Monthly releases: May 2008

DO TRAVEL WRITERS GO TO HELL?

May 2008

Thomas Kohnstamm fled his Wall Street job to pursue his dream of being a travel writer. details >>


THE HONEY SPINNER

May 2008

Grace Pundyk journeyed from the wild Yemeni deserts to the jungles of Borneo, and from Russia’s mafia-run honey markets to Tasmania’s leatherwood forests, to uncover the truth about honey. details >>


THE SEA OF CHANCE

May 2008

Photographer Brett Hilder's account of his struggle to bring his Ethiopian wife back to Australia to live. details >>


THE PIAZZAS OF FLORENCE

May 2008

Artist Lisa McGarry's intimate exploration of twelve piazzas in Florence, with detailed original watercolour maps on fold-out pages. details >>


BLUE RELIGION

May 2008

Nineteen original stories about cops, criminals and the chase, selected by Michael Connelly. details >>


FIDELITY

May 2008

With the pace, plotting and psychological insight of a master storyteller, Thomas Perry delivers another unputdownable thriller. details >>


HOLLYWOOD CROWS

May 2008

The sequel to the international bestseller >Hollywood Station, Wambaugh returns to the beat he knows best. details >>


MATERIAL OBSESSION

May 2008

Quilters Sarah Fielke and Kathy Doughty share 23 of their distinctive and contemporary designs in this gorgeous new book. details >>


SENSE OF STYLE COLOUR + SPACE

May 2008

Interior stylist Shannon Fricke presents the complete ‘how to’ interior design book with its own distinctive sense of style. details >>


THE BAKER

May 2008

Explains how and why we should take the time and the care to select, make and use the best-quality ingredients for baking. details >>


THE BUTCHER

May 2008

Focuses on identifying, locating, buying, preparing and cooking meat produce of the highest quality and the most satisfying flavour. details >>


THE SPICE MARKET

May 2008

This comprehensive guide to the history and culinary uses of 45 spices from around the globe is a perfect kitchen companion to Grower's Market. details >>


HISTORY'S WORST DECISIONS ILLUSTRATED EDITION

May 2008

This is a new illustrated, paperback edition of one of the very successful popular history titles on the Pier 9 list. details >>


DEATH IN BRESLAU

May 2008

The first of Marek Krajewski's quartet of novels unfolding the history of Breslau, standing on the fault-line and crossroads of 20th century Europe. details >>


THE DOG OF MARRIAGE

May 2008

A quietly powerful presence in American fiction during the past two decades, these collected stories show the true scale of Amy Hempel's achievement. details >>


THE SPA DECAMERON

May 2008

B format release of Fay Weldon's sparkling, witty, always compassionate and occasionally libidinous new novel. details >>


TOMMY STORM

May 2008

Irish writer A.J. Healy initially self-published this funny, fast-paced sci-fi fantasy written for children aged eight and up. details >>


HAZEL'S PHANTASMAGORIA

May 2008

Leander Deeny combines the wit of Lewis Carroll with the imagination of Maurice Sendak in a lively novel for children aged nine and up. details >>


BIRDS

May 2008

From the world’s great collections of ornithological art, this giant book showcases 150 exquisite and vibrant images of nature’s most beautiful birds. details >>

Best Sellers

TOP SELLING TITLES

Week ending 26 April 2008


1 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2 La Vie Parisienne
3 Do Travel Writers Go To Hell?
4 Bad Girls and Wicked Women
5 My Gardening Year
6 History's Worst Decisions
7 Holding Up the Sky
8 Mare Claire Kitchen
9 Mare Claire Seasonal Kitchen
10 Head Over Heel

News:

SAMPLE DO TRAVEL WRITERS GO TO HELL? ONLINE

April 22nd 2008

Click here to read an extract from Thomas Kohnstamm's engaging behind-the-scenes look at travel guide writing Do Travel Writers go to Hell? ... details >>


O'NEILL REACHES ORANGE PRIZE SHORTLIST

April 16th 2008

Heather O'Neill has been put on the shortlist for the 2008 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction for her superb debut novel Lullabies for Little Criminals ... details >>


PIER ANNOUNCED AS IACP COOKBOOK AWARDS FINALIST

March 25th 2008

Pier by Greg Doyle, Grant King and Katrina Kanetani is one of three finalists in the Chefs & Restaurants Category in the 2008 International Assn of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Awards ... details >>


HEATHER O'NEILL ON LONGLIST FOR ORANGE PRIZE

March 19th 2008

Heather O'Neill has been longlisted for the 2008 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction for her wonderful debut novel Lullabies for Little Criminals ... details >>


AUSTRALIAN PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION DESIGN AWARDS

February 8th 2008

We are thrilled to announce that the following books and team members from Murdoch Books are shortlisted for the 56th Annual APA Book Design Awards 2008 ... details >>


READ BESTSELLER EXTRACT ONLINE

January 25th 2008

Click here to read an extract from the international bestseller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. details >>


ADELAIDE WRITERS' WEEK

January 4th 2008

Daniel Kehlmann (Measuring the World) and Thomas H. Cook (Red Leaves, The Murmur of Stones and Breakheart Hill) will be travelling to Australia for Adelaide Writers' Week 2008. details >>


PERTH WRITERS' FESTIVAL

December 17th 2007

Pauline Nguyen, author of Secrets of the Red Lantern, and Stephen Downes, author of Paris on a Plate and To Die For will appear at the Perth Writers' Festival. details >>


CAMORRA COOKS ON YOUTUBE

December 12th 2007

Check out Frank Camorra cooking a traditional dish from MoVida at his acclaimed restaurant of the same name. details >>


AUSTRALIAN GOURMET TRAVELLER FAVOURITES

December 5th 2007

Secrets of the Red Lantern, Good Food and MoVida were selected by Joanna Savill from Australian Gourmet Traveller as amongst her cookbooks of 2007. details >>


CONGRATULATIONS, STEPHEN DOWNES

November 29th 2007

Stephen Downes has won the Australian award in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2007 for the category of Best French Cuisine Book for Paris on a Plate. details >>


CONGRATULATIONS, JARED INGERSOLL

November 15th 2007

Jared Ingersoll has taken out Best Hardcover Recipe Book (RRP under $US30) at the 2007 Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards for Danks Street Depot. details >>


SEE BILL GRANGER ON SUNRISE

November 13th 2007

Click here to see Bill Granger cook up his delicious chocolate-filled French toast on Channel 7's Sunrise. details >>


HOLIDAY ON BOOKCHOICE

November 8th 2007

Catch Holiday by Bill Granger on Bookchoice on Channel 7 and 10 from 11th November. details >>


ORDER SHOOT: STUDIO SESSIONS LIMITED EDITION BY PETER BREW-BEVAN NOW!

October 11th 2007

For details of how to order your exclusive copy, click here.


GLOWING PRAISE FOR SECRETS OF THE RED LANTERN

October 10th 2007

Secrets of the Red Lantern has been a huge hit on release this month. See a sample of the reviews. details >>


TONY MOORE WINS 2007 NSW HISTORY FELLOWSHIP

October 10th 2007

Murdoch Books congratulates Tony Moore, whose Death or Liberty, Rebels in Exile will be published by Murdoch Books late in 2008. details >>


A CASTLE IN TUSCANY SHORTLISTED FOR AWARD

October 3rd 2007

Murdoch Books is delighted that Sarah Benjamin's A Castle in Tuscany: The Remarkable Life of Janet Ross has been shortlisted for the Westfield / Waverley Library Award for Literature 2007. The overall winner of the prize will be annouced on Wednesday 14th November. details >>


QUERCUS SHORT-LISTED FOR CWA ELLIS PETERS AWARD

October 2nd 2007

Philip Kerr's The One from the Other and The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney are contenders for this year's Crime Writers Association Ellis Peters Award. details >>


WORLD FOOD MEDIA AWARDS

September 5th 2007

Four Murdoch Books authors have been nominated for categories of Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. details >>


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