Fiction
Book review: Exquisite Corpse, Marija Peričić
This entropic un-romance is about control: losing it, wanting it, taking it.
Book review: Resistance, Jacinta Halloran
An exploration into human stamina and how it keeps things hidden as well as keeps people safe.
Book review: The Heart is a Star, Megan Rogers
Megan Roger’s debut novel vibrates with metaphor and a constant consideration of symbolic meaning.
Book review: A Disappearance in Fiji, Nilima Rao
This debut novel is a classic mystery story with cultural importance.
Book review: The Scope of Permissibility, Zeynab Gamieldien
A debut novel tracks the lives of a trio of friends as they explore university life and their Muslim faith.
Book review: The Magpie's Sister, Kerri Turner
An historical tale of circus folk and prejudice, and how understanding can lead to the unlikeliest of allies.
Book review: Traced, Catherine Jinks
The crime writer is back with another suspenseful thriller that leverages a COVID contact tracer as part of the plot.
Book review: Thirst for Salt, Madelaine Lucas
An impressive debut story of feminine desire and power.
Book review: The Crying Room, Gretchen Shirm
A (slow) moving meditation on the bonds and frays of family ties.
The forgotten history of Tasmania’s convict nurseries
Unearthing the tragic fates of hundreds of babies in the early 1800s.