Fiction
Book review: Ghost Cities, Siang Lu
A playful and metafictional novel about storytelling, Chinese history and contemporary society.
Book review: Murder in Punch Lane, Jane Sullivan
A crime novel set in the laneways and high society of 19th century Melbourne.
Book review: Oblivion, Patrick Holland
Holland's latest novel is the antithesis to a high-octane thriller.
Book review: The Mires, Tina Makereti
Set in the near future, the novel tracks a small community through explorations of place, ideology and ecology.
Book review: If You Go, Alice Robinson
The relationships between mothers and children are explored in a futuristic setting.
Book review: R.E.Generation, Michael Prewer
A dystopian novel that sees climate change erase mammalian life forms. What now?
Book review: The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, Sarah Brooks
A sweeping novel of strange lands, mysterious characters, and a train journey that will change the world.
Book review: The Honeyeaters, Jessie Tu
Jessie Tu's second novel canvasses the relationship between mother and daughter, literary translation and betrayal and love.
Book review, Fool Me Twice, Benjamin Stevenson
Two baffling mysteries in one book, one featuring a kidnapping, the other a reality TV show.
Book review: The Work, Bri Lee
Old and new art mix with old and new values in this debut novel from Bri Lee.