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If it's written by a woman, narrated by a woman, and explores themes intrinsic to womanhood with a healthy measure of humour and heart, then you can pretty much guarantee I'll be into it. These stories are audacious, exciting, emotional, and often hilarious, and they span genres and age groups—sass for all!
Older Not Wiser (Bad Nana #1) by Sophy Henn
$14.99 AUD
Category: Early Readers | Series: Bad Nana
A wickedly funny new series for ages six and up from the creator of Where Bear?, Pass It On and the Pom Pom series, with colour illustrations throughout. (This ebook is optimised for Kindle tablets and the Kindle App. It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you ...Show more
Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Father Dreg Lockwood is unlike any Catholic priest you've ever met-a man who lounges in boxer shorts and loves action movies. His daughter is an irreverent poet who long ago left the Church's country. When a crisis leads her and her husband to move back into her parents' rectory, their worlds collide. I ...Show more
Shrill - Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Condition: **NEW** 'Women are told, from birth, that it's our job to be small: physically small, small in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We're supposed to spend our lives passive, quiet and hungry. I want to obliterate that expectation...' Guardian columnist Lindy West wasn't alway ...Show more
Small Joys of Real Life by Allee Richards
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
The night Eva shared a smile with Pat, something started. Two weeks later, lying together in her bed, Pat said, 'You can't live your life saying you'll get around to doing something you know will make you happy. You just have to do it.' Eva didn't know how devastating those words would turn out to be. ...Show more
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
$19.99 AUD
Category: YA Fiction
Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club.Her father's "bunny rabbit." A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A sharp tongue.A chip on her shoulder.And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed M ...Show more
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 Selin, a tall, highly strung Turkish-American from New Jersey turns up at Harvard and finds herself dangerously overwhelmed by the challenges and possibilities of adulthood. She studies linguistics and literature, and spends a lot of time thinking about ...Show more
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
All Lina wanted was to be desired. How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn’t touch her? All Maggie wanted was to be understood. How did she end up in a relationship with her teacher and then in court, a hated pariah in her small town? All Sloane wanted was to be admir ...Show more
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
$22.99 AUD
Category: Essays
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "From The New Yorker's beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television."--Esquire "A whip-smart, challenging book."--Zadie Smith * "Jia Tolentino could be the Joan D ...Show more
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fantasy & Sci-Fi
WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL - Naomi Novik, author of the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed Temeraire novels, introduces a bold new world rooted in folk stories and legends, as elemental as a Grimm fairy tale. HUGO AWARD FINALIST - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ...Show more
A Deadly Education (#1 Scholomance) by Naomi Novik
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fantasy & Sci-Fi | Series: The Scholomance
In the start of an all-new series, the bestselling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death - until one girl begins to rewrite its rules. Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are ...Show more
A Room of Her Own: Inside the Homes and Lives of Creative Women by Robyn Lea
$65.00 AUD
Category: Home Design
A Room of Her Own features the dazzling homes of twenty extraordinary women around the globe. Across sitting rooms and studios, salon-style hangs and table settings, this is a book of daring inspiration. In this new Renaissance period - a time of artistic, cultural and intellectual rebirth - these wome ...Show more
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
The New York Times bestseller 'A gorgeous and witty storyteller' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls Coming of age isn't just for kids. Astrid Strick has always tried to do her best for her three children. Now, they're finally grown up - but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Elliot d ...Show more