by NRB | 12 Mar 2024 | Crime Scene, Fiction |
The new novel from the author of The Spiral and The Student delivers a noir excursion into the underbelly of the Gold Coast in the 1980s. Steeped in corruption, incompetence, and alcohol, 1980s Queensland seems like the perfect setting for a distinctly Australian...
by NRB | 19 Apr 2021 | Giveaways |
Welcome to our new series of autumn giveaways! To go in the draw to win this great bundle of books, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Autumn 1′ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by midnight tonight, Monday 19...
by NRB | 18 Feb 2021 | Crime Scene, Fiction |
Inventive and brutal, there are good reasons why Iain Ryan’s third novel is being talked about. It’s fair to say that thrillers come at the reader of Australian fiction at a pretty hefty rate, and it’s hard to avoid some familiar story elements, e.g....
by NRB | 16 Nov 2017 | Crime Scene |
The Student is fast-paced, dry as dust, gritty Australian regional noir. The Student is set around a university campus in Gatton, Queensland, in 1994. Nat is a student dealing weed supplied by Jesse, another student and friend. Between them they have a very good...
by NRB | 4 Oct 2017 | Giveaways |
Ah, spring … Forget your hayfever and revel in these four great titles. To go in the draw to win all four, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘SPRING #1’ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by 6pm Thursday 5...
EMILY TSOKOS PURTILL Matia. Reviewed by Ann Skea22 October 2024Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel ranges across continents to tell the stories [ … ]
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 [ … ]
ELIZABETH STROUT Tell Me Everything. Reviewed by Michael Jongen15 October 2024Pulitzer-winner Elizabeth Strout explores themes of isolation and connection in [ … ]
HARRIET CONSTABLE The Instrumentalist. Reviewed by Ann Skea10 October 2024Harriet Constable’s debut novel takes inspiration from a real-life Venetian [ … ]