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Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin Award 2024

Alexis Wright wins the most prestigious literary prize in Australia for the second time.

Thuy On

Aug 1, 2024
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Book review: Everyone on Mars, Larry Buttrose

A mixed bag of yarns set after the human colonisation of Mars.

Erich Mayer

Aug 1, 2024
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Book review: All You Took From Me, Lisa Kenway

Once begun, this psychological thriller is hard to put down.

Erich Mayer

Aug 1, 2024
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Book review: Dirrayawadha, Anita Heiss

The prolific author returns to the Frontier Wars in this epic Australian fiction.

Dorcas Maphakela

Jul 31, 2024
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Book review: The Echoes, Evie Wyld

Family secrets unravel after death and the haunting of the afterlife.

Ashleigh Meikle

Jul 30, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a profile photo of a Caucasian woman with glasses and grey hair wearing a light blue top. On the right is the cover of a book with 'Val McDermid' in yellow font and 'Queen Macbeth' in red font. In the middle is a red rose and a gold trellis of leaves around it.
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Book review: Queen Macbeth, Val McDermid

A revisionist account that focuses on Lady Macbeth rather than her husband.

Nina Culley

Jul 29, 2024
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Book review: Big Time, Jordan Prosser

Jordan Prosser’s much-touted first novel sometimes flies off its own tracks, but is nonetheless a very impressive debut.

Ash Brom

Jul 18, 2024
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Book review: Ghost Cities, Siang Lu

A playful and metafictional novel about storytelling, Chinese history and contemporary society.

Richie Black

Jul 18, 2024
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Book review: Murder in Punch Lane, Jane Sullivan

A crime novel set in the laneways and high society of 19th century Melbourne.

Hayley Thomas

Jul 17, 2024
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Book review: Oblivion, Patrick Holland

Holland's latest novel is the antithesis to a high-octane thriller.

Catherine C Turner

Jul 16, 2024
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