Elly Griffiths

To distract herself from meaningless tasks, Ali decides to look into a present-day case - an apparent suicide of a young man who fell to his death from a high building. She believes the death is linked to a psychic medium called Barry Power, who convinced the boy he could fly. Ali goes to one of Power's shows where he claims to be in contact with Jones. When Ali notices that evening that her cat, Terry, has gone missing, she decides to go back in time just long enough to prevent Terry from escaping through his open cat flap. A dangerous plan which backfires, and she finds herself once more in Victorian London, where she meets Jones, as well as Power, and the darkly mysterious Cain Templeton with whom Ali has unfinished business...

Samantha Martin

Adapted from the bestselling book, Bush Tukka Guide, 'Bush Tukka Woman', Samantha Martin shares her knowledge of bush tukka as taught to her by her mother and Aboriginal Elders. Learn basic survival skills, such as how to hunt, gather and forage, in this guide that is user-friendly and engaging for young readers. 

Matt Murphy

Australia is the only country whose national day celebrates the colonisation of an already occupied territory. Controversially, it continues to do this despite most of its citizens both acknowledging this and the devastating impact upon its original inhabitants. So what else could we look to as we uneasily cling onto a national holiday? As it happens, some very significant, funny, tragic, curious and plain old ordinary things have also occurred on that date. In the spirit of humour, history and humility, here are 237 other events that 26 January could instead be remembered for besides a British Governor raising a British flag on Australian soil.

Charles Beaumont

Everyone knows about the Cambridge Spies from the Fifties, identified and broken up after passing national secrets to the Soviets for years. But no spy ring was ever unearthed at Oxford. Because one never existed? Or because it was never found? 2022: Former spy Simon Sharman is eking out a living in the private sector. When a commission to delve into the financial dealings of a mysterious Russian oligarch comes across his desk, he jumps at the chance.

Sue Williams

She is a young maid in a stately home; he is a dashing British army officer trapped in an unhappy marriage. The pair strike up a close friendship and, just as he's departing for war, they surrender to their passion. Years later, he returns triumphant from defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, to reunite not only with his wife and their two sons, but also with the maid Mary Ann and their illegitimate daughter, Elizabeth. They all have to find a way through the tangle of affairs and betrayals, especially now he's hailed as the hero of the free world with a new title: the Duke of Wellington. 

Margaret Atwood

From an unconventional start, Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking seminal moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape, from the cruel year that spawned Cat's Eye to the Orwellian 1980s Berlin where she wrote The Handmaid's Tale. In pages bursting with bohemian gatherings, her magical life with the wildly charismatic writer Graeme Gibson and major political turning points, we meet poets, bears, Hollywood actors and larger-than-life characters straight from the pages of an Atwood novel. As we travel with her along the course of her life, more and more is revealed about her writing, the connections between real life and art--and the workings of one of our greatest imaginations.

Rachel Reid

New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. When a particular smoothie precedes Scott's breaking his on-ice slump, he's desperate to recreate the magic ... and to get to know the sexy, funny guy behind the counter.

Allen Carr

As the world's bestselling book on hos to stop smoking and with over 25 million copies sold worldwide, Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking is the one that really works. The unique method: -No scare tactics -No weight gain -The psychological need to smoke disappears as you read -Feel great to be a non-smoker. Join the over 50 million people that Allen Carr has helped stop smoking. What have you got to lose?

Kirsten Tibballs

Chocolate All Day is your invitation to indulge friends and family with choc-focused treats that are big on wow and low on difficulty. From a Chocolate Babka Knot with Peanut Swirl to Choc-chip Cookie Sandwiches with Orange Ganache, Rocky Road Chocolate Cake or Sticky Date Chocolate Puddings with Chocolate Caramel Drizzle. It's a chocolate-lover's paradise, brought to you by modern-day Willy Wonka Kirsten Tibballs, founder of the internationally renowned Savour School as well as star of the TV show The Chocolate Queen.

Susi Fox

Who do you trust when you can't trust the one you love? Four years on from the devastating loss of their first child, Lauren and Alex De Vale are finally the proud parents of new baby, Charlotte. However as Lauren - who struggled to bond with her late son - returns to work, she is riddled with anxiety. She knows all too well that one little mistake can lead to tragedy. What if something terrible happens to Charlotte while she's not there? 

Fiona Hardy

Best mates Teddy and Alice are hired hands with flexible moral boundaries. Whatever the mess, they can be relied upon to fix it with no questions asked. But sometimes it's not as simple as cleaning up. Teddy is searching the suburbs for a missing teenager with her occasional sidekick Art, while Alice's mission is to drive one of Australia's richest men along Victoria's east coast to his final resting place before anybody finds out he's dead. But when a surprise revelation sees their cases collide, Teddy and Alice turn the tables on their wealthy employers to shake out the truth. Unbury the Dead is a superbly fresh and pacey high-stakes drama with two irresistible heroines.

Genki Kawamura, Marie Kondō, Cathy Hirano (Translator) & Yōsuke Ōmomo (Illustrator)

From bestselling authors Genki Kawamura and Marie Kondo comes a collection of heartwarming and whimsical short stories, based on Marie's personal experience of tidying over 1,000 rooms. 

Stephen Leather

Once a fearless SAS hero, Andy 'Deadman' Bird now battles the harsh streets of London after a catastrophic mission stripped him of his hearing, career, home, and marriage. His only solace is Tyson, his fiercely loyal and battle-tested dog. When fate thrusts them into the path of a chilling alleyway murder, Andy and Tyson become the next targets. Who are these relentless hunters, and what dangerous secrets are they willing to kill for?

Ali Hazelwood

Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favourite book series. The only problem? Her co-lead is Jesse f-ing Andrews, aka her archnemesis. Jesse has made it abundantly clear over the years that he wants nothing to do with her - and Viola has no idea why. When their bosses insist a wintery retreat is the perfect team-building exercise, Viola can’t think of anything worse. Being freezing cold in a remote mountain lodge knowing Jesse is right next door? No, thank you. But as the snow piles on, Viola discovers there’s more to Jesse than she knew, and heat builds in more ways than one.

Kaitlyn Dunnett

The great and the not-so-good are gathered at Skirivour Castle Hotel, in the heart of the Highlands, for the wedding of the year – but they weren’t expecting Detective Sergeant Roberta Steel to crash their party. And get horribly, horribly drunk. The whole valley’s been cut off by a massive thunderstorm and the phone lines are down, so when the father-of-the-bride’s body is discovered – decoratively impaled on a stag’s head in the hotel lobby – it’s up to DS Steel to find out whodunit.