Bird
Reviewed onBird, Adam Morris’s second novel, follows the story of Carson, a charismatic young Noongar male who in another life and with different opportunities might be anything at all. But when …
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Smart Ovens for Lonely People
Reviewed onA rabbit works at a karaoke bar in a dystopian Perth. A woman is given a talking oven as therapy. An international ASMR conspiracy involves a mantra about Ron Swanson’s …
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The Salt Madonna
Reviewed onWesterly editor Catherine Noske’s debut novel The Salt Madonna delivers a searing indictment of mob mentality and the stories people will tell – and fervently believe – to sustain their way of life. …
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Fauna
Reviewed onStacey and Isak long for another child and decide to sign up for an experimental genetics program that offers them a chance to add to their family while supporting them …
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Red Can Origami
Reviewed onWhen young Melbourne journalist Ava lands herself a job in the northwest town of Gubinge, she is warned the ‘country will eat you alive’. Instead, she finds ‘it’s got you …
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A Thousand Tongues
Reviewed onIan Reid twists together three tales in an examination of conscience demonstrating that “what is right” is rarely a singular narrative or universal truth. As two post-grad student historians in …
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Hollow Earth
Reviewed onJohn Kinsella engages in a science-fantasy exploration of cultural blindness with his latest novel. Hollow Earth utilises an Edwardian style and narrative viewpoint to satirise modern cultural values. Kinsella combines …
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Refuge
Reviewed onRefuge is a meditation on place and belonging which intertwines the stories of a tenderly portrayed and compelling cast of characters. Each in their bush shacks, Greta and Tinny share …
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The Palace of Angels
Reviewed onThe Palace of Angels is a series of three interlinked novellas about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, especially the Gaza strip and the West Bank, areas of severe conflict where the people …
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We’ll Stand in that place and Other Stories
Reviewed onThis anthology features nineteen short stories selected from over 240 entries in the annual Margaret River Short Story Competition. The prize winning story, ‘We’ll Stand in That Place,’ by Kit …
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