Inga Simpson’s ‘Where the Trees Were’
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
‘Queensland writer Inga Simpson’s third novel is a moving meditation on the bonds of childhood friendship and the moral complications of atonement’ ... read Carody Culver’s full review here.
Em Bailey’s ‘The Special Ones’
Thursday, 31 March 2016
‘Em Bailey’s second YA novel is an edge-of-your-seat thriller, and readers of Bailey’s debut Shift will recognise her tendency to use everyday anxieties as her starting point, skilfully increasing the...
Toni Jordan’s ‘Our Tiny, Useless Hearts’
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
‘Following the romantic capering of Fall Girl and the historically set Nine Days, Toni Jordan’s Our Tiny, Useless Hearts is a highly entertaining romp through the complexities of modern relationships’...
Dominic Smith’s ‘The Last Painting of Sara de Vos’
Thursday, 17 March 2016
‘It will appeal to a wide range of readers, accessible yet complex in the manner of Geraldine Brooks or Anthony Doerr. I predict it will be one of the big...
Emily Maguire’s ‘An Isolated Incident’
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
‘There has been a proliferation of pretty-dead-girl thrillers in the past few years and it shows no sign of letting up. But don’t let the trend fool you into thinking...
Helen Garner’s ‘Everywhere I Look’
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
‘I’d probably give Helen Garner five stars for her shopping list; I’ve loved her work since Monkey Grip was published in 1977, the year I began selling books’ … read...
Josephine Rowe’s ‘A Loving, Faithful Animal’
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
‘Like [Rowe’s] stories, A Loving, Faithful Animal distils the small incidents of ordinary life into moments of resonance and grace, but assuredly weaves them together across the longer form’ …...
Sarah Kanake’s ‘Sing Fox to Me’
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
‘Kanake deals in so many Gothic tropes—ghosts, implied incest, a stark natural landscape and the legacy of an earlier generation’s follies—that an alternative title for the book might well have...
Stan Grant’s ‘Talking to My Country’
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
‘The politics of Aboriginal identity cut to the bone of veteran journalist Stan Grant’s hybrid memoir/social commentary Talking to My Country’ … read Veronica Sullivan’s full review here.
Aoife Clifford’s ‘All These Perfect Strangers’
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
‘Debut author Aoife Clifford transports readers back to the late-eighties and early-nineties with her skilful use of dialogue and prose, never resorting to Bon Jovi or shoulder pad references; here,...
Fiona McFarlane’s ‘The High Places’
Thursday, 28 January 2016
‘After receiving international accolades for her Miles Franklin-shortlisted debut novel The Night Guest, Fiona McFarlane follows up with a short-story collection laden with wry wit and a deceptive simplicity’ …...
Lucinda Gifford’s ‘Arthur and the Curiosity’
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
‘Written and illustrated by the winner of the inaugural Five Mile Press Illustrator Prize Lucinda Gifford, Arthur and the Curiosity … is a delightful book with a fun storyline and...
Jon Steiner’s ‘The Last Wilkie’s’
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
‘The Last Wilkie’s is a quirky collection of short stories that are by turns funny, dark and troubling. Some are only a few sentences long; others span 10-15 pages. All...
Sally Hepworth’s ‘The Things We Keep’
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
‘Imagine the trauma of being diagnosed with dementia in your 30s and placed into aged care. Sally Hepworth explores this tragic premise in her third novel, which avoids excessive sadness...
Leanne Hall’s ‘Iris and the Tiger’
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
‘Twelve-year-old Iris Chen-Taylor is on a mission from her parents: she’s been sent to visit her Great Aunt Ursula in Spain to discover who will inherit her grand estate’ …...
Rebecca Sparrow’s ‘Ask Me Anything’
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
‘What differentiates this book from other teen self-help books is that it speaks unequivocally to young girls’ … read Sherri Kalow’s full review here.
Armin Greder’s ‘Australia to Z’
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
‘Alphabet books have provided insight into our priorities for many years, and Armin Greder’s certainly captures an Australia that will strike a chord with many’ … read Emily Gale’s full...
Kirsty Eager’s ‘Summer Skin’
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
‘Summer Skin is YA at its most grown up. It is brutally honest and … doesn’t shy away from the messy bits of romance and sex’ … read Meg Whelan’s...
Alison Goodman’s ‘Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club: Book One’
Thursday, 5 November 2015
‘Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club is an elegant novel that blends well-researched historical elements with engaging prose. While readers familiar with gas-lamp fantasy will not find any surprises,...
Sue Gunningham’s ‘All the Days After’
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
‘This emotionally draining book is a personal account of the myriad effects of being one of the many affected by a major natural disaster. Sue Gunningham’s long-time partner Barry was...
Christopher Currie’s ‘Clancy of the Undertow’
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
‘Clancy of the Undertow is a beautiful story. It’s about the pressure that depression can have on a family, how it can slowly push everyone apart so a family becomes...
Ben Sanders’ American Blood
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
‘From the opening lines of American Blood you know you’re in the hands of a master storyteller’ … read Deborah Crabtree’s full review here.
Debra Adelaide’s ‘The Women’s Pages’
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
‘This fourth novel from well-known Australian writer Debra Adelaide pays homage to Wuthering Heights and combines a creative metatextual structure with contemplation about mothers’ … read Joanne Shiells’ full review...
Michael Robotham’s ‘Life or Death’
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
‘Robotham piles on the tension without ever going over the top—and legions of readers should enjoy this superior example of the crime writer’s art’… read Max Oliver’s full review of...
Drusilla Modjeska’s ‘Second Half First: A Memoir’
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Wise, vital and relayed in Modjeska’s restrained, sophisticated prose, it’s a major contribution to a literary lineage traceable to Virginia Woolf … read Gerard Elson’s full review here.
Todd Alexander’s ‘Tom Houghton’
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Tom Houghton is a classic first-person coming-of-age novel about a boy with huge dreams. 1986: 12-year-old Tom is a lonely and introverted child. He’s obsessed with Hollywood movie stars, and...
Magda Szubanski’s ‘Reckoning: A Memoir’
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Magda Szubanski is one of Australia’s best-known comedians but what’s less known is her interesting family history. Her father, who fought in the Polish resistance, lived with the scars of...
Kate Morton’s ‘The Lake House’
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Kate Morton’s fifth novel transports the reader back and forth between 1930s Cornwall and London in 2003. This epic tale opens with the disappearance of a child on the eve...
Tony Birch’s ‘Ghost River’
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
In a story that takes in murderous crims, a band of garrulous vagrants and a hazily defined Pentecostalist-style cult, Ghost River engages and frustrates in equal measure … read Gerard...
Susan Johnson’s ‘The Landing’
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
The Landing is a boutique Queensland suburb full of summer houses for the financially comfortable with all their associated dramas. After his wife leaves him for a woman, Jonathan Lott...
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