PRECIOUS THINGS tells the story of a collar - a wonderful, glittering beaded piece - and its journey through the decades. It's also the story of Maggie, an auctioneer living in modern-day London, who comes across the crumpled, neglected collar in a box of old junk, and sets out on an unexpected mission to discover more about its secret and elusive past.

This is a wonderful, absorbing and moving novel about desire, marriage and family, telling the story about how we so often reach out for the sparkly, shiny things (and people) we desire, only to realise - in the nick of time - that the most precious things are the ones we've had with us all along.

Pick up your copy of Precious Things in store or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781460750971.

Episode 136 - Kelly Doust

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This episode, New York Times Bestselling YA author Jay Kristoff tells us all about LIFEL1K3, his post-apocalyptic, girl-buddy, road-warrior, lost-princess techno-thriller! Set in post-collapse USA, this kick-ass YA novel nods to all many of speculative fiction's greatest hits from X-Men to Paradise Lost. 

BUY LIFEL1K3: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/lifel1k3-lifelike-by-jay-kristoff-9781760295691/#.WzMsDkiFOUk

Episode 234 - Jay Kristoff - LIFEL1K3

This episode we speak with comedian, radio presenter and social media sensation Tanya Hennessy about her hilarious new A-Z 'Am I Doing This Right: Life Lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya'. 


BUY Am I Doing This Right: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/am-i-doing-this-right-by-tanya-hennessy-9781760632236/

Episode 233 - Tanya Hennessy - Am I Doing This Right?

Our June 2018 Book of the Month is Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee! This episode, we review Bri Lee's incredible memoir and discuss the impact it had on us as readers and why we believe it is such an important, timely book. [Content warning: mentions of sexual assault.]

Eggshell Skull is the story of Bri's journey through the Australian legal system; first as the daughter of a policeman, then as a law student, and finally as a judge's associate in both metropolitan and regional Queensland--where justice can look very different, especially for women. The injustice Bri witnessed, mourned and raged over every day finally forced her to confront her own personal history, one she'd vowed never to tell. And this is how, after years of struggle, she found herself on the other side of the courtroom, telling her story.

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Episode 232 - Book of the Month Review : Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee

This episode we speak with bestselling YA author Patrick Ness about his upcoming novel 'And The Ocean Was Our Sky' and the tenth anniversary of 'The Chaos Walking Trilogy'. Plus, one of the well-read people of Dymocks reveals their addiction...to this history section! 

PRE-ORDER And The Ocean Was Our Sky: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/and-the-ocean-was-our-sky-by-patrick-ness-and-rovina-cai-9780062860729/

BUY The Chaos Walking Trilogy:https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-knife-of-never-letting-go-by-patrick-ness-9781406379167/

Episode 231 - Patrick Ness

This episode we talk historical fiction and The Jade Lily with Aussie author Kirsty Manning. Plus, we review Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and staff-favourite Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.

BUY The Jade Lily: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/the-jade-lily-by-kirsty-manning-9781760294793/

BUY Pachinko: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/pachinko-by-min-jin-lee-9781786691378/

BUY Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-by-gail-honeyman-9780008172145/

Episode 136 - Kelly Doust

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