by NRB | 22 Mar 2018 | Crime Scene |
An accessible dip into the world of fan fiction, these 16 illustrated short stories are not just for lovers of Sherlock Holmes. Seventeen different authors have contributed to this collection, including the overall editor Christopher Sequiera, himself a Sherlock...
by NRB | 16 Jan 2018 | Giveaways |
We’re back! Welcome to 2018 and the first of our fabulous summer giveaways to kickstart the year. To win this bundle of four titles, simply email us at editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au by 6pm Wednesday 17 January 2018 with Summer #1 in the subject line and...
by NRB | 28 Apr 2016 | Crime Scene |
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, written in the mid 1880s, was a world-wide publishing phenomenon. The story of its publication deserves a book like Blockbuster!. Lucy Sussex is a renowned crime fiction expert, researcher and editor, originally from New Zealand, now from...
by NRB | 24 Dec 2015 | Fiction, Non-fiction |
Over 2015 Jean’s penchant for dark and complex crime has once again been to the fore, while Linda has found a lot to like among the year’s debut fiction from Australian authors. As usual, the editors have failed to see eye to eye on anything …...
by NRB | 14 Dec 2015 | Giveaways |
Another irresistible bundle of books in time for Christmas. To go in the draw simply email us at editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au by 6pm Wednesday 16 December with ‘Summer Giveaway #3’ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email. As we...
by NRB | 26 May 2015 | Crime Scene |
June Wright is one of the early writers who forged a way for the current vibrant Australian crime fiction scene. Unfortunately the crime novels of June Wright have been largely forgotten and unavailable for many years. That situation is now being rectified, with...
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 [ … ]