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A practical and accessible guide to recharging, resetting and redesigning your life after burnout, from well-known psychologist & coach Dr Marny Lishman.

Burnt Offeringsis the story of Besse Craw, a young mother who is accused of witchcraft by the man who attempts to rape her. Destined to lose her daughter, her freedom and her life, this is the story of one woman's fight for vindication through a patriarchal landscape of torture and persecution while her life hangs in the balance.

In this book, Len Beadell tells the story of his second road trip across Australia which was driven 1600 kilometers from east to west, from South Australia to West Australia through the heart of the Great Victoria Desert. Construction took years, as the road was driven through the almost impenetrable mulga scrub and over sand ridges which until Beadell's bulldozer came along had stopped everything but camels. For five months the author's wife and infant daughter camped with him in the desert. The stay of this youngest member of the team is commemorated by the Connie Sue Highway, a 650 kilometer stretch of road which extends from the Warburton Ranges to Rawlinna on the Nullarbor. Despite all the hardships and difficulties of battling the bush, the projects always had their lighter side. In his own inimitable style, Len Beadell tells the story with an eye for the human and humorous details that make a memorable enterprise into a lively and readable tale

He’s an unusual fellow, really quite quirky. He has many names, but let’s call him ... Bush Turkey! His bald head is red, he’s impeccably dressed. And right now he’s building the world’s best-ever nest! With timber and sticks slapped together with plaster ... will Bush Turkey’s nest be a hit? Or a wonky disaster?!

New board book edition of Australia's best-selling children's bird book, Busy Beaks

Winnie the Pooh is too hungry to wait for Christopher Robin’s picnic. Can his friends in the forest teach him how to stay busy so that he forgets about the rumbly in his tumbly?

In But I Don't Feel Empowered, poet and artist Suri Chan harnesses the power of beautiful language and whimsical illustrations to speak on both the lighthearted and heartbreaking experiences that bind us.But I Don’t Feel Empowered is Suri Chan’s debut collection of honest, free-verse and whimsically illustrated poems. She explores themes of heartbreak, womanhood, and trauma from the lens of a queer Asian woman coming of age. This collection is earnest in its belief that healing is about accepting your emotions as they are. And in a world that asks you to be empowered at all times, it asks you to just be. Deeply moving and thought-provoking, But I Don’t Feel Empowered solidifies Suri as an artist to watch and a voice to root for.

Butcher  ‘Simply the most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious and creative writer going’ GILLIAN FLYNN 'Gripping … Bravura storytelling' VOGUE 'A blood-soaked, gothic nightmare' FINANCIAL TIMES From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a nineteenth-century women's asylum, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world. Humiliated by a procedure gone terribly wrong, Dr Silas Weir is forced to take a position at the New Jersey Asylum for Female Lunatics. There, his work focuses on women who have been neglected by the state – women he subjects to grotesque modes of experimentation. Based on authentic historical documents, Butcher is a nightmare voyage through the darkest regions of the American psyche. 'A ghastly and harrowing page-turner' STEPHEN KING, via X 'A triumph of style and brio’ FINANCIAL TIMES 'Terrifying' FLAUNT 'Vividly and compellingly-drawn' iNEWS

By Her Hand The engrossing and propulsive historical fiction debut from a talented new writer, for readers of Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders, Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, Lauren Groff's Matrix, Robyn Cadwallader's The Anchoress, Pip Williams's The Dictionary of Lost Words. She must write her rage ... to win her war. Peak District, Mercia, AD 910: a young girl, Freda works hard to avoid her father's temper, while longing for his approval. She loves foraging in the woods and hearthside stories of heroes. Secretly she thinks in poetry and dreams of one day being able to write; her quills are grass stalks and sticks, her parchment the sky, the earth, her skin. But Freda's world is at war, and when her village is decimated in a savage raid and her father goes missing, Freda must find the strength to survive. Taken in by the church, her only options are a life of servitude or prayer. But the cunning bishop sees an opportunity. As well as teaching Freda to write, he uses her survival as evidence of a miracle so as to attract pilgrims who bring wealth. As Freda chafes against the bishop's increasing control, she develops a friendship with the Mercian leader Ethelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, who shows her what it is to lead as a woman in a world that worships warrior kings. Soon Freda must choose. Does she remain the powerless, subservient quill whose fate lies in the hands of another, or does she fight for the right to create - and write - her own story? 'A dazzling debut. Marvellous.' Robyn Mundy, Cold Coast 'A remarkable feat of storytelling. I wept as I read, in recognition of bravery, grief and longing' Michelle Tom, Ten Thousand Aftershocks 'Deft, vivid, intimate story-telling which reels us into a past that casts a bright, penetrating light' Sally Colin-James, One Illumined Thread 'I sank into this novel, knowing myself in sure hands. With meticulous research and deep empathy, Taffe invites us into the world of the tenth century, so unlike our own and yet, we discover, also familiar, a place of beauty and brutality, poetry and pain, longing and loss.' Robyn Cadwallader, The Anchoress

By Invitation Only: The World'S Most Beautiful Parties  Behind the gilded gates down tree-lined driveways lies a world of rarefied beauty. These palaces, mansions, exclusive beach clubs and clifftop estates are havens where the privileged can party and play in private. From Sydney to Saigon, Riyadh to Tangier, and Portsea to the Amalfi Coast, The Big Group is dedicated to crafting, curating, and creating unforgettable celebrations and events.    By Invitation Only showcases 35 years of The Big Group adventures, highlighting how they design and facilitate the dreams of their clients. For the first time, they have opened their personal image libraries, inviting the reader to step into a visual retrospective of the world's most glamorous parties and events.  Accompanying sumptuous photographs and a selection of recipes is a foreword by The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, Edward William Fitzalan-Howard. The Big Group co-founder Bruce Keebaugh also shares his witty and sometimes wildly entertaining recollections from events large and small.  With creative direction by Robyn Lea and fascinating insights from Guillaume Brahimi, Guy Grossi, Paul Bangay, Chyka Keebaugh, Brigitte Hafner, Amanda Henderson, Patrick Johnson, Hibah Albakree, Joost Bakker and Koichi Takada, By Invitation Only is a covetable ticket to the best parties in town.

The bestselling picture book now in board format!