The verdict is in. Here are our favourite fiction and non-fiction books of 2022!
MIDDLE GRADE: A breathtaking journey through magical worlds for all the family, featuring Lana and Harrison, the adventure-loving siblings from the bestselling The Day I Fell into a Fairytale, from master storyteller, Ben Miller.
A collection of Belinda’s much-adored and anticipated Sunday morning Instagram posts accompanied by beautiful recipes, A Year of Sundays is as much a conversation with a friend as it is a cookbook.
MIDDLE GRADE: The first book in the hotly anticipated new fantasy adventure series for readers age 9+, from A. F. Steadman.
HISTORICAL NOVEL: A captivating historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first Black student to attend the prestigious Vassar College--by passing as white.
MEMOIR: The inspirational true story of an Allied POW appointed Kapellmeister to the Nazis in Auschwitz.
MEMOIR: Kate Langbroek’s deliciously funny and inspiring memoir about moving to Italy with her family to seek la dolce vita.
CRIME: Kathy Reichs returns with her next edge-of-your seat thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan.
MYSTERY: Stephanie Plum returns to hunt down a master cyber-criminal operating out of Trenton in the 28th book in the wildly popular series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.
With stunning food and travel photography, this book will transport you to the cultural melting pot that is Beirut — a city that excels at mouth-watering food.
DIY: Whether you’re contemplating a renovation or are flipping your third property, this book caters for all levels of experience in building & construction.
Discover the food of the Philippines’ 7000 tropical islands.
HISTORICAL FICTION: Set in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheaval, this is the story of one woman’s determination to find her place in a world that men are threatening to tear apart.
Among recipes for semolina dumplings, beef and pork goulash and apricot strudel are memories of the region and stories of the recipes’ authors: the Italian-Istrians who remained in the region after the 1940s, and those who left for new countries.
BIOGRAPHY: The extraordinarily moving memoir by Australian Slovakian Holocaust survivor Magda Hellinger, who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage, kindness and ingenuity.
Nathan Lyons, the viral sensation on TikTok, is showing families that you don’t need to spend a motser to feed your hungry household.
THRILLER: Thomas and Viv Adler, together with their two teenage kids, have a picture-perfect family. But each member of this family has a secret, and their ‘perfect’ façade is crumbling.
ACTION: Journalist John Bailey has been investigating the rise of a global white supremacist group and suspects that a notorious neo-Nazi in the United States has been directing deadly racist attacks on Sydney’s streets. Now someone wants to stop him doing what he does best – exposing the truth.
52 recipes to streamline your lunch each day according to what you have lying around or can quickly get hold off from your local shop.
THRILLER: A terrorist kidnaps pilot Bill Hoffman's wife and children and then gives him a choice: crash his commercial flight killing 143 people, or watch his family die.