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January 2021 READS THIS MONTH new fiction + non-fiction + children’s + YA BOOK OF THE MONTH Outlawed | Anna North | $32.99 A feminist Western set in an alternate past – think The Handmaid’s Tale meets Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
January 2021
NEW FICTION TOP PICKS
The Funny Thing about The Prophets
Norman Foreman Robert Jones Jr.
Julietta Henderson $32.99
$32.99 Out 12 Jan 2021
Out 5 Jan 2021
Reminiscent of Toni
An inspiring, feel-good Morrison and James
novel about a small Baldwin, Robert Jones
boy with a big heart, a Jr. tells an unflinching
woman who would do story of forbidden love
anything for her son, between two enslaved
and a journey that will men in Mississippi whose
change their lives. relationship threatens all
around them.
Repentance The Frenchman
Arlene Heyman Jack Beaumont
$32.99 $29.99
Out 5 Jan 2021 Out 1 Jan 2021
A tale of a country A gripping debut thriller
town and its rhythms, based on a real-life
this is also the story of French intelligence op-
modern Australia at erative, The Frenchman
one of its flashpoints, follows a spy in charge
told tenderly through of eliminating terror
characters you won’t threats and disrupting
forget. weapons programs.
Hag That Old Country Music
Multiple contributors Kevin Barry
$29.99 $27.99
Out 12 Jan 2021 Out Dec 2020
Dark folktales retold for A brilliant story col-
modern times by some lection - full of love,
of the most exciting melancholy and magic
women writing today, - where we encounter
from Daisy Johnson to a ragbag of West of
Eimear McBride. Ireland characters,
many on the cusp
between love and
catastrophe, resignation
and hope.
January 2021
Shelter One Night, New York
Catherine Jinks Lara Thompson
$32.99 $32.99
Out 5 Jan 2021 Out 12 Jan 2021
‘A tense thriller about Set over the course of a
gaslighting, the kinds single night, One Night,
of abuse people inflict New York is a detective
on one another and story, a romance and a
the way this abuse can coming-of-age tale set
ripple through genera- in the nightclubs, tene-
tions.’ –B&P ments and skyscrapers
of 1930s New York.
‘This is such a timely topic with such a
chilling angle, I’m both intrigued and
terrified to read it.’ – Caelli
Memoirs and Misinfor- When the Apricots
mation Bloom
Jim Carrey, Dana Gina Wilkinson
Vachon $32.99
$44.99 Out 29 Dec 2020
Out 17 Nov 2020
Three women confront
A fearless, surreal the complexities of trust,
semi-autobiographical friendship and mother-
novel from the iconic hood under the rule of
comedian and actor, a dictator in this debut
which tells a story inspired by the author’s
about apocalypses own experiences in
within and without. Iraq.
The Arrest Fragile Monsters
Jonathan Lethem Catherine Menon
$29.99 $32.99
Out Jan 2020 Out 5 Jan 2021
From the author of The Written in vivid techni-
Feral Detective and colour, with an electric
Motherless Brooklyn daughter-grandmother
comes an utterly orig- relationship at its heart,
inal post-apocalyptic this stunning debut
yarn about two siblings, novel is about the
the man that came secrets fester through
between them, and a generations.
nuclear-powered super
car. ‘Compared to The God of Small Things
– perhaps my favourite book – I’m very
intrigued to open this.’ – Kate
January 2021
NEW NON-FICTION TOP PICKS
JFK Volume 1 The Dead Are Arising
Fredrik Logevall Les Payne, Tamara
$35.00 Payne
Out 1 Dec 2020 $59.99
Out 12 Jan 2021
The definitive biog-
raphy of JFK, from a A magisterial by a
Pulitzer Prize-winning Pulitzer Prize-winning
historian. Full of new journalist that affirms the
material, JFK is the centrality of Malcolm X
untold story of how to the African American
the rise of President freedom struggle and
Kennedy and the rise the story of the 20th
of the United States century.
mirror one another.
The Quiet Americans The Assassin’s Cloak
Scott Anderson Irene Taylor, Alan Taylor
$34.99 $49.99
Out 20 Dec 2020 Out 1 Jan 2021
A chronicle of the ex- A beautiful updated
ploits of four spies who collector’s edition of the
ran covert global op- world’s greatest 20th
erations, and a parallel century diarists, with
story of how the United entires for every day of
States managed to the year – from Queen
permanently damage Victoria to Andy Warhol,
its moral standing in to Adrian Mole.
the world.
‘Instantly the reader is transported by this
time travel machine of a book.’ – Tim
Monarchs of the Sea Atlantis
Danna Staaf Carlo Piano, Renzo
$27.99 Piano
Out 13 Jan 2021 $29.99
Out Jan 2021
Before mammals, there
were dinosaurs. And World-famous archi-
before dinosaurs, there tect Renzo Piano and
were cephalopods. his son Carlo set sail
An epic, witty history from Genoa one late
about these bizarre but Summer day, guided
beautiful creatures that by the ancestral desire
ruled the seas - and still felt by many explorers
captivate us today. before them: to find
Atlantis.
January 2021
The Virago Book Of Culture is Life
Women Travellers Wayne Quilliam
Mary Morris $39.99
$35.00 Out 20 Jan 2021
Out 29 Dec 2020
A modern, photo-
A collection of writings graphic celebration
by female observers of the diversity of
of the world in which Indigenous Australians,
they wander – from exploring the nuances
Gertrude Bell to Edith of Indigenous thinking
Wharton – their prose and identity, and how
rich in description, First peoples view their
remarkable in detail. place within Australian
contemporary culture.
The Act of Living Intimacy and Solitude
Frank Tallis Stephanie Dowrick
$34.99 $29.99
Out 12 Jan 2021 Out 2014
An original account of We make and break
psychology through relationships routinely,
the discipline’s great often without really
practitioners (Freud, understanding why.
Jung etc) and their Stephanie Dowrick
thoughts, functioning reveals how in order
both as narrative and to meet that desire for
sophisticated self-help rewarding relationships,
book. we must first start with
ourselves.
Chasing Harvest FLY: Financially Literate
Kevin O’Connor Youth
$55.00 Marlies Hobbs, Jai
Out 6 Jan 2021 Hobbs
$29.99
A culinary wunderkind Out 5 Jan 2021
charts his remarkable
journey from Califor- A go-to reference
nian teen prodigy to guide for life’s important
globe-trotting Chef- financial decisions and
at-Large, and the milestones, from high
incredible produce, school and beyondjuris-
places and passions prudence.
that continue to stoke
his love for food.
January 2021
NEW CHILDREN’S TOP PICKS
PICTURE BOOK PICTURE BOOK
Stand Up! Speak Up! Where’s Mrs Tiger?
Andrew Joyner Ingela P Arrhenius
$32.99 $12.99
Out 4 Jan 2021 Out 4 Jan 2021
From a #1 bestselling The original, award-win-
author, a timely picture ning Felt Flap series
book about a young – perfect for babies and
girl’s mission to inspire toddlers – has a bold
others to help the new jungle title! There’s
planet. friendly characters to
‘A productive, inspiring read to en- find behind colourful felt
courage children to think about the flaps, including Mrs Tiger
environment and what we can all do to herself.
help it.’ – Nell
ILLUSTRATED JUNIOR FICTION
NONFICTION Little Gem
How Life on Earth Anna Zobel
Began $14.99
Out 7 Jan 2021
Aina Bestard
$39.99
Out 14 Jan 2021 Everyone thinks Gem is
their new village witch
Packed with illustra- – but Gem’s new friends
tions, this is a wonderful do need her. There
way to understand are tales of a terrifying
the story of evolution, beast in the woods.
from the first cells, to
dinosaurs, to the first
human beings.
JUNIOR FICTION JUNIOR FICTION
Robin Hood 2: Piracy, Amari and the Night
Paintballs & Zebras Brothers
Robert Muchamore B.B. Alston
$14.99 $17.99
Out 7 Jan 2021 Out 20 Jan 2021
Robin and Marion are ‘Sharp, funny and
back! The second book brightly imaginative – a
in the brand-new, ac- big adventure filled
tion-packed series from with magic and heart.’
international bestseller – Jessica Townsend
Robert Muchamore. (Nevermoor series)
‘I can’t wait to read this, Amari is such
a strong, sassy character, perfect for
leading a magical quest!’ – Caelli
January 2021
YOUNG ADULT YOUNG ADULT
Concrete Rose Influence
Angie Thomas sara shepard, Lilia
$18.99 Buckingham
Out 20 Jan 2021 $17.99
Out 12 Jan 2020
A poignant and
searing exploration of A compulsive mystery
Black boyhood and set in the fiercely
manhood from the competitive world of
bestselling author, revis- Internet stars from best-
iting Garden Heights by selling Pretty Little Liars
focusing on Maverick’s author and an actress
origins as he becomes and social media star.
a father.
Jan Larsen is the artist behind a series of Balmain-themed greeting cards, which are in
store at Roaring Stories. This February, her work will be featured in a joint exhibition in
Pyrmont. Read the interview with Larsen on the Roaring Stories blog.
January 2021
HIDDEN
GEMS
TOP FIND
She Will Soar
Ana Sampson
$29.99
A stunning gift book featuring 150 poems
about wanderlust, freedom and escape
written by women – including Maya
Angelou, Carol Ann Duffy,Christina Rossetti
and Margaret Atwood.
Shakespearean Gorillaz Almanac The Subterranean
Robert McCrum Gorillaz Railway
$34.95 $39.99 Christian Wolmar
$24.99
A rich, brilliant and A full colour, 120+ page
superbly drawn portrait homage to the Gorillaz, The dramatic story of
of an extraordinary artist, jammed with exclusive the men who made the
told through enthralling new artwork, games, world’s first, and still the
narrative.
puzzles and appear- largest, underground
ances from collabora- passenger railway.
tors past and present.
January 2021
live + digital event FREE
ELIZABETH FARRELLY
in conversation with
Sunil Badami
ELIZABETH FARRELLY
SUNIL BADAMI
Part-lovesong, part-
warning, Farrelly’s
hotly anticipated
book is a blueprint
for the future of our
city in a radically
changing world.
7pm
Thurs 11 FEB
Find out how more about this event by visiting
the Events page of the Roaring Stories website: Royal Oak Balmain
www.roaringstories.com.au/author-events
& Facebook Live
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