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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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Review: Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen, by Lauren Pratt

March 7, 2021February 22, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: DropbearAuthor: Evelyn AraluenGenre: Verse/Poetry collectionPublisher: University of Queensland Press ‘The trope once had long hair and spoke of liberation, but now votes

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Review: Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker, by Ebony Bryant

March 2, 2021February 24, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Waking RomeoAuthor: Kathryn BarkerGenre: Young Adult, Sci-fiPublisher: Allen & Unwin Favourite Quote:‘There is nothing either perfect or imperfect, but thinking makes it

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Review: With My Little Eye by Sandra Hogan, by Grace Wholley

February 28, 2021February 22, 2021 By Underground Team

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,

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Review: No Small Shame by Christine Bell, by Shelley Timms

February 18, 2021February 19, 2021 By Underground Team

This review was first published in issue 33: Historical Fiction Title: No Small ShameAuthor: Christine BellGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Impact Press No Small Shame

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Review: The Pronoun Lowdown by Nevo Zisin, by Lauren Pratt

February 14, 2021February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Pronoun LowdownAuthor: Nevo ZisinGenre: Non-Fiction; LGBTQIA+ literaturePublisher: Smith Street Books If you have no idea where to start with educating yourself

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Review: Eye of a Rook by Josephine Taylor, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

February 10, 2021February 19, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Eye of a RookAuthor: Josephine TaylorGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Fremantle Press Josephine Taylor’s debut novel Eye of a Rook is a gripping read

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Review: Over My Dead Body by Dave Warner, by Shelley Timms

February 7, 2021February 2, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: Born Into This by Adam Thompson, by Lauren Pratt

January 27, 2021January 22, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: The Last Bookshop by Emma Young, by Ebony Bryant

January 24, 2021January 26, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Last BookshopAuthor: Emma YoungGenre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: Fremantle Press Emma Young’s debut novel The Last Bookshop could not have come at a

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Review: The Freedom Circus by Sue Smethurst, by Grace Wholley

January 20, 2021January 26, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: Bindi by Kirli Saunders, by Lauren Pratt

January 6, 2021February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: BindiAuthor: Kirli SaundersIllustrator: Dub LefflerPublished: November 2020Publisher: Magabala Books To read and consume the verse novel Bindi is a gift—especially for children

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Review: Windfall by Ketan Joshi, by Jess Gately

November 29, 2020January 26, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: Hysteria by Katerina Bryant, by Grace Wholley

November 25, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Hysteria Author: Katerina Bryant Publisher: NewSouth Publishing  Katerina Bryant’s Hysteria does not fall comfortably into a familiar literary category: it is not

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Review: Where The Fruit Falls by Karen Wyld, by Lauren Pratt

November 18, 2020February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

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

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Review: Skyglow by Leslie Thiele, by Dylan Dartnell

November 11, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Skyglow Author: Leslie Thiele Released: October 2020 Publisher: Margaret River Press ‘A woman adjusts to her new urban landscape. A slaughterman comes

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Review: Little Jiang by Shirley Marr, by Jess Gately

November 5, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Little Jiang Author: Shirley Marr Illustrator: Katy Jiang Publisher: Fremantle Press Published: 1st October 2020 This review was first published in the Underground

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Review: Fauna by Donna Mazza, by Dylan Dartnell

September 30, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Fauna Author: Donna Mazza Publisher: Allen & Unwin Fauna is Donna Mazza’s tribute to an unsettling future that seems as near as

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Review: Return Ticket by John Doust, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

September 23, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Return Ticket Author: Jon Doust review Publisher: Fremantle Press Genre: Historical fiction Favourite quote: “Perhaps I wash the dishes the way I

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Review: The History of Mischief by Rebecca Higgie, by Dylan Dartnell

September 13, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The History of Mischief Author: Rebecca Higgie Publisher: Fremantle Press Winner, Fremantle Press, The Fogarty Literary Award 2019 Introducing Rebecca Higgie and her

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Reviews: ‘under/Limelight’ and ‘Kindred: 12 Queer Stories’, by Jess Rae

August 30, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Reading has been a tricky task for many during isolation. We think that because we have way more free time we should use

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Review: Siarad by Caroline Reid, by Dylan Dartnell

August 16, 2020January 2, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Siarad: Poetry & Prose Publisher: ES-Press, an imprint of Spineless Wonders Published: 2020 ‘Siarad [sha-rad] is a Welsh word meaning to talk,

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Review: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, by Jess Gately

August 5, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Aurora Rising Authors: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Genre: YA/Sci-Fi Publisher: Allen & Unwin This review was first published in the Underground

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Review: How to be Australian by Ashley Kalagian Blunt, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

July 12, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: How to be Australian Author: Ashley Kalagian Blunt Publisher: Affirm Press Favourite quote: “I couldn’t do the PR application, and more urgently,

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Review: Fire Front poetry anthology, by Shelley Timms

July 8, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Fire Front: First Nations Poetry and Power Today Editor: Alison Whittaker Genre: Anthology/Poetry collection Publisher: UQP “Our legacies become futures, written from

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Review: The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham, by Ebony Bryant

June 17, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Coconut Children Author: Vivian Pham Genre: YA, coming-of-age, urban fiction Favourite quote: ‘The coconut children on the trees need to drop

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Review: An Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates, by Shelley Carter

May 17, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Inheritance of Secrets Author: Sonya Bates Genre: Historical Thriller Publisher: HarperCollins Australia (2020) After the horrific death of her Oma and Opa,

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Review: The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske, by Jess Gately

May 6, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Salt Madonna Author: Catherine Noske Publisher: Picador Australia Genre: Thriller, literary fiction This review was first published in the Underground zine, issue

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Review: In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

April 29, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: In the Dark Spaces Author: Cally Black Genre: YA Sci-fi Thriller Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont Cally Black’s debut YA novel, In the Dark

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Review: The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks, by Max Vos

April 28, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Year the Maps Changed Author: Danielle Binks Publisher: Hachette Australia Fred has to get used to a lot in 1999—her family

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Review: The Valley by Steve Hawke, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

April 26, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Valley Author: Steve Hawke Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Fremantle Press(2018) I have never quite read a mystery novel like Hawke’s before. What

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Review: The Fragments by Toni Jordan, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

April 12, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

The Fragments by Toni Jordan is a brilliant novel incorporating themes of coming of age, taking charge of one’s destiny, and learning to

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Review: The Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner, by Shelley Carter

March 22, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Daughter of Victory Lights Author: Kerri Turner Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HQ Fiction, HarperCollins Australia imprint, (2020) After serving her country proudly

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Review: Challenge Accepted by R J Amos, by Shelley Carter

March 11, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

One of the most difficult aspects of being a writer is remaining consistent with your writing, and pushing through the all-too-common writer’s block.

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Reviews: Baby Business, Little Bird’s Day, & Lucky and Spike by Jess Rae

March 8, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

I could say that I have three nieces and two nephews and so I have a familial interest in children’s books, but I

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Review: Once: A selection of short short stories edited by Linda Martin & Laura Keenan, by Jess Gately

February 6, 2020May 19, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Once: A selection of short short stories Editors: Linda Martin & Laura Keenan Publisher: Night Parrot Press This review was first published in

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Review: The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland, by Shelley Carter

January 19, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Lost Summers of Driftwood Author: Vanessa McCausland Genre: Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia (2020) This book was provided by NetGalley and HarperCollins

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Review: What the Woods Keep by Katya de Becerra, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

January 8, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: What the Woods Keep Author: Katya de Becarra Published: 2018 Genre:  YA thriller fantasy Katya de Becerra’s debut YA fantasy novel What the

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Review: A Constant Hum by Alice Bishop, by Shelley Carter

January 5, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: A Constant Hum Author: Alice Bishop Format: Short stories Genre: Fiction Published: 2019 A Constant Hum is a collection of short stories

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Review: I Am Change by Suzy Zail, by Shelley Carter

December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 By Underground Team

Title: I Am Change Author: Suzy Zail Published: 2019 Publisher: Walker Books Australia Genre: Young adult fiction Lillian wants so much more out

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