Non-Fiction
Book review: Musical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century, Jessica O’Bryan and Scott D. Harrison
A wide-ranging examination of the musical theatre profession focusing on current practices with valuable input from the profession and its…
Book review: Hour of the Heart, Irvin D Yalom
The 'father of group therapy' moves to a different model of treatment.
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: Cat Lady Manifesto, Anna Go-Go
A jaunt through the history of that most maligned trope, 'the (crazy) cat lady', and a reclamation of its power.
Book review: The Moment of the Essay, Daniel Juckes
Some interesting analysis of Australian essayists, but greater breadth and depth would have been welcome.
Book review: Australia in 100 Words, Amanda Laugesen
The chief editor of the Australian National Dictionary explores the world of Australian English – and, in doing so, our…
Book review: Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction, Eugen Bacon (editor)
Essays on Black speculative fiction speaks to evolving discourses about identity.
Book review: The Position of Spoons, Deborah Levy
The celebrated novelist and playwright reveals and honours some of her greatest influences.
Book review: Black Convicts, Santilla Chingaipe
Australia's trade in hidden slavery exposed.
Book review: Saltwater Cure: True stories of the transformative power of the ocean, Ali Gripper
A collection of stories about the healing power of the ocean.