Andrew O’Hagan’s new novel evokes Scotland in the 1980s, the music, the politics, and the bonds of male friendship. If Mayflies was a record it would be a double A-side seven-inch single with a literary sleeve. It is a remarkable novel...
The award-winning author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle returns with a dark and dangerous mystery set on the high seas. The Devil and the Dark Water reminds me a little of the old circular joke: It was a dark and stormy night and...
The author of the bestselling Boy Swallows Universe returns with a tale of a young girl’s quest. Following the resounding acclaim for his debut novel, Trent Dalton has drawn together some of the elements that made Boy Swallows Universe such a...
Kate Summerscale recounts the surprising story of Alma Fielding, ghost magnet. ‘GHOST’ WRECKS HOME … FAMILY TERRIFIED – Sunday Pictorial 20 Feb. 1938 Alma Fielding was 34 years old and living with her family in a modest house in the London suburb...
Set among Harvard alumni, Ceridwen Dovey’s new novel explores power relations and hidden lives. Life After Truth is Ceridwen Dovey’s fourth work of fiction, following on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2018 novel In The Garden of the...
Respected economist Ross Garnaut shows how addressing climate change provides a golden opportunity for Australia. Lockdown has had me researching books about climate change in Australia. Delving into the canon is a rollercoaster – readers can...
