Sarah Halfpenny
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Book review: The Mix-Up, Kylie Ladd
DNA doesn't decide who we love – but try telling that to the shell-shocked families in Kylie Ladd's exquisite heartbreaker…

Book review: Eat Your Heart Out, Victoria Brownlee
A literary amuse-bouche that will leave romance readers happily sated.

Book review: The Mother Must Die, Koraly Dimitriadis
A collection of short stories tracking intergenerational families, motherhood and the migrant experience.

Book review: New Australian Fiction 2024, Suzy Garcia (editor)
A provocative anthology that challenges readers with 15 diverse, often unsettling but always compelling stories.

Theatre review: Secrets
A short, sharp, and sassy dose of humanity served up as bite-sized secrets at The Butterfly Club.

Theatre review: Talking to the Future
A peek at our nation’s political past confirms that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Musical review: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
The shoe definitely fits: a timeless tale retold perfectly for a modern audience

Book review: The Novel Project, Graeme Simsion
The bestselling author of the Rosie series injects method into the madness of attempting to write a novel.

Theatre review: The Darkening Sky, Theatre Works
The sinister side of suburban Melbourne through a neo-noir lens.

Theatre review: Murder Mystery: Labassa Mansion
Crime and pun-ishment – a beautiful Melbourne mansion plays host to a double entendre-filled murder mystery event.