Fiction
RACHEL MORTON The Sun Was Electric Light. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Set in Guatemala, Australian Rachel...
CHRIS FLYNN Orpheus Nine. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
The dystopian new novel from the...
ANDREA GOLDSMITH The Buried Life. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Each of Andrea Goldsmith’s three...
BRANDON TAYLOR The Late Americans. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart
Are the young aspiring artists in...
Non Fiction
CLEM BASTOW and JO CASE (eds) Someone Like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers. Reviewed by Kylie Mason
This diverse anthology challenges...
DAVID MARR My Country: Stories, essays and speeches. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
In this collection, David Marr...
LIZ PELLY Mood Machine. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell
Liz Pelly’s analysis of music...
PAT CUMMINS Tested. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress
In Tested, Australia’s cricket captain...
Science Fiction & Fantasy
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...
ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY Shroud. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Adrian Tchaikovsky imagines a planet...
INGA SIMPSON The Thinning Reviewed by Ann Skea
The new novel from the author of...
Crime Scene
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...
CATHERINE JINKS Panic. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
In her new novel, Panic, Catherine...
MARTINE KROPKOWSKI Everywhere We Look. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
Martine Kropkowski’s debut crime...
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