KÁRI GÍSLASON The Sorrow Stone. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Kári Gίslason, co-author with Richard Fidler of Saga Land, brings an ancient Icelandic saga to life in his new novel. The snow is in drifts against the rocks. I use it...
Read MoreRHETT DAVIS Hovering. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Rhett Davis’s novel explores the relationship between art and artist in an increasingly surreal landscape. Rhett Davis’s debut Hovering won the 2020 Victorian...
Read MoreCHRIS GILL Boy Fallen. Reviewed by Karen Chisholm
Set in small-town New Zealand, Boy Fallen is beautifully written and elegantly plotted crime fiction. Auckland Detective Brooke Palmer returns to her home town of...
Read MoreNOAH HAWLEY Anthem. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
The author of Before the Fall has created a grim vision of the near future in this fast-paced new novel. Noah Hawley is angry and a little bit scared of the future,...
Read MoreMANDY BEAUMONT The Furies and AMY REMEIKIS On Reckoning. Reviewed by Jessica Stewart
Mandy Beaumont’s novel and Amy Remeikis’s essay share powerful themes. Two books released in this nascent year recount women’s trauma and silencing by men,...
Read MoreJR THORP Learwife. Reviewed by Ann Skea
JR Thorp gives breath to King Lear’s queen, and imagines another dimension to the world of Shakespeare’s play. I am the queen of two crowns, banished...
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