Books to curl up with

Bunker down with these guaranteed great reads. Recommended by your favourite authors and creators!

Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Celeste Ng, WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder.
The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Mothers, a powerful new novel about the parallel lives of estranged twin sisters who choose to live in two very different worlds - one black and one white.
American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins

The extraordinary global bestseller - a once in a lifetime read about the lengths a mother will go to to save her son
Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell

WINNER: WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
WINNER: FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR, BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
WINNER: BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER'S CHOICE AWARD
AS FEATURED ON BBC2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS
SHORTLISTED: AN POST IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR, WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION
The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home - Joanna Nell

The joyous, charming and utterly irresistible new novel from the author of mega-bestseller The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village
How To Do The Work - Nicole LePera

The life-changing global bestseller.
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey

From the Academy Award -winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
Women Don't Owe You Pretty - Florence Given

The record-breaking, bestselling Women Don't Owe You Pretty as a black and white modern classic.
So You Think You Know What's Good for You? - Dr Norman Swan

Informative, accessible and easy to understand, So You Think You Know What's Good for You? has everything you need to know about health and wellbeing, delivered with Dr Norman Swan's trademark clarity and wit.

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Enter the Fantasy Realm

Hachette Australia, with The Realm, presents ENTER THE FANTASY REALM! Join Tigest Girma, Louisa Carmody and Christy Anne Jones in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to talk all things fantasy.