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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Maar Bidi: Next Generation Black Writing
Reviewed onThis collection celebrates nine new Indigenous writers and was born during a series of workshops in a creative writing program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the School of …
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The Sustainable House Handbook
Reviewed onIf you’re looking to build a new house, or just keen to learn more about sustainable housing, this beautiful book is an invaluable resource. The brilliant thing is that it’s …
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The Werewolves Who Weren’t
Reviewed onThis magical adventure story is the second book in the series that started with T.C. Shelley’s debut novel, The Monster Who Wasn’t. The main character, Sam, is a likeable soul, …
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Let’s Count Wildflowers
Reviewed onLet’s Count Wildflowers is an educational board book packed with colourful eye-catching illustrations. From shining wattle blossoms to waving kangaroo paws, Tracey Gibbs vividly counts you from one to ten with …
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What Do You Call a Baby?
Reviewed onDid you know that a baby echidna is called a puggle? Or that a baby goanna is a hatchling? Featuring soft pastel colour illustrations of Australian animals moving alongside their …
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How to Make a Bird
Reviewed onMeg McKinlay and Matt Ottley’s exquisite collaboration How to Make a Bird will not equip you to create an avian creature. But through the hypnotic poetry of McKinlay’s text and …
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Shore Leave
Reviewed onFans of David Whish-Wilson’s crime fiction will be over the moon to discover that former detective Frank Swann is back in Whish-Wilson’s latest offering, Shore Leave. It is 1989 and …
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Skyglow
Reviewed onLeslie Thiele’s debut short story collection Skyglow gracefully explores an array of issues that will sit with you long after closing its cover. From the miraculous to the mechanical, Skyglow delves into the …
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Essentially, Many Maps explores the interaction between Western Australia’s First Nation peoples and their European colonisers. Across six chapters, and over 170 years, it ‘maps’ a history that draws upon …
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