Off the Track
Reviewed onDuring a bushwalk on the Bibbulmun Track, Harry and Deepika find themselves separated from their parents, in fading daylight – armed only with what’s in their backpacks and what Deepika …
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Simply Ing
Reviewed onNAIDOC Week 2018 celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women and the significant roles they have played – and continue to play – in their communities. Helen Ing Nellie is …
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Hive
Reviewed onA.J. Betts’ post-apocalyptic novel depicts a society that lives – architecturally and socially – like bees in a hive. It is a contained world of three hundred people with fixed …
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Benny Bungarra’s Big Bush Clean-Up
Reviewed onMother-daughter duo Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina continue their creative collaboration in this environmentally themed picture book, which has much to offer young readers. Vibrant illustrations and rhythmic, onomatopoeic language …
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Duck!
Reviewed onDuck may not have much to say, other than his/her name, apparently but the other farmyard creatures ignore it at their peril. Young readers will revel in turning the pages …
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A Month of Sundays
Reviewed onFour women – Ros, Simone, Judy and Adele – are women of a certain age who are members of an online book club. When Adele is offered a house-sit in …
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The Coves
Reviewed onFans of David Whish-Wilson’s trilogy of crime novels featuring Frank Swann will recognise his superb storytelling style and elegant prose in this gripping new work of historical fiction that binds …
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How to Be Held
Reviewed onIn this debut poetry collection Godfrey explores a variety of issues with grit and grace: relationships, gender politics, the body, friendship, love, trauma, sorrow, delight. The language is not demanding …
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Jenna’s Truth
Reviewed onThe author was inspired to write this YA novella after finding out about a tragic real life case of cyberbullying – one that resulted in the victim committing suicide. Jenna’s Truth tells …
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True Blue
Reviewed onFans of rural romance will be delighted with True Blue, Sasha Wasley’s sequel to her popular first novel, Dear Banjo. The story centres around artist Free (Freya) Paterson upon her return to …
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