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The Death of John Lacey (Ben Hobson) – book review

Robert Goodman2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

The Australian western is having a bit of a renaissance and is, at the same time being reinvented. The modern Australian western seeks to question the mythology on which the country was built. It eschews the plucky settler narrative for something darker, particularly exploring the destructive effects of colonisation on Aboriginal Australians. Some recent examples…

Snake Island (Ben Hobson) – book review

Australian Crime Fiction5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

Snake Island, like other notable Australian mentions published in the last couple of years, straddles a literary space between dark drama and crime fiction. The term literary thriller has of late been used to describe such works. Acts of violence committed in small or otherwise closed communities offer rich opportunities for intensive explorations into what…

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The Death of John Lacey (Ben Hobson) – book review

Snake Island (Ben Hobson) – book review