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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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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Debesa: The Story of Frank and Katie Rodriguez
Reviewed onDebesa: The Story of Frank and Katie Rodriguez is a social history of the West Kimberley based on the lives of Cindy Solonec’s parents and extended family during the first …
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Shipwrecks of the Roaring Forties
Reviewed onWhen, in the 17th and 18th centuries, Dutch East India Company ships rounded the Cape of Good Hope bound for Batavia and the Indonesian archipelago, most took the more southerly …
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Growing Up Disabled in Australia
Reviewed onGrowing Up Disabled in Australia – the fifth instalment in Black Inc’s acclaimed Growing Up series – is a remarkable collection of stories, essays, graphic art, and poetry that gives …
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The Boy from Birdum
Reviewed onThe Boy from Birdum is a treat on many levels. With the deft execution of an old school drop punt, Bill Dempsey and Steve Hawke have collaborated to share Dempsey’s …
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Women of a Certain Rage
Reviewed onTwenty Australian women from a wide range of backgrounds, beliefs and ages have contributed to a thought-provoking anthology on the notion of rage and our complex relationship to it. Among …
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How to be an Author
Reviewed onHow To Be An Author provides a detailed roadmap of the writing journey, illuminating every imaginable aspect of authorship. Expert insights from Georgia Richter (publishing), Deborah Hunn (teaching), and Claire …
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The Flying Bushman
Reviewed onThis candid look at life as a pastoralist in Western Australia begins in the 1950s and is as colourful as it is affectionate. It will certainly appeal to those in …
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The Edward Street Baby Farm
Reviewed onThe Edward Street Baby Farm is the fascinating account of a little-known aspect of Western Australian history. In 1907, Perth woman Alice Mitchell was arrested for the murder of a …
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