Image of cover of book Someone Like Me, edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case, reviewed by Kylie Mason in the Newtown Review of Books.

CLEM BASTOW and JO CASE (eds) Someone Like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

by NRB | 17 April 2025 | Non-fiction | 0 Comments

This diverse anthology challenges stereotypes by bringing together Autistic women and gender-diverse writers to share their experiences. In their introduction to Someone Like Me, editors Clem Bastow and Jo Case say: Spending time with these twenty-five essays, piecing...

Image of cover of book The Sun Was Electric Light by Rachel Morton, reviewed by Ann Skea in the Newtown Review of Books.

RACHEL MORTON The Sun Was Electric Light. Reviewed by Ann Skea

by NRB | 15 April 2025 | Fiction | 0 Comments

Set in Guatemala, Australian Rachel Morton’s debut novel of a young woman searching for her place in the world is already a prize-winner. Ruth is in her thirties and is disillusioned with life. She had moved to New York because it was the ‘furthest place’ from her...

Image of cover of book My Country by David Marr, reviewed by Braham Dabscheck in the Newtown Review of Books

DAVID MARR My Country: Stories, essays and speeches. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck

by NRB | 10 April 2025 | Non-fiction | 0 Comments

In this collection, David Marr presents 50 years of his thinking and writing about Australia. David Marr is one of Australia’s leading journalists, and he has been commenting on things Australian for over fifty years. In his preface he says, ‘Curiosity, mischief and...

Image of cover of book Orpheus Nine by Chris Flynn, reviewed by Robert Goodman in the Newtown Review of Books.

CHRIS FLYNN Orpheus Nine. Reviewed by Robert Goodman

by NRB | 8 April 2025 | Fiction, SFF | 0 Comments

The dystopian new novel from the author of Mammoth imagines a shocking, and ongoing, tragedy to explore grief, community, and anger. Chris Flynn opens his new novel Orpheus Nine with a staggering, horrifying scene. At a children’s soccer game in Gattan, a small...

Image of cover of book Mood Machine by Liz Pelly, reviewed by Naomi Manuell in the Newtown Review of Books.

LIZ PELLY Mood Machine. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell

by NRB | 3 April 2025 | Non-fiction | 0 Comments

Liz Pelly’s analysis of music streaming giant Spotify and its impact on independent artists is both fascinating and disturbing. Since its beginnings in 2006, Spotify has grown into the largest provider of music streaming in the world. For almost the last decade, music...