by NRB | 10 Sep 2019 | Non-fiction |
These personal essays in Growing Up Queer in Australia are full of insight and self-reflection. The queer community can take great pride in the quality of the stories and the voices that represent it. This is a very polished collection of stories, perhaps not...
by NRB | 19 Dec 2017 | Fiction, Non-fiction |
For the first time in NRB’s history, Jean and Linda both have the same title on their books-of-the-year lists. What could it be? Read on to find out … Jean’s picks (As I was one of the judges for the Ned Kelly Awards this year, I read a lot of wonderful Australian...
by NRB | 1 Nov 2017 | Giveaways |
Four more great books to win in our bumper spring giveaways. To go in the draw simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘SPRING #9’ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by 6pm Thursday 2 November 2017. As we cannot afford...
by NRB | 22 Jun 2016 | Giveaways |
It’s winter, we’ve just had the shortest day, so you must need more books to keep the cold at bay. This winter solstice we have not one but TWO terrific bundles of books to give away to two lucky winners. To enter, email your name and address to...
by NRB | 26 Apr 2016 | Non-fiction |
Family memoir at its giddy, poignant best – The Family Law captures with incisive wit what it meant to grow up Asian and gay on Queensland’s suburban Sunshine Coast. Fans of the recent SBS TV series of The Family Law will already be familiar with the idiosyncratic...