Christmas Reading Guide 2025 | Page 31

true crime

THE MUSHROOM TAPES
Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper, Sarah Krasnostein
$ 36.99
available nov 11
The Mushroom Tapes brings together three renowned writers of true crime – Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein. They explore the gap between the certainties of the law and the messiness of reality, their own ambivalence about the true crime genre, and all that remains unknowable about Erin Patterson.
THE BUTTERFLY THIEF
Walter Marsh
$ 36.99
Drawing on unpublished case files, dossiers, and private archives, The Butterfly Thief pieces together Wyatt’ s enigmatic life story and his impact on the world of natural history. Award-winning journalist Walter Marsh reveals a deeper history of gentleman explorers, scoundrels, and grave-robbers that begs the vital question – What if Western museums were crime scenes all along?
THE MUSHROOM MURDERS
Greg Haddrick
$ 34.99
Greg Haddrick tells the fascinating inside story of the dramatic Leongatha mushroom murder trial, and the forensic evidence that convinced the jury to convict a suburban mother of a gruesome triple murder.
RUNNING AMOK Paul E. Mullen
$ 36.99

Drawing on decades of experience assessing killers such as the perpetrator of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Australia, Mullen examines the key forces that unite them, and how and why they become spectres haunting modern communities. Running Amok is both a searing investigation into mass murder and a call to action. fashion

FASHION CRITICAL
Fashion Critical
$ 34.99
If you’ ve ever gawked or marvelled at Hollywood celebrities’ red-carpet outfits, you’ re going to love Fashion Critical’ s musings on the most memorable red-carpet looks, trends and fails of our time. It’ s time to tuck yourself up on the couch with a cocktail and enjoy this stunning book that is serving both fun and frivolity.
STYLED Sally Mackinnon
$ 39.99
available nov 4
Melbourne personal stylist Sally Mackinnon, known by her many online followers as @ styledbysally, works with real women every day to help them gain confidence and clarity in expressing themselves through what they wear. Let Sally and STYLED help you find yours.

music

THE VOICE INSIDE: THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION
John Farnham, Poppy Stockell
$ 65.00
The perfect gift for fans and an essential collector’ s item, The Voice Inside: The Illustrated Edition is like sitting down with an old friend sharing stories that are both deeply personal and wildly entertaining.
IRON MAIDEN: INFINITE DREAMS
Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden
$ 100.00
Celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden, this magnificent visual book, incorporating commentary by band members past and present, and never-before-seen photography from the Iron Maiden archives, chronicles the evolution of heavy metal’ s most prestigious band.
WINGS Paul McCartney
$ 79.99 $ 74.99 available nov 4
This is the story, in their own words, of a band that came to define a generation. It tells the madcap history of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Wings is a musical odyssey.
OASIS Jill Furmanovsky, Noel Gallagher
$ 110.00
Dramatic, iconic, tumultuous: this is the story of Oasis, as seen through the lens of legendary photographer Jill Furmanovsky and edited by Noel Gallagher. Weaving sequences together to craft stories and stitch montages, the book brings you right into the room with the musicians.
LAST RITES Ozzy Osbourne
$ 34.99
Ozzy reflects on his extraordinary life and career – including his turbulent marriage to wife Sharon, his regrets over Black Sabbath’ s reunion, and his friendships with Slash and Zakk Wylde. Unflinching but surprisingly life-affirming, Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as‘ The Godfather of Metal’ and‘ The Prince of Darkness’ to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.

essays

NOT QUITE WHITE IN THE HEAD
Melissa Lucashenko
$ 39.99
available nov 4
Melissa Lucashenko is one of our most admired and awarded novelists. This timely collection of essays and journalism – published together for the first time – spans two turbulent decades.
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