Fiction
HARRIET CONSTABLE The Instrumentalist. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Harriet Constable’s debut novel takes...
ANNA DOWNES Red River Road and LISA KENWAY All You Took From Me. Reviewed by Justine Ettler
These two new crime thrillers from...
ANTONIA PONT The Memory Library. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Memories are not merely recounted in...
ALINA BELLCHAMBERS The Order of Masks. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley
Spies, magic, intrigue, and the human...
Non Fiction
GARETH GORE Opus. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
Opus Dei likes to operate in the...
KATHERINE WILES No Autographs Please. Reviewed by Sally Nimon
Katherine Wiles’ life as a...
LYNNE KELLY The Knowledge Gene. Reviewed by Lucy Sussex
Researcher Lynne Kelly explains the...
MAGGIE WALTERS Split. Reviewed by Sanchana Venkatesh
Maggie Walters’ memoir goes beyond the...
Science Fiction & Fantasy
ALINA BELLCHAMBERS The Order of Masks. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley
Spies, magic, intrigue, and the human...
LARRY BUTTROSE Everyone on Mars. Reviewed by Sue Woolfe
Not just astronauts and science...
SARAH BETH DURST The Spellshop. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley
Sarah Beth Durst calls her new novel...
JAMES SA COREY The Mercy of Gods. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
The team that is James SA Corey –...
Crime Scene
ANNA DOWNES Red River Road and LISA KENWAY All You Took From Me. Reviewed by Justine Ettler
These two new crime thrillers from...
CLAIRE SUTHERLAND The Crag. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
In Claire Sutherland’s debut crime...
BRUCE MOORE The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary. Reviewed by Linda Funnell
Love a good word list? More than 50...
JILL JOHNSON Devil’s Breath. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
Devil's Breath is the first novel in a...
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