Books in the media this weekend, 2–3 April

A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.

National

The Saturday Paper

• A History of Dreams (Jane Rawson, Brio)
• The Fish (Lloyd Jones, Text)
• Ten Steps to Nanette (Hannah Gadsby, A&U)

NSW

The Sydney Morning Herald/Sun Herald 

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Saturday

• Bob Hawke: Demons and destiny (Troy Bramston, Viking)
• Brunswick Street Blues (Sally Bothroyd, HQ)
• Deadly Quiet City (Murong Xuecun, Hardie Grant)
• Dinner With The Schnabels (Toni Jordan, Hachette)
• Everything, All The Time, Everywhere (Stuart Jeffries, Verso)
• A Football Genius: The Peter Hudson story (Dan Eddy, Hardie Grant)
• Loop Tracks (Sue Orr, Upswell)
• Mary Ann & Captain Piper (Jessica North, A&U)
• Mother’s Boy (Patrick Gale, Tinder Press)
• A Terrible Kindness (Jo Browning Wroe, Faber)

Sunday

• Rebel (Rahaf Mohammed, Macmillan)

Qld

Courier Mail, Q Weekend

• Auē (Becky Manawatu, Scribe)
• The Kelly Hunters (Grantlee Kieza, ABC Books)
• The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka, Fig Tree)
• Till Death, or a Little Light Maiming, Do us Part (Kathy Lette, Vintage)

SA

The Advertiser, SA Weekend

• Auē (Becky Manawatu, Scribe)
• The Kelly Hunters (Grantlee Kieza, ABC Books)
• The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka, Fig Tree)
• Till Death, or a Little Light Maiming, Do us Part (Kathy Lette, Vintage)

Tas

The Mercury/Sunday Tasmanian

• Auē (Becky Manawatu, Scribe)
• Keith Urban (Jeff Apter, A&U)
• Pachinko (Min Jin Lee, Head of Zeus)
• The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka, Fig Tree)
• Till Death, or a Little Light Maiming, Do us Part (Kathy Lette, Vintage)

Vic

The Age/Sunday Age

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Saturday

• Bob Hawke: Demons and destiny (Troy Bramston, Viking)
• Brunswick Street Blues (Sally Bothroyd, HQ)
• Deadly Quiet City (Murong Xuecun, Hardie Grant)
• Dinner With The Schnabels (Toni Jordan, Hachette)
• Everything, All The Time, Everywhere (Stuart Jeffries, Verso)
• A Football Genius: The Peter Hudson story (Dan Eddy, Hardie Grant)
• Loop Tracks (Sue Orr, Upswell)
• Mary Ann & Captain Piper (Jessica North, A&U)
• Mother’s Boy (Patrick Gale, Tinder Press)
• A Terrible Kindness (Jo Browning Wroe, Faber)

Sunday

• Rebel (Rahaf Mohammed, Macmillan)

The Herald Sun

• Auē (Becky Manawatu, Scribe)
• The Kelly Hunters (Grantlee Kieza, ABC Books)
• The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka, Fig Tree)
• Till Death, or a Little Light Maiming, Do us Part (Kathy Lette, Vintage)

WA

The West Australian/PLAY

• Everything You Want to See (Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Fremantle Press)
• Loop Tracks (Sue Orr, Upswell)
• The Sawdust House (David Whish-Wilson, Fremantle Press)
• Skin Deep (Phillipa McGuinness, Vintage)

With thanks to contributing media outlets. Please note, the mentions compiled above were correct at time of publication but may be subject to change.

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