Books & Literature
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135Book Review: Too Much Cabbage and Jesus Christ, by Catherine Bishop
BIOGRAPHY: Annie Lock believed Aboriginal lives mattered, with controversial results. This biography dives into massacres, stolen generations and the thorny problem of...
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139Book Review: Little Unicorn’s Christmas, by Rhiannon Fielding and Chris Chatterton
PICTURE BOOK: It's Christmas Eve, and Twinkle the unicorn doesn't want to go to bed ... Can she help save Christmas and...
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154Sharing, by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson, Illustrated by Leanne Mulgo Watson
PICTURE BOOK: Sharing is book three in the award-winning Our Place series that introduces children to First Nations philosophies that are dear...
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139Book Review: Awesome Emu, Written and Illustrated by Gregg Dreise
PICTURE BOOK: Filled with his well-loved colourful paintings and told with heart and humour, Awesome Emu will be a family favourite.
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535Book Review: The Christmas Pig, by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Field
JUNIOR FICTION: A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to...
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231Book Review: Real Magic, by Ash Magic
SELF-HELP: Magic is making the impossible possible, but the real magic is finding the good vibes every day in everything you do!
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214Book Review: Starry Night, Blurry Dreams, by Henn Kim
VISUAL POETRY: Visual poetry from the iconic Sally Rooney illustrator.
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282The ‘Humans of Kangaroo Island’ Book Is Here
Released on November 10 2021, the Humans of Kangaroo Island book showcases the diversity and history of Kangaroo Island as seen through...
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413Book Review: Betoota-isms, by The Betoota Advocate
SOCIETY: As authoritative as the Macquarie Dictionary and as exhaustive as a Fortitude Valley pub crawl, Betoota-isms is your one-stop guide to...
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318Book Review: Echoes of War, by Tania Blanchard
HISTORICAL FICTION: Set in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheaval, this is the story of one woman’s determination to find her place in...
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453Book Review: Mercy, by David Baldacci
THRILLER: The gripping final instalment in the FBI special agent Atlee Pine series by internationally bestselling author David Baldacci.
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419Book Review: Treasure and Dirt, by Chris Hammer
THRILLER: An opal miner is found crucified and left to rot down his mine. Nothing about the miner's death is straightforward, not...
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192Book Review: Homecoming, by Elfie Shiosaki
HISTORY: Fragments of stories about four generations of Noongar women and how they navigated colonisation to hold their families together.
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149Book Review: Train Party, by Karen Blair
PICUTRE BOOK: All aboard the train party in this rhyming picture book that captures all the fun of a pre-schooler’s train-themed birthday...
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284Book Review: The Lanternist, by Stephen Orr
YA FICTION: A Lanternist's son is left to fend for himself in Adelaide 1901 after his mother leaves them and his father...
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728Book Review: Ramsay in 10, by Gordon Ramsay
100 new incredibly delicious recipes, all clocking in at around 10 minutes. With Ramsay in 10, dinner will be on the table...
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164Book Review: Noura Saves the Planet, by Rufia Valiff
PICTURE BOOK: Noura Saves the Planet is about a young girl who, while bored on her school holidays, goes on an adventure...
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511Book Review: Together, by Jamie Oliver
Inspirational but practical, Together is about comfort, celebration, creating new memories and, above all, the sharing of mouthwatering food.
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159Book Review: The River, by Sally Morgan
PICTURE BOOK: A celebration of the life of the river, taking the reader on a journey of what their eyes can see...
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150Book Review: Where Are You, Magoo? by Briony Stewart
PICTURE BOOK: Loveable dogoo Magoo gets up to all sorts of mischief and his owners are always having to look for him....
