What happens when secrets just won't stay buried? After a lifetime of heartaches, things are finally looking up for Jenny Boyd. Daughter of a World War II hero, she's now the mayor of her small coastal Oregon hamlet and preparing for a weekend of celebration in honor of her father and his men. But when she discovers a mysterious corpse on the beach below her cliffside cottage, nothing is as it seems. Can Jenny untangle decades of lies and uncover the dark secrets shrouding her tragic past ...

"A VITAL CALL TO ACTION" Leah HazardIn the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all too aware of the urgent health inequalities that plague our world. But these inequalities have always been urgent: modern medicine has a colonial and racist history.Here, in an essential and searingly truthful account, Annabel Sowemimo unravels the colonial roots of modern medicine. Tackling systemic racism, hidden histories and healthcare myths, Sowemimo recounts her own e...

What’s better than being best friends? Being best friends who volunteer together at the Roxbury Park Dog Shelter! With a focus on friendship, family, and cute canines, Roxbury Park Dog Club is perfect for tween readers who snap up books from series like Cupcake Diaries and Candy Apple, or for anyone who loves dogs.This second book focuses on Sasha, who has always wanted a pet. There’s only one problem: her mom doesn’t think she’s responsible enough. Sasha knows she can be forgetful...

When New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced her pregnancy, the headlines raced around the world. But when Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg became the first prime minister and treasurer duo since the 1970s to take on their roles while bringing up young children, this detail passed largely without notice. Why do we still accept that fathers will be absent? Why do so few men take parental leave in this country? Why is flexible and part-time work still largely a female prese...

Lavinia Dahl is loving her independent and single life in Minneapolis. But she cherishes going home too. Arendal, a small Norwegian farming town in Southern Minnesota, calls to her. This time, for her best friend, Nora's wedding.Anticipating oodles of love and laughter and enjoying home-baked meals with her family and friends, a sudden death changes everything. What's even worse, could it be murder?As unthinkable as that is, Lavinia is in the thick of it. And until the resi...

**Instant National BestsellerA book of small rescues against despair.In this deftly comedic and deeply contemplative memoir, the New York Times bestselling author faces life’s biggest curveball only to find resilience in the most unlikely places.**After Annabelle Gurwitch received an out-of-the blue diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer, an existential dread set in. Precision medicine offered a temporary reprieve—but instead of turning into a cancer warrior, Ann...

BELLA, BE BRAVE.TIME TO MAKE A CHOICE.BELLA, BE BOLD.TIME TO FIND YOUR VOICE.Bella has so much to say, but she's just too shy. If only she could be more like her confident sister, Stella. Then one day Bella's mum brings her to the local choir. Could it finally be Bella's time to shine?An empowering book about finding your voice from one of Australia's best-loved stars, Rebel Wilson.

*‘*Black Mirror is hands down the most relevant program of our time, if for no other reason than how often it can make you wonder if we’re all living in an episode of it.’ – New York TimesWhat becomes of humanity when it’s fed into the jaws of a hungry new digital machine? Discover the world of Black Mirror in this immersive, illustrated, oral history.This first official book logs the entire Black Mirror journey, from its...

From the bestselling award-winning author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this rollicking historical adventure that celebrates the art of whisky distilling, the defiant spirit of the Scottish Highlanders and a woman's fearless quest.1780 Scottish HighlandsIn every glass of whisky lies a small act of rebellion...When Greer MacAlister's despised husband dies, she and her young daughter Fen find themselves in a remote whisky smuggling c...

Whisky and Charlie are identical twins, but everything about them is polar opposite. Their relationship reaches a point where Charlie can't even bear to talk to his brother anymore, until a freak accident steals Whisky from his family. Filled with suspense and family drama, this novel follows Charlie as he copes with the fact he may never speak to his brother again.

DISCOVER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HERO IN THIS MAJOR NEW SERIES FULL OF DEMIGODS, MONSTERS AND MYTHOLOGY, SET IN THE BESTSELLING WORLD OF PERCY JACKSON.AN ANCIENT CURSE. A DEADLY TRAP. A MONSTROUS SECRET. AND A FIGHT TO SURVIVE.Welcome to Camp Half-Blood! The legendary secret sanctuary where demigod kids – the children of Greek gods and mortals – can discover their true potential.Katie Kim may be a newcomer here, but even she knows the...

What does Malcolm Turnbull stand for? In Stop at Nothing Annabel Crabb tells the story of the man who would be prime minister.Based on extensive interviews with Turnbull as well as those who have worked with him, this is an essay full of revelations. Crabb delves into young Malcolm's university exploits - which included co-authoring a musical with Bob Ellis - and his remarkable relationship with Kerry Packer, the man for whom he was at first a prized attack dog, and then...