Fiction
Katabasis review: R F Kuang latest book is clever and absurd
It is rare to encounter a story that can be described as both ‘light imaginative escapism’ and ‘dense philosophical exploration’,…
Best new fiction books September 2025
Your guide to the best new fiction published in September 2025.
Arborescence review: Rhett Davis' novel takes 'tree change' to a new level
Arborescence is speculative fiction at its best: an end-of-world story that offers green leaves of hope.
The Far Side of the Moon and Other Stories: former journalist Jana Wendt's new book
Jana Wendt, the longstanding journalist, has now turned to fiction in her book The Far Side of the Moon and…
The Visitor review: Rebecca Starford's novel is Queensland gothic
Rebecca Starford's The Visitor is about ghosts we can't run away from.
The Revisionists review: Michelle Johnston's third novel is a masterpiece
Michelle Johnston's The Revisionists, is a powerful book about the complex responsibilities of journalism.
Miles Franklin winner 2025: Siang Lu, Ghost Cities
The Miles Franklin winner, Ghost Cities, is a beguiling, metafictional novel set in a film set. But who's directing who?
Pissants review: Brandon Jack's hilarious book about unruly footballers
The young men’s antics in Brandon Jack's book Pissants will astound and amaze you.
Book review: The Haunting of Mr & Mrs Stevenson, Belinda Lyons-Lee
Who or what inspired the writing of Stevenson's 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'?
Book review: The Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death, Gareth and Louise Ward
This cosy crime thriller is as cosy and thrilling as it gets.