Reviews

Book review: Stellar Atmospheres, Alicia Sometimes
A poetry collection that blends lyricism with astronomical marvels.

Book review: The Knowing, Madeleine Ryan
A restless mind, a train ride and a day that questions everything.

Book review: Fire Exit, Morgan Talty
A tale about legacy, bloodlines, culture and inheritance.

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…

Performance review: Sim Chi Yin, One Day We’ll Understand, Footscray Community Arts, Asia TOPAÂ
A multimedia performance exploring memory and inheritance.

Book review: Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains, Sukhjit Kaur KhalsaÂ
Poetry and prose speak to the experience of growing up Indian in Western Australia.

Book review: The Crimson Road, A G Slatter
A fantasy vampire setting, but its potholes detract from the world-building.

Dance review: CaÃda del Cielo (Fallen from Heaven), Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival
Flamenco dance and theatre about the agony and ecstasy of womanhood.

Exhibition review: Karl Shoobridge: Etymologies, ArtSpace Teneriffe
As a cyclone bears down on Meanjin/Brisbane, ArtSpace Teneriffe has opened with an exhibition to brighten the dampest of spirits.Â

Book review: Outrageous Fortunes, Megan Brown and Lucy Sussex
An unearthing of the life and times of Mary Fortune, who wrote the first book of detective stories published in…