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Welcome to Novel Insight!

Novel Insight is a unique book review service. We cater to library professionals, schools, parents, and individuals who want to know more about the content of a book before recommending it to someone or adding it to their collection.

 

We have an extensive list of Australian and New Zealand titles and authors, and also review popular books worldwide.

 

With 3 different membership tiers available, there are opportunities for everyone to benefit from our service.

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CBCA 2025 Notables


The CBCA 2025 Book of the Year Notables has been released! You can view the full list of notables here.

 

We are hard at work compiling our reviews for the full notables list into a special 6-part supplement for premium members.
So keep an eye out for those releasing very soon!

 

Don't forget, if you have an Individual or School Membership, you can use our review database to search for books we've already reviewed and get a head start on choosing which notables you want to add to your collections.

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