Stars in Their Eyes
Reviewed onJessica Walton and Aśka have packed a lot of things into this vibrant new YA graphic novel. It’s pacy, cheeky, funny, romantic — all while telling a brilliant, focused story …
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The Night Village
Reviewed onWhen Simone moves to London from Australia, she does so with expectations of a high-flying journalism career, a slick apartment in an up-and-coming borough and nights of cocktails in chic …
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Lines to the Horizon: Australian Surf Writing
Reviewed onMore than just a book about surfing, Lines to the Horizon is an honest, emotive and vibrant exploration of how the ocean has come to define our lives and our …
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Fish Kid and the Turtle Torpedo
Reviewed onFish Kid and the Turtle Torpedo is the third exciting ocean adventure in Kylie Howarth’s popular Fish Kid series. Plenty of action and humour, interspersed with fascinating marine facts and …
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Locust Summer
Reviewed onIn Locust Summer we meet Rowan Brockman, a twenty-something from regional Western Australia, making a living as a journalist in Perth. Having grown up on a farm in the Wheatbelt, …
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Alfred Deakin and Robert Menzies aside, Australian Prime Ministers have not been noted for their love of poetry – so the very title of Toby Davidson’s new book comes as …
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Poems that do not sleep
Reviewed onHassan Al Nawwab is a former Iraqi soldier who came to Australia after the war with his family 20 years ago. Poems that do not sleep is a beautifully written …
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Fish Work
Reviewed onFish Work is a new collection of poetry from award-winning writer Caitlin Maling. All the poems were written as part of three years fieldwork during which time the poet worked …
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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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Bella and the Voyaging House
Reviewed onBella and the Voyaging House by award-winning author Meg McKinlay is a tender, whimsical story of a girl’s fierce love for her grandfather and the wild possibilities of imagination. In …
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