Good attitude on food1 December, 2008Dr John Tickell’s Great Australian Diet 2 and the second edition of the accompanying Great Australian Diet Recipe Book are out in January (Wilkinson Publishing).
America, ale, and an actor1 December, 2008Stephen Fry has always been fascinated by America (Thorsons, December).
Classics and icons1 December, 2008Eight stylish hardbacks celebrate women of art and literature for the 30th anniversary of Virago’s Modern Classics (November).
A deeper understanding1 December, 2008So much can be learnt about lands and environments by listening to the stories and parables of ancient peoples.
Aussie adventures1 December, 2008Voyages around the Australian coast, discovering treasure and dealing with disappointment, emotions and spirits running high and low are due in Caribbee (Greg Dickson, Deep End Press, December), along with great research into Australian and Dutch maritime history.
A new way of looking at things1 December, 2008Andrew Blechman was inspired to write Leisureville (UQP, December) after his next-door neighbours moved into a massive gated retirement community called ‘The Villages’, the largest in the world with a growing population bordering on 100,000.
Connections and suspicions1 December, 2008Parted tragically from First Sergeant Charles Monroe King by an explosion in Baghdad, Dana Canedy tells the story of their love, and the journal King left behind for their infant son in the poignant memoir A Journal for Jordan (Hachette, February).
Thrills and intrigue28 November, 2008Like to see gore spilling across the page? Jack Kilborn will make you Afraid (Headline) next March.
December New Titles from Melbourne University Press21 November, 2008Take a look here for the December New Titles from Melbourne University Press
November New Titles from Melbourne University Press22 October, 2008Take a look here for the November New Titles from Melbourne University Press