Review: Skimming Stones by Maria Papas, by Sachini Poogoda
Title: Skimming StonesAuthor: Maria PapasGenre: Contemporary FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: 2021 Skimming Stones might be the best thing I have read all year. This
Review: Tussaud by Belinda Lyons-Lee, by Himara Ratnayake
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
Review: The Riviera House by Natasha Lester, by Ebony Bryant
Title: The Riviera HouseAuthor: Natasha LesterGenre: Historical Fiction, RomancePublisher: Hachette AustraliaPublished: August 2021 Favourite quote: ‘Art is all we have when words fail
Review: The Curlew’s Eye by Karen Manton, by Sachini Poogoda
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
Review: Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn, by Lily Maddison
Title: Sugar Town QueensAuthor: Malla NunnGenre: Young Adult – Ages 13-18Publisher: Allen and UnwinPublished: August 2021 Malla Nunn’s novel Sugar Town Queens is
Review: Coze Journal, Issue 4, by Sachini Poogoda
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
Review: Permafrost by S J Norman, by Lauren Pratt
Title: PermafrostAuthor: S J NormanGenre: Short story anthologyPublisher: UQPPublished: September 2021 October is definitely the month for all things haunted and spooky so
Review: The River Mouth by Karen Herbert, by Kate Lomas Glendenning
Title: The River MouthAuthor: Karen HerbertGenre: Crime FictionPublisher: Fremantle Press TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault Over the past few months, I’ve been on a
Review: Albert Namatjira by Vincent Namatjira, by Lauren Pratt
Title: Albert NamatjiraAuthor: Vincent NamatjiraGenre: Biographical picture bookPublisher: Magabala BooksPublished: August 2021 Caution: Review mentions deceased First Nations person Albert Namatjira. Albert Namatjira
Review: The Night Village by Zoe Deleuil, by Kate Lomas Glendenning
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,
Review: Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron, by Lily Maddison
Title: Happy Hour Author: Jacquie ByronGenre: FictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: September 2021 Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron is her debut novel that is
Review: Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy, by Lauren Pratt
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
Review: The River by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, by Lauren Pratt
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
Review: The Pick Up by Fiona Harris and Mike McLeish, by Sachini Poogoda
Title: The Pick-UpAuthor: Fiona Harris & Mike McLeishGenre: FictionPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: May 2021 Fiona Harris and Mike McLeish are the ultimate husband and
Review: The Housemate by Sarah Bailey, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: The HousemateAuthor: Sarah BaileyGenre: Fiction Thriller; MysteryPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 The Housemate by Sarah Bailey is a story of murder,
Review: how to make a basket by Jazz Money, by Lauren Pratt
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
Review: Nothing But My Body by Tilly Lawless, by Lily Maddison
Title: Nothing But My BodyAuthor: Tilly LawlessGenre: Literary auto-fictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 From the minute I picked Nothing But My Body
Review: Love, In Theory by Elodie Cheesman, by Shelley Carter
Title: Love, In TheoryAuthor: Elodie CheesmanGenre: RomancePublisher: Pan MacmillanPublished: May 2021 Love, in Theory combines romance with mathematics to tell the story of
Review: Flock, Edited by Ellen van Neerven, by Lauren Pratt
Title: Flock: First Nations Stories Then and NowEditor: Ellen van NeervenGenre: Short Story AnthologyPublisher: UQPPublished: May 2021 Trigger warning: mention of a stillborn
Review: Vociferate 詠 by Emily Sun, by Jess Gately
Title: Vociferate 詠Author: Emily SunGenre: PoetryPublisher: Fremantle PressReleased: June 2021 Emily Sun storms onto the poetry scene with this bold and intelligent debut
Review: The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: The First Time I Thought I Was DyingAuthor: Sarah WalkerGenre: Nonfiction; personal essaysPublisher: UQPPublished: August 2021 Trigger warning: mention of self-harm, mental
Review: Lines to the Horizon anthology, by Lily Maddison
Title: Lines to the HorizonAuthor: Sally Breen, Emily Brugman, Sam Carmody, Madelaine Dickie, Jake Sandtner and Mark SmithGenre: Anthology, nonfictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: March
Review: Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone, by Caitlin Scott
Title: LakesedgeAuthor: Lyndall ClipstoneGenre: YA Gothic FantasyPublisher: Pan MacMillanPublished: September 2021 Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone is an enthralling work of YA gothic fantasy
Review: It’s Not You, It’s Me by Gabrielle Williams, by Ebony Bryant
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
Review: Sexy Tales of Paleontology by Patrick Lenton, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: Sexy Tales of PaleontologyAuthor: Patrick LentonGenre: Spec fic; short story collectionPublisher: Subbed InPublished: 26th July 2021 Patrick Lenton’s short story collection, Sexy
Two-Week Wait: An I.V.F Story by Luke C. Jackson & Kelly Jackson, by Lauren Pratt
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
Review: Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in Vietnam by Mirranda Burton, by Kate Lomas Glendenning
Title: Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in VietnamAuthor: Mirranda BurtonGenre: Historical Fiction; Graphic NovelPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021
Review: All Summer Long by Amelia Joy, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: All Summer LongAuthor: Amelia JoyGenre: FictionPublisher: Lore and LunarPublished: 1st July 2021 Amelia Joy’sdebut novella, All Summer Long, is a raw, searing
Review: The Paris Collaborator by A.W. Hammond, by Kate Lomas Glendenning
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
Review: Daughter of the River Country by Dianne O’Brien, by Sachini Poogoda
Title: Daughter of the River CountryAuthor: Dianne O’Brien with Sue WilliamsGenre: MemoirPublisher: Echo PublishingPublished: 2021 Trigger warning: contains mention of sexual and physical
Review: Sargasso by Kathy George, by Lauren Pratt
Title: SargassoAuthor: Kathy GeorgeGenre: Australian Gothic fictionPublisher: HQ FictionPublished: February 2021 This review was first published in issue 35: Australian Gothic There is
Review: Poems that do not sleep by Hassan Al Nawwab, by Lily Maddison
Title: Poems that do not sleepAuthor: Hassan Al NawwabGenre: PoetryPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: June 2021 ‘I write scenes from life that the eye cannot
Review: The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy, by Kate Lomas Glendenning
Title: The Shape of SoundAuthor: Fiona MurphyGenre: Biography & MemoirPublisher: Text PublishingPublished: March 2021 As I read Fiona Murphy’s debut novel, The Shape
Review: Kate Kelly by Rebecca Wilson, by Shelley Timms
Title: Kate Kelly: The True Story of Ned Kelly’s Little SisterAuthor: Rebecca WilsonGenre: NonfictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: February 2021 Kate Kelly is an
Review: Aniko Press Issue 2: Revolt, by Sachini Poogoda
Title: RevoltAuthor: Aniko PressGenre: MagazinePublisher: Aniko PressPublished: June 2021 Aniko Press is an independent publishing company based in Sydney and Revolt is their
Review: All the Murmuring Bones by A. G. Slatter, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster
Title: All the Murmuring BonesAuthor: A. G. SlatterGenre: Gothic fantasy; fairy talesPublisher: Titan Publishing GroupPublished: March 2021 All the Murmuring Bones by A.
Review: Story Doctors by Boori Monty Pryor, by Kate Lomas Glendenning
Title: Story DoctorsAuthor: Boori Monty PryorIllustrator: Rita SinclairGenre: Children’sPublisher: Allen & Unwin Boori Monty Pryor captures a sense of calm in his stunning
Review: How to Endo by Bridget Hustwaite, by Ebony Bryant
Title: How to Endo: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving with EndometriosisAuthor: Bridget HustwaiteGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: March 2021 Image Description:Book cover
Review: The Second Son by Loraine Peck, by Shelley Timms
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
Review: Slow Walk Home by Young Dawkins, by Lauren Pratt
Title: Slow Walk HomeAuthor: Young DawkinsGenre: PoetryPublisher: Red Squirrel PressPublished: 2021 ‘…we gather to piss on the fallenbecause America loves its tough guys’