Off the Track
Reviewed onDuring a bushwalk on the Bibbulmun Track, Harry and Deepika find themselves separated from their parents, in fading daylight – armed only with what’s in their backpacks and what Deepika …
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Simply Ing
Reviewed onNAIDOC Week 2018 celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women and the significant roles they have played – and continue to play – in their communities. Helen Ing Nellie is …
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Hive
Reviewed onA.J. Betts’ post-apocalyptic novel depicts a society that lives – architecturally and socially – like bees in a hive. It is a contained world of three hundred people with fixed …
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Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean-Up
Reviewed onMother-daughter duo Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina continue their creative collaboration in this environmentally themed picture book, which has much to offer young readers. Vibrant illustrations and rhythmic, onomatopoeic language …
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Duck!
Reviewed onDuck may not have much to say, other than his/her name, apparently but the other farmyard creatures ignore it at their peril. Young readers will revel in turning the pages …
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A Month of Sundays
Reviewed onFour women – Ros, Simone, Judy and Adele – are women of a certain age who are members of an online book club. When Adele is offered a house-sit in …
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The Coves
Reviewed onFans of David Whish-Wilson’s trilogy of crime novels featuring Frank Swann will recognise his superb storytelling style and elegant prose in this gripping new work of historical fiction that binds …
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How to Be Held
Reviewed onIn this debut poetry collection Godfrey explores a variety of issues with grit and grace: relationships, gender politics, the body, friendship, love, trauma, sorrow, delight. The language is not demanding …
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Jenna’s Truth
Reviewed onThe author was inspired to write this YA novella after finding out about a tragic real life case of cyberbullying – one that resulted in the victim committing suicide. Jenna’s Truth tells …
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