Posted on 31 Jan 2017 in Fiction |
Roanna Gonsalves’s 16 short stories reveal the aspirations, guilt, and perils of what it is to be an Indian immigrant in Australia in the 21st century. Gonsalves herself came to Australia in 1998 as an international student and pursued her...
Posted on 27 Jan 2017 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I got a phone call from my agent. This was unusual. Usually she emails me along these lines: ‘Dear Peter (we like to observe the formalities. ‘I’ve just processed a royalty from a set of your e-books. I’m sorry it’s so little but …’ I’ll reply...
Posted on 24 Jan 2017 in Non-Fiction |
Peter Doyle seeks to unlock the stories behind this extraordinary collection of police mug shots from the early 20th century. Around 1910 the New South Wales Police began photographing some of the people who passed through Sydney’s Central and...
Posted on 23 Jan 2017 in Giveaways & Quizzes |
What better way to spend summer than reading some great books? Here’s your chance to win all four of these terrific titles. To enter, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with SUMMER #3 in the subject line and your name and...
Posted on 20 Jan 2017 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
When I first heard the rasp of the Keith Richards riff kicking off ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ (1965), it was like hearing ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ (1956) for the first time. I knew that something fundamental had happened to popular music. The songs...
Posted on 19 Jan 2017 in Crime Scene |
The Watcher is a dark psychological thriller and a first-rate debut whodunnit. This first novel by English actor and writer Ross Armstrong will no doubt appeal to readers who enjoyed The Girl On the Train. Like that book, it features a heroine cut...