Welcome to the Wilkinson Publishing 'Snuggle Up & Read' Warm Winter Read Bonus Challenge!

Cosy up with a good book this winter and celebrate reading! The Warm Winter Read is back to encourage anyone aged 16 and above to participate in winter reading. This campaign encourages you to develop long-lasting reading habits and find more time to read this winter.

Pick your favourite Wilkinson Publishing title across a variety of genres and tick off those reading badges!

As you snuggle up with your book, remember to log each day and submit a book review to earn an extra badge! We've made it easy for you with our review buttons below. Make sure you do them as you'll be in the running to win great prizes!

Warm Winter Read runs between 1 June and 31 August 2026. For more information about the Warm Winter Read program, visit readbooks.com.au or visit your local library.

Happy reading!

In 1971, Vic was the youngest child in the UK to survive a pioneering 12-hour operation for a rare and complex heart problem. Against all the odds, and despite multiple medical setbacks, he reached his fifties – something that few people would have bet on. But his survival has come at a cost, both physically and mentally.

Stitched Up: A Story of Heart and a Life Fulfilled tells the journey of someone who never gave up and who is now able to live life to the full.

Cathy Freeman is a star who shines on as an inspiration.

She is amongst the best athletes Australia and the world has seen. Three months before the Atlanta Olympics, her career took off at Stawell, a whistle stop town on the drive from Melbourne to Adelaide, Australia.

That Race, celebrates the 1996 Stawell women’s 400 metres, and the rise of a superstar. But its much more. It’s the six other women in that race, plus eight from other sports who‘s journeys will stay with us. Each story explores significant life moments away from the roar of the crowd.

That Race is for all of us. Each day in ways seen or unseen, in different lanes and at different speeds, we all run in our own race.

Treating Fever Without Fear is written by health experts Molly Knight and Robyn Barraclough. It is an essential guild to help parents understand the purpose of fever, the stages of fever, and how to manage each stage without feeling fearful. Filled with practical advice, clear guidance, case studies and natural solutions to give you knowledge to manage fevers easily and safely, as you ease your child’s discomfort and let their body heal naturally.

This book offers practical advice, written not only from a clinical perspective but from their experiences as mothers. Molly and Robyn show you how you can be confident in when to take action, when to simply observe your child and how to use some wonderful herbal and homeopathic remedies, along with some lovely foods to provide while your child is unwell, and what to give them as they are in the recovery stage.

Treating Fever Without Fear is the must-have guide for parents to support their child’s healing without fear.

It’s 1975, and in the western suburbs of Melbourne, 20-year-old Joshua ‘Clover’ Shamrock is a goal-kicking sensation for the Bulldogs footy club.

The game of Aussie rules has always come naturally to him. Then, his career comes to an early and tragic end. Shamrock’s self-worth has been tied to his status as a star sportsman, and with his career over, he now finds himself ill-prepared for life after football.

As the years go by, an increasingly reclusive Shamrock nears rock bottom with only his loyal partner Justine to prop him up. But even she has her limits. And when a journalist who is planning to write a feature article on the fallen hero comes snooping, bearing dark secrets from Shamrock’s past, the former star must face the toughest opponent of all—himself.

In doing so, he finds a strength he never knew he had and a craft that could finally help him rebuild his life.

‘Has there ever been a bigger upset? Eleven guys from rural Victoria taking on and beating the might of the world champion West Indies? We were Saturday afternoon cricketers, pure and simple. In a lifetime in sport, it remains my stellar moment: the day David beat Goliath.’ – KEN DAVIS

Detailing 100 years of Victorian country cricket:

The Bradmans of the bush

The Champion teams

The Bush Internationals

Melbourne Country Week

All Australians and dozens of other hilarious Tall ales and True.

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