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Benevolent Society Of Ill-mannered Ladies ALISON GOODMAN Welcome to the secret life of the

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Only a handful of inmates in Westmead Prison have committed crimes so atrocious that they’ve been locked away for life, and for fifteen years, convicted murderer Tomas Kovak has refused to disclose where he hid the body of his victim, a vulnerable young woman. When Kovak is diagnosed with terminal cancer, intense pressure is put on Dr Laura Fleming, criminal psychologist, to find the location of Kovak’s victim so her grieving family can find some sort of closure. Laura has to use all of her training, skills and instinct to form a connection with the cold, remorseless killer, a man who has refused any psychological assessment since the day he confessed to the murder.

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Colebrook twins: unnoticed old maids to most, but unseen champions to those in need – society be damned. Lady Augusta Colebrook, ‘Gus’, is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue their friend’s goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband. The sisters set out to Caroline’s country estate with a plan, but their carriage is accosted by a highwayman. In the scuffle, Gus accidentally shoots the ruffian, only

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Kylie Chan MINDS OF SAND AND LIGHT

Ameliah Scott THE FLYING VET

Kylie Chan started out as an IT consultant and trainer specialising in business intelligence systems. She worked in Australia and then ran her own consulting business for ten years in Hong Kong. When she returned to Australia in 2002, Kylie made the career change to writing fiction, and produced the bestselling nine-book Dark Heavens series, a fantasy based on Chinese mythology, published by HarperVoyager worldwide. She is now a full-time writer, based on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Born and bred on the far west of New South Wales, Ameliah is a fifth-generation cattle and sheep farmer and a passionate young veterinarian who provides crucial assistance to her outback community. Ameliah flies solo over a staggering territory of 200,000 square kilometres to tend to sick, injured and pregnant animals of all shapes and sizes – and bringing much need solace, care and reassurance to farming communities in the heart of Australia.

to discover he is Lord Evan Belford, an acquaintance from their past who was charged with murder and exiled to Australia twenty years ago. With Lord Evan injured and unconscious, the sisters have no choice but to bring him on their mission to save Caroline. What follows is a high adventure full of danger, clever improvisation, heart-racing near misses, and a little help from a revived and rather charming Lord Evan. And so begin the beguiling adventures of the Colebrook twins ... Released: 07/06/23 TPB | 464pp www.alisongoodman.com.au

With every session, Laura becomes more and more convinced that something about Kovak’s story doesn’t ring true, and as his health rapidly deteriorates, the pressure on Laura ramps up. She becomes increasingly desperate, resorting to unconventional methods to find out what she can from the secretive man. As she inches closer to the truth, she discovers some people will stop at nothing to keep the past hidden... and the people Laura cares most about are fair game. Love can make you do terrible things. Released: 07/06/23 TPB | 320pp mercedesmercier.com

Ayesha Inoon UNTETHERED .

A podcast host, writer and content creator, Sean is most well-known for his accidental advocacy that came from sharing his journey of raising boy-girl twin toddlers as a gay man. As a passionate advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community, Sean launched Australia’s first-ever coming out podcast, Come Out Wherever You Are , with Austereo’s LISTNR, his guests including Brooke Blurton, Courtney Act, Grace Hyland and Patricia Karvelas. Sean lives in Sydney with his husband, Josh, and their boy and girl twin toddlers, Stella and Cooper. Sean Szeps NOT LIKE OTHER DADS

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Ayesha Inoon is a Sri Lankan–Australian writer with a unique cultural perspective, which she brings to her writing. Born in Colombo, she travelled widely and worked as a journalist in Sri Lanka before immigrating to Australia in 2013. Her feature articles have been published by SBS Australia, The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Serendib and Explore Sri Lanka.

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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart - Soon to be an Amazon Prime TV Series HOLLY RINGLAND The international bestselling novel, now a seven part drama series from Amazon Prime, launching in 2023 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. A young girl loses both her parents in a tragic event, and is taken to live with her grandmother on a flower farm. Growing up, Alice learns the language of Australian native flowers as a way to say the things that are too hard to speak. But she also learns that there are secrets within secrets about her past. An unexpected betrayal leaves her reeling, and she escapes to try to make her own – sometimes painful – way through the world, and to find her story. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a story about stories: those we inherit, those we select to define us, and those we decide to hide. It is a novel about the secrets we keep and how they haunt us, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Spanning twenty years, and set between sugar cane fields by the sea, a native Australian flower farm and a celestial crater in the central desert, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart follows the life of Alice as she discovers that the most powerful story she will ever possess is her own.

My Father The Whale GINA PERRY

Minds of Sand and Light KYLIE CHAN Iain M Banks and Max Barry collide with a splash of Murderbot in this wildly original, gripping and new trilogy. The world is in the midst of a new Cold War – between the wasteful nations of the West, and the oppressively tyrannical regime of the Greater Far East. Ruth Sharpe and Cassie Bailey are radical journalists and brilliant hackers investigating the rumours that both governments are covertly run by sentient AI systems. What they uncover is a much more dangerous secret – one that could spell the doom of all humanity. They will need to cut through decades of lies from both sides to reach the truth and warn the world... while the clock ticks

For nine-year-old Ruby, travelling the country with her charismatic father Mitch and busking for a living is the only life she’s ever known. Mitch has been the centre of Ruby’s world since she was a baby, and much as she’s curious about her mother who died soon after Ruby was born, talk of her is taboo.

When repairs to their ageing Kombi strand them in a small coastal town, Ruby is drawn to the town and its people and gains a glimpse of family life starkly different to her own. But when Mitch is ready to leave, Ruby is caught between her loyalty to her father and the safety of the place that’s offered her a taste of normal life, causing a rift between them that will take years to heal. When Mitch sweeps back in town and into Ruby’s adult life, his arrival is like a tidal wave, bringing more questions as Ruby grapples with the legacy of her childhood. For her, the only way forward is to confront the past and the secret of a mother Ruby’s never known... and what Mitch was escaping when he set out for a life on the road. Sometimes the family you need is the one you choose. Released: 07/06/23 TPB | 352pp www.gina-perry.com

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down to the extinction of all human life. In this gripping dystopic thriller from the bestselling author of the Dark Heavens and Dragon Empire series, Ruth and Cassie will have to decide what price humanity is willing to pay for its own salvation. Released: 07/06/23 TPB | 352pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: Voyager kyliechan.com

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The new book from the no. 1 New York Times and no. 2 Sunday Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang. Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody. White lies. When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song. Dark humour. But as evidence threatens June’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. Deadly consequences… What happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault.

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The Last Lifeboat HAZEL GAYNOR

A thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last! A kidnapped boy... A young child is snatched in broad daylight outside his nursery. Nobody in charge sees a thing, but the other children say a woman is the culprit... The police find a link... Detective Mina Dabiri calls on her close friend Vincent to untangle the puzzle that surrounds the kidnapped boy. As he finds a link between the boy and other others who have gone missing, it becomes clear that time is Cult CAMILLA LÄCKBERG & HENRIK FEXEUS

Unfortunately Yours

The Prophet and the Idiot JONAS JONASSON

TESSA BAILEY

The all-new adventure from the international bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Sweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times. Armed with this terrible knowledge, Petra meets Johan, a domesday prophet, and

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with the hilarious follow-up to Secretly Yours , in which a down-on-her-luck Napa heiress suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can’t stand... only to discover there’s a fine line between love and hate. After losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she’s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she’s ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money.

Liverpool 1940. Alice King stands on the deck of SS Carlisle, waiting to escort a group of children to Canada as overseas evacuees. She is finally doing her bit for the war. In London, as the Blitz bombs rain down and the threat of German invasion looms, Lily Nicholls anxiously counts the days for news of her son and daughter’s safe arrival. But when disaster strikes in the Atlantic, Alice and Lily – one at sea, the other on land – will quickly become one another’s very best hope. The events of one night, and the eight unimaginable days that follow, will bind the two women together in

Agnes, a widow of 75 who has made bank living a double life on social media as a young influencer. Together, the trio race through Europe as they plan to make the most out of the time they have left, in more ways than one. But of course, things rarely go to plan, even the end of the world…

And well, dumped, remember But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him – and kiss him, in equal measure. August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn’t know jack about making wine. He’s determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes. Except his tasting room is empty, his wine is disgusting (seriously, he once saw someone gag), and his buddy’s legacy is circling the drain. No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around... and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door. Natalie has haunted his dreams since the moment they met, but their sizzling chemistry immediately morphed into simmering insults. Now, a quickie marriage could help them both. A sham wedding, a few weeks living under the same roof, and then they can go their separate ways – assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be There’s just one thing they didn’t account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction. Released: 07/06/23 B+P | 384pp AU $22.99 NZ $25.00 Imprint: Avon www.tessabailey.com

running out for everyone involved... A looming threat...

unforgettable ways. Inspired by a remarkable true story, The Last Lifeboat is a gripping and triumphant tale of love, courage and hope against the odds. www.hazelgaynor.com

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Meanwhile, Mina’s estranged daughter gets caught up in the secretive world of Epicura, a shadowy organisation that claims to be a centre for leadership development. Can Mina protect her child – a child who doesn’t even know she exists?

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The Book that Wouldn’t Burn MARK LAWRENCE

ONE MORE TIME MANDY MAGRO

THE SHIP’S MIDWIFE

PETA MILLER

UNTETHERED AYESHA INOON Zia secretly longs to go to university but as a young woman in a traditional Muslim family, she does what is expected of her and agrees to an arranged marriage to Rashid, a man she barely knows. Cocooned by the wealth and customs of her family, Rashid’s dark moods create only the smallest of ripples in their early life together. When growing political unrest spurs them to leave Sri Lanka and immigrate to Australia, Zia is torn between fear of leaving her beloved family and the possibility of new freedoms. While on paper their new country welcomes them with open arms, their visas come with many restrictions and for the first time Zia faces isolation, poverty and an increasingly unstable marriage that forms a cage stronger than any she’s known before. Determined to carve a place for herself in this new country, Zia sets out on uncertain terrain and discovers friendship, devastating loss and hope for a different future. One that asks her to consider not just who she is, but who she might become. Partially drawn from her own experiences, debut author Ayesha Inoon’s novel weaves the threads of family, culture and tradition together with the uncertainty and freedom of starting anew to create a complex tapestry of identity, resilience Evar has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. Livira has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never noticed them. That’s about to change. As their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time, each will unlock vast secrets about the world and themselves. This is a tale of truth and lies and hearts, and the blurring of one into another. Released: 07/06/23 TPB | 576pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: Voyager www.marklawrence.buzz All books, no matter their binding, will fall to dust. The stories they carry may last longer. They might outlive the paper, the library, even the language in which they were first written. The greatest story can reach the stars... This is the start of an incredible new journey from the internationally bestselling author of Prince of Thorns , in which, though the pen may be mightier than the sword, blood will be spilled and cities burned…

One split-second choice. A spark of magic. What if your life could be completely different?

1850 Sarah Hallow is orphaned, penniless and alone, with only the skills learned from her midwife mother to guide her. Passage on a ship bound for the new settlement of Brisbane, Australia, is her last option. Though her skills are quickly dismissed by the ship’s doctor, Sarah is pleased to find instant friendship with her cabin mate, Bridie, a fiery Irish girl with a sharp tongue and midwifery skills of her own. When the two women come to the aid of a labouring woman onboard, Sarah’s dreams of opening her own midwifery practice in Brisbane don’t

Grace Burrows knows her seventieth birthday celebration is going to be an enchanting affair. And she can’t wait to immerse herself in an evening surrounded by family and her closest friends, to waltz across the dance floor as she used to and reminisce over shared memories gathered across the decades. But it’s also the evening she’ll have to finally reveal a secret that she knows

will devastate her family - her time left with them is too short to be fair...

seem so impossible. Certainly not as impossible as her daydreams about the ship doctor’s son, who only seems to have eyes for her friend.

Scarred by his war-time experiences and losses, Charlie Wilson knows he’s made a lot of mistakes. Too many. But none greater than ruining his marriage to Grace when they were young. Tonight, as they dance, Charlie is determined to tell her he’s always loved her. But when old feelings and resentments are drawn to the surface, tempers fray and Charlie and Grace are left on opposite sides of the same old argument.

But something else is lurking on the ship: a disease that has the power to take down even the strongest man and is about to rip through the ship like wildfire, leaving only devastation in its path. As caring for patients stretch Sarah and Bridie to their absolute limit, thoughts of the future are rapidly eclipsed by their determination to survive. If only they can make it to Australia with their lives and loves intact ...

Fate, however, will give them one last chance to be truthful - and as a touch of magic sparks, everything changes...

Inspired by true events, this is a meticulously researched, eye-opening, heart breaking, soul-warming story of survival, love and grit for readers of Darry Fraser, Alison Stuart and Tea Cooper.

and hope.

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The Flying Vet AMELIAH SCOTT & DAVID BREWSTER The inspiring story of the intrepid Dr Ameliah Scott, the Flying Vet extraordinaire.

What woman doesn’t love a real-life hero? Harriet Scott, for one. The fiercely independent daughter of famous adventurers, she grew up travelling the world on the environmental flagship The Watch. So when Harriet’s ship sinks in Antarctica and she has to be rescued by Commander Per Amundsen, an infuriatingly capable Norwegian naval officer and living breathing action hero, her world is turned upside down.

Not Like Other Dads SEAN SZEPS A fearless, frank and funny memoir about reinventing the rules of parenting. Sean had wanted to be a mum since the age of four, when he fell in love with Mrs Potts, the motherly teapot in Beauty and the Beast. But there was just one problem: he was not, in fact, a woman. When he was swept off his feet by a handsome Australian man in New York City, Sean’s dreams of marriage and parenthood suddenly became a reality. The only things standing in his way: outdated marriage laws, hundreds of thousands of dollars and a healthy dose of internalised homophobia. Though he had to battle intense family drama, depression and a difficult move to the other side of the world, he succeeded in becoming a father to boy-girl twins. What happens when the traditional parenting rules, 10,000 years in the making, simply don’t apply? Not Like Other Dads is a raw, rollicking memoir about raising kids as gay parents without a map – or nap. Hilarious and tender, Sean’s story helps all of us celebrate who we really are... empowering straight and queer parents alike to rewrite the parenting script. Released: 07/06/23 TPB | 320pp AU $34.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: ABC Books Funny, moving and uplifting, Ameliah tells us about the diverse community she serves and the animals she treats, and celebrates the bush and the people of the outback – and Ameliah’s passion for animal welfare. From treating animals in distress, wrangling hot blooded goats to gelding biting horses and treating pregnant and calving cattle, Ameliah also battles the changing conditions of the bush, and the scourge of feral animals and plagues - all while navigating vast distances from the air, and raising her own young family on her own 120,000-acre cattle and sheep farm. Released: 21/06/23 TPB | 320pp AU $34.99 NZ 37.99 Imprint: ABC Books theflyingvet.com.au Ameliah isn’t your average vet – flying solo over a staggering territory of 200,000 square kilometres of red dirt and bush to tend to animals of all shapes and sizes, she’s a rare combination of female flying vet and fifth generation farmer in remote Australia. She brings much needed solace, care and reassurance to remote farming communities in the heart of the country, while also raising her own young family. With charm, honesty and wit, Ameliah tells stories from a life on the road and the skies, from attending the School of the Air and becoming a vet, to operating her mobile service in some of the most remote parts of the country. Her story spreads as far as her clients are scattered across the outback, from far western New South Wales to northern Victoria, from the southwest of Queensland to eastern South Australia, treating valuable stock animals and beloved pets, and providing a precious lifeline for their owners.

Like their namesakes, the original Scott and Amundsen who competed to reach the South Pole first, Per and Harriet have different ways of doing things. Per thinks Harriet is an accident waiting to happen; Harriet thinks Per is a control freak. But when Harriet realises that Per is the only one who can help her fund the new ship she desperately wants, she is forced to

cooperate with him. Released: 05/04/23 TPB | 496pp AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 Imprint: HQ

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Tax Secrets Of The Rich: 2023 Edition ALLAN MASON

In his page-turning and inspiring first book, legendary songwriter and recording artist Jason Derulo shares his 15 rules for finding success in any pursuit, and invites everyone – especially artists and creators – to start on their path to greatness. In 2009, an 18-year-old son of Haitian immigrants burst onto Billboard music surprising hook and opened with what would prove to be one of the catchiest lines in pop music history – the artist’s own name, sung out loud. Defying every possible odd, Jason Derulo cemented Sing Your Name Out Loud: 15 Rules for Living Your Dream JASON DERULO charts with the instant No.1 song, “Whatcha Say,” which sampled a

Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering JOANNA GAINES

The cult Australian finance bestseller now updated with the latest tax changes. Ever wondered how the wealthy seem to pay less tax than the average person?

Joanna Gaines – cofounder of Magnolia , cook and host of Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines , and New York Times bestselling author – brings us her third cookbook filled with timeless and nostalgic recipes – now reimagined – for today’s home cook. Whether it’s in the making, the gathering, or the tasting of something truly delicious, this collection of recipes from Magnolia Table, Volume 3 is an invitation to savor every moment. In Joanna’s first cookbook,

As the saying goes, there are only two things certain in life: death and taxes. While tax may be a boring subject, unfortunately it is something we all need to master. In this book, Allan Mason shares his knowledge from over 40 years in tax and accounting, in an easy-to-read format. You will learn about real case studies where Allan helped his clients reduce their tax, improve their businesses and grow their personal wealth. This is a must-read for every person who aspires to be in control of their finances. You owe it to yourself, your family and the community to be successful.

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the #1 New York Times bestselling Magnolia Table , she introduced readers to her favorite passed-down family recipes. For her second cookbook, Magnolia Table, Volume 2 , she pushed herself beyond her comfort zone to develop new recipes for her family. In this, her third cookbook, Joanna shares the recipes – old and new – that she’s enjoyed the most over the years. The result is a cookbook filled with recipes that are timeless, creative, and delicious! Just as in her past books, within each recipe Joanna speaks to the reader, explaining why she likes a recipe, what inspired her to create it in the first place, and how she prefers to serve it. The book is beautifully photographed and filled with dishes you will want to bring into your own home, including:

YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS NIGHT DANIEL HOWELL

himself again and again, hit after hit, as one of the hardest working singers, dancers, and performers in the world and a risk-taking force of nature. This is the remarkable story of Derulo’s rise, told through the valuable principles that guided and propelled him toward artistic excellence. Waking at 4am to catch buses across Miami so he could attend performing arts schools on scholarship, entering himself into local singing competitions at the mall on the weekends, and penning hundreds of songs before he ever saw the inside of a recording studio, Derulo’s commitment to his dream – and dedication to seeing it come true – is the stuff of legend. But it was during his reinvention in 2020, after becoming one of the most followed creators on TikTok, that he realised his personal rules for self-mastery and success are applicable anywhere, for anyone, under any circumstance. “Now,” he writes, “It’s your turn.” Released: 28/06/23 TPB | 320pp

‘There’s a moment at the end of every day, where the world falls away and you are left alone with your thoughts. A reckoning, when the things you have been pushing to the background, come forward and demand your attention.’ Written by Daniel Howell, in consultation with a qualified psychologist, in an entertaining and personal way from the perspective of someone who has been through it all – this no-nonsense book gives you the tools to understand your mind so you can be in control and really live. Split into three chapters for each stage of the journey: • This Night – how to get through your toughest moments and be prepared to face anything. • Tomorrow – small steps to change your thoughts and actions with a big impact on your life. • The Days After – help to look after yourself in the long term and not just survive, but thrive. You will laugh and learn – but most of all, this book will assure you that even in your darkest times, there is always hope. You will get through this night.

Honey Butter Layered Biscuit Bites Bananas Foster Pancakes Brussels Sprout Gruyére Gratin White Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Garlic Shrimp over Parmesan Risotto

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The much-anticipated first book from Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler. With over 70 million records sold, heavy-metal pioneers Black Sabbath are one of the most influential bands of all time. From the very beginning, Geezer Butler was at the heart of their success. He named the group, provided the bass behind their distinctive sound and wrote the lyrics that resonated so powerfully with fans around the world. At long last, Geezer is ready to tell his side of the Sabbath story, from early days as a scrappy blues quartet through to the many lineup changes, the record breaking tours and the international hell Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath - and Beyond GEEZER BUTLER

Carrie Bradshaw’s pairing of a tutu with a tank top is one of the most iconic outfits ever seen on television – and a look that turned avant-garde New York designer and stylist Patricia Field into a household name. But before she was crowned the fairy godmother of haute couture, Field was the owner of the longtime East Village emporium Pat Field, a haven for drag queens, club kids, starving artists, NYU freshmen, and creative visionaries alike. Presiding over downtown with her distinctive vermillion hair and a constantly lit cigarette, Patricia was a rock ’n’ roll den mother to everyone from Pat in the City: My Life of Fashion, Style and Breaking All the Rules Patricia Field

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THE LAST ONE TO FALL Savana Caruso and Jesse Melo have known each other since they were kids, so when Jesse asks Savana to meet him at Cray’s Warehouse in the middle of the night, she doesn’t hesitate. But before Savana can find Jesse, she bears witness to a horrifying murder, standing helpless on the ground as a mysterious figure is pushed out of the fourth floor of the warehouse. Six teens were there that night, and five of them are now potential suspects. With the police circling, Savana knows what will happen if the wrong person is charged, but someone is willing to do wha tever it takes to keep the truth from coming to light. GABRIELLA LEPORE

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Cosima Unfortunate has spent all her life at the Home for Unfortunate Girls - a school where any disabled children, or children deemed different, are sent, whether their families want it or not. It is there that she meets her friends, Pearl, Mary and Diya, and they start to practise mini heists involving the theft of cakes, biscuits and other sweet goodies. But when Cos finds out that Lord Francis Fitzroy, the explorer behind the Empire Exhibition, is planning to adopt them, she and her friends plot the biggest heist of their life. Instead of fondant fancies, they’re going to steal Fitzroy’s prized tiara, containing the legendary Star Diamond of India! But, as they start preparing for the day, Cosima finds herself drawing ever closer to discovering the one secret she’s always wanted to know - the truth about her parents.

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Amanda Lepore to Lady Bunny to Patti Smith, with her store providing the city’s eccentrics with a place to discover a sense of family, home, and a rhinestone bedazzled bustier or two. In Pat in the City , Patricia describes her journey from scrappy Queens kid peddling men’s pants to the fashion world’s most notorious renegade. As the daughter of immigrant parents, Field learned the principles of glamour from her entrepreneurial mother, and applied her NYU lessons on democracy to inform a fashion ethos that would reach millions. From her Studio 54 disco glam styling to her award-winning work in The Devil Wears Prada and Sex and the City to today’s buzzy costuming in Emily in Paris , Field’s inimitable styling has pushed the envelope and created trends that have become the culture standard. Now in her seventies, Patricia Field is ready to tell her story – not to take a final bow, but to spread her credo of challenging convention and filling the world with joy and dancing.

raising with Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward. Featuring Geezer’s candid reflections on his working-class childhood in Luftwaffe-battered Birmingham, his almost-life as an accountant and his fascination with horror, religion and the occult, Into the Void reveals the softer side of the heavy-metal legend, while holding nothing back. Like Geezer’s bass lines and the story of Black Sabbath themselves, Into the Void is original, dramatic and one hell of a ride.

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Ally is on the run. The city is in ruins. Her friends are in mortal danger.

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Nothing about being back in the city is easy, but Ally knows that she must find the missing research before ONE does. The Administration has tight control of the capital and there are eyes everywhere. In her attempt to find somewhere to hide, Ally discovers that not everyone in the underground resistance group she encounters is welcoming - or safe. As tension builds in the city, Ally learns that the go-ahead has already been given to start the deadly experiments on her friends who are still locked up in the Towers.

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HOW DO YOU SAY HELLO? ASHLEIGH BARTON AND MARTINA HEIDUCZEK In every country around the world, we all have ways to greet the people that we know and the people that we meet. From bestselling duo Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek comes a delightful and fun filled book that celebrates the many different ways we say hello.

THE POWER OF BEING ODD (THE ODDS #3) MATT STANTON Kip, Dad and the Odds have been taken to Kip’s Imaginatorium -- a mysterious building in the middle of the desert. This is her imagination in real life. Going in is easy. Getting out might be impossible. KIP AND THE ODDS DISCOVER THE POWER OF THE IMAGINATION! A place filled with magnificent new characters, unbelievable rooms, secret doors, terrifying Fears and the incredibly strange Dots, could this finally be the way for the Odds to get back to their own worlds? And will the greatest adventure of Kip’s life be inside her own mind? From million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton comes a hilarious and heart-filled story about imagination, creativity and our unique power within.

THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH

THE NIGHT IN QUESTION (AN AGATHAS MYSTERY)

MAX BRAILLIER

KATHLEEN GLASGOW

The second graphic novel in the New York Times bestselling The Last Kids on Earth series, now with over 5 million copies in print worldwide and an Emmy Award-winning Netflix Original series.

Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams became the talk of Castle Cove when they cracked the biggest case of the fall: the death of Brooke Donovan. Together, the Agathas put Brooke’s killer away for good, and since then things around town have been almost back to normal. Quiet, even. But if Alice and Iris know anything, it’s that sometimes quiet is just the calm before the storm. The truth is, Brooke’s disappearance wasn’t the first mystery to rock Castle Cove, and it won’t be the last. So when their school dance at the infamous Levy Castle - the site of film starlet Mona Moody’s unsolved death back in the 1940s - is interrupted by a violent assault, Iris and Alice pull out their murder boards and get back to work. To understand the present, sometimes you need to look into the past. And if the Agathas want a chance at solving their new case, that’s exactly where they’ll need to start digging. Only, what they uncover might very well kill them.

Includes brand new Last Kids stories by Max Brallier, featuring full-colour artwork!

How Do You Say Hello? is an illuminating look at how we welcome each other, in languages the world over.

Released: 07/06/23 NSH | 32pp AU $24.99 NZ $26.99 Imprint:ABC Books

Released: 07/06/23 BPB| 208pp AU $17.99 NZ $19.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 07/06/23 NSP | 192pp AU $19.99 NZ $21.99 Imprint: ABC Books

Released: 07/06/23 B+H| 32pp AU $19.99 NZ $21.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

MING AND HILDE LEAD A REVOLUTION JACKIE FRENCH Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed history throughout the world. She’s faced danger and adventure when Herstory sent her to the past to witness girls’ bravery in the incredible feats left out of ‘histories’. Now Ming asks Herstory for another time-travelling quest - this time, one that is less confronting. Ming finds herself in relative luxury, heading to an unknown destination on a ship carrying royal Saxon sheep, travelling with the girls who care for them. What do female shepherds have to do with history? And is it even possible for sheep to be royal? As Ming knows only too well, change is never easy, so how can one girl - and a sheep - change the world? From one of Australia’s favourite authors comes an inspiring series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY KATHERINE APPLEGATE

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby’s caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. In the timeless way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly anticipated novel in verse is the perfect mix of heartfelt and humorous, poignant and sweet.

Released: 07/06/23 BPB | 304pp AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 07/06/23 BPB | 240pp AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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THE LUIS ORTEGA SURVIVAL CLUB

SING ME FORGOTTEN JESSICA S. OLSON

Isda does not exist. At least not beyond the opulent walls of the opera house. Cast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few who can manipulate memories when people sing, she was saved by Cyril, the opera house’s owner. Since that day, he has given her sanctuary from the murderous world outside. All he asks in return is that she use her power to keep ticket sales high, and that she stay out of sight. For if anyone discovers she survived, Isda and Cyril would pay with their lives. But Isda breaks Cyril’s cardinal rule when she meets Emeric Rodin, a charming boy who throws her quiet, solitary life out of balance. His voice is unlike any she’s ever heard, but the real shock comes when she finds in his memories hints of a way to finally break free of her gilded prison. Haunted by this possibility, Isda spends more and more time with Emeric, searching for answers in his music and his past. But the price of freedom is steeper than Isda could ever know. For even as she struggles with her growing feelings for Emeric, she learns that in order to take charge of her own destiny, she must become the monster the world tried to drown in the first place.

SONORA REYES

Sixteen-year-old Ariana doesn’t talk. She has selective mutism and is only able to talk around people she feels totally comfortable with. That doesn’t make it very easy for her to make friends. So when Luis, a cute, popular boy, starts to pay attention to her, Ari can’t believe how lucky she is. Then Luis brings her to a party one night. At the party, Ariana finds herself having sex with Luis. But she never agreed to it. She’s mad at Luis for not asking permission, but she also feels like she doesn’t have the right to be angry, since she couldn’t tell him to stop. And now she has to wonder if maybe that’s why Luis liked her to begin with. As the high school rumor mill begins churning, Ari tries desperately to deny that it ever happened. This is NOT the kind of attention she wanted from her classmates. She’s sure the culprit is Luis’s ex-girlfriend, and her former friend, Shawni. But the damage is done and the boys at school now see Ariana as an easy target, someone who won’t say no. After a week of torment, Ari finds a note in her locker that says “me too” with a tumblr handle. In her desperation, Ariana reaches out to the anonymous contact and soon teams up with this unlikely group of friends to expose Luis for the predator he is. But as the reality of the situation sets in, Ariana has to sort out her complicated feelings for both the boy who took advantage of her, and the girl helping her take him down.

Released: 07/06/23 BPB | 368pp AU $19.99 NZ $21.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 07/06/23 BPB| 368pp AU $19.99 NZ $21.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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