I am that Unicorn
Reviewed onMy paperback copy of I am that Unicorn came with a letter from the Arozak Salam that was written in pink glitter gel pen. It invited the Writing WA team …
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Salt River Road
Reviewed onSalt River Road is a significant book in the history of Western Australian literary culture. It’s the emotionally compelling story of a mother’s death— which plays out in the opening …
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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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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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The Edward Street Baby Farm
Reviewed onThe Edward Street Baby Farm is the fascinating account of a little-known aspect of Western Australian history. In 1907, Perth woman Alice Mitchell was arrested for the murder of a …
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Let’s Count Wildflowers
Reviewed onLet’s Count Wildflowers is an educational board book packed with colourful eye-catching illustrations. From shining wattle blossoms to waving kangaroo paws, Tracey Gibbs vividly counts you from one to ten with …
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Essentially, Many Maps explores the interaction between Western Australia’s First Nation peoples and their European colonisers. Across six chapters, and over 170 years, it ‘maps’ a history that draws upon …
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Goldfields Girl
Reviewed onBy modern standards life on the goldfields was tough but many men, firmly in the grip of gold fever and lured by the prospect of finding an easy fortune, were …
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The Wooleen Way
Reviewed onDavid Pollock’s engrossing read tells the story of his passionate mission to renew his family’s massive pastoral property in Western Australia’s southern rangelands. It follows on from his appearances on …
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