Fiction
KELLY GARDINER and SHARMINI KUMAR Miss Caroline Bingley Private Detective. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
Gardiner and Kumar give Caroline...
SALLY ROONEY Intermezzo. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart
Irish writer Sally Rooney is known for...
IRMA GOLD Shift. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell
Set in South Africa, the new novel...
EMMA DONOGHUE The Paris Express. Reviewed by Justine Ettler
The new novel from the author of Room...
Non Fiction
KERRIE DAVIES Miles Franklin Undercover. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Author Kerrie Davies explores Miles...
ROBERT MANNE A Political Memoir. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
Robert Manne’s memoir charts the life...
MARK LILLA Ignorance and Bliss: On wanting not to know. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
In Ignorance and Bliss, political...
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...
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
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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