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Book Review: The Reunion, by Polly Phillips

THRILLER: When an invitation arrives to a University reunion, everything clicks into place. Emily has a plan. Because if you can’t forget – why not get revenge?

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Book Review: The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird, by Diane Connell

GENERAL FICTON: Beautifully written, heartbreakingly funny and deeply moving, this book has already been compared to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and other best-sellers.

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Book Review: The Hope Flower, by Joy Dettman

CONTEMPORARY FICTION: From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series comes a story of love and survival.

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Book Review: Killer Content, by Kiley Roache

YA THRILLER: Knives Out meets One of Us is Lying! In this twisty thriller a group of famous TikTokers begin turning on each other when one member is found dead at their beachfront Malibu mansion.

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Book Review: Tenderness, by Alison MacLeod

HISTORICAL FICTION: The spellbinding story of Lady Chatterley's Lover, and the society that put it on trial; the story of a novel and its ripple effects across half a century, and about the transformative and triumphant power of fiction itself.

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Book Review: The Missing Girl, by Kerry McGinnis

MYSTERY: A highly evocative family mystery of secrets and betrayal from the bestselling author of Croc Country.

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Book Review: Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

GENERAL FICTION: Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a famous family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind.

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Book Review: Annie Stanley, All At Sea, by Sue Teddern

CONTEMPORARY: Will losing her dad be the thing that finally prompts Annie Stanley to find herself? Only she could decide to say goodbye by stealing her father’s ashes and taking him on one last adventure . . .

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Book Review: Male Tears, by Benjamin Myers

SHORT STORIES: A debut collection of stories that lays bare the male psyche in all its fragility, complexity and failure, its hubris and forbidden tenderness.

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Book Review: Broken Rules and Other Stories, by Barry Lee Thompson

SHORT STORIES: A collection of interlinked stories that vividly capture the small, rarely spoken moments of our lives that reverberate with meaning, with darkness and with light.

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Book Review: Trick of the Light, by Fiona McCallum

CONTEMPORARY FICTION: Erica, newly widowed, is devastated to discover her venture capitalist husband left their finances in ruins. Determined to save her home while protecting her teenage daughters, she vows to get back on her feet without letting them, or anyone else, know the truth.

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Book Review: The Summer Job, by Lizzy Dent

ROMANCE: Can Birdy carry off a summer pretending to be her best friend (who incidentally is a world-class wine expert)? And can she stop herself from falling for the first man she's ever actually liked (but who thinks she's someone else)?

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Book Review: Grace Under Pressure, by Tori Haschka

GENERAL FICTION: A deliciously hilarious, honest and heartfelt portrayal of modern motherhood and the saving grace of female friendship.

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Book Review: The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, by Marianne Cronin

GENERAL FICTION: An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here.

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Book Review: The Emporium of Imagination, by Tabitha Bird

CONTEMPORARY FICTION: A captivating novel of magical realism about a fantastical shop that brings comfort, peace and hope to those in need. You won't want to miss the opening of this shop!

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Book Review: The Golden Tower, by Belinda Murrell

MIDDLE-GRADE: In her wildest dreams, Sophie never thought she might be kidnapped by a cat and taken to a world of flying horses and wonder – but also magic, mystery and danger!

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Book Review: Tipping, by Anna George

CONTEMPORARY FICTION: An Instagram scandal at a grammar school sparks outrage in an exclusive bayside suburb and upends the lives of the families involved.