James Hynes’ new novel spins a tale from the edge of the Roman Empire. I was initially perplexed by Sparrow, a historical novel that diverges from the usual focus of significant historical personalities and events. In this captivating tale, Hynes...
Jennifer Ackerman provides insights into owl-human relations and what we know about these storied birds. The wise old owl lived in the oak The more he saw the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard, Why can’t we be like that wise old...
Luke Rutledge’s debut novel is both a social comedy and a moving story of coming out. Luke Rutledge has written a delightful comedy of manners set against the backdrop of the 2017 marriage equality plebiscite. It opens at a cracking pace,...
Mat Osman’s second novel swoops through a fantastical rendering of Elizabethan London. Magic, drama, theatre – and the birds: Everywhere birds. The sound hit you first: vast waterfalls of birdsong, overspilling like a treasure hoard. On first...
Stan Grant remains committed to responding with love as he interrogates Whiteness in Australia and around the world. In The Queen is Dead Stan Grant uses the death of the person he calls ‘The White Queen’ as a springboard to discuss not only...
Debut novelist Megan Rogers has chosen the moody west coast of Tasmania as the backdrop for this dark family drama. Just as the atmosphere on the Apple Isle can often be bleak and unpredictable (characteristics that have lent themselves so well to...
