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Title: Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror TalesEdited by: Poppy NwosuGenre: Short story horror fictionPublisher: Wakefield PressPublished: 2021 I initially picked up Hometown Haunts (HH)
Title: Small Joys of Real LifeAuthor: Allee RichardsGenre: Contemporary FictionPublisher: HachettePublished: July 2021 TW: Mention of suicide Eva never gets the chance to
Title: Idle TorqueAuthor: Alex ForrestGenre: Non-fiction; special interest; coffee table bookPublished: 2021Publisher: Fremantle Press Idle Torque by Alex Forrest is the perfect coffee
Title: StellarphantAuthor: James FoleyGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: November 2021 James Foley’s Stellarphant is a charming picture book about an elephant who
Title: She Who Became the SunAuthor: Shelley Parker ChanGenre: Fantasy/Historical YA FictionPublisher: Pan MacmillanPublished: 2021 She Who Became the Sun (SWBTS) is a
Title: Loving Lizzie MarchAuthor: Susannah HardyGenre: Fiction & RomancePublisher: Pan MacMillanPublished: June 2021 Reading Loving Lizzie March by Susannah Hardy is like sitting
Title: Crocodile TearsAuthor: Alan CarterGenre: Crime fictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: November 2021 Unknown to me when I asked to review this novel was that
Title: True TracksAuthor: Terri JankeGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: UNSW PressPublished: July 2021 Terri Janke’s True Tracks is like no book I have read before. It
Title: I Shot The DevilAuthor: Ruth McIverGenre: ThrillerPublished: 2021Publisher: Hachette Australia Five went into the woods. Two never came back. Set amongst the
Title: Good Indian DaughterAuthor: Ruhi LeeGenre: MemoirPublished: 2021Publisher: Affirm Press The Good Indian Daughter might look different from family to family — depending
Title: Beneath the Stars [My Country, We All Sleep, and Dreamers]Author Ezekiel KwaymullinaIllustrator: Sally MorganPublication: 2021Publisher: Fremantle PressGenre: Children’s board books, ages 0-2
Title: Skimming StonesAuthor: Maria PapasGenre: Contemporary FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: 2021 Skimming Stones might be the best thing I have read all year. This
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 Curlew’s EyeAuthor: Karen MantonGenre: Gothic/crime fictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: 2021 The Curlew’s Eye is told through Greta’s perspective. Greta’s partner Joel
Following the release of our 36th issue Haunted/Revenge, the Underground team has put together a list of similarly themed books you may enjoy.
Title: Sugar Town QueensAuthor: Malla NunnGenre: Young Adult – Ages 13-18Publisher: Allen and UnwinPublished: August 2021 Malla Nunn’s novel Sugar Town Queens is
Title: Coze Journal Issue 4: Heart Author: Curtin Writers ClubGenre: Zine/fiction journal/short storiesPublisher: Curtin Writers ClubPublished: 2021 Issue 4 of Coze is a beautiful
Title: PermafrostAuthor: S J NormanGenre: Short story anthologyPublisher: UQPPublished: September 2021 October is definitely the month for all things haunted and spooky so
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: Albert NamatjiraAuthor: Vincent NamatjiraGenre: Biographical picture bookPublisher: Magabala BooksPublished: August 2021 Caution: Review mentions deceased First Nations person Albert Namatjira. Albert Namatjira
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: Happy Hour Author: Jacquie ByronGenre: FictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: September 2021 Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron is her debut novel that is
Title: Sea CountryAuthor: Aunty Patsy CameronIllustrator: Lisa KennedyGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Magabala BooksPublished: June 2021 Sea Country is a lovingly-made new picture book
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 Pick-UpAuthor: Fiona Harris & Mike McLeishGenre: FictionPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: May 2021 Fiona Harris and Mike McLeish are the ultimate husband and
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: Flock: First Nations Stories Then and NowEditor: Ellen van NeervenGenre: Short Story AnthologyPublisher: UQPPublished: May 2021 Trigger warning: mention of a stillborn
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: Lines to the HorizonAuthor: Sally Breen, Emily Brugman, Sam Carmody, Madelaine Dickie, Jake Sandtner and Mark SmithGenre: Anthology, nonfictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: March
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: Sexy Tales of PaleontologyAuthor: Patrick LentonGenre: Spec fic; short story collectionPublisher: Subbed InPublished: 26th July 2021 Patrick Lenton’s short story collection, Sexy
Title: Two-Week Wait: An I.V.F StoryAuthors: Luke C. Jackson and Kelly JacksonIllustrator: Mara WildGenre: Graphic novel, Health/Reproduction, IVFPublisher: Scribe PublishingPublished: May 2021 Two-Week
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