Review: Eating With My Mouth Open by Sam van Zweden, by Shelley Timms
Title: Eating With My Mouth OpenAuthor: Sam van ZwedenPublisher: NewSouth PublishingGenre: MemoirPublished: February 2021 Eating With My Mouth Open is a deeply personal
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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: Shanghai AcrobatAuthor: Jingjing XueGenre: MemoirPublisher: Black Inc. When I heard that readers of Mao’s Last Dancer would enjoy Shanghai Acrobat, I knew
Title: Growing Up Disabled in AustraliaEdited by: Carly FindlayGenre: AnthologyPublisher: Black Inc.Published: June 2020 “I thought disability looked a certain way. And I
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
Title: DropbearAuthor: Evelyn AraluenGenre: Verse/Poetry collectionPublisher: University of Queensland Press ‘The trope once had long hair and spoke of liberation, but now votes
Title: Waking RomeoAuthor: Kathryn BarkerGenre: Young Adult, Sci-fiPublisher: Allen & Unwin Favourite Quote:‘There is nothing either perfect or imperfect, but thinking makes it
Title: With My Little EyeAuthor: Sandra HoganGenre: Non-fictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinRelease: February 2021 Over a decade ago, Sue-Ellen Doherty connected with Queensland-based journalist,
Over a decade ago, Sue-Ellen Doherty connected with Queensland-based journalist, reviewer and business-writing teacher Sandra Hogan to assist her in publishing the story
This review was first published in issue 33: Historical Fiction Title: No Small ShameAuthor: Christine BellGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Impact Press No Small Shame
Title: The Pronoun LowdownAuthor: Nevo ZisinGenre: Non-Fiction; LGBTQIA+ literaturePublisher: Smith Street Books If you have no idea where to start with educating yourself
Title: Eye of a RookAuthor: Josephine TaylorGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Fremantle Press Josephine Taylor’s debut novel Eye of a Rook is a gripping read
Title: Over My Dead BodyAuthor: Dave WarnerGenre: Mystery/ThrillerPublisher: Fremantle Press Dave Warner’s latest thriller is an ambitious mixture of past and present; combing
Photo by JJ Jordan from Pexels With our Historical Fiction issue out in February, the Underground team wants to share our favourite historical
Title: Born Into ThisAuthor: Adam ThompsonGenre: Literary Fiction; Short story collectionPublisher: UQP Adam Thompson’s debut book Born Into This is a thought-provoking short
Title: The Last BookshopAuthor: Emma YoungGenre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: Fremantle Press Emma Young’s debut novel The Last Bookshop could not have come at a
Sue Smethurst’s The Freedom Circus is not only a well-written novel but one that perfectly exemplifies the power of people. While it is
The Freedom Circus,written by journalist and author Sue Smethurst, is an extraordinary story that follows the Horowitz family and their brave escape from Poland during
Last year the Underground team took on the Australian Women Writers Challenge, committing to the Franklin level challenge to read at least ten
Following on from her review of Bindi, Lauren interviewed illustrator Dub Leffler about what it was like to create the illustrations for this
Author photo by Salty Dingo Media Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai woman who has released a new children’s verse novel titled Bindi.
Title: BindiAuthor: Kirli SaundersIllustrator: Dub LefflerPublished: November 2020Publisher: Magabala Books To read and consume the verse novel Bindi is a gift—especially for children
In January the Underground Team took up the Australian Women Writers Challenge for 2020, pledging the Franklin-level challenge where we committed to read
Title: Windfall: Unlocking a fossil-free future Author: Ketan Joshi Publisher: NewSouth Books ‘Australia’s new decade has opened with the static anxiety of helplessness
Title: Hysteria Author: Katerina Bryant Publisher: NewSouth Publishing Katerina Bryant’s Hysteria does not fall comfortably into a familiar literary category: it is not
Dr Anne Ryden Dr Anne Ryden is a Danish-English translator, and a senior lecturer in Professional Writing and Publishing at Curtin University where
Title: Where The Fruit Falls Author: Karen Wyld Publisher: UWAP Where The Fruit Falls is Karen Wyld’s debut award-winning novel which delves into
Cover photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Since we’ve all spent nearly the entire year stuck indoors because of You Know What, it
Title: Skyglow Author: Leslie Thiele Released: October 2020 Publisher: Margaret River Press ‘A woman adjusts to her new urban landscape. A slaughterman comes
Title: Little Jiang Author: Shirley Marr Illustrator: Katy Jiang Publisher: Fremantle Press Published: 1st October 2020 This review was first published in the Underground
Underground Junior Editor Lauren Pratt speaks with Laura Elvery about women in science, inspiration, and her new short story collection Ordinary Matter. Congratulations
Book-to-screen adaptations are a controversial art. The limitations of special effects and other behind the scenes factors can make it difficult to accurately
Maria Papas is the winner of the City of Fremantle 2020 TAG Hungerford Award, announced on Thursday 22nd October at an awards ceremony
Title: Fauna Author: Donna Mazza Publisher: Allen & Unwin Fauna is Donna Mazza’s tribute to an unsettling future that seems as near as
Title: Return Ticket Author: Jon Doust review Publisher: Fremantle Press Genre: Historical fiction Favourite quote: “Perhaps I wash the dishes the way I