Jillaroo

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Jillaroo

The long-awaited
sequel to Australia’s
iconic bestseller
Jillaroo
Rachael
Treasure
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FICTION
FICTION
Rachael Treasure
AUTHOR TOUR
NOT WITHOUT
YOU
Harriet Evans
In the tradition of the
glamorous, almost otherworldly mystery of a Kate
Morton book, Harriet
Evans departs from her
previous style and delves
into 1950s Hollywood.
Beautiful English rose
Sophie follows her dreams
to Hollywood to become
part of the A-list. As her
success grows she realises
that fame is not what she thought it would be and that
there’s more to life than posing for the cameras. She starts to
investigate the disappearance of her inspiration, Eve, from the
spotlight 50 years ago. As Sophie’s career declines, the dark
secrets of Eve’s past begin to haunt her and Eve appears to be
close at hand.
Praise for Harriet Evans:
AND THEN SHE FELL
Stephanie Laurens
The Queen of Regency Romance, Stephanie Laurens,
originally turned to romance writing as an escape from the
dry world of science and is now a No. 1 New York Times
bestselling author. In her latest novel, she is back with another
fun, sexy, adventure-filled story, featuring a new branch on
the Cynster family tree and a twist on the usual romance tale.
Famously known in London Society as ‘The
Matchbreaker’, Henrietta Cynster’s uncanny skill lies in
preventing ill-fated nuptials — not in falling victim to
Cupid’s spell. When she disrupts one match too many, she
feels honour-bound to assist dashing James Glossup in
finding a suitable bride for a marriage of convenience. But
her task is complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable
attraction that flares between the two.
The Cynsters are among the most beloved characters in the
romance world and with Stephanie Laurens’ mix of society,
strong-willed heroines, danger and passion it’s not hard to
see why.
9780732293994 | $24.99 | 384pp | Trade Paperback | HarperCollins | Fiction
Publicity contact: Eliza Segal | eliza.segal@harpercollins.com.au
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‘Evans’s gift for characterisation and appreciation of complicated
family dynamics singles this novel out as superior romantic fare’
— Independent
Ten years ago, her debut novel, Jillaroo, began a whole new genre of
fiction — and although there are now many imitators out there, Rachael
remains the original and best. Her beloved heroine from Jillaroo, Rebecca
Saunders, returns in The Farmer’s Wife, and fans both old and new can
follow her continuing story.
Publicity contact: Jane Finemore | jane.finemore@harpercollins.com.au
‘Rosamunde Pilcher rebooted — in the best possible way’
— Independent on Sunday
9780007350308 | $24.99 | 400pp | B+ Hardback | HarperCollins | Fiction
THE PALACE OF
CURIOSITIES
Rosie Garland
Rosie Garland has
always been a cuckoo in
the nest. She is an eclectic
writer and performer,
ranging from singing in
goth band the March
Violets through touring
with the Subversive Stitch
exhibition in the ’90s, to
her current incarnation as
Rosie Lugosi the Vampire
Queen, cabaret chanteuse,
incomparable compere and electrifying poet. Now she is
being compared to Angela Carter and Sarah Waters with her
debut novel, The Palace of Curiosities.
A luminous and bewitching novel, it follows the fortunes of
Eve, the Lion-faced Girl, and Abel, the Flayed Man. It is a
magical realism delight.
‘reminds me of Angela Carter’ — Jenni Murray
Publicity Contact: Eve Jackson | eve.jackson@harpercollins.com.au
02 April 2013
We could not be more excited about welcoming Rachael Treasure, the Queen of Australian
rural romance, to the HarperCollins stable, with not just one but two books in 2013. Rachael
is not only one of Australia’s bestselling authors, she is also a powerful voice for rural
and agricultural issues, and brings vividly to life the joys, the hardships and the
beauty of living on the land.
‘brilliantly observed and emotionally charged’ — Daily Mirror
‘an author completely in control of her material’ — Sarah Waters
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Rachael is inventing another new genre this year, with Fifty Bales of Hay, a collection of ‘agricultural
erotica’ short stories. These sexy stories are an honest and imaginative exploration of everyday
men and women getting down and dirty on the farm. Treasure’s cheeky humour and wicked
imagination offer up a dozen fun-filled, and sometimes poignant, tales of dust and lust. From family
drama to romance, and from satire to erotica, Rachael Treasure is an astonishing talent and a true
Australian star.
9780732297657 | $17.99 | 240pp | B Paperback | HarperCollins | Fiction
Publicity Contact: Jane Finemore | jane.finemore@harpercollins.com.au
April 2013 03
FICTION
AMERICANAH
Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie
From the award-winning
author of Half of a Yellow
Sun, a powerful new novel
— her first in seven years:
a story of love and race.
As teenagers they fell
in love. Their Nigeria
is under military
dictatorship, and people
are fleeing the country if
they can. Ifemelu departs
for America to study. She
suffers defeats and triumphs, all the while feeling the weight
of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze
had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let
him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life
in London.
Fearless, gripping and spanning three continents and
numerous lives, Americanah is a richly told story of love and
expectation set in today’s globalised world.
9780007362622 | $29.99 | 400pp | Trade Paperback | Fourth Estate | Fiction
non-FICTION
THE WEDDING
BEES
KITCHEN
TABLE
MEMOIRS
Sarah-Kate Lynch
Journalist and bestselling
author Sarah-Kate
Lynch writes two
columns in the Woman’s
Weekly, New Zealand’s
best-read magazine. One
is about nothing and the
other is about books.
Sarah-Kate usually lives
in a cliff-top house on
the wild west coast of
New Zealand but likes
to escape whenever possible, for ‘research’ purposes, to farflung spots in pretty parts of the world where she enjoys the
local cuisine and the odd glass of wine.
Shared Stories from
Australian Writers
e d ite d B y N ick R ichar d son
In the map of our daily lives, the kitchen table is where
we stop for sustenance. What other piece of furniture
has witnessed so much and revealed so little? Here,
for the first time, some of Australia’s best writers and
best-loved identities tell their kitchen table memory,
These travels have provided the settings and inspiration for
her charming novels, the latest of which could be described
as Amélie in New York, but with Sarah-Kate’s delightfully
original twist. The Wedding Bees features a Southern belle with
impeccable manners, an apartment block full of quirky, difficult
strangers, and a mysterious lawyer with a line in horrible
Hawaiian shirts.Throw in some wilful bees and a taste of
honey — and you’ve got a truly delicious read!
complete with gravy stains, bent forks and the odd
tale of love and death. Edited by Nick Richardson,
this charming anthology features 21 short stories
from Helen Garner, Jessica Adams, Stefano de Pieri,
Denise Scott, Jean Kittson, Valli Little and many more.
9780733331879 | $29.99 | 240pp | Non-Standard Hardback | ABC Books | Non-Fiction
Publicity contact: Nicola Woods | nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au
PRIVACY
Genna De Bont
Thirty-five-year-old Wren
Fox, shy and awkward,
has secretly adored
Madeline Stanley for as
long as he can remember.
a story of obsession and spying
While Wren was growing
genna de bont
up, his mother, Bernie,
worked as housekeeper
Is it better
not to know?
for Madeline’s wealthy
parents in their
weekender, Ashmore
Estate, but now it is
he who works for the
Stanleys – for their
volatile son, Richard, as an assistant craftsman of bespoke
stringed instruments. And so he still gets to see Madeline
when she visits her brother once a week, and his obsession
continues unabated.
PRIVACY
Wren is reeling from his mother’s diagnosis of dementia
when he stumbles upon two blogs of Madeline’s: one
sexually explicit and one that records her more everyday
doings. Reading that she is being stalked by an ex-boyfriend,
Wren justifies his prying as keeping a brotherly eye on
Madeline. But when tragedy strikes, Wren is forced out of his
shell and into action in ways he could never have anticipated.
9780732295745 | $29.99 | 352pp | Trade Paperback | Fourth Estate | Fiction
THE TOWER
Simon Toyne
The final instalment in the
Ruin trilogy.
A cyber-attack on NASA’s
deep space search for the
origins of the universe
destroys the program and
delivers a grave warning:
MANKIND MUST
LOOK NO FURTHER.
Rookie FBI Agent Joseph Shepherd has the unique skills
needed to investigate the breach. But he’s also hiding a secret
of his own …
Former New York crime reporter Liv Adamsen’s life has led
her from the Turkish city of Ruin to an abandoned oil field
in the Syrian Desert. An oasis grows around her new home
but the desert is a hostile place, and danger draws ever closer.
Charity worker Gabriel Mann abandoned Liv to protect
her from the disease that is killing him. But this terrible
plague, born in Ruin’s ancient citadel, has already started to
spread. Across the globe, strange weather phenomena and
mass migrations are a sign that some great event is upon us.
Revelation is coming: but will it be a new beginning or the
End of Days?
04 April 2013
THE VELVET
POUCH
Holly Hill
Holly Hill’s Sugarbabe,
the true and very sexy
story of Holly’s search for
a sugar daddy to bankroll
her day-to-day expenses
in exchange for sexual
favours, was a runaway
bestseller. Now, Holly
returns with a daring and
controversial story about
what really happened
when she allowed her
boyfriend to cheat in a ‘negotiated infidelity’ arrangement.
As the self-styled poster girl for ‘negotiated infidelity’, Holly
and her new boyfriend draw up a contract and framework
for sleeping with other people, including a ‘tell all’ clause after
each and every encounter.Their spare room is used for sex
with other partners (called ‘Play Partners’) and both eventually
stumble upon Sydney’s underground sex world.The boyfriend
loves seeing Holly desired by other men and she feels the same
way watching him lusted after by other women. Holly also
explores same-sex relationships and reveals exactly what it’s like
to explore the body of one’s own sex for the very first time.
UNSINKABLE
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds’
first leading role, in the
classic film Singin’ in the
Rain, set her on a path to
superstardom. But beneath
the glitz and glamour,
‘America’s Sweetheart’ was
often miserable.
In this tell-all memoir,
Debbie recalls the
highs and lows of her
Hollywood experience.
Sharing anecdotes that never made the tabloids, and revealing
private details of her marriages and family life, she recounts
experiences that are crazier than fiction.
Illustrated with dozens of previously unseen photos, Unsinkable
shares stories about numerous stars from Hollywood’s Golden
Age, including Gene Kelly, Ava Gardner and, of course,
Elizabeth Taylor, the best friend who famously ran off with
Debbie’s first husband.
Filled with Debbie’s trademark wit, this memoir is a chronicle
of courage and tenacity in the face of staggering odds, and will
resonate with anyone who has experienced loss and heartbreak.
9780732296377 | $29.99 | Trade Paperback | HarperCollins | Non-Fiction
9780062213655 | $32.99 | C Hardback | HarperCollins | Non-Fiction
Publicity contact: Kelly Fagan | kelly.fagan@harpercollins.com.au
April 2013 05
NON-FICTION
non-FICTION
Inst ruc t ions
1
place upon the
Take your lampshade and
seam touching the left
butcher’s paper, with the
edge of the paper.
a line on the
shade to the right, drawing
2 Roll
of the shade as you go.
paper along the top edge
on the far right
you reach the seam again
3 When
line down the seam edge
side of the paper, draw a
of the lampshade, adding
end for it to overlap.
an extra 2.5cm at the
drawing along
the shade back to the left,
4 Roll
have a curved or
the bottom edge until you
rectangular-looking block.
pattern.
This will be your
the paper and place
out the shape drawn on
5 Cut
fabric, using it as a
on the wrong side of the
glam makeover’
with new fabric for a
‘Cover an old shade
pattern to cut out the fabric
your lampshade.
6
7
needed to cover
edge of the fabric,
Fold over 1cm on one straight
meet and iron flat.
where the seams should
facing right side down,
Turn over the fabric so it’s
evenly with a thin layer
and cover the wrong side
of spray adhesive.
Tip
to
When choosing new fabric
dark
cover a lampshade, remember
low-lit
tones tend to create moody,
designs
effects, whereas loud vintage
kitsch.
project an air of studied
will
Unsurprisingly, pale tones
brighten up most spaces.
carefully
the adhesive-covered fabric
8 Holding
the raw seam edge
with your fingertips, place
slowly pat down into
along the initial seam, and
the entire surface
place. Roll the fabric over
sure to smooth any
of the lampshade, making
as you go. You may
bubbles that might be forming
flatten any bubbles
need to use the ruler to help
between the two layers.
seam, pat the
you reach the adjoining
9 When
place and allow
iron-folded edge down into
to dry.
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drea mtime
1
Inst ruc t ions
Find a worthy fabric
partner for your
pretty apron in a haberdash
ery, or salvage a
complementary piece
from another vintage
find – don’t forget
to compare both to
see which
designs work well
together, as some
might
delight and others
clash disharmoniously
when
bought separately.
2 Pop on your apron and hold the square of
fabric up against yourself
to see how
bib
it fits.
3 Cut a loose heart shape with a wider base
and pin
to the existing apron
until it looks a perfect
fit
against your figure.
4 Stitch bias binding around edges of bib by
sewing
first one edge of binding
to the wrong side,
then folding it over,
ironing flat and stitching
remaining edge at
the front.
5 To create a fabric halter-neck strap like the
6
7
one
used here, fold over
a long strip of fabric,
right
sides together, and
sew along the raw
edges to
create a tube.
then
hand-stitch lace over
your machine stitching.
Why hello – are you
being served?
‘Are you being served
?’
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2
3
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• 32 x 50cm (12 1/
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• 30cm (12 in) zipper
• Sewing machine
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• Zipper foot
Tip
This case is the perfect
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Use clear ziplock bags
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by following the same
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Brushes will need
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We might be a breezy bunch,
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I wonder whether the tide
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The humble tea cosy went
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and her craft has appeared in a wide range
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thecraftyminx.com.au. Kelly appears as a
craft expert on various television programs,
such as Mornings on Channel 9 and Channel
7’s Sunrise, and is a Brand Ambassador for
the charity organisation Vinnies. For more
information, follow her on Twitter, Facebook
or Instagram.
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‘The ritual of powde
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ring your nose ... bling and all your hollow status
my idea of
soul instead. That’s
Forget about
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bliss, minus the
table and also makes
transcendental
at the dressing
gifts.
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for last-minute
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and store away
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ideal present materia
box of chocola
film sans
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handmade
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M at e r i a l s n e e d e
cloth or tea towel
• Pretty linen
use
bias binding –
• Contrasting
left over from
up short scraps
other craft projects
• Scissors
and thread
• Sewing machine
tissues
• Small pack of
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bottom of your
pebbles at the
place a layer of
of charcoal.
(1/4 - 3/8 in) layer
Have your helper
with a 0.5-1cm
vessel before covering
peat moss.
3 -1 1/4 in) layer of
/4
with a 2-3cm (
Cover charcoal
place,
and pat down into
down the
with green moss
Cover peat moss
layers and curving
other
the
edges over
smoothing the
the
sides of glass.
depending on
s of water or less,
–
with a half-glas
with. That’s it
Water the moss
moss is to begin
and how dry the
animals of your
size of your vessel
now with the plastic
’s ready to set up
terrain.
natural
ng
your terrarium
interesti
pebble or two for
choice. Add a
one
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to source beautiful vintage items and materials in flea
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Minx at Home is a pretty, inspiring and practical guide
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vintage objects for the home.
Keep it kaweaiicase
tissu
Tip
If it’s worth doing,
it’s worth doing
properly. Ditch the
machine and
take your time stitching
lace and any
embellishments by
hand. Your halfapron must be around
50 years old by
now – do her proud
for another 50.
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‘A truly beautiful Minxy mix of charm, inspiration, practical advice and pretty projects
to simplify and beautify your life and home’ — Jane Brocket, The Gentle Art of Domesticity
In a hectic world, a
gal needs to carve
out some alone time
herself for the day
to prepare
ahead. The ritual of
getting dressed and
face’ is a womanly
‘putting on your
tradition to hold sacred.
Feel serene and meditativ
creating the perfect
e while
scarlet pout, and things
somehow seem brighter,
exciting. Hallelujah
more
and Amen.
A small length of oilcloth
goes a long way for
making zippered cases
and coin purses for
the home and last-minu
te gifts. My favourite
comes from Cath Kidston
kind
in spriggy florals or
polka dots. Lined
cotton gingham, this
with
pretty
makeup case looks
as fetching as you do
primping session.
after a good
Go forth and captivate
.
• 150 x 10cm (59 x
4 in) plain
fabric in a contrastin
g colour
• Measuring tape
• 25mm (1 in)-wide
bias binding
to match plain fabric
• Dressmaker’s scissors
• Sewing machine
and thread
• Iron
Inst ruc t ions
K e l ly D o u s t
She’s a tease
makeup case
le a prOn …
• 80 x 40cm (16 x 1
31 /4 in) soft
cotton in a pretty
pattern
(vintage ’50s is ideal,
so look
for old tablecloths
or damaged
dresses from this
era to cut up
if you can’t find the
right fabric
in a bolt)
boom goes
m y be at i ng
he a rt
50+ handmade and upcycled projects
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Sharing her passion for making and collecting special
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Kelly Doust shows readers how to make and collect
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heirlooms of tomorrow. Featuring 50+ immediately
do-able craft projects and a wealth of advice on how
m a k e yOu r
Ow n eas y
Turn right side out,
iron flat, and fold
short raw
edges under. (These
will be secured in
place
when you attach the
straps.)
Attach your cotton
tape or fabric halter-nec
k
strap to each side
of the bib’s top with
pins
and stitch, reversing
a few times at either
side
for strength.
8 Attach bib to apron with a line of stitching,
A gorgeous guide to creating an original, appealing
and hand-made home, The Crafty Minx at Home is all
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Or
v i n tage - st y
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‘Coffee's great, but I
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April 2013 07
CHILDREN’S picture books
CHILDREN’S fiction
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT:
TANITH LOW
DEREK LANDY
A brilliant, hilarious one-off novella in the Skulduggery
Pleasant universe, from No. 1 bestselling author
Derek Landy.
This time, the bad guys take the stage.
Tanith Low, now possessed by a remnant, recruits a gang
of villains — many of whom will be familiar from previous
Skulduggery adventures — in order to track down and
steal the four God-Killer level weapons that could hurt
Darquesse when she eventually emerges. Also on the trail
of the weapons is a secret group of Sanctuary sorcerers,
and doing his best to keep up and keep Tanith alive is one
Mister Ghastly Bespoke.
QUEEN ALICE’S PALACES
MABEL AND ME: BEST OF FRIENDS
Juliette MacIver and Lucia Masciullo
Mark Sperring and Sarah Warburton
A gorgeous and hilariously funny rhyming picture book for
fans of Fancy Nancy and Princess Smartypants.
Meet Mabel and Me in their very first hilarious picture
book, exploring what puts the ‘best’ in ‘best friends’!
Queen Alice’s palace was gilded and grand …
Queen Alice undoubtedly has the best palace in the land.
But when cunning Sir Hugh plots to take it (by means of a
military coup!), will she be able to outwit him?
Mabel and Me are strolling down a strolly street, when
Mabel asks a hugely harrowing and diabolically difficult
question about why Me thinks they are best friends. Join
this oddest of odd couples in their very first adventure to
discover the answer — but be prepared for a large dose of
mistaken identity along the way!
The brilliant talents of shortlisted author Juliette MacIver
(Marmaduke Duck and the Marmalade Jam) and shortlisted
illustrator Lucia Masciullo (Come Down, Cat;The Boy and
the Toy) have combined to create a delightfully funny and
sumptuous picture book that children and adults alike
will adore.
The beautiful and fun illustrations paired with the witty
read-aloud language makes this the beginning of a standout picture book series.
One day Mabel and Me are taking a stroll down a strolly street,
when I say, “You know, Mabel, you really are
my bestest,
9780007500925 | $29.99 | 288pp | C Hardback | HarperCollins | Children’s Fiction | Ages: 9+
Publicity contact: Eve Jackson | eve.jackson@harpercollins.com.au
The
Festival
of
Crisp Winter Glories
GLENDA MILLARD
bestest friend!”
But then Mabel asks a hugely harrowing
and diabolically difficult question. Mabel asks…
But, just as we sit on the seat and before the Famous French
Photo Booth has even had a chance to go…
Which
is
exactly
what
we
do…
Somebody says…
“Look at those perfect pointy toes!”
Ages: 4 – 8
When the villains around her are lying and scheming and
plotting, Tanith needs to stay two steps ahead of her
teammates and her enemies. After all, she’s got her own
double-crosses to plan — and she’s a villain herself.
The FESTIVAL OF
CRISP WINTER
GLORIES
GLENDA MILLARD
ILLUSTRATED BY STEPHEN
MICHAEL KING
The final book in
the highly acclaimed,
multi-award-winning
Kingdom of Silk series
is a heart-warming story
about the power of love
and family. Two of Perry
Angel’s favourite people
Illustrated by STEPHEN MICHAEL KING
are Grandma Nell and
his good friend Jenkins. One night, while listening to Nell
play The Tennessee Waltz, Perry has an idea how to make
them both happy: he wants to put on a proper dance – with
petticoats and posies and a real band. But when something
happens to Nell, will Perry’s wish come true?
Glenda Millard has won many prestigious awards for her
Kingdom of Silk series, including CBCA Book of the Year for
Younger Readers for Perry Angel’s Suitcase, and the Queensland
Premier’s Children’s Book Award for Layla, Queen of Hearts.
Now this stunning series about the very ‘uncommon’ Silk family
has its glorious finale in The Festival of Crisp Winter Glories.
Ages: 2 – 4
9780733331022 | $24.99 | 32pp | Non-Standard Hardback | ABC Books | Children’s Picture Book
9780007468362 | $24.99 | 32pp | Non-Standard Hardback | HarperCollins | Children’s Picture Book
9780733329845 | $14.99 | 128pp | ABC Books | Children’s Fiction | Ages: 7+
Publicity Contact: Eve Jackson | eve.jackson@harpercollins.com.au
08 April 2013
RED SAMURAI
Tiffiny Hall
Life is complicated enough
in Year Seven without also
being an awesome ninja
with extreme powers and
trying to keep your secret
crush … secret.What
if you had to deal with
Samurai attacks and bullies
at school, too?
For Roxy Ran, one part of
her life that was reasonably
normal was her older
sister, Elecktra. Elecktra
has always been a great magician, but when she shows off her
magic tricks at school, the town of Lanternwood begins to
change.
The streets take on a sense of Samurai and ninjas are no longer
safe.There is an enemy lurking and it soon becomes clear that
the White Warrior is about to meet her match.
‘Tiffiny Hall is the new voice in children’s fiction’
— John Marsden
9780732294540 | $14.99 | 240pp | B Paperback | A&R | Children’s Fiction | Ages: 10+
April 2013 09
YOUNG ADULt fiction
DEPARTMENT 19: BATTLE LINES
Will Hill
As the clock ticks remorselessly towards Zero Hour and the return
of Dracula, the devastated remnants of Department 19 try to hold
back the rising darkness.
Jamie Carpenter is training new recruits, trying to prepare them
for a fight that appears increasingly futile. Kate Randall is pouring
her grief into trying to plug the Department’s final leaks, as Matt
Browning races against time to find a cure for vampirism. And on
the other side of the world, Larissa Kinley has found a place she feels
at home, yet where she makes a startling discovery.
Uneasy truces are struck, new dangers emerge on all sides, and
relationships are pushed to breaking point. And in the midst of it all,
Department 19 faces a new and potentially deadly threat, born out
of one of the darkest moments of its own long and bloody history.
Zero Hour is coming. And the Battle Lines have been drawn.
9780007469550 | $19.99 | 496pp | B+ Paperback | HarperCollins | YA Fiction | Ages: 12+
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INHERITANCE
VALLEY OF SHIELDS
THE SHADOWED THRONE
Duncan Lay
KJ Taylor
Lisa Forrest
Fresh off the back of his Save our Bookstores tour, where he
worked with local bookstores to help promote book sales,
Duncan Lay is back with another fast-paced and gripping
story. As a sub-editor at the Daily Telegraph and a long-time
journalist, Duncan has a great eye for a story and a keen
sense of how to keep the reader interested. The second
book in his Empire of Bones series is full of great action
scenes as Sendatsu and Huw form an unlikely alliance and
fight to save their lives, but the story also explores deeper
themes of family and identity.
KJ Taylor has been singled out as ‘a talent to watch’
(Publishers Weekly) and as a young writer with ‘a bright
fantasy future’ (Canberra Times) and ‘the potential to
help shape the Australian fantasy scene in years to come’
(Australian Specfic in Focus).
Since captaining the Australian Olympic swimming team in 1980,
Lisa Forrest has become known for writing exciting books for
teens and younger readers. Now comes a thrilling YA fantasy with
an unforgettable heroine …
Tallulah has always known she’s different. She can predict the future,
a secret she shares with her nanny, Irena, a former European circus
star. Irena warns Tallulah that gifts like hers are not always welcome;
they should not be broadcast to the world, nor used unwisely. When
Tallulah begins training at the prestigious Cirque d’Avenir, it soon
becomes clear the school is not all that it seems …
As Tallulah is drawn deeper into a world of dark, ancient powers and
centuries-old greed, she must call on the skills taught to her by Irena
— and on the protection of the mysterious cuff Irena gave her. But
what is the secret behind the power it holds? Why are men willing
to die to possess it? Suddenly the girl who thought her path was
predestined is completely lost.
9780732294199 | $29.99 | 544pp | Trade Paperback | HarperVoyager | Fiction
Her first series, The Fallen Moon, was published to
great acclaim in Australia and the US. She was invited to
ComicCon in the US, where she appeared on a panel with
George RR Martin. The Shadowed Throne is the second
book in her exciting new griffin trilogy, The Risen Sun.
Laela Redguard and her griffin partner Oeka now rule the
North, but not all of the Northerners are happy and a fierce
war begins for the throne.
9780732294236 | $29.99 | 416pp | Trade Paperback | HarperVoyager | Fiction
9780733328923 | $19.99 | 304pp | B+ Paperback | ABC Books | YA Fiction | Ages: 13+
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Please don’t hesitate to contact us
10 April 2013
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April 2013 11
GREAT
SOUTHERN
LAND
Ivan O’Mahoney and Steve Bibb
Great Southern Land is the beautiful illustrated hardback
book accompanying ABC 1’s landmark television series.
Drawing an audience of more than 3.5 million when it went to
air in late 2012, Great Southern Land was compared to David
Attenborough’s productions and described variously as
‘a revelation’, ‘must see’, ‘breathtaking’ and ‘will make you
proud to be an Australian’.
Great Southern Land is an epic journey across Australia,
from the top of the Snowy Mountains to the tropical wilds
of the Gulf of Carpentaria; the irrigated farms of the Murray
Darling Basin to the ancient forests of Tasmania. It is the
pictorial record of our remarkable story — revealing otherwise
hidden patterns, networks and systems that keep our
population of 23 million people moving, fed, alive and
thriving in a huge, remote, dry continent.
Written by Ivan O’Mahoney, the award-winning series
producer, with an introduction by presenter Professor
Steve Simpson, Great Southern Land features more
than 300 incredible photographs of Australia from above.
9780733332111 | $60.00 | 304pp | Non-Standard Hardback | ABC Books | Non-Fiction

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