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In the winter of 1919, Lily and her three-year-old son, Ted, rush through the streets of Melbourne to welcome home Lily’...
14/08/2026

In the winter of 1919, Lily and her three-year-old son, Ted, rush through the streets of Melbourne to welcome home Lily’s husband, Bert, who has spent the last four years fighting with the Light Horse in the Middle East. Twenty-three years later, as the same city awaits a Japanese invasion, Frankie, a young WAAAF on a night’s leave from the service, meets an airman, Ed, at a dance. Almost three decades on, as Melbourne convulses with anti-war protests, a single mother, Fran, prepares a funeral for her only son, a young conscript killed in Vietnam.

And in the Morning is a novel about war and the ways in which its tragedies, both great and small, transform the intimate lives of the mothers, wives and lovers who must live with its consequences.

Purchase here: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/and-in-the-morning/

Don't forget - Glenn Carins will be in store tomorrow morning signing his latest book, Ringarooma Days!Swing by from 10:...
14/08/2026

Don't forget - Glenn Carins will be in store tomorrow morning signing his latest book, Ringarooma Days!
Swing by from 10:30am - 12pm to get your copies signed and say hello.

We had a fascinating launch last night of Adam Ouston's new book Mine, in conversation with Robbie Arnott (Dusk, Limberl...
14/08/2026

We had a fascinating launch last night of Adam Ouston's new book Mine, in conversation with Robbie Arnott (Dusk, Limberlost, among others).

Arnott admitted that it is "both a joy and a relief that my friend has written something so good!"

Mine depicts the "unravelling of a man's life and Tasmanian history and the synergies and the horrors of it all" - Arnott.

While searching for inspiration for what will be his final work, an unnamed poet and defender of Tasmania’s wild places finds himself trapped down an abandoned mine in the island’s mountain rainforests. In the darkness he is visited by memories and voices both from his own past as well as the tortured history of the pillaged landscape to which he has devoted his life and work. Lost in a fever dream, in a single sentence that carries the reader effortlessly along, the poet journeys through a kaleidoscope of Tasmanian history, mining lore, hauntology, poetry, rain and rainbow trout, drilling deep into the contemporaneous horrors of the North Mount Lyell disaster and Mawson’s expedition becoming trapped in Antarctic pack ice.

Limited signed copies available in store and online: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/mine-3/

If you loved Charlotte McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore and Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing, make this your next read! 🌾...
13/08/2026

If you loved Charlotte McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore and Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing, make this your next read! 🌾

Annie MacLeod always knew she was different, growing up on a boat in the Pacific Northwest, living in sync with the ocean. But when a tsunami shatters her world and her parents are swept away, Annie is stranded on land, grief-stricken, despite her enduring love for her childhood sweetheart, Evan.

In the wreckage, Annie rescues a wordless man named Walker, who emits a hum only she can hear. Their connection is instant, elemental, and Annie is torn between the two men.

Six years later, Annie has buried the past. But when Walker’s otherworldly sound returns, it forces a reckoning in her soul.

The Wild Beneath is a spellbinding story of soulmates, sacrifice and the ancient bonds that tie us all to the natural world.

Purchase here: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/the-wild-beneath/

A debut Australian romantic comedy with the wittiest banter you'll read all year - for readers of Emily Henry and Zoe Fo...
13/08/2026

A debut Australian romantic comedy with the wittiest banter you'll read all year - for readers of Emily Henry and Zoe Foster Blake.

Telling the truth was never part of the plan. Neither was falling in love.

Jamie Hayes lies to keep things light and casual. It's a foolproof formula full of strong cocktails and even stronger exit strategies.

That's until she meets Luke at an outback wedding and discovers there's one flaw in her strategy: he doesn't believe a word she says.

Devastatingly handsome and infuriatingly stubborn, Luke is completely immune to her city charm. So immune they end up in bed together. Twice. Their connection is electric, but it's only a game. At least, that's what she tells herself . . . until they crash back into each other's lives and she's forced to confront the one thing she's always avoided: the truth.

Now Jamie must decide whether she'll keep running from anything real, or risk it all for something bigger than the life she curated. Because the man who sees through her lies might teach her how to love without them.

Purchase here: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/lying-is-my-love-language/

Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, desire is dangerous, and an impos...
12/08/2026

Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, desire is dangerous, and an impossible cure may prove deadlier than the curse.

Never run. Never bow. Never die.

Reya Connery became the Crimson Dagger, the most notorious thief in Rhiterra, by following a strict set of rules. One: There is no honour among thieves. Two: A good blade is key to any negotiation. Three: Only the dead keep secrets. And Reya has a secret that must be kept at all costs. But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of paying off her debt to a ruthless crime lord, Reya may need a new set of rules. And a lot of coin. Fast.

Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior whose magic makes him a valuable target – if the curse inching closer to his heart doesn’t kill him first. There’s just one person who might be desperate enough to try and get their hands on the fabled cure in time to save his life, someone whose legend claims they can steal anything: the Crimson Dagger. A male of honour, Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet knows that Reya is his last hope for survival.

Their search takes them to the edge of the known world, where Reya discovers that there is far more at stake than her and Caelan’s own lives. Now, Reya must confront deadly foes, her growing attraction to the immortal who is as lethal as his jawline is perfect, and the rage she’s spent a lifetime trying to bury. This time, her daggers aren’t going to cut it, and the fate of all magic-born hangs in the balance.

Introducing an epic, slow burn enemies-to-lovers romantasy novel about a heroine forged in steel and rage, and the cursed immortal who might turn out to be as much her salvation as she is his, perfect for fans of Danielle L. Jensen and Callie Hart.

Purchase here: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/steelborn/

A roomful of Kate Forsyth fans can attest to the spell she wove last night at her launch for The Changeling! ⭐ We love h...
12/08/2026

A roomful of Kate Forsyth fans can attest to the spell she wove last night at her launch for The Changeling! ⭐
We love her passion for recovering forgotten and seldom told women's stories - from the first witch convicted to the illustrious Mary Queen of Scots, we learned a lot of fascinating history.

Purchase a copy in store or on our website - limited signed copies in store.

Let's get real-the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the wo...
12/08/2026

Let's get real-the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the word "gnat" start with a G but the word "knot" doesn't start with an N? It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you!

This whimsical, funky book from Raj Haldar (aka rapper Lushlife) turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them. Fun and informative for word nerds of all ages!

Purchase here: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/p-is-for-pterodactyl/

We have the whole range among the staff 😋
11/08/2026

We have the whole range among the staff 😋

There are many sides to Danny McBride: he's starred as the iconic character Jesse Gemstone in the cult classic TV series...
11/08/2026

There are many sides to Danny McBride: he's starred as the iconic character Jesse Gemstone in the cult classic TV series The Righteous Gemstones, a show he also wrote and created-just as he did with Vice Principals and Eastbound & Down before that. He's produced horror films like Halloween and starred in comedy classics like Hot Rod and Pineapple Express as well as sci-fi hits like Alien: Covenant. And ever since he was young, he's been writing short fiction.

An amateur magician gets in way over his head with a deadly stunt in a local mall. A washed-up sitcom actor takes revenge on the coyote who killed his dog. Two young runaways decide to part ways, but not before embarking on one last big adventure.

Hilarious, razor sharp, unexpectedly emotional, and full of wild twists and turns, the stories in Thrilling Tales of Modern Men are like nothing else. And yet, they have one thing in common-they each probe the fragile masculinity that's become inherent to modern American culture. In this audacious and unforgettable debut collection, McBride redefines the tale of the modern man.

Purchase here: https://www.petrarchs.com.au/product/thrilling-tales-of-modern-men/

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