STEPH TISDELL The Skin I’m In. Reviewed by Linda Godfrey
Comedian Steph Tisdell’s first novel tackles serious issues in this story of growing up in a First Nations family. Set in Brisbane, The Skin I’m In opens with Layla,...
Read MoreSTEPHEN DOWNES Mural. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Stephen Downes’ debut The Hands of Pianists was shortlisted for the PM’s Literary Awards. His second ranges across art, violence, folklore and mental illness. This is a...
Read MoreCOURTNEY COLLINS Bird. Reviewed by Emma Foster
The lyrical second novel from the author of The Burial criss-crosses through time following one girl’s parallel lives. Bird is the pensive, defiant 14-year-old...
Read MoreKIRSTY ILTNERS Depth of Field. Reviewed by Ann Skea
Winner of the 2023 Dorothy Hewett Award, photographer Kirsty Iltners’ first novel explores both darkness and light. If you want to freeze something fast, you increase...
Read MoreJESSIE TU The Honeyeater. Reviewed by Ann Skea
The second novel from the author of A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing unpeels secrets in the life of a young Taiwanese translator. Fay’s widowed Taiwanese mother...
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