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Two panels. On the left is of a young man on a lounge chair. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Painting portraits of everyone I've ever date.' It is orange and features a woman in white on a chair with two women in brown attending to her.

Book review: Painting Portraits of Everyone I’ve Ever Dated, Joseph Earp

The intertwining of art and love features in this funny sophomore novel.

David Burton

Jun 17, 2025

Two panels. On the left is photo of elderly Indian woman with glasses wearing a white jacket. On the right is the cover of book 'Heart Lamp' which features a young woman lying on a bed.

Book review: Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq

This year's Booker Prize winner, 'Heart Lamp', certainly deserves the accolade.

David Burton

Jun 17, 2025

Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of a woman who is looking to the right hand side. She has her hair in a bun and wears glasses. On the right panel is the cover of a book, 'The Theory of Everything.' it's yellow with swirls of other colours and patterns and a figure of a red headed woman in the centre.

Book review: The Theory of Everything, Yumna Kassab

Ambitious and far-ranging in scope, the book defies easy categorisation.

Erin Stewart

Jun 11, 2025

Two panels. On left is a young woman with brown hair and black top. On the right is cover of a book, 'Wait for me'. It features a colourful illustration of two women.

Book review: Wait Here, Lucy Nelson

A collection of stories exploring the topic of childlessness.

Ashleigh Meikle

Jun 4, 2025

Two panels. On the left is a woman in black with blonde hair. On the right is cover of a book 'Foreign Country' which shows a flora illustration and a small upside car mid-air.

Book review: Foreign Country, Marija Peričić

Marija Peričić delivers a superlative third novel.

Ash Brom

Jun 3, 2025

Two panels. On the left is a woman with light brown shoulder-length hair in a black top. On the right is the cover of a book, 'A beautifiul family', which has a coastal sea setting.

Book review: A Beautiful Family, Jennifer Trevelyan

Written from a child's point of view, this debut canvases our protagonist's confusion as she tries to make sense of…

Maame Blue

Jun 3, 2025

Two panels. On left is black and white photo of a woman with long dark hair. On the right is cover of a book, 'In the Name of the Sister" with an illustration of an orange ibis.

Book review: The Name of the Sister, Gail Jones

Gail Jones' latest novel is a mesh of literary and crime genres.

Joy Lawn

Jun 3, 2025

Two panels. On the left is a woman with curly blonde hair, wearing a pale peach top. On the right is the cover of a book, 'One Hundred years of Betty', which ihas a woman in the centre, with radiating spokes of colours in shades of blue, tan, orange.

Book review: One Hundred Years of Betty, Debra Oswald

What life lessons has Betty learned after living for a century?

Danny Yazdani

Jun 2, 2025

Two panels. On the left is a young woman with light brown hair smiling. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Of Monsters and Mainframes", which shows a colourful illustration of a spaceship, plumes of smoke and a large open mouth with fangs.

Book review: Of Monsters and Mainframes, Barbara Truelove

A brilliantly queer and imaginative blending of sci-fi and fantastical monsters.

Jemimah Brewster

Jun 2, 2025

Two panels. On the left is of a woman with brown wavy hair wearing a green top. She's looking to the right. On the left is the cover of a book 'I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY'. It features an illustration of a hand squashing a hotdog.

Book review: I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY, Marni Appleton

This collection of short stories offers a window into the lives of young, contemporary women.

Allison Dickie

May 30, 2025

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