BEN H WINTERS Golden State. Reviewed by Robert Goodman

BEN H WINTERS Golden State. Reviewed by Robert Goodman

In this new part-noir, part-dystopian novel, Ben H Winters imagines a world where the state records everything and lying is a crime.  Ben H Winters has made a habit of writing what might be called crime fiction/dystopian mash-ups. His trilogy The Last Policeman...
KRISTINA OLSSON Shell. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart

KRISTINA OLSSON Shell. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart

The struggle over the building of  the Opera House is part of Australia’s ongoing quest for a national identity and the country’s truncated sense of itself at this time resonates through Shell. Shell is set in Australia in the months before the sacking...
Must-reads of 2018

Must-reads of 2018

From fiction to crime to history, essays, memoir and literary letters, the NRB editors choose ten of the reviews we published in 2018 of books we think deserve to go on your TBR pile.  Jean’s picks: Ali Smith Winter  The first of Ali Smith’s...