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THE WORK
Bri Lee
$ 32.99
Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying off . Pat is a scholarship boy desperate to establish himself in Sydney ’ s antiquities scene . When they meet at New York ’ s Armory Show their chemistry is instant – fighting about art and politics is just foreplay . With an ocean between them they try to get back to work , but they ’ re each struggling to balance money and ambition with the love of art that first drew them to their strange industry . Their international affair ebbs and flows like the market , while their aspirations and insecurities are driving them both towards career-ending mistakes . A brilliant new voice in Australian fiction .
THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Stuart Turton
$ 32.99
The world has been destroyed by a fog that kills anyone it touches . Only the island is left . 122 villagers and 3 scientists , living
in peaceful harmony . The villagers are content to do what they ’ re told by the scientists . Until , to the horror of the islanders , one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death – triggering the lowering of the security system around the island . If the murder isn ’ t solved within 107 hours , the fog will smother the island . But the security system has also wiped everyone ’ s memories of that night , which means that someone on the island is a murderer , and they don ’ t even know it . The outstanding new high-concept murder mystery from the Costa Book Award-winning author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle .
THE GLASS HOUSE
Anne Buist , Graeme Simsion
$ 32.99
Psychiatry registrar Doctor Hannah Wright thought she had seen it all in the emergency room . But that was nothing compared to the psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital . Hannah must learn on the job in a strained medical system . Every day brings new patients : Chloe , who has a life-threatening eating disorder ; Sian , suffering postpartum psychosis and fighting to keep her baby ; and Xavier , the MP whose suicide attempt has an explosive story behind it . All the while , Hannah is trying to figure out herself . Eminent psychiatrist Anne Buist and bestselling author Graeme Simsion ’ s novel is brimming with heart , humour and insight .
MY FAVOURITE MISTAKE
Marian Keyes
$ 34.99
available 16 april
Anna Walsh had a dream life according to everybody else . She lived in New York , had a long-term boyfriend , and had The Best Job In The World working as a highly successful beauty PR . So why did she decide to take a flamethrower to the lot ? She ’ s back in Dublin , living with her parents . She ’ s 48 , with no partner , no job , and no direction . She needs a new challenge to help her fall back in love with life again . When an opportunity arises to solve a PR crisis , Anna leaps at the chance . But will the appearance of an old love interest derail her plans ? Find out in the global # 1 bestseller ’ s latest heart-stopper .
DAY ONE
Abigail Dean
$ 32.99
Marty told the reporters that when the gunman entered , she saw her mother die trying to protect her pupils . That ’ s the version Marty wishes was true but amidst the media frenzy , conspiracy theorists become obsessed with exposing what really happened . At the epicentre – a small community changed forever . Survivors crushed by guilt . Families torn in half . Outsiders consumed by the hunt for
truth . Each has their own version of Day One and must grapple with this tragedy , even as fanatics question whether it ever really happened at all . What did Marty really see and why would she lie ? Day One is an unflinching and heart-breaking exploration of our obsession with tragedy and what it really means to live it .
THUNDERHEAD Miranda Darling
$ 29.99
A black comedy , set in suburbia , about one woman ’ s struggle to be free . When Winona Dalloway begins her day in the peaceful early hours before her children , that ‘ tiny tornado of little hands and feet ’, wake up she doesn ’ t know that by the end of it , everything in her world will have changed . On the outside , Winona is a seemingly unremarkable young mother – unobtrusive , quietly going about her tasks . But within is a vivid , chaotic self , teeming with voices – a mind both wild and precise . And meanwhile , a storm is brewing ...
THE PYRAMID OF NEEDS
Ernest Price
$ 34.99
Linda Taylor is livestreaming her glamorous life as an alternative health guru when she trips over and can ’ t get up . When Linda ’ s children , Jack and Alice , find

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EDENGLASSIE
Melissa Lucashenko
$ 32.99
Melissa Lucashenko ’ s seventh novel is another example of the Goorie writer ’ s unforgettable and engaging prose .
Lucashenko ’ s Edenglassie resonates as a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of Indigenous Australians in Brisbane , weaving together past and present narratives to illuminate their struggles and resilience .
The novel takes the reader on a dual journey . In the mid-1800s we meet Mulanyin , a young Yugambeh man navigating a colonial landscape . His dreams clash with the harsh realities of the colony .
Fast forward to 2024 , we encounter the fiery activist Winona and her enigmatic centenarian grandmother , Granny Eddie Blanket . As Winona cares for Eddie , their connection sparks conflict and a deeper understanding of their shared history .
The 2024 Stella Prize judges said : ‘ The omniscient narrator of Edenglassie takes the character – if not form – of the “ Voice ”, a unifying presence in the lives of its central blak protagonists . The “ Voice ” draws into being the spirituality that connects Country and its people across deep time and the braided temporal narratives of the novel .
‘ In contemporary Brisbane , Lucaschenko ’ s Granny Eddie , granddaughter and activist Winona , and DNA-tested newcomer , Dr Johnny , talk up to the ongoing injustices of cross-cultural relations ; the complex dynamics of blak community ; and the deep politics of Aboriginality . Meanwhile , in the mid-1800s Edenglassie ( precedent to the independent colony of Brisbane ), cultural giants like resistance warrior Dundalli , speak truth to statesanctioned violence .’
Lucashenko spent several years researching for this novel . The realistic portrayal of the 1800s challenges colonial myths by dismantling classic narratives . The other half set in 2024 gives the reader an understanding of how the past affects the present , posing questions about white control , racism , and abuse .
The award-winning author also reminds us that stories play a crucial role in understanding place and history . Yet , as she has done in Too Much Lip and Mullumbimby both longlisted for the Stella Prize , she combines grief and sorrow with humour , resilience , and a strong sense of cultural identity .
With Edenglassie Lucashenko further cements herself as one of the most important contemporary authors in Australia .
Lucashenko won the Victorian Premier ’ s Literary Awards 2024 for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2024 for this book .
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Stella is the voice of change . Founded in 2012 , the organisation ’ s flagship program is the annual Stella Prize . Each year the Stella Prize is committed to recognising the best books by Australian women and non-binary writers . The judging terms are that the winning book be excellent , original and engaging .
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