Chakra is a word bandied about by many as a symbol of new age enlightenment, of change and spirituality, meditation and so much more. But […]
Non Fiction
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Now known as a ‘Voice for Nature,’ almost everyone has watched David Attenborough’s natural history documentary series forming the ‘Life on Earth’ collection, the comprehensive survey of animal […]
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Unravelling Us
It is rare to find an author who can recount her past story with so much clarity and reflective thought. While Unravelling Us moves along […]
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Bag Lady
Passion can drive small or even large miracles, as Lisa Foster discovered when she had one of those life changing moment at a supermarket in […]
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The Opera House
The Sydney Opera House which is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List alongside the Taj Mahal, the ancient Pyramids of Egypt and the Great […]
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Bittersweet, emotional and beautiful, Indira Naidoo takes grief out of the darkness and brings it into the light as her tribute and farewell to her […]
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Investing is a subject that is often fraught with difficulties, a good amount of fear of the unknown and at the bottom the list of […]
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The advent of Covid and the resulting lockdowns have led to a resurgence of interest in all things gardening; garden centres have boomed. This renewed […]
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Practising Simplicity
Small steps and brave choices for a life less distracted The desire to get away from it all, to pack up and just go, to […]
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How to live a more ethical life has plagued people for thousands of years. According to the author of ‘How to be Perfect’, Michael Schur, […]
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What She Said
Inspirational Speeches by Women What She Said is a powerhouse book. Anyone who has to make a speech, no matter what their standing, the reason […]
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A GUIDE TO MAKING HEALING PRODUCTS FROM NATURE Plant Spirit Medicine is one of the most useful books to have arrived on the Healing booklist […]
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A Fraction Stronger
Mark Berridge was a man who had it all; a stellar career, a lovely wife, three children and a group of mates he enjoyed going […]
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Orphan Rock
Australian History comes to life in this rich and complex saga, Orphan Rock. Set in Sydney in the late 1800’s we are introduced to the […]
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The Why
Healthy habits for an epic life For many year Isabelle Cornish was in homes in Australia on a nightly basis in her roles as Christy […]
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The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals, birds, and reptiles; most are endemic to it. Jennifer Cossins, award winning artist and writer with a […]
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Sarah J. Hodder has a passion for English History, in particular, Medieval and Tudor times. She has her focus set on the role of women […]
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The Islands
There is so much to enjoy in The Islands. Much of it is set in the Archipelago called Houtman’s Abrolhos off the coast of Geraldton […]
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George Herbert Wilkins is a man little heard of in Australia but a man who did live his life to the fullest extent in every […]
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For those of us who love our gardens chatting to your plants is not all that unusual, but it took Sarah Rajkotwala spending the time […]
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NOTES ON AN EXECUTION
Serial killer Ansel Packer, known as ‘The Girly Killer’, is on death row in Polunsky Prison, Texas; he has 12 hours to live. He doesn’t […]
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In a stunningly heartfelt, quirky, often funny but unbearably sad memoir, Brian Broome shares what it is really like to be black, gay and an […]
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The rise of Hitler in Germany during the 1930s impacted not only on Jewish communities, but also the non-Jewish populations of many neighbouring countries; it […]
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Women’s cricket in Australia has been strong for a very long time, with much of its very recent history happening totally out of the public […]