The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin
Reviewed onLily Griffin is an imaginative child with a vivid turn of phrase and a very annoying brother. When she is sent to stay with her grandfather in his rambling country …
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Miniatures
Reviewed onMiniatures is a compelling collection of short-short stories that are both witty and full of suburban-life quirkiness. Pulled together like this, Midalia’s new works are a statement to her deep …
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Big Brown Bear
Reviewed onYou don’t have to know that the author of this book is just 10 years old to be enchanted by its story. Brown Bear loves playing hide-and-seek with his friends …
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Acanthus
Reviewed onAcanthus is the third collection of poetry by lauded Perth-born poet Claire Potter. Collapsing formal categories such as human/animal, ancient/modern and urban/natural, these poems open up worlds of strange and wonderful …
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The Reunion
Reviewed onThe Reunion by Polly Phillips is a riveting page-turner filled with complex characters and unexpected twists that will have readers questioning whether the events of the past are really as …
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Blue Moon Over Moorea
Reviewed onSally Gaunt’s second collection of poetry begins with a delicate exploration of masculinity through the symbolism of feathers. These hued feather poems paint valour and eroticism but hint at male …
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The Severed Cord
Reviewed onThe Severed Cord is an intelligently crafted tale of disconnection, displacement and disillusionment. Twartz is respectful of Indigenous culture and marital bonds as he creates complex characters with deep-seated motivations …
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After The Flood
Reviewed onDetective Inspector Dan Clement is mired in routine outback crime: explosives stolen from a mine, protestors picketing an abattoir, and a clinic break-in with potential ties to anti-vaxxers. But as …
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Paradise (Point of Transmission)
Reviewed onRefreshingly, Andrew Sutherland’s debut poetry collection does not sanitise queer experience. The poems were written between 2017 and 2021, during which time Sutherland was diagnosed HIV-positive and moved from Singapore …
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The Bonesetter’s Fee
Reviewed onRashida Murphy’s debut collection of short fiction was awarded runner-up in the 2021 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award. This set of 20 short stories and flash fiction examines the experiences …
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