Rob Kaldor

Bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff talk to Dymocks Books about 'OBSIDIO', the thrilling finale to 'The Illuminae Files Trilogy'.

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Find the rest of the interview on The Dymocks Podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud.

Kady, Ezra, Hanna and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza--but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion?

Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys--an old flame from Asha's past--reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.

With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heroes will fall, and hearts will be broken.

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Dr Nikki Stamp is a heart and lung surgeon, and the author of 'Can You Die of a Broken Heart: A Heart Surgeon's Insight Into What Makes Us Tick'. In this interview, she takes us through the wonders of the heart, the thrill of open heart surgery, and explains the effects of bereavement, stress and love on the body. Dr Stamp's aim is to help readers fall in love with their own heart, and learn to cherish and care for their most important, hard-working muscle.

You can buy Force of Nature by Jane Harper online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781743549094/.

You can buy The Dry online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781925481372/.

"Force of Nature cuts between past and present, corporate and domestic and cements its author as one of Australia's boldest thriller writers." - The Australian Women's Weekly

"...once again Harper manages to touch on something mythic in the Australian experience of the land." - The Age

"Force of Nature proves Jane Harper, author of The Dry, is no one-hit wonder. Its premise is instantly gripping." - Herald Sun

Lost, Cold, Desperate ... Danger Runs Deep

What has happened to Alice Russell?

Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side.

The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises.

Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case. She knows all the secrets: about the company she works for and the people she works with.

Far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell Falk a tale of violence and disintegrating trust. And as he delves into the disappearance, it seems some dangers run far deeper than anyone knew.

Pick up your copy of Mark Manson's book at your local Dymocks store or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781925483598/.

'An in-your-face guide to living with integrity and finding happiness in sometimes-painful places.' Kirkus

'Hilarious, vulgar, and immensely thought-provoking. Only read if you're willing to set aside all excuses and take an active role in living a f*cking better life.' Steve Kamb, bestselling author of Level Up Your Life and founder of nerdfitness.com

EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE OUR LIVES IS WRONG. NOW SUPERSTAR BLOGGER MARK MANSON TELLS US WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET IT RIGHT.

For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. Drawing on academic research and the life experience that comes from breaking the rules, Mark Manson is ready to explode that myth. The key to a good life, according to Manson, is the understanding that 'sometimes shit is f*cked up and we have to live with it.'

Manson says that instead of trying to turn lemons into lemonade, we should learn to stomach lemons better, and stop distracting ourselves from life's inevitable disappointments chasing 'shit' like money, success and possessions. It's time to re-calibrate our values and what it means to be happy: there are only so many things we can give a f*ck about, he says, so we need to figure out which ones really matter.

From the writer whose blog draws two million readers a month and filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humour, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is a welcome antidote to the 'let's-all-feel-good' mindset that has infected modern society.

Read more from Mark on his blog here: https://markmanson.net/.

Kevin is the author of three novels: Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, and the most recent Rich People Problems. You can buy his books online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/search-results/?str=kevin%20kwan&IsAdv=false.

His books have been translated into 15 languages, and Crazy Rich Asians is currently being adapted into a major motion picture by a very small studio called Warner Brothers. Born in Singapore, Kevin has called New York’s West Village home since 1995 but we were lucky enough to chat with him while he was in Australia for the Melbourne Writer's Festival.

Pick up your copy of City of Crows at your local Dymocks store today or order online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/9781760551100/.

A woman's heart contains all things. Her heart is tender and loving, but it has other elements. It contains fire and intrigue and mighty storms. Shipwreck and all that has ever happened in the world. Murder, if need be...

1673. Desperate to save herself and her only surviving child Nicolas from an outbreak of plague, Charlotte Picot flees her tiny village in the French countryside. But when Nicolas is abducted by a troop of slavers, Charlotte resorts to witchcraft and summons assistance in the shape of a malevolent man. She and her companion travel to Paris where they become further entwined in the underground of sorcerers and poisoners - and where each is forced to reassess their ideas of good and evil. Before Charlotte is finished she will wander hell's halls, trade with a witch and accept a demon's fealty. Meanwhile, a notorious criminal is unexpectedly released from the prison galleys where he has served a brutal sentence for sacrilege...

Based on real characters and historical incident, this astonishing novel from award-winning writer Chris Womersley is a haunting novel of love and witchcraft - about the lengths to which a mother will go to rescue her child, and the lengths to which a damned man will go to save his soul.

Pre-order your copy of The Greatest Gift at your local store today or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781489241153/.

Mother: Female parent of a child

Mum: The woman who nurtures, raises and loves a child

Radio host Harper Drummond lives for her career. Every day she meets fascinating people doing extraordinary things, but has begun to wonder whether there could something more for her out there. She's financially secure, happily married to Samuel and has a great group of friends — what more could she want? It's only when she interviews one special couple that she starts to think about whether she could make a different kind of contribution.

Claire and Jasper Beggs are passionate about their thriving hot air balloon business and know they're lucky to find such joy in their work and in each other. But while Jasper has accepted that he will never be a father, Claire has found it hard to come to terms with her infertility. She doesn't want Jasper to regret choosing her over a child in the years to come. Is there a way to give themselves a real chance at being a happy family?

Can they find someone who will give them the greatest gift? Or will it come at a greater cost?

The poignant, heartwarming story of two women: one who wants nothing else than to be a mum, and one who never wanted to be a mother, from the bestselling, ABIA award-winning author of The Patterson Girls.

Tracy's Othello re-telling New Boy is available in store and online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781781090329/.

At the Edge of the Orchard is available in store and online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9780007350407/.

Tracy Chevalier is the international best-selling author of nine novels.

Pick up your copy of Worth Fighting For at your local Dymocks store today or online here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9780143797319/.

In the early hours of a February morning in 2012, Dana Vulin was the victim of a hideous, unprovoked attack. A woman who’d been stalking and harassing her for weeks – incorrectly and baselessly thinking Dana was having an affair with her estranged husband – burst into her apartment, doused her with methylated spirits and set her alight.

Dana’s fight began that day. She had to fight for survival, to battle against the third-degree burns that had consumed her body. She had to fight to regain her identity, being the faceless ‘girl behind the mask’ for years and with her scars rendering her almost unrecognisable. And she had to fight for justice, to see her attacker convicted and sentenced for this gruesome crime.

Despite the damage that the fire caused, Dana’s spirit and sheer determination were not and cannot be destroyed. Showing that she is stronger than hate, stronger than fear, she has fought blood, tears and unimaginable pain to be where she is today. And now she wants to pass on to others the thing that sustained her through her darkest hours: hope.

Worth Fighting For is a powerful and moving story of this amazing woman’s battle for survival against unbelievable evil and pain.

Pick up your copy of Detours at your local store or online from 21 August: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/9781460753354/.

A charming, honest, funny, sad, tender and beautiful literary memoir. Think Patti Smith meet Dylan Thomas, by way of Banjo Paterson.

'Of all the utterances delivered to me by strangers, my least favourite after "We can no longer legally serve you" would have to be, "Well, that isn't very rock'n'roll."'

Tim Rogers of You Am I has always been a complicated man: a hard-drinking musician with the soul of a poet; a flamboyant flaneur; a raconteur, a romantic and a raffish ne'er-do-well. In this offbeat, endearing memoir, Tim walks us through years jam-packed with love, shame, joy, enthusiasms, regrets, fights, family - and music, always music.

A work of real grace and tenderness, Detours is often impossibly sad and beautiful - but also full of wit, wordplay and punching jolts of larrikin energy to make you laugh out loud.