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On the top panel is Megan Brown who has short white hair and is wearing glasses. Below her in another panel is Lucy Sussex, who has blonde hair and is wearing a brown woollen hat. On the right is the cover of their book 'Outrageous Fortune' that features a blue and white illustration of a woman in period dress. There are two knives held aloft beside her.
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Book review: Outrageous Fortunes, Megan Brown and Lucy Sussex

An unearthing of the life and times of Mary Fortune, who wrote the first book of detective stories published in…

David Burton

Mar 4, 2025
Two black and white panels. On the left a head and shoulders of an older man (Al Pacino) with black hair brushed back, goatee and moustached, in a black shirt. On the right the book cover of a younger clean shaven Al Pacino holding his hand across his forehead and wearing a dark jumper, and the words Al Pacino in gold and Sonny Boy in white.
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Book review: Sonny Boy, Al Pacino

The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life and career to reveal how he left the Bronx to hit the…

Madeleine Swain

Jan 2, 2025
Two panels. On the left is of author Peter Ames Carlin. He has dark hair and a dark shirt and tan trousers. He is seated. On the right is the cover of his book, 'The Name of this band is R.E.M' which features an orange background and 4 members of R.E.M when young and Michael Stipes still had hair.
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Book review: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M., Peter Ames Carlin 

'Follow me, don’t follow me': the contradictions guiding “The Most Improbably Successful Group In The World” in this biography of…

Richie Black

Dec 23, 2024
Two panels. On left is author Barbara Minchinton, a woman with hair scraped back, wearing glasses and smiling. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Madame Brussels', with the title in yellow font and a black and white photo of a woman in 19th century dress.
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Book review: Madame Brussels, Barbara Minchinton

A biographical insight into one of early Melbourne's most successful businesswomen.

Ashleigh Meikle

Sep 10, 2024
Photo: Supplied. On the left is a black and white photo of Rodney James, a middle-aged man with light skin and light curly hair, wearing black rimmed glasses and a suite. He is shown from the shoulders up. The right is a cover of the book with a light brown background, a illustration of a man wearing a suit and the words ‘Alan McCulloch’s World of Art | LETTERS TO A CRITIC | Rodney James’.
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Book review: Letters to a Critic: Alan McCulloch’s World of Art, Rodney James

An invitation to know the artist, cartoonist and critic, Alan McCulloch, more intimately than through his writing alone.

Celina Lei

Jan 3, 2024
Female Gaze. Image is a full body shot of the author in a blue shirt and black pants, sitting on a wall with palm trees behind her, and on the right a book cover with an image of two women in red and green, one bending over.
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Book review: The Female Gaze in Art and Photography by Anita Selzer

Anita Selzer’s profile of 20 contemporary artists is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to expand their understanding of art…

Jasmine Penman

Dec 2, 2023
Mood. Image is non-binary person with short dark hair and sleeveless black top sitting in a chair, right is a book cover of pastels, the word MOOD in large letters and a big black blob in the middle of it all.
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Book review: Mood, Roz Bellamy

Mood is a memoir that explores mental illness, queerness and relationships.

Laura Pettenuzzo

Oct 24, 2023

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