by NRB | 16 Sep 2022 | Giveaways |
Welcome to our second big spring giveaway for 2022! Grab yourself some great new books in our spring giveaways. To go in the draw to win all four of the titles below, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Spring 2′ in the subject line and your name...
by NRB | 23 Aug 2022 | Fiction |
The latest novel from the author of The Hoarder reimagines the tragedy and legacy of the Batavia. In The Night Ship, Jess Kidd brings together two disparate stories joined by location but separated by hundreds of years. The first, the wreck of the Batavia in 1629, is...
by NRB | 22 May 2018 | Fiction |
The Hoarder is a thoroughly satisfying mystery story with its vibrant characterisation and richly descriptive prose. Maud Drennan is a care worker who has been sent to manage Cathal Flood, an elderly giant of a man who lives in a decaying and cluttered mansion called...
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 [ … ]