All posts tagged "Text Publishing"
-
87Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Edge of Everything, by Miranda Luby
YOUNG ADULT: Miranda Luby’s second novel is a heartfelt portrayal of grief, a tender romance, and a tribute to a very special Australian bird. A celebration of life in all its randomness and wonder.
-
114Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Book of Disappearance, by Ibtisam Azem, translated by Sinan Antoon
FICTION: Ibtisam Azem’s spare and evocative novel is an unforgettable glimpse into contemporary Palestine as it grapples with both the memory of loss and the loss of memory.
-
511Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Great Library of Tomorrow, by Rosalia Aguilar Solace
FANTASY: Fueled by the same collaborative heart and boundless imagination that dazzle millions of devoted Tomorrowland followers and festivalgoers every year, The Great Library of Tomorrow is perfect for fans of The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin and Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn.
-
617Books & LiteratureBook Review: Theory and Practice, by Michelle de Kretser
FICTION: Theory & Practice is a mesmerising account of desire and jealousy, truth and shame. It makes and unmakes fiction as we read, expanding our notion of what a novel can contain.
-
1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Paris in Ruins, by Sebastian Smee
NON-FICTION: An indelible portrait of the city, Paris in Ruins captures the chaos of that year, and reveals how it had an incalculable effect on the development of modern art.
-
566Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Best Witch in Paris, by Lauren Crozier
MIDDLE-GRADE: Fun and funny and full of life, The Best Witch in Paris is a delightful story of courage and self-belief, with colourful characters, fabulous magic and a puzzling mystery at its core.
-
465Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage, by Charlie Archbold
MIDDLE-GRADE: The Sugarcane Kids are back in another epic adventure set in tropical north Queensland.
-
447Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Son of Man, by Jean-Baptiste Del Amo
FICTION: Written in flawless, cinematic prose, and brilliantly translated by Frank Wynne, The Son of Man is an exceptional novel of nature and wildness, and a blistering examination of how families fold together and break apart under duress.
-
787Books & LiteratureBook Review: Suddenly Single at Sixty, by Jo Peck
MEMOIR: This inspiring, witty and at times hilarious memoir tells the story of the road from shock and despair to an unexpected new life, of friendship, romance and racy sex—proof that being suddenly single at sixty is not the end, it’s an opportunity for a fabulous new beginning.
-
607Books & LiteratureBook Review: A Woman in Sardinia, by Valeria Usala, translated from Italian by Katherine Gregor
LITERARY FICTION: In this striking debut, based on a true story, Valeria Usala bears witness to an age-old story of violence against women and takes us into the heart of rural Sardinia, where superstitions and cruelty coexist with the joys and companionship of a tight-knit community.
-
639Books & LiteratureBook Review: To The River, by Vikki Wakefield
THRILLER: Vikki Wakefield’s compelling psychological thriller is about class, corruption, love, loyalty, and the vindication of truth and justice.
-
916Books & LiteratureBook Review: Crooked Seeds, by Karen Jennings
THRILLER: Crooked Seeds is a singularly powerful novel, in exquisitely spare prose, about the ways we become trapped in prisons of our own making.
-
1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Naomi Osaka, by Ben Rothenberg
BIOGRAPHY: Ben Rothenberg will chart Naomi Osaka’s incredible impact on tennis and on social justice in sports, predicting where she’ll go next.
-
671Books & LiteratureBook Review: Outlaw Girls, by Emily Gale & Nova Weetman
TEEN: Outlaw Girls is an exciting, fast-paced time-slip novel, narrated by both Ruby and Kate, about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal, the complexity of right and wrong, and working out what matters most.
-
1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Lost Library, by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
MIDDLE GRADE: The story of a little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps.
-
766Books & LiteratureBook Review: Penny Draws a School Play, by Sara Shepard
MIDDLE GRADE: The second book in the humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard.
-
827LatestBook Review: Penny Draws a Best Friend, by Sara Shepard
Feature image credit: Text Publishing American author Sara Shepard is best known for her two series Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game (which have both been turned into television series) as well as eight adult fiction novels. Shepard has now moved into writing middle-grade fiction with her Penny Draws series, of which Penny Draws […]
-
1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Selfie, by Allayne L. Webster
YA: Selfie is an engaging and very real exploration of social media and the trickiness of separating what’s real from the glossiness of the online world. It’s a tender story about friendship and staying true to yourself.
-
1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Dancing Barefoot, by Alice Boyle
Young Adult: Dancing Barefoot is a feel-good romance about growing up queer, figuring out your place in the world, staying true to yourself and your friends, finding love, and learning to embrace the obstacles life throws in your path.
-
2.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Answers in the Pages, by David Levithan
YOUNG ADULT: Bestselling author David Levithan delivers a bold, fun story about taking action (whether it’s against book censors or killer alligators), being brave (in love and in adventure) and standing up for what’s right, no matter the circumstances.
