Fiction
JOHN WISWELL Wearing the Lion. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
His first novel has just won a...
STEVE MINON First Name, Second Name. Reviewed by Ben Ford Smith
Winner of a Queensland Literary Award,...
EMILY TESH The Incandescent. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Emily Tesh’s magical fantasy is as...
JO HARKIN The Pretender. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Jo Harkin’s novel is a fresh and...
Non Fiction
ANNE SEBBA The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Reviewed by Justine Ettler
British historian Anne Sebba’s account...
CHRISTOPHER CLAREY The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and his kingdom of clay. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
The French Open may be over for...
LAURIE WOOLEVER Care and Feeding: A memoir. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart
Laurie Woolever – cook, writer, and...
PHIL CRAIG 1945: The Reckoning. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
This conclusion to Phil Craig’s Finest...
Science Fiction & Fantasy
JOHN WISWELL Wearing the Lion. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
His first novel has just won a...
EMILY TESH The Incandescent. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Emily Tesh’s magical fantasy is as...
CHRIS FLYNN Orpheus Nine. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
The dystopian new novel from the...
ALEXANDRA ALMOND Thoroughly Disenchanted. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley
Alexandra Almond’s cosy fantasy...
Crime Scene
KELLY GARDINER and SHARMINI KUMAR Miss Caroline Bingley Private Detective. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
Gardiner and Kumar give Caroline...
FIONA HARDY Unbury the Dead. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
Melbourne author Fiona Hardy has...
KATE KEMP The Grapevine. Reviewed by Sally Nimon
Psychologist Kate Kemp’s debut novel...
ASHLEY KALAGIAN BLUNT Cold Truth. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
Set amid the ferocious cold of a...
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