Reading Guide

Summer’s here and it’s time to dive into some unforgettable stories! Welcome to the Harry Hartog Summer Reading Guide 2026, your curated list of the best books for every kind of reader — from light, breezy beach reads to deep, literary adventures. Whether you’re planning a holiday getaway or a backyard retreat, we’ve got your next favourite book.

Australian Fiction

Home grown talent we can't put down
Mad Mabel
$34.99
Sally Hepworth
Mad Mabel
Ghost Cities by Siang Lu - 9780702268496
$32.99
Siang Lu
Ghost Cities
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser - 9781923058149
$32.99
Michelle de Kretser
Theory & Practice
Eros by Zoe Terakes - 9780733651526
$29.99
Zoe Terakes
Eros
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Fiction

Books we want to read again & again
Flesh by David Szalay - 9780224099790
$34.99
David Szalay
Flesh
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 - A propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who...
On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle - 9780571383375
$26.99
Solvej Balle
On the Calculation of Volume I
'Absolutely, absolutely incredible.' Karl Ove Knausgaard 'A total explosion.' Nicole Krauss 'Unforgettable.' Hernan Di az...
We Love
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan - 9781787335745
$34.99
Ian McEwan
What We Can Know
From 2014 to the year 2119, in a world submerged by rising seas, What We...
Heart the Lover by Lily King - 9781837265787
$32.99
Lily King
Heart the Lover
'You knew I'd write a book about you someday' Our narrator understands good love stories...
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Biography & Memoir

You couldn't make these stories up!
All the Way to the River
$34.99
Elizabeth Gilbert
All the Way to the River
A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm - 9781800960206
$24.99
Edward Chisholm
A Waiter in Paris
We Love
A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern - 9781776951277
$55.00
Jacinda Ardern
A Different Kind of Power
Bread of Angels
$34.99
Patti Smith
Bread of Angels
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Non-Fiction

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins - 9781401994136
$34.99
Mel Robbins
The Let Them Theory
Strong Ground
$49.99
Brene Brown
Strong Ground
Earthquake
$36.99
Niki Savva
Earthquake
Ultimate Campsites Australia 2nd edition by Penny Watson - 9781741179255
$45.00
Penny Watson
Ultimate Campsites Australia 2nd edition
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History

Those who do not read history are doomed to have a boring bookshelf... or something like that
Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics by Geoff Lemon - 9781923419049
$36.99
Geoff Lemon
Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics
Looking from the North by Henry Reynolds - 9781761170119
$34.99
Henry Reynolds
Looking from the North
The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop by Peter FitzSimons - 9780733650284
$49.99
Peter FitzSimons
The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop
The Australian Wars by Stephen Gapps - 9781761471582
$59.99
Stephen Gapps
The Australian Wars
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Essays & Collections

Short and sweet reading
Poems & Prayers: Matthew McConaughey's brand new inspirational book by Matthew McConaughey - 9781035405541
$36.99
Matthew McConaughey
Poems & Prayers: Matthew McConaughey's brand new inspirational book
How to End a Story by Helen Garner - 9781923058101
$59.99
Helen Garner
How to End a Story
The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie - 9781787336056
$34.99
Salman Rushdie
The Eleventh Hour
Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-reum - 9781037200922
$24.99
Hwang Bo-reum
Every Day I Read
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