Compassion
Reviewed on“I was alive in the face of my anger at the dozens of tribes lost forever, our language and song,” declares Duringah, the protagonist of Julie Janson’s latest novel, Compassion. …
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Last Best Chance
Reviewed onLast Best Chance is Brooke Dunnell’s second novel after her 2021 Fogarty Award-winning debut novel, The Glass House. The former was a whip-smart study of female friendship and suburban ennui. …
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The Work Wives
Reviewed onMy paperback copy of The Work Wives is a treasure, as it was gifted to me and personally inscribed by my truly marvellous Writing WA work wife. As someone who …
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The Disorganisation of Celia Stone
Reviewed onThe Disorganisation of Celia Stone is a wonderfully easy read, written in a diarist form. However, it tackles huge issues that women face and addresses some of life’s greatest complexities …
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An Unexpected Party
Reviewed onWhat is ‘Queer YA Fiction?’ Editor Seth Malacari poses this question almost immediately in his introduction to An Unexpected Party. In the words and the stories that follow, he seeks …
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Eta Draconis
Reviewed onBrendan Ritchie’s latest novel, Eta Draconis introduces readers to school leaver Elora and her older sister Vivienne, who are driving from their home on WA’s south coast to university in …
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Mavey & Beth’s Double Act: Where’s My Whistle?
Reviewed onMavey & Beth’s Double Act: Where’s My Whistle? is the first of a delightful new junior fiction chapter book series for early readers written by WA author Kristy Nita Brown …
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Snapshots From Home
Reviewed onSasha Wasley has already established herself as an author of contemporary fiction as well as books for children and young adults. She has now expanded that to include historical fiction. …
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