Science reads that expand your world
Found a Fossil
Digs, Discoveries and Australia’ s Deep Past
Explore the stories behind fossils and heritage objects, and the importance of preserving them.
Unsung Heroes of Pollination
More Than the Birds and the Bees Discover a hidden world of pollination, where flies, wasps, mosquitoes, bats and beetles take centre stage.
Exploring Nature through Citizen Science
A friendly and accessible guide for anyone interested in getting involved in citizen science in Australia. historical fiction
The Wayfinder
Adam Johnson Paperback
$ 34.99
A mythic masterpiece and historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people’ s queen. Young Korero has spent her entire life on an island so remote its inhabitants have forgotten the word for stranger. When a mysterious visitor lands on the island, her people are desperate and on the brink of starvation. But the wayward stranger offers a choice: they can remain in the only home they’ ve ever known and await the uncertainty to come or Korero can join him and venture into unfamiliar waters, to a bountiful future in the Kingdom of Tonga. Together, the stranger and Korero embark upon an epic voyage that will deliver them either to salvation or to the depths of the Pacific.
Daughters Of The Sun And Moon
Lisa See Paperback
Available June 16
$ 34.99
Beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See draws on the vibrancy and turmoil of post-Civil War Los Angeles to tell the story of three Chinese women who managed to survive and, eventually, thrive, despite all odds. In the wake of the real-life Night of Horrors, a long-forgotten, bloody episode of American history, Dove, Petal and Moon are brought together by hardship and heartbreak, and they must use their bravery, endurance, and ability to‘ eat bitterness’ to discover their voices, find freedom, and connect through solace and friendship. Together they are daughters of the sun and moon.
Daughters Of The Tide
Arianne James Australian Author Paperback
$ 32.99
It’ s 1923 and Isla Findlay lives with her parents on the edge of the ocean in Tasmania, in a rambling mansion full of whispers of this cursed legacy. When Isla discovers her estranged aunt is finally coming home, long-repressed memories of the selkie stories of her childhood start to resurface. As the line between what’ s real and imagined starts to blur, Isla and her aunt and mother must reckon with long-held secrets and ghosts who have not been properly laid to rest. The closer they get to the truths of the past, the louder they hear the seductive call of the ocean. Does it sing of freedom, or only more tragedy?
classics
The Odyssey
Homer, Ian Johnston( trans.), Tom Butler- Bowdon( ed.) Hardcover
$ 34.95
In The Odyssey, Homer crafts one of the oldest and most influential adventure stories in Western literature. The poem follows Odysseus, the cunning king of Ithaca, as he battles gods, monsters, and temptation on his 10-year quest to return home after the Trojan War. Facing shipwrecks, the wrath of Poseidon, and the allure of the witch-goddess Circe, Odysseus’ journey is a timeless exploration of loyalty, perseverance, and the human spirit. As Penelope and Telemachus struggle to defend their home from unruly suitors, Odysseus must rely on his wit and courage to overcome every obstacle.
In the Weeds
Nurturing Community through Landcare
Inspiring stories and practical suggestions for starting a local environment group or making an existing group stronger.
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Land
Maggie O’ Farrell Paperback
$ 34.99
‘ You will never understand how the land remembers, how deep the roots grow.’ From the # 1 bestselling author of Hamnet, a multigenerational epic of loss, hope and reunion. Tomas and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in a country not long since ravaged and emptied by the Great Hunger, the task is not an easy one. Tomas, however, is determined that his maps will be a record of the disaster. The British soldiers in charge are due to arrive any day, expecting the work to be completed, but Tomas is sent off course by an unsettling encounter in a copse. His life, and those of his family, will never be the same again. science fiction & fantasy
The Rainshadow Orphans: Rainshadow Orphans # 1
Naomi Ishiguro Paperback
$ 34.99
Life is hard for the inhabitants of Rainshadow City, a place where poverty and corruption are rife and where they are terrorised by an underground criminal organisation known as the Lucky Crows. Toshiko, Jun and Mei Kawakami are a family, bonded through loyalty if not blood. They live outside the city’ s increasingly corrupt law and are seeking revenge on the Lucky Crows for the murder of their beloved‘ aunt’ Reiko. When Toshiko steals a dragon pearl from the leader of the Crows, it sets them all on a thrilling path.
6 Monthly Reading Guide – June 2026