The Australia Stories (Hardcover)

From Publishers Weekly
Pierce uses a family’s intriguing history to produce a thoughtful, evocative portrait of Australia in this compelling first novel consisting of a collection of semi-autobiographical interlocking short stories. The narrator is a young American named Sam Browne, who returns to Australia, his mother’s homeland, where he spent a year of his youth. His mysterious grandmother died alone in the Blue Mountains; years later, Sam’s mother is to repeat her own mother’s h (more…)

Big Rain Coming (Hardcover)

From Publishers Weekly
This well-crafted picture book from an Australian team brings the dry and dusty reaches of the outback straight to American readers. On Sunday, Old Stephen, a white-bearded Aborigine, predicts rain, but it takes all week to arrive. With each day that passes, anticipation builds like the dark clouds on the horizon and everyone struggles to keep cool. On Monday, “The night was so warm Rosie’s kids dragged their beds outside to maybe feel some breeze while they s (more…)

Australia: Continents of Contrasts (Hardcover)

Land of the kangaroo: a continent between jungle, outback and metropolis. -The perfect introduction to the spectacular “red continent”. -Original panorama photography and expert texts by Australia specialists. -Historic photographs and maps provide a visually-rich history of the smallest continent. Australia, the island continent “down under,” is unlike any other place on Earth. Let the stunning panorama photography of this deluxe, large-format volume seduce you (more…)