Tom Lake (Ann Patchett) – book review
In her last few books, award winning author Ann Patchett has increasingly focussed on the
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He Who Drowned the World (Shelley Parker-Chan)
He Who Drowned the World is the concluding volume in Australian fantasy author Shelley Parker-Chan’s
The Housekeepers (Alex Hay) – book review
Sometimes the best way to describe a book is to compare it to its influences.
The Beasts of Paris (Stef Penney) – book review
I don’t usually talk about cover art of the books that I review but just
Independence Square (Martin Cruz Smith) – book review
Martin Cruz Smith’s Russian detective Arkady Renko has been kicking around since 1981’s Gorky Park.
Crook Manifesto (Colson Whitehead) – book review
In Crook Manifesto, multi award winning author Colson Whitehead returns to the Harlem of Ray
The Drowning Girls (Veronica Lando) – book review
Veronica Lando’s first novel The Whispering won the 2021 Banjo Prize for best unpublished manuscript.
Lay Your Body Down (Amy Suiter Clarke) – book review
Amy Suiter Clarke seemed to be riding the zeitgeist with her debut novel Girl, 11
The Interpreter (Brooke Robinson) – book review
While the idea of interpretation and interpreters as a way of exploring culture has had
Perilous Times (Thomas D Lee) – book review
Thomas D Lee’s debut Perilous Times is a strange amalgam of post-apocalyptic eco-thriller and classic