Fiction
Book review: A Brief Affair, Alex Miller
A sympathetic account of a highly intelligent woman surviving a mid-life crisis.
Book reviews: The Lovers, Yumna Kassab
A tale about the complexities of desire.
Book review: Salonika Burning, Gail Jones
Painfully beautiful historical fiction from the mind of a celebrated writer.
Book review: Fanatic Heart, Tom Keneally
The prolific author brilliantly brings history to life in this vibrant novel.
Book review: After You Were Gone, Vikki Wakefield
A fast paced, perfectly plotted and brilliantly conceived psychological thriller.
Book review: Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec
From South Sudan to Australia, this award-winning novel tracks the journey of childhood, family and the migrant experience.
Book review: Seeing Other People, Diana Reid
A contemporary post-COVID queer love triangle.
Book review: Waypoints, Adam Ouston
This brilliant novel immerses the reader in the emotions and obsessions of its hero.
Admissions into art, language and mental health
A collection documenting mental health in Australia by a wide range of voices with lived experience.
Book review: Forestfall, Lyndall Clipstone
A lush and aesthetic YA Gothic fantasy.