Picks of the month
Book of the Month: May 2025
The Australian Ingredients Kitchen: Simple recipes using bushfoods by Elder Bruno Dann and Tahlia Mandie of Kakadu Plum Co.
In this accessible cookbook, bushfoods industry pioneer and Nyul Nyul Elder Bruno Dann and Tahlia Mandie of Kakadu Plum Co. have come together to share recipes and stories as part of Australia's ongoing journey towards reconciliation. There are 60 everyday dishes drawn from Elder Bruno's camp kitchen and Tahlia's family kitchen.
With more Australians cooking with bushfoods, we can better respect First Nations knowledge, as well as appreciating the importance of living in harmony with the land. The Australian Ingredients Kitchen offers a practical way to connect to Country and First Nations cultures.
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Spotlight: Sydney Writers' Festival
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
In the near future, a disaffected civil servant is offered a lucrative job in a mysterious new government ministry gathering 'expats' from across history to test the limits of time-travel.
Miles Franklin Undercover: The little-known years when she created her own brilliant career by Kerrie Davies
In this real-life sequel to My Brilliant Career, author Kerrie Davies uncovers a little-known period in Miles' life, from the servant's quarters of Sydney and Melbourne's wealthy houses to volatile Chicago, in the turbulent years after her early success.
Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty
Whether you love or hate her, Harriet Osman is impossible to say no to. But someone in her life has finally snapped, and as Harriet lies dying, she is determined to figure out who her killer is.
A Bit on the Side: Reflections on what makes life delicious by Virginia Trioli
A Bit on the Side is an ode to joy, filled with wisdom, stories, memories and recipes, all told with Virginia's renowned insight and wicked sense of humour.
All I Ever Wanted was to be Hot by Lucinda Price aka Froomes
With her offbeat humour and incisive cultural commentary, Lucinda tells the unfiltered story of someone overcoming an eating disorder and illuminates our enduring obsession with appearance.