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Book cover for 'Tussaud' by Belinda Lyons-Lee
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Review: Tussaud by Belinda Lyons-Lee, by Himara Ratnayake

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: The Riviera House by Natasha Lester, by Ebony Bryant

December 11, 2021February 10, 2022 By Underground Team

Title: The Riviera HouseAuthor: Natasha LesterGenre: Historical Fiction, RomancePublisher: Hachette AustraliaPublished: August 2021 Favourite quote: ‘Art is all we have when words fail

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Review: The River Mouth by Karen Herbert, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

October 24, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The River MouthAuthor: Karen HerbertGenre: Crime FictionPublisher: Fremantle Press TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault Over the past few months, I’ve been on a

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The cover of the book The Night Village by Zoe Deleuil
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Review: The Night Village by Zoe Deleuil, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

October 17, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

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,

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The cover of The River by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr.
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Review: The River by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, by Lauren Pratt

October 6, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

September 29, 2021September 19, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The HousemateAuthor: Sarah BaileyGenre: Fiction Thriller; MysteryPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 The Housemate by Sarah Bailey is a story of murder,

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Review: how to make a basket by Jazz Money, by Lauren Pratt

September 26, 2021September 19, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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The cover of Nothing But My Body by Tilly Lawless
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Review: Nothing But My Body by Tilly Lawless, by Lily Maddison

September 22, 2021August 29, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Nothing But My BodyAuthor: Tilly LawlessGenre: Literary auto-fictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 From the minute I picked Nothing But My Body

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The cover for Love, In Theory by Elodie Cheesman
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Review: Love, In Theory by Elodie Cheesman, by Shelley Carter

September 19, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Love, In TheoryAuthor: Elodie CheesmanGenre: RomancePublisher: Pan MacmillanPublished: May 2021 Love, in Theory combines romance with mathematics to tell the story of

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The cover for Emily Sun’s poetry collection Vociferate
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Review: Vociferate 詠 by Emily Sun, by Jess Gately

September 12, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Vociferate 詠Author: Emily SunGenre: PoetryPublisher: Fremantle PressReleased: June 2021 Emily Sun storms onto the poetry scene with this bold and intelligent debut

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Cover of Sarah Walker’s ‘The First Time I Thought I Was Dying’
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Review: The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

September 8, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The First Time I Thought I Was DyingAuthor: Sarah WalkerGenre: Nonfiction; personal essaysPublisher: UQPPublished: August 2021 Trigger warning: mention of self-harm, mental

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The cover of the book 'Lakesedge' by Lyndall Clipstone
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Review: Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone, by Caitlin Scott

September 1, 2021September 19, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: LakesedgeAuthor: Lyndall ClipstoneGenre: YA Gothic FantasyPublisher: Pan MacMillanPublished: September 2021 Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone is an enthralling work of YA gothic fantasy

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The cover of It’s Not You, It’s Me by Gabrielle Williams
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Review: It’s Not You, It’s Me by Gabrielle Williams, by Ebony Bryant

August 31, 2021August 26, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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The cover of the book Underground by Mirranda Burton
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Review: Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in Vietnam by Mirranda Burton, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

August 22, 2021September 19, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in VietnamAuthor: Mirranda BurtonGenre: Historical Fiction; Graphic NovelPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021

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Review: All Summer Long by Amelia Joy, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

August 18, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: All Summer LongAuthor: Amelia JoyGenre: FictionPublisher: Lore and LunarPublished: 1st July 2021 Amelia Joy’sdebut novella, All Summer Long, is a raw, searing

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Book cover for 'The Paris Collaborator' by A.W. Hammond
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Review: The Paris Collaborator by A.W. Hammond, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

August 15, 2021August 11, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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The cover for 'Daughter of the River Country by Dianne O'Brien, with Sue William'
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Review: Daughter of the River Country by Dianne O’Brien, by Sachini Poogoda

August 11, 2021July 30, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Daughter of the River CountryAuthor: Dianne O’Brien with Sue WilliamsGenre: MemoirPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: 2021 Trigger warning: contains mention of sexual and physical

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The cover for the book Sargasso by Kathy George
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Review: Sargasso by Kathy George, by Lauren Pratt

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: SargassoAuthor: Kathy GeorgeGenre: Australian Gothic fictionPublisher: HQ FictionPublished: February 2021 This review was first published in issue 35: Australian Gothic There is

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Review: The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

August 1, 2021July 30, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Shape of SoundAuthor: Fiona MurphyGenre: Biography & MemoirPublisher: Text PublishingPublished: March 2021 As I read Fiona Murphy’s debut novel, The Shape

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Review: Kate Kelly by Rebecca Wilson, by Shelley Timms

July 28, 2021August 22, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Kate Kelly: The True Story of Ned Kelly’s Little SisterAuthor: Rebecca WilsonGenre: NonfictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: February 2021 Kate Kelly is an

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Review: All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

July 14, 2021July 12, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: All the Murmuring BonesAuthor: A. G. SlatterGenre: Gothic fantasy; fairy talesPublisher: Titan Publishing GroupPublished: March 2021 All the Murmuring Bones by A.

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Interview: Angela Slatter, author of All the Murmuring Bones, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

July 11, 2021July 8, 2021 By Underground Team

Operations Manager Jemimah spoke with author and editor Angela Slatter to talk about her new gothic fantasy novel, book re-brandings, and everything fairy

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The cover of the book How to End by Bridget Hustwaite
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Review: How to Endo by Bridget Hustwaite, by Ebony Bryant

June 30, 2021June 25, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: How to Endo: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving with EndometriosisAuthor: Bridget HustwaiteGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: March 2021 Image Description:Book cover

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The cover of the book The Second Son, by Loraine Peck
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Review: The Second Son by Loraine Peck, by Shelley Timms

June 27, 2021June 24, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

June 13, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Before You Knew My NameAuthor: Jacqueline BublitzGenre: Mystery; FeminismPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: May 2021 TW: murder; sexual assault; gendered violence What neither

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Review: Women of a Certain Rage Ed. by Liz Byrski, by Shelley Timms

June 6, 2021August 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Women of a Certain RageEditor: Liz ByrskiGenre: Essay collectionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: February 2021 I can vividly remember the last time I was

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Review: The Little Boat on Trusting Lane by Mel Hall, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

June 2, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Little Boat on Trusting LaneAuthor: Mel HallGenre: FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: May 2021 The Little Boat on Trusting Lane by Mel Hall

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Review: A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr, by Jess Gately

May 23, 2021May 28, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: A Glasshouse of StarsAuthor: Shirley MarrPublisher: Simon & SchusterGenre: Middle Grade; Magical RealismPublication Date: May 2021 “You feel nervous, upside down, inside

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Review: The Girl Remains by Katherine Firkin, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

May 19, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Girl RemainsAuthor: Katherine FirkinGenre: Crime & MysteryPublisher: Penguin Random House AustraliaPublished: May 2021 If, like me, you are on a crime

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Review: The Breaking by Irma Gold, by Ebony Bryant

May 9, 2021May 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The BreakingAuthor: Irma GoldGenre: FictionPublisher: MidnightSun PublishingPublished: March 2021 Irma Gold’s debut novel is a confronting and emotionally gripping work of literature.

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Review: Snow White Rose Red by Kate Forsyth, by Ebony Bryant

May 5, 2021May 13, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Snow White Rose RedAuthor: Kate ForsythIllustrator: Lorena CarringtonGenre: Fairytales; RetellingsPublisher: Serenity PressPublished: May 2020 This review was first published in issue 34:

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New picture books from Magabala Books, by Lauren Pratt

May 2, 2021May 27, 2021 By Underground Team

Genre: Children’s picture booksPublisher: Magabala BooksAuthors: Ambelin Kwaymullina; Helen Milroy; and Sally MorganPublished: February, March, and April 2021 Magabala Books have recently published

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Review: Eating With My Mouth Open by Sam van Zweden, by Shelley Timms

April 11, 2021April 1, 2021 By Underground Team

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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Review: Like Mother by Cassandra Austin, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

April 7, 2021April 1, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Like MotherAuthor: Cassandra AustinGenre: Fiction; ThrillerPublisher: Penguin Random House AustraliaPublished: March 2021 Favourite quote: “Secrets, lies and crying babies, everyone has a

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Review: Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota, by Lauren Pratt

April 4, 2021March 28, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Emotional FemaleAuthor: Yumiko KadotaGenre: MemoirPublisher: Penguin Books AustraliaPublished: March 2021 Emotional Female is a debut memoir by former-surgeon Yumiko Kadota. It is

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Review: The Farm at Peppertree Crossing by Leonie Kelsall, Jemimah Halbert Brewster

March 21, 2021April 1, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Farm at Peppertree CrossingAuthor: Leonie KelsallGenre: Rural RomancePublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: February 2020 TW: Mention of past trauma triggered Roni (short

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Review: The Mistake by Katie McMahon, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

March 17, 2021March 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The MistakeAuthor: Katie McMahonGenre: Literary Fiction/ThrillerPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: March 2021 The Mistake is a debut work from Katie McMahon told from the

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Review: How to be an Author by Georgia Richter & Deborah Hunn, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

March 14, 2021May 27, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: How to be an Author: The Business of being a Writer in AustraliaAuthor: Georgia Richter & Deborah HunnGenre: Non-fiction / Creative WritingPublisher:

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Review: The Edward Street Baby Farm by Stella Budrikis, by Shelley Timms

March 10, 2021March 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Edward Street Baby FarmAuthor: Stella BudrikisGenre: True crimePublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: October 2020 TW: Child abuse, child death, neglect The Edward Street

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Review: Everyday Madness by Susan Midalia, by Lauren Pratt

March 7, 2021March 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Everyday MadnessAuthor: Susan MidaliaGenre: Contemporary FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: March 2021 Everyday Madness is a gripping and stunning novel by Susan Midalia that

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