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Letter to Pessoa

Letter to Pessoa, by Michelle Cahill

Michelle Cahill, author of four poetry collections so far, has now produced a sizeable short story collection.

Curl up and read

Magda Szubanski's Reckoning is moving and compassionate.

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Building a boozy nation

Painting of James Squire's estate, who was transported for stealing chickens and became a master brewer.

The records of the early years of the British colony of NSW are a litany of complaints about alcohol.

Top 10 Independents

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by J.K. Rowling.

The magic of J.K. Rowling has kept her at the top of the charts in Australian independent bookshops.