The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes)

Henri Alain-Fournier

When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and charisma. But when Meaulnes disappears for several days, and returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house and a beautiful girl hidden within it, he has been changed forever. In...

Maigret's Holiday

Georges Simenon; Ros Schwartz (Translator)

"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The Guardian While on holiday, Inspector Maigret is drawn into the murder of a teenage girl and subs...

My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong (#2 Tom Weekly)

Tristan Bancks; Gus Gordon (Illustrator)

I'm Tom Weekly. If you want to know what went wrong, read this and laugh.You'll learn the secret of my strangest body part. You'll meet my super-angry grandpa, and hear about my best non-human friend, Rarnald the rat. You'll find out why I've been banned from KidsWorld. But that won't freak you out as m...

The Coconut Children

Vivian Pham

From the winner of the SMH/Age Best Young Novelist of the Year and the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year.Growing up can feel like a death sentenceLife in the troubled neighbourhood of Cabramatta demands too much too young. But Sonny wouldn't really know. Watching the world from her bedroom w...

Mike Nichols: A Life

Mark Harris

A National Book Critics Circle finalist * One of People's top 10 books of 2021 * An instant New York Times bestseller * Named a best book of the year by NPR and Time A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertigi...