Review: Idle Torque by Alex Forrest, by Lauren Pratt
Title: Idle TorqueAuthor: Alex ForrestGenre: Non-fiction; special interest; coffee table bookPublished: 2021Publisher: Fremantle Press Idle Torque by Alex Forrest is the perfect coffee
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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: Crocodile TearsAuthor: Alan CarterGenre: Crime fictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: November 2021 Unknown to me when I asked to review this novel was that
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: The River MouthAuthor: Karen HerbertGenre: Crime FictionPublisher: Fremantle Press TRIGGER WARNING: sexual assault Over the past few months, I’ve been on a
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: Vociferate 詠Author: Emily SunGenre: PoetryPublisher: Fremantle PressReleased: June 2021 Emily Sun storms onto the poetry scene with this bold and intelligent debut
Title: Lines to the HorizonAuthor: Sally Breen, Emily Brugman, Sam Carmody, Madelaine Dickie, Jake Sandtner and Mark SmithGenre: Anthology, nonfictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: March
Title: Poems that do not sleepAuthor: Hassan Al NawwabGenre: PoetryPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: June 2021 ‘I write scenes from life that the eye cannot
We caught up with Brooke Dunnell, winner of the 2021 Fogarty Literary Award, to discuss her work, her writing routine, and what’s next
Title: Women of a Certain RageEditor: Liz ByrskiGenre: Essay collectionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: February 2021 I can vividly remember the last time I was
Title: The Little Boat on Trusting LaneAuthor: Mel HallGenre: FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: May 2021 The Little Boat on Trusting Lane by Mel Hall
In 2019, Fremantle Press hosted the inaugural Fogarty Literary Award, one of the richest literary awards for young writers in Australia. All three
Title: Death Leaves the StationAuthor: Alexander ThorpeGenre: Crime & MysteryPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: October 2020 Are you a fan of Agatha Christie? Are you
Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay 42 Stories Anthology ‘Call for submissions: 42-Word Stories Anthology. An anthology of 42 categories of 42 selected
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: Eye of a RookAuthor: Josephine TaylorGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: February 2021 Josephine Taylor’s debut novel Eye of a Rook is a
Title: Over My Dead BodyAuthor: Dave WarnerGenre: Mystery/ThrillerPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: October 2020 Dave Warner’s latest thriller is an ambitious mixture of past and
Title: The Last BookshopAuthor: Emma YoungGenre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: Fremantle Press Emma Young’s debut novel The Last Bookshop could not have come at a
Title: Little Jiang Author: Shirley Marr Illustrator: Katy Jiang Publisher: Fremantle Press Published: 1st October 2020 This review was first published in the Underground
Cover art by Linus Andersson Issue 32: Horror can be downloaded for FREE here Welcome to the final issue of 2020, #32: Horror.
Maria Papas is the winner of the City of Fremantle 2020 TAG Hungerford Award, announced on Thursday 22nd October at an awards ceremony
Title: Return Ticket Author: Jon Doust review Publisher: Fremantle Press Genre: Historical fiction Favourite quote: “Perhaps I wash the dishes the way I
Title: The History of Mischief Author: Rebecca Higgie Publisher: Fremantle Press Winner, Fremantle Press, The Fogarty Literary Award 2019 Introducing Rebecca Higgie and her
Here at Underground we’re always hearing about new and exciting books being released in Australia. There’s always a delightful and relevant combination of
Photo by Anastasia Zhenina from Pexels Pulch Magazine open for submissions Seeking submissions of ‘anything and everything, from politics, to culture, to identity, fictional short stories,
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
Lisa Wolstenholme, EO of Wild Weeds Press Firstly, can you tell us a bit about Wild Weeds Press? What kinds of authors do
Editor Kate Lomas Glendenning reviews two recent children’s book releases from Fremantle Press and Magabala Books. Rodney by Kelly Canby Rodney is another
Title: Driving Into the Sun Author: Marcella Polain Genre: Literary fiction Publisher: Fremantle Press (2019) The novel that took some ten years to write,
Congratulations to this year’s TAG Hungerford Award Shortlist! These six WA writers are in the running for $12,000 and a publishing contract with
Title: Off the Track Author: Cristy Burne Genre: Australian children’s fiction Favourite quote: ‘Around them leaves rustled and birds sang and he felt
Writing Opportunities for March 2018 Western Australia Museum – WA in Words What novels, poems, plays or song lyrics paint a literary picture
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Women of a Certain Age is a collection of 15 vastly different, but all beautifully written stories about what it’s like to be
Writing Community & Workshops By editor Dylan Dartnell Throughout primary school, every piece I wrote seemed to involve dinosaurs who betrayed each other
Robert Edeson talks writing with Underground Writers’ Jess Gately “I don’t know a lot about how people write, I’ve just always enjoyed living