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on the bookshelfPremiumRecent book releases featuring monsters, magic and mystery

Not long to go now before it’s back into the classroom, so take some time for a little escape with these fantastic reads.

Heather Zubek

BooksBooks for kids

From Young Adult fiction to beautiful picture books, here are some new titles to get the children in your life lost in a book this summer.

Gemma Nisbet

read aloudPremiumReviews of books to read aloud during the school holidays

With holidays just around the corner, what better time to grab a book to share with your young siblings or friends? Reading aloud brings stories to life!

Heather Zubek

Safe spacePremiumLeaving the world behind with Lily

Magical realism is key for Perth children’s author Paula Hayes and her three novels in one, The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin .

Tanya MacNaughton

bookworm bonanzaPremiumReviews of books for the school holidays

If it’s reading in the cool under a tree or at the beach, here are some great titles for you to explore over the holidays.

Heather Zubek

real lifePremiumLearn something new from these non-fiction books

Feed your curiosity with these amazing non-fiction titles.

Heather Zubek

Star powerPremiumCreative team talk about what it takes to make graphic novel

Jessica Walton and Aśka know only too well the enormous amount of work and storytelling that goes into comic making, being co-creators of young adult graphic novel Stars in Their Eyes.

Tanya MacNaughton

Dujuan’s journeyDujuan has a powerful message

Dujuan Hoosan, a 16-year-old from Alice Springs, has faced many challenges and experienced remarkable triumphs throughout his life.

Ramona Jafar

Winning feelingPremiumYoung adult comic recognised as greatest thing

US-born, Perth-based writer, illustrator and cartoonist Sarah Winifred Searle is one of six winners in the 2023 Primer Minister’s Literary Awards.

Tanya MacNaughton

Short storiesPremiumEmerging authors bring a fresh take to the queer YA genre

Award-winning writer Seth Malacari has edited book An Unexpected Party, brings together the stories of a diverse group of emerging authors from the LGBTQIA+ community, featuring trans and gender-diverse voices.

Tanya MacNaughton

Rite-of-passage novelPremiumStep back in time with William Watson

The Map of William by Perth author Michael Thomas is described as a gripping, adventurous tale about the triumph of friendship, and the price of survival in a land with its own ancient story to tell.

Tanya McNaughton

spooky booksPremiumLooking for a scare? Fright this way.

It’s Halloween season and that means spooky spooks and ghostly ghouls abound. These creepy titles will have you reading with the light on all night!

Heather Zubek

‘Uniquely Australian story’PremiumFilm adaption of award-winning book pulls major Aussie stars

Move aside Red Dog, there’s a new pooch in town, and The West Australian can exclusively reveal this doggo has brought some of Australia’s most beloved actors to make a movie in WA.

Ben O’Shea

BooksPremiumWA author transports young readers to distant worlds

Kenyan-born, Perth-based author Chemutai Glasheen has released a book of 11 short stories set in east Africa aimed at young readers.

Gemma Nisbet

book nookPremiumOctober book reviews

Get your nose stuck in these books!

Heather Zubek

lawyer and authorPremium A different A to Z

An A-to-Z book that rewrites all the rules.

 Heather Zubek

Story timePremiumSparking the fire of creativity at free family event

Scribblers Family Festival’s celebration of literature and arts for young people returns to share the magic of storytelling at a new home in the Perth CBD.

Tanya MacNaughton

harry potter allurePremium It’s Harry Potter Book Day!

Grab your wand and invisibility cloak for the muggle world’s celebration of all things Potter.  

Heather Zubek

winner announced soonPremium2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize shortlist revealed

The suspense is building! The shortlist for the 2023 ARA Historical Novel Prize - Children and Young Adult (CYA) has been announced.

big prizesHistorical fiction longlists announced

Who will win the 2023 Historical Novel Prize for Children and Young Adults?

Books for kidsPremiumBooks for kids for the Spring break

Great reads to keep the kids entertained these school holidays

Gemma Nisbet

book nookPremiumCool school holiday reads

You’ll never say ‘I’m bored’ over the holidays with these books.

Heather Zubek

WA Guinness record winnerSwimming into the records

A local ocean swimmer has made it into the record books.

Heather Zubek

last onePremium No more ‘storeys’

  The adventures of Andy, Terry and Jill in their ever-growing treehouse come to an end with the latest release of the Treehouse series.  

Heather Zubek