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  • Lockwood & Co #2: The Whispering Skull – Jonathan Stroud

    Random House Australia ISBN: 9780857532664 Published: 01/10/2014 Imprint: Doubleday Childrens Extent: 496 pages RRP $22.99 Lucy Carlyle, George Cubbins and their boss, the suave Anthony Lockwood, return in another spine-chilling case for their psychic detection agency. Definitely creepier than the first volume in the series, this one will no doubt have the thrill-seekers even more firmly hooked. The team Read more

  • Just Right for Christmas – Birdie Black & Rosalind Beardshaw

    On the 3rd Day of Christmas my true love gave to me… An amazing mouse! and a very sweet book…….. Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9780857631367 Australian Pub.: November 2014 Imprint: Nosy Crow RRP $12.99 “Waste Not, Want Not” is a maxim well-known to those of us raised by parents who themselves grew up in Read more

  • Congratulations winners!

    Louise Brooks Trudy Scanlin Julie Maddocks are the lucky winners of the Lulu Bell and the Christmas Elf give away. Many many thanks to Random House Australia, Zoe Bechara in particular, and all who engaged with the post. Read more

  • Vale Maurice Saxby

    Click the image to read Maurice’s bio on Austlit  The Queensland T-L community is also saddened by the death of Beth Green – Read Megan Daley’s beautiful tribute here. Read more

  • Magisterium: The Iron Trail (#1) – Cassandra Clare & Holly Black

    ISBN: 9780857532503 Published: 09/09/2014 Random House Australia Imprint: Doubleday Childrens Extent: 320 pages RRP $22.99 Many readers will already know these two authors – Cassandra from her very successful Mortal Instruments series, and Holly from her equally successful Spiderwick Chronicles partnership. Now these two have collaborated on the first in a new series which Harry Read more

  • Christmas in Australia – John Williamson/Mitch Vane

    On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me………………… Published:24/09/2014 Format:Hardback, 32 pages RRP:$19.99 ISBN-13:9780670077724 ISBN-10:0670077720 Origin:Australia Publisher:Penguin Aus. Imprint:Viking First of all, let me start with my favourite John Williamson story. A long time ago, probably around 1987 or so, I was the leader of a very enthusiastic Brownie Pack in Read more

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