Clean
Reviewed onScott-Patrick Mitchell’s first full-length collection connects the reader to the addict as human, to place as suburban, and to society as complicit. Clean disrupts the sole burden of guilt on …
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Wednesday Weeks and the Dungeon of Fire
Reviewed onThe third and final novel in the Wednesday Weeks series is as vibrant, clever and all-round delightful as its predecessors, blending adventure, science and fantasy. Tyrannical goblin king Gorgomoth the …
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Ella and the Useless Day
Reviewed onThis charming adventure follows Ella and Dad’s clean-up day as they hop and skip through the pages, sifting through household rubbish together. But before their forgotten junk can make it …
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Searching for Pearls
Reviewed onThe desire for great change by “going on a journey and becoming a man” is the undertow of writer Benjamin Simon O’Neill’s immersive memoir Searching for Pearls, which charts his …
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The Brink
Reviewed onWith his second novel, The Brink, Holden Sheppard cements himself as a writer to be reckoned with, combining insight, boldness and delicacy in a compelling mystery–psychological thriller. When 13 high …
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Blue Wren
Reviewed onBlue Wren is the third collection by Bron Bateman: poet, academic and mother of nine. It’s a strong work, structured around a suite of Frida Kahlo paintings, then leading into …
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The Deadly Daylight
Reviewed onTwelve-year-old Alice England is a little unusual. She works in her father’s funeral home and often gets messages from the dead through possessions that were special to people. Though she …
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Ninni Yabini
Reviewed onLike a warm doona on a cold night, everything about this book oozes comfort and reassurance. Little ones aged 2-5 will love hearing about the day baby swan Ninni Yabini …
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Aussie STEM Stars: Ajay Rane
Reviewed onThis is an inspiring true story about the difference one idea, one person and one community can make. Compelling, transporting and full of hope, Ajay Rane: Global Crusader for Women’s …
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The Ballroom Murder
Reviewed onIn August 1925, Audrey Jacob publicly shot dead her ex-fiancée Cyril Gidley at an extravagant ball in Perth’s Government House. The case seemed like a no-brainer – Audrey still had …
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