The Red Witch
Reviewed onNathan Hobby’s comprehensive biography, The Red Witch, contextualises the life of Katherine Susannah Prichard (1883–1969) within the personal, political and figurative spheres of twentieth-century Australia. Hobby’s perceptive insights reveal the …
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Wombat Can’t Sing
Reviewed onWhen we are young the world is at our feet and we’re told we can become anything we wish; that anything is achievable. Wombat Can’t Sing gently dispels that myth …
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My Amazing Animal Alphabet Alliteration
Reviewed onLike a sumptuous bowl of word soup, this book is brimming with lush language and flavoursome fun. ‘Defiant dogs drag daisies to the dam’, while ‘gangly grasshoppers gallop in the …
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Poetic Licence
Reviewed onPoetic Licence is a meticulously crafted literary thriller by Perth author Kevin Price. Set primarily in the port city of Fremantle, the book follows Art Lazaar – a professor of …
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Charlie’s Swim
Reviewed onSome stories need no embellishment, no hyperbole. They are the truest kinds of stories – the ones that tell of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in unimaginable circumstances. Charlie’s Swim …
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Everything You Want To See
Reviewed onBabies and toddlers will giggle with delight at this charming new offering from Kyle Hughes-Odgers, the award-winning artist, author and illustrator known for such works as Ten Tiny Things, Can …
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The Sawdust House
Reviewed onDavid Whish-Wilson’s latest novel The Sawdust House is a highly engaging, deeply immersive account of a life story that seems too incredible to have been largely overlooked until now. James …
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The first instalment in an intended three-volume collection, John Kinsella’s The Ascension of Sheep: Poems 1980-2005 offers readers of every persuasion cause for reflection. Divided into 40 sections ranging from …
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The Sweetest Egg of All
Reviewed onWritten and illustrated by Dr Helen Milroy, an award-winning author and descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region, The Sweetest Egg of All is a vibrant picture book …
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The Last Light Horse
Reviewed onThe Last Light Horse is the story of Sandy, the only Australian warhorse to return home from World War I. The story details his adventures across the world, from his …
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