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Crushing GE N E V I E V E NOVAK

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A desperate phone call. A decade of questions. A deadly race to the truth Twelve years ago budding journalist Geneva Leighton received a phone call that stopped her life in its tracks. Her terrified sister, Amber, was locked in the boot of a moving car and begging Geneva for help. Amber was never heard from again. Since that night, Geneva’s days have revolved around caring for her

When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings Getting over someone is not that difficult. All you have to do is focus on every negative thing about them for the rest of your life until you forget to stop actively hoping for their slow and painful death, then get a haircut... Serial monogamist Marnie is running late to her own identity crisis. After a decade of twisting herself into different versions of the ideal girlfriend, she’s swearing off relationships for good. Forever. Done. No more, no thank you. Pretty inconvenient time to meet

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traumatised niece and nephew, despite the unpredictable behaviour of their father ... and keeping the search for her sister alive. But the knowledge it should have been her in the boot of that car haunts her waking hours. When Sergeant Jesse Johns turns up with shocking new evidence about Amber, Geneva’s world is thrown into chaos again. The police leads hit a dead end and desperate for answers, Geneva becomes Amber’s lone warrior for justice. As she edges closer and closer to the truth, she uncovers dangerous secrets that have the power to destroy everyone she loves. Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 368pp www.raecairns.com

Candice Warner is an Australian household name recognised for combining the grit of a champion Ironwoman and athlete and managing the pressures of being one half of Australia’s sporting royal couple. As an emerging athlete Warner first drew attention as her sport’s youngest ever competitor to turn professional at just 14 years old. She is now a commentator on sporting, social and women’s issues across television, radio and news outlets alike.

Genevieve Novak is a writer from Melbourne. She writes character-led romantic comedies, pop culture columns for The Age , digital content, and stilted author biographies. She loves croissants and her dog, Viktor. She hates being called Gen. Her debut novel, No Hard Feelings , was published by HarperCollins in 2021. Crushing is her second novel.

Isaac: certified dreamboat and the only man who has ever truly got her. It’s cool, though, they’re just friends, he’s got someone else, and she has more important things to worry about. Like who she is, what she wants, and what the hell she ever saw in the love(s) of her life in the first place. Flanked by overwhelmed new mum Nicola, terminally single Claud, and eternal pessimist Kit, Marnie reckons with the question: who are we when we’re on our own? Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 368pp www.genevievenovak.com

Award-winning journalist Grantlee Kieza OAM held senior editorial positions at The Daily Telegraph , The Sunday Telegraph and The Courier-Mail for many years and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his writing. He is a Walkley Award finalist and the author of twenty-one acclaimed books, including bestsellers Hudson Fysh , The Kelly Hunters , Lawson , Banks , Macquarie , Banjo , Mrs Kelly , Monash , Sons of the Southern Cross and Bert Hinkler . Grantlee Kieza TH E R EMARK AB L E MRS R E I B E Y

Melissa Ambrosini is is the bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Girl and Open Wide , the host of the top-rated podcast The Melissa Ambrosini Show , a keynote speaker, content creator, and entrepreneur. Named a ‘self-help guru’ by Elle , her mission is to inspire others to unlock their full potential and create the business and life of their dreams. Melissa Ambrosini T I ME MAG I C

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Under a Cerulean Sky JAN E COV E RDA L E In 1911, two English roses embark on an adventure under the Indian sun that will test their every limit When high society sisters Isobel and Violet find themselves down on their luck, an unexpected inheritance sends them on an unforgettable voyage of discovery to face a wild destiny, deep in the jungles of India. With only their widowed Aunt Bea to guide them, the sisters will have to bond together through sickness and health if they have any hope of surviving this strange new world. But with Violet determined to marry well and return to England as soon as possible, Isobel faces an uncertain future. And yet, as the mystery of this unknown and lavish landscape and its people pulls Isobel under its spell, their past life fades to a distant memory and a strength and courage born of her experiences and surroundings sets her on a path few well-bred ladies have ever trod – one of independence and freedom…

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In a Thousand Different Ways C E C E L I A AH E RN Finding your way is never a simple journey… Empathetic and highly sensitive, Alice reads other people’s moods in a heartbeat – she sees both the worst and the best in everyone without them having to say a word. But growing up, Alice’s gift marks her out as disruptive, an oddity. At their home in Dublin, she and her brothers live in dread of their mother’s unpredictable temper, of whether there will be food in the house, or bills paid. And despite her being desperate to find her own way in the world, she is instead pulled tighter into the embrace of the family she feels so ambivalent about – a family even Alice

Hot on the heels of the “superb” (Stephen King) New York Times bestseller City on Fire comes the explosive second novel in an epic crime trilogy from #1 internationally bestselling author Danny Ryan, a young widower and mob underboss, has left the East Coast and settled in California with his young son in tow. The move has been good for Danny; in his new base of operations, his power, influence, and wealth have grown. Now he’s heading up to Hollywood to rein in two of his crew, who are shaking down a film being made about their involvement in the New England crime war.

Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 384pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: One More Chapter

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At the film set, Danny finds himself in a replica of his old neighborhood, standing face-to-face with an actor who’s portraying him, and Diane Carson, the actress playing his late wife. Danny is immediately drawn to Diane, but soon learns of a crime in her past that Diane is desperate to cover up. As Danny tries to help Diane, he goes to war against new enemies who don’t want him moving in on their West Coast action, and their two worlds pull them in different, dangerous directions. Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 368pp www.donwinslow.com

can’t always see the best in. Until a tiny seed of an idea starts to germinate. Until a chain of events means Alice starts to trace out her own path forward. And until, in a tiny flat perched high above the noise and bustle of London, she begins to figure out how to find her own path. There, the journey to see herself can finally begin… Released: 11/04/23 TPB | 336pp www.cecelia-ahern.com

We are invisible: we clean your houses, we look after your children, we know your secrets. But now you know one of ours... Rules for being a maid: • No smoking • No boyfriends • No visitors And most importantly: be invisible… Corazon, Angel and Donita have all come to Singapore to work for a living. The thing that unites them? Their labour must remain unseen. But when a friend is accused of murdering her employer, everything changes. The accused could be any of them; they all know the stories of women who were scapegoated or even executed for crimes they didn’t commit. Each woman has secrets to keep, yet they must gather every ounce of bravery, fearlessness and complete audacity to clear the name of one of their own. After all, no-one knows the secrets of Singapore’s elite quite like the women who work in their homes…

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Between Us MHA I R I MC FAR L AN E

The Valkyrie K AT E H E AR T F I E L D

Thomas Brussig’s classic German satire, translated into English for the first time and introduced by Jonathan Franzen, is a comedic, moving account of life in East Berlin before the Fall of the Berlin Wall Thomas Brussig’s slim novel, The Short End of the Sonnenallee , is a satire set, literally, on the Sonnenallee, the famed “boulevard of the sun” in East Berlin. Within this boulevard lives Michael, an adolescent who faces daily ridicule whenever he steps out of his apartment building and comes into view of the observation platform on The Short End of the Sonnenallee THOMAS BRUS S I G, JONATHAN F R ANZ E N & J E NNY WAT SON

Discover your new escape – the gripping, twisty new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of One of the Girls Step into the mystery. There’s no turning back . . . Maggie, Liz, Helena & Joni. Old friends bound by history, adventures, old secrets. And now, bound by murder.

The brilliant new romcom from the bestselling author of Mad About You When Joe and Roisin join their group of friends for a weekend away, it’s a triple celebration – a birthday, an engagement and the launch of Joe’s new crime drama on TV. For Roisin, it’s a chance to connect with old friends. But for Joe, it’s a distraction as his writing career soars. As the weekend unfolds Roisin’s sense of foreboding buildings. And when she sees secrets she shared with Joe play out on the TV screen, she knows that between us means nothing at all. Searching for clues to the truth, about

From Sunday Times bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology’s greatest epics Brynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain. But now she too has fallen, flightless in her exile. Gudrun is a princess of Burgundy, a daughter of the Rhine, a prize for an invading king – a king whose brother Attila has other plans, and a dragon to call upon.

They lace up their hiking boots for the adventure of a lifetime in the Norwegian wilderness: a place of towering mountains, glass-like lakes, log cabins and forests stolen from a fairytale. It’s the perfect place to lose yourself – until a broken body is found at the bottom of a ravine. Somewhere out there, someone knows exactly why a woman has died. And in this deep, dark wilderness, there’s a killer on the trail...

And in the songs to be sung, there is another hero: Sigurd, a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon. As the legends tell, these names are destined to be lovers, fated as enemies. But here on Midgard, legends can be lies… For not all heroes are heroic, nor all monsters monstrous. And a shieldmaiden may yet find that love is the greatest weapon of all. Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 320pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: Voyager kateheartfield.com

her life and the man she thought she loved, Roisin finds the most unexpected twist of them all. Among those same old friends, there’s a surprising potential for new beginnings… Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 448pp www.mhairimcfarlane.com

the West side. “Look, a real Zonie. Can we take your picture?” Hopelessly in love with the most beautiful girl on the street, Michael is batted away in favour of the Western boys who are free to cross the border. What chance does Michael have, and how much trouble will he get into by pursuing her? Laugh-out-loud funny and unabashedly silly, Brussig’s novel follows the bizarre, grotesque quotidian details of life in the German Democratic Republic. As this new translation shows, the ideas at its heart – freedom, democracy and life’s fundamental hilarity – hold great relevance for today.

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Maybe Next Time C E SCA MA JOR The most heart-breaking, life-affirming love story of 2023 Even the greatest love stories end. But what if this one didn’t have to? Emma is having the worst day of her life. Frustrating. Chaotic. And the only person who could make it better is gone by the end of the day. Yet even worse than all of that: Emma keeps waking up to the same day, over and over again. But what if this is a sign things could be different? Can Emma change the heartbreaking end to this love story?

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A Woman’s Work V I C TOR I A PU RMAN

K I M LOCK

It’s 1956, and while Melbourne is in a frenzy gearing up for the Olympics, the women of Australia are cooking up a storm for their chance to win the equivalent of a year’s salary in the extraordinary Australian Women’s Weekly cookery contest. For two women, in particular, the prize could be life-changing. For war widow and single mum Ivy Quinn, a win would mean more time to spend with her twelve-year-old son, Raymond. Mother of five Kathleen O’Grady has no time for cooking competitions, but the prize could offer her a different kind of life for herself and her children, and the chance to control her own future.

A story about stories: those we tell, those we believe and those we make into a reality, whether true, murky or not true at all. Port Kingerton: the insular cray fishing town at the butt-end of South Australia, where everyone knows everyone. And everyone knows too that when Abigail Fancy left town at seventeen, she hung out the window of her boyfriend’s Corolla, middle fingers held high, swearing she’d never come back. And she hasn’t, until now.

Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 384pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins

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At her parents’ house Abigail finds a party (read town meeting) in full swing over something iffy found on the beach – a thighbone. And although iffy things aren’t uncommon in Port Kingerton, Abigail’s surprise arrival forces a family – and an entire town – to unpack a twenty-four-year-old secret that rocked this tiny place to its core: that time they found something much iffier ... Through Abigail, her grandfather Old Dick Fancy’s unreliable memories and the collective voices of the town itself, Port Kingerton unravels as old wounds are picked open, skeletons fall from closets and unlikely bonds are forged. But will Abigail finally change the past ...?

As winter turns to spring both women begin to question their lives. For Kathleen, the grinding domesticity of her work as a wife and mother no longer seems enough, while Ivy begins to realise she has the courage to make a difference for other women and tell the truth about the ghosts from her past. But is it the competition prize that would give them a new way of seeing the world - a chance to free themselves from society’s expectation and change their own futures - or is it the creativity and confidence it brings?

The beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love – friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts – in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny’s characters range from mischievous to tender. In ‘Bridesmaid, Revisited,’ Marilee, suffering from a laundry and life crisis, wears a massive bridesmaid’s dress to work. In ‘Twist and Shout,’ Ericka’s elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for a cashew and eats it. In ‘Turn Back, Turn Back,’ a bedtime story coupled with a receipt for a Starbucks babyccino reveal a struggling actor’s deception. And in ‘561,’ Charlene pays the true price of infidelity and is forced to help her husband’s ex-wife move out of the family home. From one of our most celebrated writers, our bard of waking up in the wrong bed, wearing the wrong shoes, late for the wrong job, but loved by the right people, Katherine Heiny has delivered a work of glorious humour and immense kindness.

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Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For Murderers J E S S E SUTANTO Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than s ipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet). But when Vera wakes up one morning to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, it’s going to take more than a strong Longjing to fix things. Knowing

Sunrise Over Mercy Court

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Howard and Elsie Manning were born on the same day, met at kindergarten, and have been married for 59 years. They have lived sensible, productive lives, and raised two self-sufficient daughters. Now, at 78, they are bored with the predictability of life, fed up with contemporary society, have aching joints and dwindling finances, and - funeral by funeral - their circle of friends is shrinking. Worst of all, they are grieving for their beloved, recently deceased dog Maisie. Together Howard and Elsie consider bringing their lives to a peaceful end, but it turns out leaving this world is not easy, especially if they want to avoid pain or mess. Even the apparently simple methods have much room for error, as they discover. Then a knock at the door changes everything ...

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she’ll do a better job than the police possibly could – because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands – Vera decides it’s down to her to catch the killer. Nobody spills the tea like this amateur sleuth. Knives Out meets Kim’s Convenience for anyone who loves solving mysteries by Richard Osman and Janice Hallett, and watching Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders .

The Perfumist of Paris

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Paris, 1974. Radha is now thirty-two and living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two daughters. She still grieves for the baby boy she gave up years ago, when she was only a child herself, but she loves being a mother to her daughters, and she’s finally found her passion — the treasure trove of scents. When her friend’s grandfather offered her a job at his parfumerie, she quickly discovered she had a talent — she could find the perfect fragrance for any customer who walked in the door. Now, ten years later, she’s working for a master perfumer, helping to design completely new fragrances for clients and building her career one scent at a time. She only wishes Pierre could understand her need to work. She feels his frustration, but she can’t give up this thing that drives her. Tasked with her first major project, Radha travels to India where she enlists the help of her sister, Lakshmi, and the courtesans of Agra — women who use the power of fragrance to seduce, tease, and entice. She’s on the cusp of a breakthrough when she finds out the son she never told her husband about is heading to Paris to find her — upending her carefully managed world and threatening to destroy a vulnerable marriage.

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Audrey Hepburn: Icons Of Style Life advice from a screen legend

Running Strong CAND I C E WARN E R A story about running away, crashing through and hitting my stride

Arguably one of the most recognisable actresses of all time, this unauthorised collection of inspirational quotes demonstrates the spirit of a true style icon, and reflects on charity, fashion, elegance, humanity, beauty and beyond. ‘Every day, you should have one exquisite moment.’ ‘Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.’ ‘You have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.’ ‘Life is a party. Dress for it.’

Time Magic: Rethink your time, reclaim your life ME L I S SA AMBROS I N I & N I CK BROADHU RS T Always stressed? Short of time? Feeling like your life is out of your control? You need Time Magic – the clear, simple and easy guide to rethinking the way you spend your time – so you can make more, much more, of your life, from Melissa Ambrosini (bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Girl ) and Nick Broadhurst Our time on this earth is more limited than we like to think. By reclaiming how we spend our hours, we can reclaim our lives. Then, with a little strategy and planning (and a few magic ninja moves!), we can even make more time. Forget about ‘Time Management’ – this is ‘Time Magic’. And it’s going to change your life. Bestselling author Melissa Ambrosini, together with Nick Broadhurst, unpacks the magic lessons that will help you radically reframe your relationship with time. So stop sabotaging your own success, get unstuck, and squeeze every drop of goodness out of this one precious and sacred life you’ve been gifted. • Make more time in your life for the things that matter to you • Know how to best spend your time • Transform your relationship with ‘time’ and ‘work’ • Understand what gives your life meaning and worth – and then do more of it. Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 304pp melissaambrosini.com iamnickbroadhurst.com Candice Warner knows all about the damaging consequences of living life in front of the cameras and has learned a lot about how to insulate from the worst of public life – for herself, as a wife and partner, and as a mother. Growing up with, competing in and living among some of the most hypermasculine and abrasive environments, Candice has had her integrity attacked, her worth questioned, and her decisions, body and mind judged. But she has never been stronger or more determined to forge the space she and her family need to be safe, and to live a life filled with love, purpose, ambition and optimism. Candid, raw and uplifting, Candice tells it straight – about the ugly, bruising pivotal moments that almost broke her, to the extraordinary turning points that buoyed her... and the saving grace of the transformative, regenerative power of running. From her beginnings as Australia’s youngest Ironwoman and the joys and heartbreak of elite sport, to being publicly shamed as a woman, wife and mother, and her crucial role in Australia’s most successful and highest profile partnership, Running Strong is Candice’s story – about climbing back from rock bottom, the power of creating precious sanctuary for yourself and creating a legacy of strength and purpose for the people closest to you. Released: 19/04/23 CHB | 336pp AU $39.99 NZ $45.00 Imprint: HarperCollins

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Marilyn Monroe: Icons Of Style

Life advice from a screen legend Arguably one of the most recognisable actresses of all time, this unauthorised collection of inspirational quotes demonstrates the spirit of a true style icon, and reflects on fashion, elegance, success, beauty and beyond. ‘All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren’t.’ ‘Who said nights were for sleep?’

‘I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.’ ‘I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.’

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The Frontier Below J E F F MAYNARD

The January 6th Report TH E JANUARY 6TH COMM I T T E E & AR I ME L B E R

The Remarkable Mrs Reibey GR ANT L E E K I E Z A

From The Sunday Times bestselling author of How To Fail As a society, there is a tendency to elevate romantic love. But what about friendships? Aren’t they just as – if not more – important? So why is it hard to find the right words to express what these uniquely complex bonds mean to us? In Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict , Elizabeth Day embarks on a journey to answer these questions. Growing up, Elizabeth wanted to make everyone like her. Lacking friends at school, she grew up to believe that quantity equalled quality. Having lots Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict E L I Z AB E TH DAY

The extraordinary story of Australia’s first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial history At the age of fourteen, plucky little orphan Mary Reibey faced the gallows in England as a convicted horse thief. Instead, she escaped the noose and smashed biases and the stigma of her convict past to become the richest woman in colonial Australia and a leading philanthropist, who is now immortalised on Australia’s $20 note.

A journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world hostile to humans, yet critical to our survival. The first divers to enter that world held their breath and splashed beneath the surface, often clutching rocks to pull them down. Over centuries, they invented wooden diving bells, clumsy diving suits, and unwieldy contraptions in attempts to go deeper and stay longer. But each advance was fraught with danger, as the intruders had to survive

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The official report and findings of the bipartisan Congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and Donald Trump’s related coup conspiracies to overthrow the election, with an original foreword by attorney and Emmy-winning MSNBC anchor Ari Melber This edition includes an exclusive breakdown of the coup conspiracy, based on Melber’s reporting and real-time coverage, highlighting the multi-pronged plot against democracy. Only the authoritative House committee

Mary was a teenage runaway disguised as a boy when she was arrested riding a stolen horse in 1791. Sentenced to hang, she was granted mercy and a one-way passage on a convict ship to the brutal new penal colony at Sydney Cove, where men and women were often flogged and worked to death. But young Mary refused to be cowed, and she stamped her extraordinary character on the colony to become Australia’s richest businesswoman. With her husband, Mary built an international trading empire, his early death only inspiring her to work even harder for their children and expand the family business to a fleet of merchant vessels which traded all around the world. In this engaging and meticulously researched portrait, the acclaimed author of bestsellers such as Mrs Kelly , Banks , Banjo and Monash reveals a colourful character of remarkable tenacity and foresight who became one of Australia’s first heroes as a brutal, remote British outpost was transformed into one of the most prosperous places on earth. Released: 03/05/23 TPB | 352pp AU $34.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: ABC Books

of friends meant you were loved, popular and safe. She was determined to become a Good Friend. And, in many ways, she did. But in adulthood she slowly realised that it was often to the detriment of her own boundaries and mental health. Then, when a global pandemic hit in 2020, she was one of many who were forced to reassess what friendship really meant to them – with the crisis came a dawning realisation: her truest friends were not always the ones she had been spending most time with. Why was this? Could she rebalance it? Was there such thing as… too many friends? And was she really the friend she thought she was? Friendaholic unpacks the significance and evolution of friendship. From exploring her own personal friendships and the distinct importance of each of them in her life, to the unique and powerful insights of others across the globe, Elizabeth asks why there isn’t yet a language that can express its crucial influence on our world. From ghosting and frenemies to social media and seismic life events, Elizabeth leaves no stone unturned. Friendaholic is the book you buy for the people you love but it’s also the book you read to become a better friend to yourself.

the crushing weight of water, or the deadly physiological effects of breathing compressed air. The vertical odyssey continued when explorers squeezed into heavy steel balls dangling on cables, or slung beneath floats filled with flammable gasoline. Plunging into the narrow trenches between the tectonic plates of the Earth’s crust, they eventually reached the bottom of the ocean in the same decade that men first walked on the moon. Today, as nations scramble to exploit the resources of the ocean floor, The Frontier Below recalls a story of human endeavour that took 2,000 years to travel seven miles, then investigates how we will explore the ocean in the future. Meticulously researched and drawing extensively on unpublished sources and personal interviews, The Frontier Below is the untold story of the pioneers who had the right stuff, but were forgotten because they went in the wrong direction. Released: 19/04/23 TPB | 320pp jeffmaynard.net

report can capture the full range of plots that have been exposed over time, from the violent attack on January 6 to related efforts revealed months after the insurrection. In chilling detail, he shows how that process might have engineered a technical effort to “override” the election on the floor of Congress – an essential map, and warning, for those who wish to protect democracy. If warnings are ignored and there is no accountability for the plotters at the top, a failed coup may become a training exercise. This report is not only a vital document in modern American history, it can also inform efforts to protect the future of American democracy. As a matter of justice, bipartisanship, and even patriotism, this report will become essential reading for any American determined to defend our democracy. Released: 03/04/23 TPB | 752pp

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Lies We Sing To The Seas SAR AH UND E RWOOD

Skullduggery Pleasant Hell Breaks Loose K ATR I NA NANN E S TAD

Amazing Mum Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they know that that there is more to winning a war than courage. The Gallipoli campaign has been lost. Nipper has played cricket with the Turks in the opposing dugout, dodged rocket fire and rescued drowning, freezing men when the blizzard snow melted. He is one of the few trusted with the secret kept from even most of the officers: how an entire army will vanish from the Peninsula over three impeccably planned nights. Based on first-hand accounts of those extraordinary last weeks of the Gallipoli campaign, this is the fascinating ‘lost story’ of how 150,000 men - and their horses and equipment - were secretly moved to waiting ships without a single life lost. An unforgettable story told through the eyes of a boy who lied about his age to defend his country. A L I SON BROWN

Bored #3 Evie Dreams Big MAT T S TANTON My name is Evie and I’m making plans. Actual plans. I’m going to build my own house. I’m not talking about some silly treehouse either. I’m going to build a real house. Only it seems everyone else who lives in Turtle Place has an opinion they’d like to share. Frog and Milo want to build something totally different, Mr Santos is grumpy, Mrs Katz is spying on us, my sister is the most annoying person on earth and my parents don’t believe in me at all. But I have a plan! I have big dreams when I’m bored ... From million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton, author of FUNNY KID and THE ODDS, comes this laugh-out-loud series about the complicated business of being a kid.

In the cursed kingdom of Ithaca, each spring brings the hanging of twelve maidens, a gift to the vengeful Poseidon. But when Leto awakens from her death on the shore of a long-forgotten island, its enigmatic keeper Melantho tells her that there’s only one way the curse can be broken. Leto must kill the last prince of Ithaca . . . In Lies We Sing to the Sea , debut author Sarah Underwood delivers a thrilling and breathtaking tale that will enthral readers from the very first page as they are transported to the cursed shores of Ithaca. A reclamation of a story from thousands of years ago, Lies We Sing to the Sea is about love and fate, grief and sacrifice, and, ultimately, the power we must find within.

As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a walled town in the Tuscan hills - not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers, but to save him. A rift has opened to a hellish dimension where a being of devastating power awaits, and only Mevolent is strong enough to seal it and save the world. A simple mission, then, which turns ever-so-slightly trickier when Skulduggery is presented with the opportunity to finally get revenge on Nefarian Serpine, the man who murdered him and killed his family thirteen years earlier. Return to the world of Skulduggery Pleasant in a short novel set hundreds of years before Valkyrie Cain is even born, and follow Skulduggery, Ghastly, Shudder, Ravel, Saracen, Dexter and Hopeless as they argue, bicker and battle their way through an army of their most hated enemies in order to save their oldest enemy so they can stop another, brand new, enemy - And that’s when things get complicated.

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Mulga Bill’s Bicycle - 50th Anniversary Edition J E AN LOU I S E Celebrating 50 years in print, this is a new edition of the classic children’s poem by Australia’s favourite poet, A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson. Mulga Bill’s Bicycle was written by Banjo Paterson in 1896. It was written at a time when cycling was a relatively new and popular social activity. Cycles were ridden everywhere, including in the outback by shearers and other workers who needed to travel cheaply. Mulga Bill’s Bicycle tells the hilarious story of Mulga Bill, who thinks he’s much better at cycling than he turns out to be. A resounding crash sends him back to his original mode of transport - his trusty horse. Kilmeny and Deborah Niland’s delightful illustrations catch the mood and humour of Paterson’s verse with great spirit, and this book has become an enduring classic.

Set in the city of Bedlam – home to a host of wicked villains – this action-packed comic caper introduces the Police Dog School’s newest recruit and future of crime fighting: Robodog! But can he stop the most feared duo in Bedlam, and their evil plans to ruin the city…? Packed with unlikely heroes, despicable baddies and a comedic cast of characters including an ice queen, a giant worm and a dastardly collective of cats, this latest Walliams adventure is supercharged family fun. Released: 05/04/2023 B+P| 320pp

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