Posted on 16 Jan 2017 in Giveaways & Quizzes |
Still on holidays? Back at work? Keep that summer holiday feeling and go in the draw to win this bundle of four great books. To enter, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with SUMMER #2 in the subject line and your name and address in...
Posted on 13 Jan 2017 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
With Win, Lose or Draw from Allen & Unwin published on 3 January this year, I have produced my last book. Early reviews and notices suggest that it is in no way inferior to the 41 others in the Hardy series. So why stop? Certainly not because I...
Posted on 12 Jan 2017 in Fiction |
Emma Cline dissects the cruel attraction of cults in this novel inspired by the Manson murders. This is a work of fiction drawn from real-life events. The book does not say that outright, but it is very identifiably based on the Manson Family, the...
Posted on 10 Jan 2017 in Non-Fiction |
Street continues to blend fact and witticisms as he takes on Captain Abbott’s mutinous replacement. As your humble scribe suggested when reviewing The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott, Andrew P Street could well have...
Posted on 9 Jan 2017 in Giveaways & Quizzes |
Mmmm, summer. A time for beaches, beer and bunking off … and, of course, books. Go in the draw to win this bundle of four titles and keep reading all through the summer. To enter, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with SUMMER...
Posted on 23 Dec 2016 in Fiction, Non-Fiction |
Unusually, this year Jean only features one crime novel, but as usual our picks are widely different. Linda’s close following of Australian women’s fiction is evident, while Jean has returned to some classics. Jean’s picks: Wide...