Franc.World – November Reviews

“Little Ash: Perfect Match!” by Ash Barty  Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty has teamed up with authors Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young tween readers this fun new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family. The first book in the series, Perfect Match sees Ash try a variety of sports including karate, […]

Girlhood – Maggie Dent

According to Maggie Dent, how we parent our girls from birth to 8 will determine their path as teens and young women. In her new title “Girlhood”, Maggie offers parents and guardians a compassionate guide to raising girls to become secure, connected, and confident in their teen years and beyond. Advocating for free play, reduced […]

Books of the Year 2022

We are THRILLED to finally introduce our “2022 Books of the Year” to you… Let’s celebrate “Lying Beside You” by Michael Robotham, “My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis and Teamwork” by Ash Barty, and “A Girl Called Corpse” by Reece Carter! Over the year, our fantastic team of literary experts considered hundreds of books […]

Seeing Other People – Diana Reid

Diana Reid is a Sydney-based writer. Her debut novel, Love & Virtue, was an Australian bestseller and winner of the ABIA Book of the Year Award, the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year Award, the ABA Booksellers’ Choice Fiction Book of the Year Award, and the MUD Literary Prize. Seeing Other People is her second novel (Ultimo […]