Non-Fiction
Book review: Sheilas, Eliza Reilly
A chronological journey through the lives and crimes of world-changing women.
Book review: Hard Knocks, edited by Fiona Scott-Norman
I get knocked down, I get up again: stories of bullying in schools.
Book review: You're Doing it Wrong, Kaz Cooke
An historical exploration of bad advice through the ages and a rallying call for women to challenge it.
Book review: Guilty Pigs, Katy Barnett and Jeremy Gans
Guilty pigs, ancient laws and inhuman acts
Reviewer versus book publisher
Australian publisher Ivor Indyk under fire from reviewer Declan Fry and other literary figures.
Memoir about racism and resilience wins $100,000 literary prize
Australia’s richest literary prize has been won by Gunai/Kurnai writer Veronica Gorrie for her memoir about serving in the police…
Book review: Adrift in Melbourne, Robyn Annear
Melbourne-focussed book of rambling walks will also appeal to a wider audience.
Shortlist for the 2022 Indie Book Awards
Favourite Australian books as nominated by independent booksellers themselves.
Book review: How we love, Clementine Ford
A collection of personal essays exploring the many tangents of love.
Book review: Hilda, The life of Hilda Rix Nicholas, Richard Travers
An overdue appraisal of one of the luminaries of 20th-century Australian art