Christmas Giveaway #2
Just in time for the holiday break, here’s a chance to win a swag of great new books in the second of our series of Christmas giveaways. To go in the draw to win all four titles, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Christmas 2′ in the...
Christmas Giveaway #1
Don’t wait for Santa, treat yourself with some fabulous new books in our series of Christmas giveaways. To go in the draw to win all four of these books, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Christmas 1′ in the subject line and your name...
Because It’s Thursday giveaway
It’s almost Friday so it’s almost the weekend, isn’t it? So here is a special bundle of books to start the weekend early. To go in the draw to win all four of these new titles, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Thursday’ in...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
This is the last of this season of Monday giveaways, and we have two brand new books for you that are published this month: Andrew Stafford’s memoir Something to Believe In and Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus’s new novel While You Were Reading. To go in the...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
This Monday we’re giving away two very different novels about life outside Australia’s cities: Jennifer Mills’s Dyschronia, set in a small coastal town and longlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award, and previous Miles Franklin winner Sofie...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
This week’s giveaway features two works of historical fiction: Leah Kaminsky’s The Hollow Bones and Matthew Hooton’s Typhoon Kingdom. To go in the draw to win both books, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au by midnight Monday 24...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
This week’s giveaway features two powerful works of non-fiction: Chloe Hooper’s investigation of the man responsible for the Black Saturday bushfires, The Arsonist, and the story of Indigenous boxer and Commonwealth champion Wally...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
Today Australia celebrates the birthday of a very famous Englishwoman, so this week’s giveaway features books by two women authors from the UK: Elizabeth Macneal’s debut novel The Doll Factory and Bev Thomas’s thriller A Good Enough Mother. To...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
This week week our giveaway features two remarkable convict women: Meg Keneally’s new novel Fled, based on the life of Mary Bryant, and Jessica North’s biography Esther, about the First Fleet girl who became First Lady of the colony. To go in...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
Start your week with a chance to win the latest titles by two much-loved Australian authors, Graeme Simsion and Peggy Frew, as part of our our new series of Monday giveaways. To go in the draw to win both books, simply email...
Marvellous Monday Giveaway
Let NRB bring a little cheer to the start of your week with our new series of Marvellous Monday giveaways. This week you have a chance to win books by two award-winning authors, Michelle de Kretser and Marlon James. To go in the draw to win both books, simply email...
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