The Memory Librarian (Janelle Monae) – book review
In 2018, singer and actor Janelle Monáe released a concept album called Dirty Computer. Its
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Siren Queen (Nghi Vo) – book review
Nghi Vo’s new novel Siren Queen is both a celebration of and warning about the
The Torrent (Dinuka McKenzie) – book review
With major flooding in Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland fresh in the minds
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan) – book review
Jennifer Egan returns to the world of her Pulitzer Prize winning novel A Visit from
The Devil’s Bargain (Stella Rimington) – book review
Stella Rimington, former head of MI5, is probably now as well known for her series
The Colony (Audrey Magee) – book review
Irish author Audrey Magee’s first novel The Undertaking was shortlisted for a number of major
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St John Mandel) – book review
Emily St John Mandel came to prominence with her fourth book, the pandemic post-apocalypse Station
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity (A. Lee Martinez) – book review
A. Lee Martinez specialises in a kind of fantasy comedy that riffs on a range
Hovering (Rhett Davis) – book review
Rhett Davis’s debut Hovering won the 2020 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for best unpublished manuscript.
Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone (Benjamin Stevenson) – book review
Australian crime author Benjamin Stevenson delivered a great debut in Greenlight and followed that up