If you follow this blog you will already know how much I love Stitches: A Memoir by David Small. I was most interested to see this week that the US Publishers Weekly magazine has chosen it as one of the 10 books that really stands out from everything else published this year.
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A Life on Pittwater is very warm and vibrant . This book is beautiful to look at, a treat to read, and an absolute celebration of community.
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I have absolutely no idea of what is going on in the world this week because rather than listening to the radio in the car, I have spent all my vehicular hours on the Julie and Julia Project
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About four weeks ago in a sell-in, I was told of True Compass, the autobiography that Senator Edward Kennedy worked on for five years, trying to get it finished before his terminal illness finally caught up with him.
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Michael Jackson: Life of a Legend – This is a glossy pictorial keepsake. It is not a warts and all tell-all. Definitely one for the fans.
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I’M just putting the finishing touches on July’s Booktopia Buzz. Here is a heads up on the new books that have stolen my heart. For the rest of them, you’ll have to wait until the newsletter goes up on the site
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Jordan Belfort aka the Wolf of Wall Street himself is coming to Australia. It will be a media mash up – everyone wants a piece of this guy. And he is currently the bestselling author in the business category in Australia with both books.
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