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On Drugs
Chris Fleming, Giramondo, August 2019, reviewed by Brad Jefferies

Philosopher Chris Fleming’s memoir is a searching, considered account of drug and alcohol use and the mechanisms of addiction. Fleming traces his history of marijuana,... Read more
 
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Fiction

 

A Constant Hum
Alice Bishop, Text, July 2019, reviewed by Louise Pfanner x

 
 

Fortune
Lenny Bartulin, A&U, July 2019, reviewed by Melissa Cranenburgh x

 
 

Lapse
Sarah Thornton, Text, August 2019, reviewed by Deborah Crabtree x

 
 

Love and Other Battles
Tess Woods, HarperCollins, July 2019, reviewed by Kate Cuthbert x

 
 

Taking Tom Murray Home
Tim Slee, HarperCollins, July 2019, reviewed by Joanne Shiells x

 
 

The Warming
Craig Ensor, Ventura, July 2019, reviewed by Stefen Brazulaitis x

 
 

The Yield
Tara June Winch, Hamish Hamilton, July 2019, reviewed by Anne Barnetson x

 

Nonfiction

 

Australia's Original Languages: An introduction
R M W Dixon, A&U, July 2019, reviewed by Karen Wyld x

 
 

Fake
Stephanie Wood, Vintage, July 2019, reviewed by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen x

 
 

Guinea Pig in White Wine Sauce
Alan Rochford, Affirm, July 2019, reviewed by Anne Barnetson x

 
 

Something to Believe In
Andrew Stafford, UQP, July 2019, reviewed by Doug Wallen x

 
 

Storytime: Growing up with books
Jane Sullivan, Ventura, August 2019, reviewed by Hilary Simmons x

 

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Interview

 

Sharing the truth: Stephanie Wood on ‘Fake’ x

Fake (Vintage, July) is journalist Stephanie Wood’s account of her relationship with a man who turned out to be not who he said he was,... Read more
 

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