Una Mannion’s debut novel explores the lives of five siblings and how they deal with a series of increasingly dangerous situations. ‘Out. Get out.’ My mom said it with her voice low, which let us know she meant it. Ellen reached across...
Jodi Picoult’s latest novel explores whether the ancient Egyptians have lessons for us in their approach to death. How would a near-death experience change your life? Would the joy of being a lucky survivor make you leap up, take a deep...
Canberra writer Irma Gold brings her passion for elephants to her debut novel. After losing her job as a receptionist, Hannah flees to Thailand where her money will go further. Here she encounters Deven, a fellow Australian expat working as a...
Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy series encompasses battles both mental and physical. A thousand quotes from noted scholars leapt to her mind. Accounts of what it was like to be in war. She’d read hundreds; some so detailed, she’d been able...
Stuart Clark ranges across myths, archaeology and astronomy to chart the history of our obsession with the stars. On a mountain in ‘Australia’s Warrumbungles range’, English astronomer Stuart Clark stood under the clear night sky and experienced...
Inventive and brutal, there are good reasons why Iain Ryan’s third novel is being talked about. It’s fair to say that thrillers come at the reader of Australian fiction at a pretty hefty rate, and it’s hard to avoid some familiar...
