Why Join?

  • Add New Books

  • Write a Review

  • Backpack Reading Lists

  • Newsletter Updates

Join Now

Filter:

The Forcing

The Forcing
  • Author(s): Paul E Hardisty
  • Location(s): North America, Australia, South America
  • Genre(s): Future, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): mid 21st Century

Civilisation is collapsing. Frustrated and angry after years of denial and inaction, a ‘government of youth’ has taken power in North America, and deemed all those older than a prescribed age responsible for the current state of the world,...

The Fragments

The Fragments
  • Author(s): Toni Jordan
  • Location(s): Brisbane, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1980s, 1930s

Inga Karlson died in a fire in New York in the 1930s, leaving behind three things: a phenomenally successful first novel, the scorched fragments of a second book — and a mystery that has captivated generations of readers. Nearly...

The Girl, the Ghost and the Lost Name

The Girl, the Ghost and the Lost Name
  • Author(s): Reece Carter
  • Location(s): Australia, World
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

If my hair looks like bright green seaweed, it’s because that’s exactly what it is. My eyes, a pair of abalone shells, polished blue by sand. Teeth, two rows of pebbles. And my skin is made of wax. Corpse...

The Good Sister

The Good Sister
  • Author(s): Sally Hepworth
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Present

A psycho thriller about twin sisters and their intertwined relationship. Fern, the librarian who avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises and loves structure and routine. Rose the caring sister who protected Fern all her life. One day the...

The Grapevine

The Grapevine
  • Author(s): Kate Kemp
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1979

Australia, 1979. It’s the height of summer and on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac a housewife is scrubbing the yellow and white chequered tiles of her bathroom floor. But all is not as it seems. For one thing, it’s 3...

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef
  • Author(s): Helen Scales, Lisk Feng (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Great Barrier Reef
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

A captivating illustrated introduction to The Great Barrier Reef, written by renowned Oceanographer and author, Helen Scales. Illustrated by up and comer Lisk Feng, this is perfect for intrepid young snorkelers or children curious about the world under the...

The Happiest Refugee

The Happiest Refugee
  • Author(s): Anh Do
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction
  • Era(s): late 1970s onwards

Anh Do nearly didn’t make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing – not murderous pirates, nor the imminent...

The Harp In The South

The Harp In The South
  • Author(s): Ruth Park
  • Location(s): Surry Hills
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1940s

Ruth Park’s classic novel The Harp in the South is one of Australia’s greatest novels. Hugh and Margaret Darcy are raising their family in Sydney amid the brothels, grog shops and run-down boarding houses of Surry Hills, where money...

The Hope

The Hope
  • Author(s): Paul E Hardisty
  • Location(s): Tasmania
  • Genre(s): Future, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): 2082

The year is 2082. Climate collapse, famine and war have left the world in ruins. In the shadow of the Alpha-Omega regime – descendants of the super-rich architects of disaster – sixteen-year-old Boo Ashworth and her uncle risk everything...

The Hypnotist’s Love Story

The Hypnotist’s Love Story
  • Author(s): Liane Moriarty
  • Location(s): Sydney
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Hypnotherapist Ellen O’Farrell has been single for a while, which is why she’s so taken with her handsome new boyfriend, Patrick. But Patrick has a confession: he has a stalker, an ex-girlfriend who won’t leave him alone. Ellen is...

Would you like to add a book or a review or create a reading list? Join Today – It's FREE

Register Now