Author Paul Ham will be in Adelaide on 8 November to speak about his new book, New Jerusalem, but we caught up with him from his home in Paris before he began his book tour.
Originally released as "Mama Mia! What a Climb!", this is the autobiography of Vincenzo Russo, from a distant Italian country town of the 1950s to present-day Adelaide, told as a series of letters to his late wife.
In 1814, a French armada set sail for New South Wales. The armada’s mission was the invasion of Sydney, and its inspiration and its fate were interwoven with one of history’s greatest love stories.
When Dr Voth comes across an old manuscript from 1724, he becomes obsessed with the life of a 12-year-old orphan girl who was sold into servitude and grew to become one of history's most notorious and wanted transexual thieves.
Nic is an early teen, dealing with a change of home and schools. Moving to a remote Australian homestead, she searches for information about her mother who died when she was born.
A book aimed at educating today’s children on the brave women who became pilots in World War 2 despite little or no recognition.
A fascinating culinary history of one of Australia’s iconic foods, taking us around Australia, New Zealand and England, through recipe books, family treasures, letters to and from soldiers in WWI, photographs and anecdotes to discover the origins of our iconic Anzac biscuit.
An insightful and inspiring book about generations of men in the same family who shared the dedication, courage, toughness and desire to make it in the AFL.
A wonderful collection of poetry and prose from books, letters and journals along with magazine and newspaper articles on the history of Australian food, cooking, dining and etiquette.
More than a travel book, Atkins provides details of religious history and doctrines, geography, art, environmental issues and the politics of the regions he writes about, reminding us that true discoveries are still out there through the people we meet, rather than the places we visit.
The historic underground spot is all ready for a tenant.
The moving and compelling true story of the clipper ship Ticonderoga, struck by plague as it was bringing immigrants to Australia in 1852.
Peer behind the barbed wire drawn around people deemed threats to Australia's security during the two world wars. Civilians from enemy nations, even if born in Australia, were subjects of suspicion and locked away in internment camps as prisoners-of-war, some shipped from the other side of the world.
The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, by an award-winning historian.
An exploration of the British and Russian royal families and their politics from 1894 to the Russian Revolution of 1917, using diary entries, headlines of the day, and letters written by courtiers and extended family.
A celebration of contemporary and historical women and girls, told through information, maps, quotes and photographs, bringing their achievements into the limelight to inspire children of all ages.
A wonderful picture book that takes children on a treasure hunt around Great-aunt Martha's house, where they can wrestle with riddles on every page by lifting the flaps to reveal the house’s hidden, historical treasures.
All the Kings' Men: A History of the Hindmarsh Cricket Club by Denis Brien has won the Jack Pollard trophy from the Australian Cricket Society for the leading cricket book published over the previous 12 months.
A moving and fascinating account of the gruesome post-WWI search for some of the 45,000 Australians who had died in France and Belgium, in order to bring closure to families and to provide the fallen with a fitting burial.
Based on the BBC television series, Civilisations, historian, television presenter and author David Olusoga presents a look at the two-way interaction of first contact with old civilisations, and how art has represented progress through the ages.