Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). There’s nothing quite so beautiful as Paris in the spring; and when you meet Gabi and Kate, two Aussies who arrive at Sylvia Morel’s school of cuisine when their lives reach a crossroads, you won’t be able to resist! A delectable novel about love, hope and the consolations of the perfect strawberry tart.

Paperback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). An excellent opportunity to learn new skills, this book delivers insights into how we can improve conversation and cultivate our powers of persuasion while getting along better, no small feat especially as we emerge from COVID and have to relearn social skills. A timely, practical and entertaining read.

Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). When Mulanyin meets the beautiful Nita in Edenglassie, their saltwater people still outnumber the British. Two centuries later, fiery activist Winona meets Dr Johnny, and sparks fly. This brilliant epic torches Queensland’s colonial myths, while reimagining an Australian future.

Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). Aunty June has set up her own private investigation service, so when her environmental activist nephew Thommo suddenly goes missing and the police ignore the case, she takes it upon herself to uncover local corruption behind cotton farming, water theft, and unreliable local police.

Paperback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). Clearing up myths and misconceptions, Armidale-based James O’Hanlon introduces readers to the beauty of spider lives, including remarkable hunting techniques, the engineering of spider silk and the spiders that live in extremes, from underwater to the slopes of Mount Everest.

Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). Raised in an authoritarian church, Ellen’s narrow world is upended when she meets Gordon, a fellow teacher. She is transformed by the love and laughter he brings into her life. When he’s accused of a shocking crime, Ellen is abandoned by those around her, and must fight to protect him. But what will she learn about Gordon as a result?

Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). Brought up on the streets of Glen Innes, Iris Webber went to Sydney and prevailed against the toughest gangsters of the day, defying police time and again. Rollicking through the underbelly of the sly-grog 1930s, this novel is set in an era of cataclysmic change. A fierce, fascinating tale of a woman who couldn’t be held back.

Paperback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). Nicola Harvey and her husband left city careers to farm cattle in rural New Zealand. They soon found themselves in heated arguments about food, farming, and climate change. In this profoundly personal story, Harvey takes readers into the heart of the industrialised global food system.

Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). A story about money and how it impacts the lives of farmers and small business owners in an environment where powerful bankers and politicians are the decision makers and greed rules. Beginning in 1959 on a dairy farm, this tale concludes with a gripping courtroom showdown in the late 1980s. The High Country Book Club voted this book as its favourite of 2022-23.

Paperback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). Despite Henry Lawson’s literary icon status, he died in poverty. While many blamed his wife, Bertha Lawson alleged in April 1903 that Henry was habitually drunk and cruel, leading her to demand a judicial separation. Davies provides a rare account of this tumultuous relationship from Bertha’s perspective.

Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). In this new collection, Tony Birch introduces a cast of characters from all walks of life. These remarkable stories capture those caught up in the everyday business of living and the struggle to survive, shining a light on human nature and how the ordinary kindness of strangers can have extraordinary results.

Paperback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). This book suggests that monarchy deserves neither the adulation of the right nor the dismissal of the left. In an era of autocratic populism, does constitutional monarchy provide some safeguards against the megalomania of political leaders? Is a President Boris potentially more dangerous than a Prime Minister Boris?

Paperback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). In 2017, Vincent O’Dempsey was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murders of Barbara McCulkin and her two young daughters. This book tells how a famous cold case, a deadly fire and a quest for justice spanning four decades finally brought down one of Australia’s worst killers.

Paperback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). Designed for writers who have rejection letters piling up, or those who simply don’t want to approach publishers, Write Regardless! includes this journalist and author’s top tips on how to set up a social media platform and manage the publication process; and the benefits of print on demand services.

Paperback fiction (price includes postage and handling). James Brandt didn’t look back when he got away from his rural hometown as a teenager. Now he has returned to Kippen for the first time in twenty years because his cousin Tony has been found dead under the local bridge. A coming-of-age story and crime thriller with a large and gentle heart.

Hardback non-fiction (price includes postage and handling). From French spies to Flemish painters, Lincoln’s beard to beer can patents, child labour laws to the Great Depression, ‘Puzzled’ is a captivating journey exploring the jigsaw puzzle phenomenon and how expensive collectibles became a mass-produced commodity enjoyed by millions.