Find Love by Carolin Dahlman1 September, 2008Carolin Dahlman is Swedish-born, but lives and works in Australia.
Camino Footsteps by Kim Wells1 September, 2008Each year an increasing number of people join the tens of thousands of pilgrims who walk the spiritual road of the Camino de Santiago across the north of Spain.
Australian Greats by Peter Cochrane1 September, 2008What do Nick Cave, kelpies, and Lake Mungo have in common? According to Peter Cochrane, winner of the 2007 Age Book of the Year award and general editor of this fascinating volume, all three are idiosyncratic elements of our national identity.
Gone by Margaret Wilcox1 August, 2008Like a sleuth, Margaret Wilcox spent 14 years doggedly searching the world to be reunited with her abducted daughter, Tanya.
In Harm's Way by Brian Corrigan1 August, 2008The experience of reality TV seems to assert that anybody’s life can be interesting, but In Harm’s Way assuredly dispels that myth.
The Land I Came Through Last by Robert Gray1 August, 2008Having listened to Robert Gray talk at the Salamanca Writers’ Festival once in Hobart I was very keen to read this autobiography and my expectations were both rewarded and redefined.
Like I Give a Frock by Girl Michi1 August, 2008If you are someone who thinks that wisdom can be measured by your shoe size, or the kind of girl who thinks that a sixth sense might be able to help you sniff out fashion bargains, then this is the book for you.
The Little Green Grammar Book by Mark Tredinnick1 August, 2008Where many readers (and writers) might hesitate before picking up a large volume like Pam Peters’ excellent Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage, The Little Green Grammar Book is far more approachable for the non-specialist: reasonably concise, consciously un-academic and eminently practical.
My Amalfi Coast by Amanda Tabberer1 August, 2008In combining the best elements of personal recollection, imagery and regional culture, Amanda Tabberer’s first book, My Amalfi Coast, will interest readers of memoir, travel books, design and coffee table biographies.
Paul Bangay’s Garden Design Handbook by Paul Bangay1 August, 2008Design books have always been popular. Like travel and cookbooks, they answer the aspirational within us.
The Sicilian Kitchen by Michele Di'Bartolo1 August, 2008Michele Di’Bartolo has written a book all about hybridity; it is part cookbook and part memoir.
Sweet Poison: Why Sugar is Making Us Fat by David Gillespie1 August, 2008In his early 40s, and as a father of six, David Gillespie finally overcame the obesity he’d battled his entire adult life.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Michel Streich1 August, 2008Such an important document is held between Michel Streich’s bold Piccaso-like illustrations, and it is, as the title suggests, the UN-adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Women of the Outback by Sue Williams1 August, 2008Of the 14 contemporary women profiled in Women of the Outback I confess I planned to read about half, then write a general review.
Fire: A World of Flavour by Christine Manfield1 August, 2008Sometimes it’s lucky that you can’t judge a book by its cover.
Eating Between the Lines: Food and Equality in Australia by Rebecca Huntley1 August, 2008The author discusses the key concerns with food in our society in a conversational, easy-to-read style with entertaining asides to help illustrate her points (such as the long-time chef for the Danish royal family resigning because the family preferred microwaved dinners to his gourmet fare).
Distraction: A Philosopher’s Guide to Being Free by Damon Young1 August, 2008This author makes ‘dancing’ with the philosophic and artistic masters possible and enjoyable even though one may be tone-deaf to the music and not know the steps.
Charlie and Me in Val-Paradis by Maureen Cashman1 August, 2008This gently-paced book is the story of Cashman’s time spent in the village of Espagnac-St-Eulalie in southwest France.
The Creative Workforce: How to Launch Young People into High-flying Futures by Erica McWilliam1 August, 2008The Creative Workforce discuses Generation Y or the ‘Yuk/Wow’ generation and the part they play in organisations today and in the future.
Connie's Secret by Anne Lovell1 August, 2008In 1939 Connie Sommerlad was brutally murdered.
The Blogging Revolution by Antony Loewenstein1 August, 2008Imagine facing torture and imprisonment just for writing about the government.
All Piss and Wind by Peter Meares1 August, 2008Their chatter is the background to summer, the volume control has to be adjusted in winter for the more excitable.
In the Vernacular by Stuart Cunningham1 August, 2008In The Vernacular is a challenging text which calls into question how Australian media and creative cultural content is produced and received.
My Colombian Death by Matthew Thompson1 July, 2008With a steady job in the offices of the Sydney Morning Herald, a loving wife, and a newborn baby, Matthew Thompson seems to have it all.
Tabloid Man by Sandra Hall1 July, 2008For her third offering, film reviewer and novelist Sandra Hall turns to biography.