by NRB | 22 Oct 2024 | Fiction |
Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel ranges across continents to tell the stories of five generations of Greek women. Sia’s quick Greek lesson: µári – máti : eye; also a small jewellery charm, usually blue with a black dot, worn to protect the...
by NRB | 6 Aug 2024 | Fiction |
The new novel from the author of The Magician and A Guest at the Feast continues the story of one of his most popular characters. In Long Island, his sequel to the award-winning 2009 Brooklyn, Tóibín returns to familiar territory. Brooklyn begins with Eilis Lacey...
by NRB | 2 Apr 2024 | Non-fiction |
These stories of refugees who have found new lives in Australia encompass enormous suffering, courage, and determination to survive. ‘We are not numbers or statistics. We fled from our homelands because we were standing up for what we believed was right. We had...
ERIC BEECHER The Men Who Killed the News. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress29 October 2024Eric Beecher’s vital new book provides a history of world journalism, good and [ … ]
TIM WINTON Juice. Reviewed by Robert Goodman24 October 2024Tim Winton’s new novel dives into a post-climate-change world where violence [ … ]
STEVEN HAMILTON and RICHARD HOLDEN Australia’s Pandemic Exceptionalism. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck17 October 2024Australia’s Covid response may have had problems, but Steven Hamilton and [ … ]