Allen & Unwin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Thirst for Salt
Madelaine Lucas
Coming in April, #ThirstForSalt is a magnetic and unforgettable story of desire and its complexities, and a powerful reckoning with memory, loss and longing, from acclaimed young Australian writer @madelaine_lucas. https://t.co/cGNsYIVKB1 https://t.co/YBgG3FvmRn
Paperback, 2023
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Munmun
Jesse Andrews
Three of our most anticipated YA books of the next six months - #LIFEL1K3 by @misterkristoff, #WhiteNight by @EllieMarney & #Munmun by @_Jesse_Andrews_! ⠀ ⠀ Head over to our blog to learn why we're so excited by them plus WIN advance copies! … http://bit.ly/2EdKgpk https://t.co/bkJ6Qc4lSU
Paperback, 2019
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
Akwaeke Emezi
"My heart soared and shook and panted." - @BeeBabs #YouMadeAFoolOfDeathWithYourBeauty is a delightful, decadent romance & a joyful celebration of Black excellence, from award-winning author @azemezi https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/You-Made-a-Fool-of-Death-With-Your-Beauty-Akwaeke-Emezi-9780571372676 https://t.co/k88eVzcGbO
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homecoming
Kate Morton
Kate Morton is one of Australia's most successful literary exports having sold more than 16 million novels. Her latest, #Homecoming, is inspired by personal experience. Read more in @smh below: https://t.co/rBlXO7XP2A
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dark Rise
C. S. Pacat
✨WIN✨ Bestselling Australian author @cspacat's #DarkRise is the first book in a thrilling new YA fantasy series and we have 10 copies up for grabs! 😍😍 Head to the link below or via the Competition tab on our website to enter! https://darkrise.pgtb.me/CCPVPx https://t.co/yyuEOhmlA5
Paperback, 2022
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White Night
Ellie Marney
Three of our most anticipated YA books of the next six months - #LIFEL1K3 by @misterkristoff, #WhiteNight by @EllieMarney & #Munmun by @_Jesse_Andrews_! ⠀ ⠀ Head over to our blog to learn why we're so excited by them plus WIN advance copies! … http://bit.ly/2EdKgpk https://t.co/bkJ6Qc4lSU
Paperback, 2019
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shmutz
Felicia Berliner
Check out the brilliant reviews @smh gave Felicia Berliner's #Shmutz as their Fiction pick of the week AND @jonnoseidler's #ItsAShameAboutRay as their Non-Fiction pick! https://t.co/U2Qkpz2G5R https://t.co/uRb2OZpRvm
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Impostors
Scott Westerfeld
A secret mission. False identities. Surveillance dust. High stakes. From bestselling author of the #Uglies series is the heart-stopping third book in the @nytimes bestselling #Impostors series by @ScottWesterfeld! Dive into the first chapter now: https://bit.ly/3sv3tb3 https://t.co/5QuGqIQ0BT
Paperback, 2021
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life
Alan Cumming
#Baggage by @alancumming is a joyous and poignant book about the world of professional acting, the messiness of life and how every experience - good or bad - shapes who you are. The New York Times bestselling author of #NotMyFathersSon. Read more: https://bit.ly/32njsk4 https://t.co/hKJnE9LG8O
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shards
Bret Easton Ellis
"#TheShards isn’t just @BretEastonEllis strongest novel since the 90s, it’s a full-spectrum triumph, incorporating and subverting everything he’s done before." Read the @guardian's brilliant review: https://t.co/7SYCqjBTMq https://t.co/skp97PTGGU
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book