Fiction
Book review: The House of Rural Realness, Curtis Campbell
A story of growing up, friendships, and fierce drag in a rural town.Â
Book review: Cold Truth, Ashley Kalagian Blunt
The freezing temperature is not the only thing that will send chills along your spine.
Book review: Those Opulent Days, Jacquie Pham
A crime thriller set in 1920s Vietnam.
Book review: Grace and Marigold, Mira Robertson
A moving and intriguing period novel of awakenings and secrets that strikes true.
Upcoming Australian fiction and non-fiction for 2025, January to June
What will be in Australian bookshops this year? Here's a selection of new titles that will be released in the…
Book review: Theory & Practice, Michelle de Kretser
A beguiling mix of fiction, essay and memoir.
Book review: Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Hope Prize Anthology, various authors
These excellent short stories reveal both the evil and the good in humanity.
Book review: The Furphy Anthology, Joanne Holliman (editor)
The fifth edition of 'The Furphy Anthology' has a few moments of brilliance.Â
Book review: Rapture, Emily Maguire
A story based on the legend of Poe Joan.
Book review: The Mother Must Die, Koraly Dimitriadis
A collection of short stories tracking intergenerational families, motherhood and the migrant experience.