeybee is a heartbreaking, life-affirming novel that throws us headlong into a world of petty thefts, extortion plots, botched bank robberies, daring dog rescues and one spectacular drag show. At the heart of Honeybee is Sam: a solitary, resilient young person battling to navigate the world as their true self; ensnared by loyalty to a troubled mother, scarred by the volatility of a domineering stepfather, and confounded by the kindness of new alliances. Honeybee is a tender, profoundly moving novel, brimming with vivid characters and luminous words. It's about two lives forever changed by a chance encounter -- one offering hope, the other redemption. It's about when to persevere, and when to be merciful, as Sam learns when to let go, and when to hold on. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//Honeybee-Craig-Silvey-97817

15.01.2022 Saturday the 3rd of October is Love Your Bookshop Day! This year more than ever has seen communities come together to support one another. 'Love Your Bookshop Day' is the perfect opportunity to thank your local bookshop for all their hard work. Including (but not limited to) speedy deliveries by bike no matter the weather, fabulous author events over live-stream and recommending the most wonderful books throughout the year! Pop into your favourite bookshop, or say hello via social media with the hashtag #LYBD20 to show your appreciation!

14.01.2022 The Guardian Australia spoke to Tim Olsen about growing up in the art world and family dynamics as the son of one of Australia's most famous painters, John Olsen. He details these complexities in his memoir 'Son of the Brush,' about love in all its degrees. https://www.theguardian.com//tim-olsen-on-getting-out-from

14.01.2022 Full-throated and provocative, this is a very personal battle cry to save our most precious natural resource. 'I LOVE IT.' Peter FitzSimons 'With a deft mixture of outrage, humour and in-depth knowledge, only Beasley could make water policy a page turner.' Craig Reucassel... 'It's great to shed some more light on the policy creep and mismanagement that is driving environmental degradation of many of the Murray-Darling Basin rivers.' Professor Richard Kingsford, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists 'We want to reset these bio-diversities and the ecologies in our country. We want to see our fish spawning as they once were, our animals coming back down to drink. Fresh quality water out of the Coorong, not this super saline stuff that we're living in today's environment. It's slowly dying. You can smell the impact of what's happening . . .' Grant Rigney, Ngarrindjeri Nation, from his sworn evidence at the Royal Commission into the Murray-Darling Basin. Richard Beasley is fed up. He's fed up with vested interests killing off Australia's most precious water resource. He's fed up with the cowardice and negligence that have allowed Big Agriculture and irrigators to destroy a river system that can sustain both the environment and the communities that depend on it. He's fed up that a noble plan to save Murray-Darling Basin based on the 'best scientific knowledge' has instead been corroded by lies, the denial of climate change, pseudoscience and political expediency. He pulls no punches. He's provocative, he's outrageous, he points the finger without shame. And he will leave you very, very angry. Dead in the Water would be political satire of the highest order . . . if it weren't so tragically true. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//Dead-in-the-Water-Richard-B

13.01.2022 Happy Jodi Picoult Day!! 'The Book of Two Ways' is out now by the #1 New York Times bestselling author. A thought-provoking and otherworldly new novel about the fates that we choose for ourselves and what happens when we have the chance to choose again. "The one shared experience about being human is the fact that one day we will all die. But we can either choose to obsess over that moment or focus instead on all the ones leading up to it." Read more about Jodi's inspirati...on behind her new novel in The Sydney Morning Herald below: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au//50a37907b838b24075d7f1b

12.01.2022 A riveting new novel of rural suspense from the bestselling Voice of the Outback Fleur McDonald. 1980: Rose and Ian Kelly arrive in the small South Australian town of Barker for supplies, before driving a further couple of hundred kilometres to begin shearing at Jacksonville Station. Rose, heavily pregnant with their first babies, worries that despite Ian's impending fatherhood he remains a drifter who dreams of the open road. 2020: When the Australian Federal Police swoop un...heralded into Barker and make a shocking arrest for possession of narcotics, Detective Dave Burrows is certain there is more to the story than meets the eye. After many months of grief over her brother's illness and death, journalist Zara Ellison is finally ready to begin a new chapter of her life and make a commitment to her boyfriend, Senior Constable Jack Higgins. But when she's assigned to investigate the Barker arrest, Jack begins to believe that Zara is working against him. It takes a series of unconnected incidents in Zara's digging to reveal an almost forgotten thread of mystery as to how these two events, forty years apart, could be connected. Read a sample chapter: https://bit.ly/38Dyvav More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//The-Shearers-Wife-Fleur-McD

11.01.2022 Meet our superheroes: - Binky, aka The Monotreme! - Worried Norman, once bitten by a radioactive croissant and now Pastry Person! - Letitia, an occasionally bossy science-wombat and genius inventor!... Together, they are the #EnviroTeens and they are about to get very, very angry. But can three teenagers and a chicken save the whole world? Maybe they are in with a chance? I can't look, it's too exciting! This hilarious graphic novel from Walkley award-winning cartoonist First Dog On The Moon is about a group of teens who are determined to clean the planet and clear the air. A proportion of the profits will be donated to School Strike 4 Climate Australia. Available in all good bookshops on December 1st!

11.01.2022 Heard about Anh Do's new children's book 'Skydragon?' Check out the reviews from those who know it best, the readers!

11.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce that Craig Silvey's Honeybee is Dymocks Books 2020 Book of the Year!! To read all about this wonderful news, check it out on their blog post here: https://bit.ly/39BGRzI

10.01.2022 There's nothing quite like seeing rave reviews about our books, particularly when readers include Hugh Jackman! Have you read Malcolm Knox's 'Bluebird' yet?

10.01.2022 WIN Before you hammer your way through Jack Heath's new crime thriller 'Hideout' out on December 1st, sink your teeth into 'Hunter!' Timothy Blake's insatiable appetite for the thrillingly grotesque sees him stumble across a body he wasn't supposed to find, forcing himself to hide it. When the FBI calls Blake in to investigate a missing university professor, Blake recognises him as the dead man in his freezer... We have 10 copies of 'Hunter' to giveaway, which includes excl...usive chapters from 'Hideout.' You'll be reading it before anyone else! Tell us your favourite crime thriller and why! Competition open to AUS/NZ residents only, entries closes 10am AEST 23 November with 10 copies of 'Hunter' to give away across Instagram and Facebook. Winners announced in the comments good luck!

09.01.2022 Michael Connelly Books spoke about his new book 'The Law of Innocence' and the Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller. Can a lawyer defend himself? Connelly has put that theory to the test.

09.01.2022 No need to feel blue when there's a huge variety of new releases in our November bookstack! They're all pretty gradient! Any of these at the top of your reading pile?

07.01.2022 Attention all left-handed, right-handed & ambidextrous readers! There's some new booksellers in town on September 29th... Set in 1980s London, Garth Nix's new fantasy adventure follows one girl's quest to find her father, leading her to a secret society of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World when it disastrously intrudes into the modern world. Is the girl’s long-lost father a bookseller, or something altogether more mysterious?

07.01.2022 The fascinating, definitive story of Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the world's greatest motor race. Winning the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in motorsport, has been a quest for Australians and New Zealanders since the first race in 1911. Seventeen have tried and two have succeeded: Scott Dixon in 2008 and Will Power in 2018. Rupert Jeffkins, Australia's original speed king, entered the first Indy 500 and on his second attempt in 1912 came within five ki...lometres of victory. He and Italian Ralph De Palma created legend when they pushed their car to the finish line after it blew up while leading. Speed Kings tells Jeffkins' full story for the first time. The lure of the Brickyard, paved with 3.2 million bricks, has drawn champions from both sides of the Tasman. Sir Jack Brabham, his son Geoffrey and grandson Matthew have each tried to win. So have the 'big three' of New Zealand motor racing: Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon. Now Scott McLaughlin looks set to become the next driver from down under to chase American motor racing's greatest prize. Indy doesn't offer up victory lightly. Blinding speed - nudging 380 km/h and averaging 280 km/h over 500 miles - makes the Brickyard one of the most precarious racetracks in the world. Forty-two drivers have died attempting the 500. Speed Kings tells the story of the Australian and New Zealand drivers, team owners, engineers, even commentators who've made the Brickyard their quest. https://www.allenandunwin.com//Speed-Kings-John-Smailes-97

07.01.2022 "This world is not empty, nor ever still. Far from the places we know, it feels everything we do." An #Iceberg is born into spring and travels through the seasons before dying in a new spring. Ocean, sky, snow and ice - minute greens and giant blues - dance a delicate dance in this evocative portrayal of the life cycle of an iceberg. This stunning, lyrical story for our times, is created by renowned picture book storytellers Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft. The amazing behind the scenes illustrations capture the Antarctic landscape beautifully!

07.01.2022 The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light, Jodi Picoult returns with a thought-provoking and otherworldly new novel about the fates that we choose for ourselves and what happens when we have the chance to choose again. Dawn Edelstein knows everything there is to know about dying. She specialises in helping her clients make peace with the end of their lives. But as she's flying home from her latest case, she is forced to confront her own mortality for the fi...rst time. Instead of seeing her brilliant quantum physicist husband and their beloved daughter flash before her eyes in what she assumes are her last moments, only one face is shockingly clear: Wyatt Armstrong. Safely on the ground, Dawn now faces a desperate decision. Should she return to Boston, her family and the life she knows, or journey back to an Egyptian archaeological site she left over a decade earlier, reconnect with Wyatt, and finally finish her abandoned magnum opus, The Book of Two Ways? As the story unfolds, Dawn must confront the questions she's never truly answered: What does a life well-lived look like? When we depart this earth, what do we leave behind of ourselves? And who would you be if you hadn't turned out to be the person you are right now? Read a sample chapter: https://bit.ly/35Yvtw9 More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//The-Book-of-Two-Ways-Jodi-P

06.01.2022 "A taut and exiting tale, bristling with action, tinged with well-placed emotional depth, which hurtles forward at a furious pace. Pop fic at its best." - Simon McDonald Have you read Ben Sanders' new crime fiction The Devils You Know? https://writtenbysime.com//review-the-devils-you-know-by-/

06.01.2022 A Tiwi-Island girl prepares for Aunty's wedding with help from her maningawu in this vibrant picture book by the popular actor and writers of Top End Wedding and the highly acclaimed illustrator of Alfred's War. Everyone on the island is getting ready for Aunty's wedding. Maningawu puts on her best hat and I can wear a wurrijinga in my hair. Lucky! We all dress up, but I still don't understand. Why do people have a wedding? A warm family story that celebrates love and culture... from actor, activist, writer and Australian sweetheart, Miranda Tapsell, and Joshua Tyler, co-writer of Top End Wedding, lushly illustrated by Samantha Fry. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//Auntys-Wedding-Miranda-Taps

06.01.2022 Only 3 days until Cameron Smith's autobiography 'The Storm Within' hits all good bookshops! Insight into one of Australia's greatest ever sportsmen will be revealed Monday! For more information on the honest, enthralling, and incredibly intimate, autobiography of a legend click here: http://bit.ly/stormwithin

06.01.2022 Bookstacks are back! And whatastack October releases are simply GLOWING Any fulfilling your need to read?

05.01.2022 Feel like you're juggling too many baubles at this time of year? Tinsel in a twist? Never fear, A&U's Christmas Wishlist is here!! We've popped our picks into categories for those who know exactly what they want. If you're a fiction fan, in need of a good giggle or ready to solve the case of the century these bookstacks have you all set. For a chance to win a personalised pack of books for friends, family or yourself, click the link below to learn all the important info! https://www.allenandunwin.com/compe/1611-xmas-wishlist-2020

05.01.2022 Itching to read the brand new Michael Connelly Books 'The Law of Innocence'? Check out an extract right here! https://www.scribd.com//The-Law-of-Innocence-by-Michael-Co

05.01.2022 Wolf Girl and her trusty dogs are back for another hackle-raising adventure on December 1st! Written by one of Australia's best-loved storytellers Anh Do. On the run from sinister forces, Gwen rushes head-long into danger. With giant snakes, komodo dragons and a whole new wolf pack to contend with, Wolf Girl will need all her cunning... and all her friends.

04.01.2022 We've got a cracker of a #bookstack line-up this December! What's got you nuts for the month?

04.01.2022 November's kidstack is choc-full of magic, mischief and musings. Which ones are moving in your direction?

02.01.2022 Want to read a sneaky extract of Fleur McDonald's new book 'The Shearer's Wife?' Click right here: https://bit.ly/34E2eh2 Have you seen the upcoming book tour dates for Fleur McDonald? We've got you sorted here: https://bit.ly/3m3K8eg

02.01.2022 Have you read Rose Carlyle's 'The Girl in the Mirror'? Rose chats to ABC Radio National about the success of the book and it's popularity with international publishers. Listen: https://ab.co/2ZPWdLp

02.01.2022 An astonishing, moving tribute to Alex Miller's friend, Max Blatt, that is at once a meditation on memory itself, on friendship and a reminder to the reader that history belongs to humanity. Alex Miller followed the faint trail of Max Blatt's early life for five years. Max's story unfolded, slowly at first, from the Melbourne Holocaust Centre's records then to Berlin's Federal Archives. From Berlin, Miller travelled to Max's old home town of Wroclaw in Poland. And finally in ...Israel with Max's niece, Liat Shoham, and her brother Yossi Blatt, at Liat's home in the moshav Shadmot Dvora in the Lower Galilee, the circle of friendship was closed and the mystery of Max's legendary silence was unmasked. Max is an astonishing and moving tribute to friendship, a meditation on memory itself, and a reminder to the reader that history belongs to humanity. 'I began to see that whatever I might write about Max, discover about him, piece together with those old shards of memory, it would be his influence on the friendships of the living that would frame his story in the present. According to your 1939 Gestapo file, you adopted the cover names Landau and Maxim. The name your mother and father gave you was Moses. We knew you as Max. You had worked in secret. From an early age you concealed yourself - like the grey box beetle in the final country of your exile, maturing on its journey out of sight beneath the bark of the tree. You risked death every day. And when at last the struggle became hopeless, you escaped the hell and found a haven in China first, and then Australia, where you became one of those refugees who, in their final place of exile, chose not death but silence and obscurity.' More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//Max-Alex-Miller-97817608781

02.01.2022 The warm, fascinating memoir of one of Australia's most popular and prominent public figures General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd) is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force. Soon after his retirement from the Army, he was invited to take charge of the huge relief and rebuilding operation in Queensland af...ter the devastation of Cyclone Larry. In 2014, Cosgrove became Australia's Governor-General. As Governor-General he travelled far and wide, supporting Australians in times of crisis, sadness, joy or celebration, representing us on the world stage with humour, intelligence and a force of personal magnetism that was felt by everyone from prime ministers to presidents. When he retired in July 2019, it was as one of the most beloved and respected governors-general in Australia's history. Cosgrove embodies the traits we truly value: warmth, humanity, toughness and loyalty. His humour and empathy shone through the pomp and ceremony, and his time as Governor-General will be remembered as much for his laughter as for the usual dignities of the office. You Shouldn't Have Joined ... (an expression much used during his days as a soldier) is the story of Cosgrove's extraordinarily full and eventful life. It is also the story of those who have shared it with him, in particular his wife Lynne. His memoir allows us an incredible insight into the role and world of Australia's Governor-General. He was there as two prime ministers were toppled by their own party. He was there through disasters both natural and man-made, such as the destruction of MH17. He was there for world leaders, and for ordinary Australians. You Shouldn't Have Joined ... is a true reflection of the man himself, filled with intelligence, forthrightness, compassion and a brilliant eye for a telling anecdote. More info: https://www.allenandunwin.com//You-Shouldnt-Have-Joined--S

01.01.2022 "Almost 30 years his senior, Blatt had been Miller’s most trusted confidant, a man whose considered silences left a deep impression. Yet he knew almost nothing about his friend’s formative years, and those who had loved him first." The Australian dives deep with Alex Miller on the history of a close friend, Max Blatt, in his new book 'Max'. https://www.theaustralian.com.au//9fb3e2c1c82643075feb42af