DAVID MITCHELL The Bone Clocks. Reviewed by Kylie Mason
The author of Cloud Atlas returns with a genre-bending new work, long-listed for the 2014 Booker Prize. David Mitchell has made a name as the kind of writer who loves...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on what makes a writer
What makes a writer write? I don’t mean a writer of music or poetry, plays or screenplays. I haven’t the faintest idea what moves them. I mean people who put words...
Read MoreBEN PEEK The Godless: Children Book One. Reviewed by Keith Stevenson
Ben Peek’s debut gives George RR Martin a run for his money. The best epic fantasy is a seamless blend of intricately wrought elements that creates a fully-realised...
Read MoreSpring 2014 Giveaway Bundle #3
This draw is now closed. Congratulations to our winner – Colleen Phillips from WA. Michael Cunningham The Snow Queen The new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Read MoreJANETTE TURNER HOSPITAL The Claimant. Reviewed by Michael Richardson
Above all, The Claimant is an examination of identity. In the author’s note that follows her new novel, Janette Turner Hospital writes that ‘The Claimant is The Great...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on travelling overseas
I recently compiled a list of the countries I’ve been to since leaving Australia for the first time at the age of 25. This was probably about the average age to travel...
Read MoreNIGEL FEATHERSTONE The Beach Volcano. Reviewed by Walter Mason
In an exploration of modern Australian life, this novel lays bare the complexities at the heart of human relationships. The great contradictions and betrayals of family...
Read MoreSpring 2014 Giveaway Bundle #2
This draw is now over. Congratulations to the winner, Katie Muldowney. Tobias Hill What Was Promised Four decades. Three families. One city: London. ‘Hill is one...
Read MoreJESSIE COLE Deeper Water. Reviewed by Lou Heinrich
An evocative depiction of sexual awakening, womanhood, and our relationship to the land. Mema, a young woman, lives in an old hippie settlement, a remote property...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on the umbrellas of Newtown
Spring, more than winter, is umbrella time in Sydney. You might walk out on a sunny morning and get wet ten minutes later. You might take shelter, have a coffee and...
Read MoreEDWARD ST AUBYN Lost for Words. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
This funny and satirical story will entertain those readers who take an interest in the politics of literary awards. Malcolm Craig, an MP who has time on his hands due...
Read MoreSpring 2014 Giveaway Bundle #1
This draw is now over. Congratulations to the winner, Margot Korbell. Christos Tsiolkas Barracuda The new novel from the multi-award-winning author of The Slap....
Read MoreJoin NRB
Recent Comments
{ I'm with you Julia. And I extend that to the aggressively English accents (whatever they are) you hear on BBC radio. I feel I am... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on accents, 25 Feb 18, 6:01 pm
{ I thought it pretty common knowledge that anyone who pronounced 'aitch' as 'haitch' was of blue collar, Catholic background - as I'm now in my... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on accents, 23 Feb 18, 1:41 pm
{ I would add that any politician who feels the need to be accompanied at a television interview by a 'noddy', or even worse, two 'noddies'... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on disqualifications, 16 Feb 18, 1:53 pm
{ Agree wholeheartedly - especially point #3 } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on disqualifications, 16 Feb 18, 11:01 am
- Older »