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Picture Book Month bonus: Hometown – Shaun Tan
Allen & Unwin September 2026 ISBN:9781761180811 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $35.00 Some reviews just demand to be written straight away and this is one. I read this glorious, sumptuous, provocative, thoughtful, philosophical book last night and absolutely revelled in its beauty and magicality. I am still miffed that I missed out on…
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The Wild Unknown – Emily Gale
Text Publishing April 2026 ISBN: 9781923058835 AU Price$16.99 NZ Price$21.00 In 2045 life is familiar but also not. If we think technology and AI is pervasive now, in the near-future that Emily Gale has conceived it’s inescapable, compulsory and deeply rooted within society. Eddie’s world is one filled with ‘smart’ technology from the smart windows…
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Piper at the Gates of Dusk – Patrick Ness
Walker Books Australia April 2026 ISBN13:9781529537581 Australia RRP:$29.99 New Zealand RRP:$32.99 I have never made any secret of the fact that Chaos Walking is my favourite dystopian of all time. And, in fact, Patrick Ness, is definitely in my Top 10 favourite authors as well. So not only was I panting with anticipation waiting on…
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We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-year-old Overlord – Garth Nix
Allen & Unwin October 2024 ISBN:9781761180491 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children You know as soon as you hold a new Garth Nix book that you are in for a treat. Usually a creepy, oft-bizarre and freakish treat, but a treat none-the-less. Your readers who are into such vibes as Stranger Things, The X-Files, Wednesday,…
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