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Title: TussaudAuthor: Belinda Lyons-LeeGenre: Historical Fiction Thriller; Mystery; GothicPublisher: Transit LoungePublished: April 2021 This review was first published in Issue 36: Revenge/Haunted A
Title: The Riviera HouseAuthor: Natasha LesterGenre: Historical Fiction, RomancePublisher: Hachette AustraliaPublished: August 2021 Favourite quote: ‘Art is all we have when words fail
Title: The River MouthAuthor: Karen HerbertGenre: Crime FictionPublisher: Fremantle Press TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault Over the past few months, I’ve been on a
Title: The Night VillageAuthor: Zoe DeleuilGenre: Fiction, Crime & MysteryPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: 2021 My thriller/crime/mystery binge continues with Zoe Deleuil’s enthralling debut novel,
Title: The RiverAuthor: Sally MorganIllustrator: Johnny Warrkatja MalibirrGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Magabala BooksPublished: August 2021 Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s new children’s
Title: The HousemateAuthor: Sarah BaileyGenre: Fiction Thriller; MysteryPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 The Housemate by Sarah Bailey is a story of murder,
Title: how to make a basketAuthor: Jazz MoneyGenre: Poetry/VersePublisher: UQPPublished: 31st of August 2021 Jazz Money’s debut book how to make a basket
Title: Nothing But My BodyAuthor: Tilly LawlessGenre: Literary auto-fictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 From the minute I picked Nothing But My Body
Title: Love, In TheoryAuthor: Elodie CheesmanGenre: RomancePublisher: Pan MacmillanPublished: May 2021 Love, in Theory combines romance with mathematics to tell the story of
Title: Vociferate 詠Author: Emily SunGenre: PoetryPublisher: Fremantle PressReleased: June 2021 Emily Sun storms onto the poetry scene with this bold and intelligent debut
Title: The First Time I Thought I Was DyingAuthor: Sarah WalkerGenre: Nonfiction; personal essaysPublisher: UQPPublished: August 2021 Trigger warning: mention of self-harm, mental
Title: LakesedgeAuthor: Lyndall ClipstoneGenre: YA Gothic FantasyPublisher: Pan MacMillanPublished: September 2021 Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone is an enthralling work of YA gothic fantasy
Title: It’s Not You, It’s MeAuthor: Gabrielle WilliamsPublisher: Allen & UnwinGenre: Young Adult FictionPublished: August 31st, 2021 I’ll admit, body swap stories are
Title: Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in VietnamAuthor: Mirranda BurtonGenre: Historical Fiction; Graphic NovelPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021
Title: All Summer LongAuthor: Amelia JoyGenre: FictionPublisher: Lore and LunarPublished: 1st July 2021 Amelia Joy’sdebut novella, All Summer Long, is a raw, searing
Title: The Paris CollaboratorAuthor: A.W. HammondGenre: Historical fiction; ThrillerPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: May 2021 Is anyone else on a spy/mystery/thriller binge? If so, add
Title: Daughter of the River CountryAuthor: Dianne O’Brien with Sue WilliamsGenre: MemoirPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: 2021 Trigger warning: contains mention of sexual and physical
Title: SargassoAuthor: Kathy GeorgeGenre: Australian Gothic fictionPublisher: HQ FictionPublished: February 2021 This review was first published in issue 35: Australian Gothic There is
Title: The Shape of SoundAuthor: Fiona MurphyGenre: Biography & MemoirPublisher: Text PublishingPublished: March 2021 As I read Fiona Murphy’s debut novel, The Shape
Title: Kate Kelly: The True Story of Ned Kelly’s Little SisterAuthor: Rebecca WilsonGenre: NonfictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: February 2021 Kate Kelly is an
Title: All the Murmuring BonesAuthor: A. G. SlatterGenre: Gothic fantasy; fairy talesPublisher: Titan Publishing GroupPublished: March 2021 All the Murmuring Bones by A.
Operations Manager Jemimah spoke with author and editor Angela Slatter to talk about her new gothic fantasy novel, book re-brandings, and everything fairy
Title: How to Endo: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving with EndometriosisAuthor: Bridget HustwaiteGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: March 2021 Image Description:Book cover
Title: The Second SonAuthor: Loraine PeckGenre: CrimePublisher: Text PublishingPublished: February 2021 Loraine Peck’s debut novel The Second Son was inspired by the author’s
Title: Before You Knew My NameAuthor: Jacqueline BublitzGenre: Mystery; FeminismPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: May 2021 TW: murder; sexual assault; gendered violence What neither
Title: Women of a Certain RageEditor: Liz ByrskiGenre: Essay collectionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: February 2021 I can vividly remember the last time I was
Title: The Little Boat on Trusting LaneAuthor: Mel HallGenre: FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: May 2021 The Little Boat on Trusting Lane by Mel Hall
Title: A Glasshouse of StarsAuthor: Shirley MarrPublisher: Simon & SchusterGenre: Middle Grade; Magical RealismPublication Date: May 2021 “You feel nervous, upside down, inside
Title: The Girl RemainsAuthor: Katherine FirkinGenre: Crime & MysteryPublisher: Penguin Random House AustraliaPublished: May 2021 If, like me, you are on a crime
Title: The BreakingAuthor: Irma GoldGenre: FictionPublisher: MidnightSun PublishingPublished: March 2021 Irma Gold’s debut novel is a confronting and emotionally gripping work of literature.
Title: Snow White Rose RedAuthor: Kate ForsythIllustrator: Lorena CarringtonGenre: Fairytales; RetellingsPublisher: Serenity PressPublished: May 2020 This review was first published in issue 34:
Genre: Children’s picture booksPublisher: Magabala BooksAuthors: Ambelin Kwaymullina; Helen Milroy; and Sally MorganPublished: February, March, and April 2021 Magabala Books have recently published
Title: Eating With My Mouth OpenAuthor: Sam van ZwedenPublisher: NewSouth PublishingGenre: MemoirPublished: February 2021 Eating With My Mouth Open is a deeply personal
Title: Like MotherAuthor: Cassandra AustinGenre: Fiction; ThrillerPublisher: Penguin Random House AustraliaPublished: March 2021 Favourite quote: “Secrets, lies and crying babies, everyone has a
Title: Emotional FemaleAuthor: Yumiko KadotaGenre: MemoirPublisher: Penguin Books AustraliaPublished: March 2021 Emotional Female is a debut memoir by former-surgeon Yumiko Kadota. It is
Title: The Farm at Peppertree CrossingAuthor: Leonie KelsallGenre: Rural RomancePublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: February 2020 TW: Mention of past trauma triggered Roni (short
Title: The MistakeAuthor: Katie McMahonGenre: Literary Fiction/ThrillerPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: March 2021 The Mistake is a debut work from Katie McMahon told from the
Title: How to be an Author: The Business of being a Writer in AustraliaAuthor: Georgia Richter & Deborah HunnGenre: Non-fiction / Creative WritingPublisher:
Title: The Edward Street Baby FarmAuthor: Stella BudrikisGenre: True crimePublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: October 2020 TW: Child abuse, child death, neglect The Edward Street
Title: Everyday MadnessAuthor: Susan MidaliaGenre: Contemporary FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: March 2021 Everyday Madness is a gripping and stunning novel by Susan Midalia that