by NRB | 26 Apr 2018 | SFF |
The Fortress provides strong examinations of patriarchal values, toxic masculinity and the places to which these values can lead. This chilling, challenging, sexually explicit work of speculative fiction explores and eviscerates aspects of patriarchal thinking. It is...
by NRB | 23 Dec 2016 | Fiction, Non-fiction |
Unusually, this year Jean only features one crime novel, but as usual our picks are widely different. Linda’s close following of Australian women’s fiction is evident, while Jean has returned to some classics. Jean’s picks: Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean...
by NRB | 27 Sep 2016 | Non-fiction |
The winner of this year’s Stella Prize brings together 12 conversations from The Writer’s Room journal. Ten seconds’ googling will find a plethora of writing advice from amateurs and professionals alike. List after list of writing ‘rules’ to follow for success and...
by NRB | 1 Oct 2015 | Fiction |
Wood’s remarkable insight into human nature and deft control of her characters create a narrative that strikes to the heart of gender relations. Yolanda and Verla meet in a bare room, dressed in identical cumbersome outfits and beset by a post-sedative haze. It isn’t...
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