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Lisa Wilkinson I T WASN ’ T ME ANT TO B E L I K E TH I S The long-awaited autobiography from one of Australia’s most popular, much-loved and enduring media stars, Lisa Wilkinson. It Wasn’t Meant to Be Like This , the story of how a young girl from Campbelltown came to be such a force in Australian cultural life, is honest, warm, funny, engaging – and powerfully inspirational.

Trent Dalton LOV E S TOR I E S

Trent Dalton, bestselling author and one of Australia’s finest journalists, spent two months in 2021 speaking to people from all walks of life, asking them one simple and direct question: ‘Can you please tell me a love story?’

Katrina Nannestad R ABB I T, SOL D I E R , ANGE L , TH I E F The award-winning author of We Are Wolves transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of a young boy who becomes a soldier at only six years old, fighting in the only way he can – with love. But is love ever enough when the world is at war?

Curtis McGrath B LOOD SWE AT & S T E E L From Afghanistan to gold – an extraordinary tale of tragedy, resilience and triumph. Passionate about the power of sport to transform lives, Curtis is ready at last to share his extraordinary story, and how he has approached every setback and challenge with courage, resilience, humour and grit.

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The Hush SAR A FOS T E R Lainey’s friend Ellis is missing. And she’s not the only one.

Released 27/10/21 TPB | 368pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins sarafoster.com.au

In the six months since the first case of a terrifying new epidemic – when a healthy baby wouldn’t take a breath at birth – the country has been thrown into turmoil. The government has passed sweeping new laws to monitor all citizens. And several young pregnant women have vanished without trace. As a midwife, Lainey’s mum, Emma, is determined to be there for those who need her. But when seventeen-year-old Lainey finds herself in trouble, this dangerous new world becomes very real. The one person who might help is Emma’s estranged mother, but reaching out to her will put them all in jeopardy ... The Hush is a new breed of near-future thriller, an unflinching look at a society close to tipping point and a story for our times, highlighting the power of female friendship through a dynamic group of women determined to triumph against the odds. Maria Florkowska is many things: daughter, avid chess player, and, as a member of the Polish underground resistance in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, a young woman brave beyond her years. Captured by the Gestapo, she is imprisoned in Auschwitz, but while her family is sent to their deaths, she is spared. Realising she is skilled at chess, the sadistic camp deputy, Karl Fritzsch, decides to use her as a chess opponent to entertain the camp guards. However, once he tires of exploiting her skills, he has every intention of killing her. Befriended by a Catholic priest, Maria attempts to overcome her grief, vows to avenge the murder of her family, and plays for her life. For four gruelling years, her strategy is simple. Live. Fight. Survive. By cleverly provoking Fritzsch’s volatile nature in front of his superiors, Maria intends to orchestrate his downfall. Only then will she have a chance to evade the fate awaiting her and see him punished for his wickedness. As she carries out her plan and the war nears its end, she challenges her former nemesis to one final game, certain to end in life or death, in failure or justice. If Maria can bear to face Fritzsch – and her past – one last time. The Last Checkmate GABR I E L L A SA AB

Released 27/10/21 TPB | 416pp

AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HarperCollins gabriellasaab.com.au

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The Fatal Dance B E RNDT S E L L H E I M

Redmond Campbell’s luck has just taken a turn for the worse. His dog’s dead, his wife, Bea, has landed in prison, and he has to look after Bea’s sister, Lori – a wildly disinhibited woman with Huntington’s disease – who hates him. And Redmond’s nephew, Mada, a PhD student searching for a cure for the disease that’s killing his mother, doesn’t give Red the respect he deserves. But Red is about to change all that. He’s got plans to become Sydney’s leading property agent and he’s about to make a connection that will line him up a killing. It’s legal too. Well, almost. What matters is that Red has a whiff of success, and he’s damn sure everything’s about to come up roses. Funny and moving, profound and profane, both an intimate family drama and an incisive parable of capitalism and collapse, this is an anarchic, joy-filled and ribald read from one of Australia’s most exciting authors. A novel about the dance of the body through life, it is a story brimming with sting, hope, and gratitude for a world that is equal parts cruel and kind.

Released 27/10/21 TPB | 400pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins berndtsellheim.com

The Family NAOM I KRUP I T S K Y

Termination Shock N E A L S T E PH E NSON

Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, loud and untamed. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends since birth, they live in the shadow of their fathers’ unspoken community: the Family. Sunday dinners gather them each week to feast, discuss business and renew the intoxicating bond borne of blood and love. But the disappearance of Antonia’s father drives a whisper-thin wedge between the girls as they grow into women, wives, mothers, and leaders. And as they push against the boundaries of society’s expectations and fight to preserve their complex but life-sustaining friendship, one fateful night their loyalty to each other and the Family will be tested. Only one of them can pull the trigger before it’s too late.

Neal Stephenson’s sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near- future world where the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling- dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics. One man has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as ‘elemental,’ but will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied? As only Stephenson can, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire risks, and wraps it all together in an exhilarating, witty, mind- expanding speculative adventure.

Released 27/10/21 TPB | 368pp

Released 27/10/21 TPB | 592pp AU $34.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins

AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HarperCollins naomikrupitsky.com

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The Brides of Maracoor GR EGORY MAGU I R E

Ten years ago, Gregory Maguire wrapped up the series he began with Wicked by giving us the fourth and final volume of the W icked Years , his elegiac Out of Oz . But ‘out of Oz’ isn’t ‘gone for good.’ Maguire’s new series, Another Day , is here, twenty-five years after Wicked first flew into our lives. Volume One, The Brides of Maracoor , finds Elphaba’s granddaughter, Rain, washing ashore on a foreign island. Comatose from crashing into the sea, Rain is taken in by a community of single women committed to obscure devotional practices. The Another Day trilogy will follow this green-skinned girl from the island outpost into the unmapped badlands of Maracoor before she learns how, and becomes ready, to turn her broom homeward, back to her family and her lover, back to Oz, which – in its beauty, suffering, mystery, injustice, and possibility – reminds us all too clearly of the troubled yet sacred terrain of our own lives.

Released:3/11/21 TPB | 400pp

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The Night Train to Berlin ME L AN I E HUDSON Paddington Station, present day

The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton J U L I A QU I NN

A collection of the most dramatic, romantic, and memorable quotes from the charming characters of the Bridgerton world, The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton is the perfect gift for fans of the Bridgerton series and the groundbreaking Shondaland/Netflix adaptation. With her signature wink and nod, Lady Whistledown herself will act as readers’ familiar and trusted guide, introducing each character’s most memorable quotes. Each chapter in the book will highlight a different character from the Bridgerton series and include a new introduction from Lady Whistledown, quotes from the character, and things other characters have said about them over the course of the entire series. Fans will get a 360-degree view of each of their favorite personalities, with new commentary and takeaways from Lady Whistledown.

A young woman boards the sleeper train to Cornwall with only a beautiful emerald silk evening dress and an old, well-read diary full of sketches. Ellie Nightingale is a shy violinist who plays like her heart is broken. But when she meets fellow passenger Joe she feels like she has been given that rarest of gifts … a second chance. Paddington Station, 1944 Beneath the shadow of the war which rages across Europe, Alex and Eliza meet by chance. She is a gutsy painter desperate to get to the frontline as a war artist and he is a wounded RAF pilot now commissioned as a war correspondent. With time slipping away they make only one promise: to meet in Berlin when the war is over. But this is a time when promises are hard to keep, and hope is all you can hold in your heart.

Released: 27/10/2021 NSH | 208pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released:3/11/21 TPB | 400pp

AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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The Lord of the Rings (Illustrated Edition) J . R . R . TOL K I E N

Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure have touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty colour illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien, revealing all the detail of Middle-earth. Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike.

Released: 14/10/2021 NSH | 1248pp AU $89.99 NZ $99.99 Imprint: Tolkien

Outback Secrets R ACHA E L JOHNS Keeping secrets comes naturally to him ... but will it ruin his chance at love?

Liam Castle knows the secrets of everyone in Bunyip Bay. As the owner of the pub, he’s heard it all - from marriage proposals and farming disasters to family rifts and everything in between. The locals love to confide in him, but no one knows he’s hiding a tragic past. And he wants to keep it that way. Agricultural pilot Henrietta Forward lives for her job, choosing work over romance. But when an incident in the air brings Henri home to Bunyip Bay earlier than planned, she finds herself questioning everything she believes about herself. But Henri’s secret isn’t her only problem. Her mother will stop at nothing to have her settled down back in the Bay, and while Henri had always known domesticity wasn’t the life for her, now she wonders what her future holds. So when Liam - always the first to lend a hand to those in need - agrees to play along with Henri’s scheme to ward off her mother, she has mixed feelings. What happens when a pretend romance starts to feel like the real thing? Released: 27/10/2021 TPB | 400pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: Mira rachaeljohns.com

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The Fossil Hunter T E A COOPE R A fossil discovered at London’s Natural History Museum leads one woman back in time to nineteenth century Australia and a world of scientific discovery and dark secrets in this compelling historical mystery. The Hunter Valley 1847 : The last thing Mellie Vale remembers before the fever takes her is running through the bush as a monster chases her - but no one believes her story. In a bid to curb Mellie’s overactive imagination, her benefactors send her to visit a family friend, Anthea Winstanley. Anthea is an amateur palaeontologist with a dream... 1919 : Penelope Jane Martindale finds a connection between a fossil at London’s Natural History museum and Bow Wow Gorge, where 70 years ago, people disappeared. So when PJ uncovers some unexpected remains, it seems as if the past is reaching into the present and she becomes determined to discover what really happened all that time ago...

Released: 27/10/21 TPB | 384pp AU $32.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Stories

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Osprey Reef ANN I E S E ATON Love. Greed. Revenge. And a desperate search for answers ... Against the stunning backdrop of the Great Barrier Reef, two women in different eras discover how their hearts and fortunes are swayed by the secrets of the sea. Australian author Annie Seaton applies her passion for conservation of our iconic landscape to a compelling mystery and family saga of belonging.

Midnight In Everwood M . A . KUZN I AR

The Nutcracker for adults, perfect for fans of Robert Dinsdale’s The Toymakers, Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus and Stephanie Garber’s Caraval . ‘Perfect autumnal reading in this enchanting and fantastical re-telling of The Nutcracker. A show-stopping book’ Woman & Home

Released: 27/10/21 TPB| 352pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Stories mariakuzniar.co.uk

Released: 27/10/21 TPB | 480pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: Mira

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Love Stories TR E NT DA LTON A blind man yearns to see the face of his wife of thirty years. A divorced mother has a secret love affair with a priest. A geologist discovers a three-minute video recorded by his wife before she died. A tree lopper’s heart falls in a forest. A working mum contemplates taking photographs of her late husband down from her fridge. A girl writes a last letter to the man she loves most, then sets it on fire. A palliative care nurse helps a dying woman converse with the angel at the end of her bed. A renowned 100-year-old scientist ponders the one great earthly puzzle he was never able to solve: ‘What is love?’ Endless stories. Human stories. Love stories. Inspired by a personal moment of profound love and generosity, Trent Dalton, bestselling author and one of Australia’s finest journalists, spent two months in 2021 speaking to people from all walks of life, asking them one simple and direct question: ‘Can you please tell me a love story?’ The result is an immensely warm, poignant, funny and moving book about love in all its guises, including observations, reflections and stories of people falling into love, falling out of love, and never letting go of the loved ones in their hearts. A heartfelt, deep, wise and tingly tribute to the greatest thing we will never understand and the only thing we will ever really need: love. It Wasn’t Meant to Be Like This Lisa Wilkinson has lived much of her life in the public eye. One of Australia’s most respected journalists and media personalities, her warm, intelligent and elegant presence has graced our television screens for many years, where she has shared, shaped and even shifted many important national conversations. But it all could have been so different ... Subjected to horri c bullying as a teenager, Lisa survived by making herself as small as possible. But she swore when she left school that no one was ever again going to determine who she was – or limit what she was capable of. That determination and drive led to Lisa blazing an unprecedented and enormously successful trail through the Australian media and cultural landscape for more than four decades. An early ground-breaking career in publishing – at 21, Lisa was the youngest editor ever appointed to take charge of a national magazine, Dolly , before spending ten years as editor of the iconic Cleo magazine – then led to a stunning television success story. This included spending more than a decade as co-host of the Nine Network’s Today show, before she caused a media storm across Australia and the world on the issue of the gender pay gap, when she moved to the Ten Network as co-host of its prime-time award-winning program The Project . I t Wasn’t Meant to Be Like This is the story of how a young girl from Sydney’s western suburbs came to be such a force in Australian cultural life. It is a story that is honest, funny, engaging – and powerfully inspirational. L I SA WI L K I NSON

Released: 27/10/21 CHB | 496pp AU $45.00 NZ $49.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 27/10/21 NSH | 352pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: 4th Estate

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Where the River Bends JAN E & J I MMY BARN E S Recipes and stories from the table of Jane and Jimmy Barnes. Jane and Jimmy invite you to their kitchen table to share heart- warming stories and favourite dishes ranging from nutritious breakfasts and healthy lunches through classic pastas and Thai curries to Sunday roasts and delectable desserts. Inspired by the food they love and the legendary feasts they host for family and friends, Where the River Bends features more than 70 recipes, accompanied by personal recollections and anecdotes and stunning photography.

Blood Sweat & Steel CU R T I S MCGR ATH

In 2012, combat engineer Curtis McGrath was serving in the Australian army in Afghanistan when, in the line of duty, he stepped on a mine. Seriously injured but still conscious and aware he’d bleed out and die within minutes, McGrath, as the unit’s chief first-aid officer, directed his comrades to apply tourniquets and administer an IV and morphine. Then, as he was stretchered to a helicopter, fearing he would never see his family again, he joked that he planned to become a Paralympian. Now a ten-time world champion gold medallist, Curtis recently stormed to victory at the Tokyo Paralympics to bring home two more Paralympic gold medals for Australia. Passionate about the power of sport to transform lives, he’s ready at last to share his extraordinary story, and how he has approached every setback and challenge with courage, resilience, humour and grit.

Released: 27/10/21 NSH | 320pp AU $49.99 NZ $55.00 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 17/11/21 CHB | 352pp AU $39.99 NZ $45.00 Imprint: ABC Books

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Lawson GR ANT L E E K I E Z A

Henry Lawson captured the heart and soul of Australia and its people with greater clarity and truth than any writer before him. Born on the goldfields in 1867, he became the voice of ordinary Australians, recording the hopes, dreams and struggles of bush battlers and slum dwellers, of fierce independent women, foreign fathers and larrikin mates. Lawson wrote from the heart, documenting what he saw from his earliest days as a poor, lonely, handicapped boy with warring parents on a worthless farm, to his years as a literary lion, then as a hopeless addict cadging for drinks on the streets, and eventually as a prison inmate, locked up in a tiny cell beside murderers. A controversial figure today, he was one of the first writers to shine a light on the hardships faced by Australia’s hard-toiling wives and mothers, and among the first to portray, with sympathy, the despair of Indigenous Australians at the ever-encroaching European tide. But Henry Lawson’s own life may have been the most compelling saga of all, a heart-breaking tale of brilliance, lost love, self-destruction and madness. Grantlee Kieza, the author of critically acclaimed bestselling biographies of such important figures as Banjo Paterson, Joseph Banks, Lachlan Macquarie and John Monash, reveals the extraordinary rise, devastating fall and enduring legacy of an Australian icon.

Released: 27/10/21 CHB | 512pp AU $39.99 NZ $45.00 Imprint: ABC Books

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Writing in the Sand MAT T GARR I CK

The epic story of legendary band Yothu Yindi and how their song ‘Treaty’ gave voice to a movement Sometimes a musical revolution can erupt from the most unlikely of places. Long before they were ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, Yothu Yindi were a bunch of Yolngu (Aboriginal people of East Arnhem Land) and balanda (non-Indigenous) mates rocking out in the remote Top End. Soon they were creating some of the coolest new music in the country, splicing traditional sounds with electric, and spreading a message of unity. Then, after singer Mandawuy Yunupiu penned the hit song ‘Treaty’ with Paul Kelly and Peter Garrett, and a remix dropped in 1991, Yothu Yindi shot out of Arnhem Land and into the hearts of music lovers across Australia and the world. Writing in the Sand , by Yothu Yindi’s authorised biographer, Matt Garrick, is the epic story of one of Australia’s most original bands and how ‘Treaty’ gave voice to Indigenous Australia’s hard-fought struggle for recognition. Featuring photos from the band’s archives never previously published, the book is based on extensive interviews with current and former band members, including mainstays Witiyana Marika, Stu Kellaway and Jodie Cockatoo, as well as family members such as Yalmay Yunupiu, Mandawuy’s widow, and collaborators and fellow artists like Garrett, Kelly, Neil Finn, Joy McKean, Bart Willoughby and Andrew Farriss.

Released: 27/10/21 TPB | 432pp AU $45.00 NZ $49.99 Imprint: ABC Books

Baking Masterclass TAS T E . COM . AU

The Universe ANDR EW COH E N & PROF E S SOR BR I AN COX

The Taste Top 100 Baking Masterclass cookbook is a sweet-filled tome that is the ultimate baker’s delight. Its hand- picked bakes include updated classics and seasonal favourites such as lemon meringue pie, rich chocolate mud cake and the ultimate pavlova. If you’re ready to take your baking to the next level, be inspired to try our super-indulgent, over- the-top cakes and bakes that will win you praise at any event. Each of these recipes features easy-to-follow step-by-step images and instructions, plus invaluable tips and tricks so you’ll nail it every time. Happy baking!

We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe – at least for now. With a foreword from Professor Brian Cox, and access to all the latest stunning NASA photography, The Universe takes readers on a voyage of discovery, via the probes and telescopes exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy, revealing how it was formed and how it will inevitably be destroyed by the enigmatic black hole at its heart. And beyond our galaxy lies the expanding Universe, which holds clues to the biggest mystery of all – how did it all begin?

Released: 27/10/21 NSH | 256pp AU $39.99 NZ $45.00 Imprint: William Collins

Released: 27/10/21 NSP | 256pp AU $34.99 NZ $39.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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Books That Made Us Australia’s novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. In this companion book to the ABC TV series, Carl Reinecke looks at the history of Australian culture through the books we have read and the stories we have told. Touching on colonial invasion, the bush myth, world wars, mass migration, the recognition of Indigenous sovereignty and the emergence of a modern, global, multicultural nation, Carl examines how these pivotal events and persuasive ideas have shaped some of Australia’s most influential novels, and how these books, in turn, made us. In a panoramic account of Australian fiction stretching from Marcus Clarke to Melissa Lucashenko, Patrick White to Peter Carey, and Henry Handel Richardson to Michelle de Kretser, this is a new history of key authors and compelling books that have kept us reading and made a difference for over 200 years. CAR L R E I N E CK E

Muster Dogs AT I C I A GR E Y

Life on the land is often boom or bust, forever at the mercy of Mother Nature. Aticia ‘Teesh’ Grey took on the manager’s role on her family’s West Pilbara cattle station a few years after picking up her first team of kelpies. Almost immediately she was faced with a severe and devastating drought that forced her to question everything she thought she knew about the fragile country of her home. Through the heartbreaking rollercoaster journey that followed, Teesh’s loyal canine companions proved invaluable as she and her family worked towards securing the property’s future. The versatility of these amazing dogs took the station in directions no one anticipated. In 2020, Teesh got the chance to showcase the potential of working dogs more widely. Joining the ABC TV series Muster Dogs , Teesh and four other farming families took on the challenge of training new kelpie pups and testing their worth on the properties they run. Through this experience they showed the bonds that are formed between human and dog and vividly demonstrated a positive environmental future for farming in rural Australia. This is a story of love, laughter, loss and hope, as Teesh finds her feet in an ever- changing world with the help of the dogs who have stood by her side through it all.

Released: 17/11/21 TPB | 340pp AU $34.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: ABC Books

Released: 17/11/21 TPB | 384pp AU $34.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: ABC Books

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The Chancellor K AT I MAR TON

The Chancellor is at once a riveting political biography and an intimate human story of a complete outsider – a research chemist and pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany – who rose to become the unofficial leader of the West. Acclaimed biographer Kati Marton set out to pierce the mystery of how Angela Merkel achieved all this. And she found the answer in Merkel’s political genius: in her willingness to talk with adversaries rather than over them, her skill at negotiating without ever compromising on what’s most important to her, her canniness in appointing political rivals to her cabinet and exacting their policies so they have no platform to run against her, the humility to allow others to take credit for things done in tandem, the wisdom to stay out of the papers and off Twitter, and the vision to take advantage of crises to enact bold change. Famously private, the Angela Merkel who emerges in The Chancellor is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while holding onto one’s moral convictions – and for anyone looking to understand how to successfully bridge huge divisions within society. No modern leader has so ably confronted Russian aggression, provided homes to over a million refugees, and calmly unified Europe at a time when other countries are becoming more divided. But Marton also describes Merkel’s many challenges, such as her complicated relationship with President Obama, who she at one point refused to speak to. This captivating portrait shows a woman who has survived extraordinary challenges to transform her own country and return it to the global stage. Timely and revelatory, this great morality tale shows the difference an exceptional leader can make for the greater good of a country and the world.

Released: 27/10/2021 TPB | 352pp AU $34.99 NZ $39.99 Imprint: William Collins

The Simplest Gift S T E FANOS XE NAK I S ‘Every day is a gift. Open it. Don’t throw it away.’

The international bestseller. The relentless pace of the working day. Endless, unconquerable to-do lists. A constant sense of distraction and isolation despite countless online connections. In our increasingly complex world, true contentment has never felt further from reach. The Simplest Gift is an essential antidote for our times. Over the course of 100 stories – each centred around a unique lesson – Stefanos Xenakis shares the transformative outlook through which he has found purpose and meaning in life’s everyday moments. From rising early to sharing generously and laughing readily, Xenakis proves that joy can be found in the simplest and least expected places. Humane, compassionate, and profound, this charming collection offers holistic guidance for the body, mind, and soul.

Released: 27/10/2021 TPB | 400pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Non-Fiction

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NOVEMBER 2 021 – CHI LDREN’ S & YA The Odds: Run, Odds, Run MAT T S TANTON It’s a dangerous thing, your imagination.

Released: 27/10/21 PB | 208pp | Ages 7+ AU $14.99 NZ $16.99

The sequel to the bestselling graphic novel, The Odds. The Woman in the Suit is here. She wants to know about the ten odd characters who escaped Kip’s imagination and now live with Kip and her dad in their two- bedroom apartment. She’s asking questions Kip doesn’t want to answer. Now the Odds are on the run! The problem is ... Lance the rabbit and Ninja-Nina are duelling, Racer’s trying to drive, Booster the rooster wants to leave and Unicorn and the family cat are not getting along. Kip is hiding secrets from her dad, Diana the dinosaur keeps giving her a fright and the Woman in the Suit seems to know their every move. From million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton comes another hilarious and heart-filled story about imagination, anxiety and accepting ourselves.

Imprint: ABC Books mattstanton.net

The Boy and the Elephant F R E YA B L ACKWOOD The powerful new picture book from Greenaway Medallist and seven-time CBCA winner, Freya Blackwood. The boy lives in a city, where everything is fast and loud. But amidst the bustle and the noise, the boy has a secret. In the overgrown lot next to his apartment building, deep within the green, he has a friend. But one day progress arrives, bringing with it plans for something new, and the boy must find a way to save his friend before it’s too late. From award-winning illustrator and storyteller Freya Blackwood comes a magical and tender wordless picture book about the world we live in and our ability to change it.

Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief K ATR I NA NANN E S TAD

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into the life of Sasha, a soldier at only six years old. Wood splinters and Mama screams and the nearest soldier seizes her roughly by the arms. My sister pokes her bruised face out from beneath the table and shouts, ‘Run, Sasha! Run!’ So I run. I run like a rabbit. It’s spring, 1942. The sky is blue, the air is warm and sweet with the scent of flowers. And then everything is gone. The flowers, the proud geese, the pretty wooden houses, the friendly neighbours. Only Sasha remains. But one small boy, alone in war-torn Russia, cannot survive. One small boy without a family cannot survive. One small boy without his home cannot survive. What that small boy needs is an army. From the award-winning author of We Are Wolves comes the story of a young boy who becomes a soldier at six, fighting in the only way he can – with love. But is love ever enough when the world is at war?

Released: 27/10/21 HB | 40pp | Ages 3+ AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: Angus & Robertson freyablackwood.com.au

Released: 27/10/2021 HB | 320pp | Ages 10+ AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Imprint: ABC Books katrinanannestad.com

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Read This Book and Never Fart Again T I M M I L L E R ( I L L . MAT T S TANTON ) It’s been almost a decade since the Fart Monster first entered the world, now he’s back in this hilarious new book from bestselling creators Tim Miller and Matt Stanton. When you’ve got a problem, who do you call? The fart monster has spent years releasing a barrage of bottom bazookas onto the world. Now, in a surprising twist, he’s here to help put an end to those roars from the rear! Follow along at home as the fart monster leads us through his DIY guide to easing the common fart.

Batpig: When Pigs Fly

ROB HARR E L L Look up at the sky – who is that daring hero floating by? It’s ... Batpig! Gary Yorkshire was your perfectly average, fuzzy pink pig who loved eating tasty sandwiches, playing video games and hanging out with his friends Carl the fish and Brooklyn the bat. Now, he’s an unstoppable super-swine hero who boldly fights for justice – from catching litterers to defeating powerful supervillains intent on destruction. Will Batpig prevail? And will he find a suitable spandex costume to flatter his rear end? robharrell.com

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Released: 27/10/2021 PB | 240pp | Ages 8+ AU $16.99 NZ $19.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 27/10/21 HB | 48pp | Ages 3+ AU $19.99 NZ $24.99 Imprint: ABC Books

Clarice Bean: Think Like An Elf L AU R E N CH I L D

Join the one and only Clarice Bean and ‘Think Like an Elf’ in this irresistible and spectacularly sparkling Christmas story from the inimitable Lauren Child. Clarice Bean usually looks forward to Christmas. Except this year it is going to be a quiet-ish Christmas in her house, which doesn’t feel right because Christmas is all about noisiness and being full up and FAMILY. And without those things, she is going to have to try exceptionordinarily hard to stop the Christmas spirit completely floating away. But luckily, there is no one in the world like Clarice Bean – and she is going to think like an elf, and that means everything will be A-okay. Won’t it? The one and only Clarice Bean is back to save her family’s Christmas in this sparkling story of joy, goodwill to all peoplekind, and some very Clarice catastrophes, perfect for sharing with all the family! Wrap yourself in the warmth and wit of former Children’s Laureate Lauren Child and be transported by the love and laughter that is Christmas with the utterly irreplaceable Clarice Bean.

Released: 27/10/2021 HB | 240pp | Ages 7+ AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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Green is For Christmas

The Fowl Twins: Get What They Deserve EO I N COL F E R Twins Myles and Beckett, Artemis Fowl’s younger brothers, return in their third and most outrageous adventure yet. For almost two years, Lord Teddy Bleedham-Drye has been plotting revenge against the Fowl Twins, who humiliated him in book one. Teddy plans to give them exactly what they deserve: permanent death. He threatens Myles with his weaponized jet and Beckett and Specialist Lazuli succeed in disarming the aircraft and causing an accident that kills Lord Teddy. But does it really? Clones, fairy magic and criminal masterminds come together in this ultimate and ridiculous showdown between the twins and their worst enemy.

DR EW DAYWA LT ( I L L . OL I V E R J E F F E RS ) The crayons are back in this funny, festive book from the creators of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home ! In this Christmas story starring the crayons from The Day The Crayons Quit , Green Crayon is certain that he is the only Christmas colour in the box. Of course, Red, White, Silver and even Brown have something to say about that. When Green Crayon claims that green is the only colour for Christmas, other crayons let him know that there would be no Christmas without them either. No candy canes or Santa without Red, no snow without White, no bells or stars without Silver and no cookies or reindeer without Brown! The crayons agree that they all need to come together to make Christmas special!

Released: 03/11/2021 HB | 32pp | Ages 3+ AU $17.99 NZ $19.99 Imprint: HarperCollins drewdaywalt.com

Released: 27/10/21 PB | 432pp | Ages 10+ AU $19.99 NZ $25.00 Imprint: HarperCollins

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The World Awaits TOMOS ROB E R T S ( I L L . NOMOCO) The second inspiring and heartfelt picture book from the creator of the viral video sensation The Great Realisation . ‘All the things that make life wonderful, all the colours, sounds and tastes Begin to lose a touch of magic when your goodness goes to waste.’ We all have within us ‘potential’, an amount of positivity and goodness that we could add to the world if we only try. But what if we don’t try? What if it all seems too much and we just feel like staying in bed? As one little boy lies in bed one morning, not wanting to face the day, it’s up to his older brother to show him the extraordinary potential within him and how even the smallest of his actions will make the world a better place. Tomos Roberts’ sparkling new picture book is a manifesto for our time – urging us all to come together to build a brighter future, one small step at a time.

Released: 27/10/2021 HB | 32pp | Ages 4+ AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 Imprint: Farshore

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White Smoke T I F FANY D . JACKSON

The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson! Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty ten-year-old stepsister, Piper. The renovated picture-perfect home on Maple Street, sitting between dilapidated houses, surrounded by wary neighbors has its . . . secrets. That’s only half the problem: household items vanish, doors open on their own, lights turn off, shadows walk past rooms, voices can be heard in the walls, and there’s a foul smell seeping through the vents only Mari seems to notice. Worse: Piper keeps talking about a friend who wants Mari gone. But “running from ghosts” is just a metaphor, right. As the house closes in, Mari learns that the danger isn’t limited to Maple Street. Cedarville has its secrets, too. And secrets always find their way through the cracks. The Keeper Of Night K YL I E L E E BAK E R I am too dangerous to let live any longer. It is written in the Book of Ankou, decreed by the High Reaper himself. Death will come to find me...but I will no longer be there. Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough has been collecting souls in the London streets for centuries. Expected to obey the harsh hierarchy of the Reapers, who despise her due to her mysterious mother and even more mysterious Shinigami powers, Ren conceals her emotions and avoids her tormentors as best she can. When her failure to control her developing Shinigami abilities drives Ren out of London, she flees to Japan in search of the acceptance she’s never gotten from her fellow Reapers. Accompanied by her younger brother, the only being on earth to care for her, Ren enters Yomi, the Japanese underworld, to serve the Goddess of Death...only to learn that here, too, she must prove herself worthy. Determined to earn respect, Ren accepts an impossible task — find and eliminate three dangerous Yokai demons. With help from only her brother and a new ally who might be less than trustworthy, Ren will learn how far she’ll go to claim her place at Death’s side.

Released: 27/10/2021 PB | 384pp | Ages 14+ AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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Released: 27/10/2021 PB | 384pp | Ages 14+ AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Imprint: HQ Young Adult kylieleebaker.com

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