SARAH GAILEY River of Teeth. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Gailey has delivered a fun, fast-paced, wild-west-style romp set in a possible America. Sarah Gailey’s River of Teeth has a killer alternative history premise – a riff...
Read MoreJULIANNE SCHULTZ and JERATH HEAD (eds) Griffith Review #56: Millennials Strike Back. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
Millennials write here about what affects their generation – it affects us all. This is a stunningly good collection of essays, memoirs, images, fiction, reportage and...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on the massage message
I once asked a friend who was suffering from some malady or other what he relied on to get better. ‘American chemicals,’ he said. Sceptical about homeopathy and...
Read MoreROXANE GAY Hunger. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
The gruelling honesty and intense focus of Hunger invite self-reflection in the reader. Roxane Gay has a gift for observation and the ability to articulate her thoughts...
Read MoreMEREDITH JAFFÉ The Making of Christina. Reviewed by Sally Nimon
The Making of Christina asks how well we know the people we love and if we can pay the price of truth. The Making of Christina is not a light read. Its subject matter...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on fish ‘n’ chips
Fish ’n’ chips (aka fish and chips in polite circles) represent, according to Wikipedia, an example of fusion cuisine. Apparently in 19th-century England fried potatoes...
Read MoreELIZABETH STROUT Anything is Possible. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart
Elizabeth Strout reveals complex lives and private pain in these stories of small-town life. Elizabeth Strout, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Olive Kitteridge,...
Read MoreRound-up of the 2017 Ned Kelly Awards shortlist for best fiction. By Jean Bedford
The Ned Kelly Awards are run by the Australian Crime Writers Association and have been going since 1995. I was lucky enough to be one of three judges of the Best...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on bad news days
On Friday 3 August I listened to The World Today on ABC Radio National and made notes. ABC radio is my chief source of news and I had the impression that I’d heard...
Read MoreANITA BROOKNER Hotel du Lac. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
Hotel du Lac is a small classic that won the 1984 Man Booker Prize for Anita Brookner. When I found Hotel du Lac recently on my shelves I was amazed to realise that it...
Read MoreMEG HOWREY The Wanderers. Reviewed by Justine Hyde
Howrey casts us into the infinite reaches of the universe to ponder our aloneness. The word ‘planet’ is derived from the Greek word for ‘wanderer’. Greek astronomers...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on literary vs popular fiction #2
From time to time discussion still arises about the difference between literary and popular fiction, and their respective merits. Those of us interested in the topic...
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