SCOTT PEARCE The Rider on the Bridge. Reviewed by Sally Nimon
Scott Pearce’s dreamlike second novel explores life on the edge of society. From the opening moments of The Rider on the Bridge it is clear that we are dealing...
Read MoreNIGEL FEATHERSTONE My Heart is a Little Wild Thing. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
Nigel Featherstone’s second novel is a story of masculinity and modern Australia. Throwing a teacup at your mother in frustration may seem a minor act of...
Read MoreJOCK SERONG Lines to the Horizon: Australian surf writing. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
These six essays provide insights into the world of surfing both as individual passion and national symbol. In his introduction to this collection of Australian surf...
Read MoreCARLY FINDLAY (ed.) Growing Up Disabled in Australia. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
These stories range widely across different experiences of disability, and question why disabled people must always be the ones to adapt to the world. In her...
Read MoreCRAIG MUNRO Literary Lion Tamers: Book editors who made publishing history. Reviewed by Bruce Sims
Craig Munro examines the author-editor relationship through the lives of four Australian editors. Like most editors, sometimes I wish that I had a whip that I could use...
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