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JESS KIDD The Night Ship. Reviewed by Robert Goodman

Posted on 23 Aug 2022 in Fiction |

The latest novel from the author of The Hoarder reimagines the tragedy and legacy of the Batavia. In The Night Ship, Jess Kidd brings together two disparate stories joined by location but separated by hundreds of years. The first, the wreck of the...

KIM KELLY The Rat Catcher. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Posted on 18 Aug 2022 in Fiction |

In her latest novel Kim Kelly blends a slice of Sydney’s history with an Irish love story. In February 1900, Sydney was sweltering in the sort of summer heat that, as The Rat Catcher’s Patrick O’Reilly says, sent ‘ale sizzling down your...

ASTRID SCHOLTE League of Liars. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley

Posted on 11 Aug 2022 in Fiction, SFF |

Melbourne-based Astrid Scholte’s new novel pits its characters against injustice. Liars … recount their stories perfectly. As though they’ve memorised the story from start to finish. However, the truth is organic. Details are remembered in...