Posted on 14 Sep 2023 in Crime Scene, Fiction |
Chris Womersley’s latest novel explores the intersection of the supernatural and the suburban in this coming of age story. Australian author Chris Womersley has an eclectic back catalogue; even his two connected novels – Cairo and The...
Posted on 12 Sep 2023 in Fiction |
Part literary romance, part cultural odyssey, Doll’s Eye is a lively challenge to the tropes of contemporary Australian Holocaust fiction. Author, physician, Jew, lover of science, nature and language: these bright strands of Leah Kaminsky’s...
Posted on 7 Sep 2023 in Crime Scene, Fiction |
Steeped in a sense of culture, people and place, Blood Matters is crime fiction set at the heart of a family and community. Author Renée is a towering figure in New Zealand. A legendary playwright, novelist and activist, Renée is of Māori (Ngāti...
Posted on 5 Sep 2023 in Non-Fiction |
Anna Funder reveals the significant and unacknowledged contribution of Mrs Orwell to the famous writer’s career. Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them … The...
Posted on 31 Aug 2023 in Crime Scene, Fiction |
Set in Florence in 1537, The Darkest Sin is the second novel featuring Cesare Aldo, an officer of the feared Otto di Guardia e Balia. This series currently includes The City of Vengeance and The Darkest Sin, with a third volume, Ritual of Fire, on...
Posted on 29 Aug 2023 in Fiction |
Benjamin Myers’ new novel is a homage to his home city of Durham and its patron saint. Award-winning British author Benjamin Myers was born in the northern English city of Durham in 1976. This is a fact to keep in mind when coming to his...