Where the Line Breaks
Reviewed onMatthew Denton is convinced that war hero Lieutenant Alan Lewis VC of the 10th Light Horse Brigade is Australia’s most famous World War I poet, The Unknown Digger. Desperate to …
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Twice Not Shy: One Hundred Short Short Stories
Reviewed onThis is a terrific book, regardless of whether you are already a fan of flash fiction or a reader keen to explore a new genre. Some of the author’s names …
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Spring Clean for the Peach Queen
Reviewed onFollowing a night out partying, which leaves her boyfriend dead and her acting career in tatters, Lottie Bentz escapes the media spotlight by returning to her hometown of Bonnievale. When …
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A Glasshouse of Stars
Reviewed onMeixing Lim arrives in the New Land at the New House (which she dubs ‘Big Scary’) following the death of her uncle who has died unexpectedly while picking oranges in …
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A Year of Loving Kindness to Myself
Reviewed onIn this gem of a book, award-winning writer Brigid Lowry gently and wryly presents a series of meditations on existence, the self, getting older, suffering, joy, and connection. A keen …
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Vociferate
Reviewed onEmily Sun’s debut poetry collection Vociferate | 詠 crackles with warmth, wit, and searing insight. Memories and languages – English, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, French, Japanese, Latin – mingle across its …
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Debesa: The Story of Frank and Katie Rodriguez
Reviewed onDebesa: The Story of Frank and Katie Rodriguez is a social history of the West Kimberley based on the lives of Cindy Solonec’s parents and extended family during the first …
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Shipwrecks of the Roaring Forties
Reviewed onWhen, in the 17th and 18th centuries, Dutch East India Company ships rounded the Cape of Good Hope bound for Batavia and the Indonesian archipelago, most took the more southerly …
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The Little Boat on Trusting Lane
Reviewed onRichard lives on a dilapidated boat that serves as an alternative healing centre, which he runs with his disciple-assistants, Finn and August. Marooned in existential despair over mounting repair bills …
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Where do the Stars Go?
Reviewed onKatie Stewart’s beautiful picture book is aimed at young readers but is a joy for booklovers of all ages. Where Do the Stars Go? is a deceptively simple tale that …
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