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    Sure Fire Hits: September Releases Your Child Won't Put Down

      Raw and Emotional: Read a sample chapter from Fiona Palmer's new novel, Sisters and Brothers

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      Raw and Emotional: Read a sample chapter from Fiona Palmer's new novel, Sisters and Brothers

        Owning Our Past: Q&A with Steve Hawke on his debut adult novel The Valley

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        Owning Our Past: Q&A with Steve Hawke on his debut adult novel The Valley

          Big Hearted and Sensitive Storytelling: Read an extract from The Valley by Steve Hawke

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            Just One More Boot Camp: Read a sample chapter from How to be Perfect by Holly Wainwright

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            Just One More Boot Camp: Read a sample chapter from How to be Perfect by Holly Wainwright

              Insta Perfect: Q&A with Holly Wainwright about her hilarious new novel How to be Perfect

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              Insta Perfect: Q&A with Holly Wainwright about her hilarious new novel How to be Perfect

                Raw, Intimate, Unpretentious: Q&A with Louisa Deasey on her latest memoir, A Letter From Paris

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                Raw, Intimate, Unpretentious: Q&A with Louisa Deasey on her latest memoir, A Letter From Paris

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