Nail Your Renovation Without Getting Screwed
Reviewed onIf you’ve ever had a home renovation go wrong, this book may well bring a tear to your eye or a wail of ‘If only I’d read this before!’ Nail …
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Yinti series
Reviewed onYinti is a Walmajarri boy growing up in the Great Sandy Desert in the North West of Australia. The Yinti series (Yinti: Desert Child, Yinti: Desert Dog, and Yinti: Desert …
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First Blood
Reviewed onThere are no accidents in the poetry collection First Blood. This strong and beautifully written collection is about girlhood and the transition to womanhood. It is a delicate theme; the …
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Starting From Now
Reviewed onFans of rural fiction will enjoy Fleur McDonald’s new offering, Starting From Now. Part romance, part crime novel, the story features 25-year-old rural journalist Zara, who is torn between her …
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Wave after Wave: Writers from the Indian Ocean
Reviewed onThis diverse collection of writing – short fiction, poetry and memoir – probes the notions of home, heritage and belonging with bravery and perspective. Through ten fresh and insightful voices, …
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Young Dark Emu: A Truer History
Reviewed onBruce Pascoe wants our children to rebel. “We need our children to rebel … If we don’t encourage them to demonstrate or protest, then we need to instil the wisest …
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Kindred
Reviewed onThis wonderful debut collection by Kirli Saunders, a multi-talented Gunai woman, deserves wide acclaim. Her themes are country, family, Indigenous issues, identity, connection, love and loss, and the role of …
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Brontide
Reviewed onBrontide tells the stories of Rob, Pen, Benny Boy and Jack, a mix of Aboriginal and white boys who are in conversation with narrator Sue over the course of a …
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Baby Business
Reviewed onThe women and children of a family group gather to welcome a new baby to Country. The Aunties explain the steps of the traditional smoking ceremony (smoke on the baby’s …
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My Father’s Shadow
Reviewed onKaya and her mother are in hiding. Her father is missing, feared dead following his decision to turn whistle blower. Now suffering PTSD after a traumatic event she cannot recall, …
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