Poems that do not sleep
Reviewed onHassan Al Nawwab is a former Iraqi soldier who came to Australia after the war with his family 20 years ago. Poems that do not sleep is a beautifully written …
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Fish Work
Reviewed onFish Work is a new collection of poetry from award-winning writer Caitlin Maling. All the poems were written as part of three years fieldwork during which time the poet worked …
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Dark Tales from the Long River
Reviewed onDark Tales from the Long River is series of compelling but sobering tales from Australia’s Gascoyne region in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Historian and educator David Price follows …
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Bella and the Voyaging House
Reviewed onBella and the Voyaging House by award-winning author Meg McKinlay is a tender, whimsical story of a girl’s fierce love for her grandfather and the wild possibilities of imagination. In …
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Where the Line Breaks
Reviewed onMatthew Denton is convinced that war hero Lieutenant Alan Lewis VC of the 10th Light Horse Brigade is Australia’s most famous World War I poet, The Unknown Digger. Desperate to …
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Twice Not Shy: One Hundred Short Short Stories
Reviewed onThis is a terrific book, regardless of whether you are already a fan of flash fiction or a reader keen to explore a new genre. Some of the author’s names …
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Spring Clean for the Peach Queen
Reviewed onFollowing a night out partying, which leaves her boyfriend dead and her acting career in tatters, Lottie Bentz escapes the media spotlight by returning to her hometown of Bonnievale. When …
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A Glasshouse of Stars
Reviewed onMeixing Lim arrives in the New Land at the New House (which she dubs ‘Big Scary’) following the death of her uncle who has died unexpectedly while picking oranges in …
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A Year of Loving Kindness to Myself
Reviewed onIn this gem of a book, award-winning writer Brigid Lowry gently and wryly presents a series of meditations on existence, the self, getting older, suffering, joy, and connection. A keen …
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Vociferate
Reviewed onEmily Sun’s debut poetry collection Vociferate | 詠 crackles with warmth, wit, and searing insight. Memories and languages – English, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Latin – mingle across its …
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