FRANCESCA DE TORES Saltblood. Reviewed by Ann Skea

FRANCESCA DE TORES Saltblood. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Francesca de Tores’ novel is swashbuckling historical fiction, featuring unconventional women, war, and piracy on the high seas. Francesca de Tores makes it clear from the start: Mary Read and Anne Bonny are real historical figures – but I am no historian. In...
LIZ PELLY Mood Machine. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell

LIZ PELLY Mood Machine. Reviewed by Naomi Manuell

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...
PAT CUMMINS Tested. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

PAT CUMMINS Tested. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

In Tested, Australia’s cricket captain speaks to leaders in diverse fields to discover their motivation and draw lessons from their success. The blurb on the front cover of Tested says ‘Big Decisions. Small Decisions. The remarkable power of resolve’ and this provides...
MAJA LUNDE The Dream of a Tree. Reviewed by Ann Skea

MAJA LUNDE The Dream of a Tree. Reviewed by Ann Skea

The new novel from the Norwegian author of The History of Bees imagines a dystopian future where seeds are more precious than ever. The year was 2097 and Tommy was five years old. He was playing on the beach of the abandoned container harbour in Longyearbyen on the...