Fiction

Book review: Girl in a Pink Dress, Kylie Needham
A thoughtful debut on love and art.

Book review: The Anniversary, Stephanie Bishop
All at sea: an anniversary on a cruise ship leads to traumatic circumstances.

Book review: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
What happens when a gardening guerrilla group becomes entangled with a billionaire?

Book review: Clytemnestra, Constanza Casati
An unforgettable feminist reimagining of a mythologically-maligned Spartan queen.

Small presses shine in Stella shortlist
Six ‘culture shifting’ books have been shortlisted for the $60,000 Stella Prize, which recognises the best books by Australian women.

Book review: The Invisible, Peter Papathanasiou
Some momentum is lost to digressive detail in this otherwise entertaining tale.

Regional theatre company, Lab Kelpie, wins prestigious theatre award  Â
Katy Warner's 'Reasons To Be Invisible' will be developed by Lab Kelpie thanks to the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation and…

Book review: Dark Mode, Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Put down your phone and read this book instead about the dangers of the dark web.

Book review: Funny Ethnics, Shirley Le
A debut novel that tracks the life of a young Vietnamese-Australian caught between two worlds.

Book review: I'll Leave You With This, Kylie Ladd
A heart-breaking, spirited story about the strength of a brother’s legacy