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The Feel-Good Hit of the Year: A Memoir

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'Will break your heart and give you chuckles. What more do you want?' John Safran'The most achingly funny, heartsplittingly tragic and brilliantly written book you'll read this year.' Benjamin LawLiam Pieper was raised by his bohemian parents to believe in freedom and creativity, and that there's nothing wrong with smoking a little marijuana to make life more interesting.A fast learner, Liam ... Read more

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'Will break your heart and give you chuckles. What more do you want?' John Safran'The most achingly funny, heartsplittingly tragic and brilliantly written book you'll read this year.' Benjamin LawLiam Pieper was raised by his bohemian parents to believe in freedom and creativity, and that there's nothing wrong with smoking a little marijuana to make life more interesting.A fast learner, Liam
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Liam Pieper's made some poor life choices, but he's (usually) meant well. He's tried to write important stories, fight racial prejudice and rescue traumatised puppies. And he's ended up with life-threatening infestations, a punch in the face at a Leonard Cohen concert and brief detention by counter-terrorism experts.Taking us from Nimbin to US border security to the star-studded Chateau Marmont in ... Read more

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Liam Pieper's made some poor life choices, but he's (usually) meant well. He's tried to write important stories, fight racial prejudice and rescue traumatised puppies. And he's ended up with life-threatening infestations, a punch in the face at a Leonard Cohen concert and brief detention by counter-terrorism experts.Taking us from Nimbin to US border security to the star-studded Chateau Marmont in
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The Toymaker

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A person is defined by the secrets they keep ... Adam Kulakov likes his life. He's on the right side of middle age; the toy company he owns brightens the lives of children around the world; and he has more money than he can ever spend, a wife and child he adores, and as many mistresses as he can reasonably hide from them. And he is not the only one with secrets. In 1944, Adam's grandfather, Arkady ... Read more

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A person is defined by the secrets they keep ... Adam Kulakov likes his life. He's on the right side of middle age; the toy company he owns brightens the lives of children around the world; and he has more money than he can ever spend, a wife and child he adores, and as many mistresses as he can reasonably hide from them. And he is not the only one with secrets. In 1944, Adam's grandfather, Arkady
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These Things Happen

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Greg Fleet's hilarious, heartbreaking account of the life-or-death battle for his soulFor 30 years Greg Fleet has been one of Australia's most widely known and best loved comedians. For the same period, he's had a drug habit that has delivered him comedy and tragedy in equal parts.On the high road: a genius wit and prodigious work ethic take him from NIDA and Neighbours, to Shakespeare and award ... Read more

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Greg Fleet's hilarious, heartbreaking account of the life-or-death battle for his soulFor 30 years Greg Fleet has been one of Australia's most widely known and best loved comedians. For the same period, he's had a drug habit that has delivered him comedy and tragedy in equal parts.On the high road: a genius wit and prodigious work ethic take him from NIDA and Neighbours, to Shakespeare and award
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'MR WIGG captivates to the end' Good Reading MagazineIt’s the summer of 1971, not far from the stone-fruit capital of New South Wales, where Mr Wigg lives on what is left of his family farm. Mrs Wigg has been gone a few years now and he thinks about her every day. He misses his daughter, too, and wonders when he'll see her again.He spends his time working in the orchard, cooking and preserving his ... Read more

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It is 1997 in San Francisco and Simon and Sarah have been sent on a quest to see America: theymust stand at least once in every 25-foot square of the country. Decades later, in an Australian citythat has fallen on hard times, Caddy is camped by the Maribyrnong River, living on small changefrom odd jobs, ersatz vodka and memories. She's sick of being hot, dirty, broke and alone.Caddy's future ... Read more

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It is 1997 in San Francisco and Simon and Sarah have been sent on a quest to see America: theymust stand at least once in every 25-foot square of the country. Decades later, in an Australian citythat has fallen on hard times, Caddy is camped by the Maribyrnong River, living on small changefrom odd jobs, ersatz vodka and memories. She's sick of being hot, dirty, broke and alone.Caddy's future
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If a bad attitude could be subject to copyright, my ten years as a waiter would have left me obscenely wealthy. Working the floor, I was the Kerry Packer of passive aggression. Sullen insolence was my personal trademark, diligently honed and perfected over time. For a long list of perceived diner slights - ranging from ordering the tomato sauce separately to the fries, to calling me 'dear' - I ... Read more

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If a bad attitude could be subject to copyright, my ten years as a waiter would have left me obscenely wealthy. Working the floor, I was the Kerry Packer of passive aggression. Sullen insolence was my personal trademark, diligently honed and perfected over time. For a long list of perceived diner slights - ranging from ordering the tomato sauce separately to the fries, to calling me 'dear' - I
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Useful

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Sullivan Moss is useless.Once a charming underachiever, he's now such a loser that he can't even commit suicide properly. Waking up in hospital after falling the wrong way on a rooftop, he comes to a decision. He shouldn't waste perfectly good organs just because they're attached to his head. After a life of regrets, Sully wants to do one useful thing: he wants to donate a kidney to a stranger.As ... Read more

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Sullivan Moss is useless.Once a charming underachiever, he's now such a loser that he can't even commit suicide properly. Waking up in hospital after falling the wrong way on a rooftop, he comes to a decision. He shouldn't waste perfectly good organs just because they're attached to his head. After a life of regrets, Sully wants to do one useful thing: he wants to donate a kidney to a stranger.As
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The Anti-Cool Girl: The award-winning, bestselling brutal and hilarious memoir and the first Jennette McCurdy book club pick for 2023

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Nest

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Shortlisted for The Australian Literature Society (ALS) Gold Medal 2015Longlisted for The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015Longlisted for The Australian Literary Studies Gold Medal 2015Longlisted for The Stella Prize 2015A gripping and thought-provoking novel about finding the lost child in all of us.Once an artist and teacher, Jen now spends her time watching the b... ... Read more

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“Clarke is the real deal…” —Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius“A tremendous new voice; a writer of immense talent and depth.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Sterling…a powerful view of the beauty and complexities of globalization.” —EssenceFrom a powerful new voice in international fiction, this prize-winning collection of stories crosses the world—f... ... Read more

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At the age of 82, Rupert Murdoch is divorcing his third wife Wendi Deng and gearing up for the toughest challenge of his life: to hand his empire on to his children. But is this the end of the Murdoch dynasty?Lachlan doesn't want to succeed him. James is in disgrace. And Elisabeth is not a serious contender. His grip on the group has also been weakened by scandal. His British tabloids have been
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