Ash Brom

Ash Brom has been writing, editing and publishing books, stories, journals and articles for over 25 years. He is an English as an Additional Language teacher, photographer, actor and rather subjective poet.

Ash Brom's Latest Articles

Two panels. On left is a man smiling. He's wearing a white t-shirt under a blue denim jacket. On the left is cover of a book 'Highways and Byways'. The same man is wearing a suit, standing in front of a hill and looking sideways into the distance.
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Book review: Highways and Byways, Jimmy Barnes

If you liked Barnes’ previous books, this won’t disappoint.  

Two panels - on the left a Caucasian man in front of some foliage with short blond hair and a green crew neck sweater with his face turned to the right of the frame, on the right a book cover with an abstract red, orange and sky blue wash, plus a big blue splodge lake-like design ringing in thick black design in the centre. The title Saturation is across the bottom and the author name William Lane across the top.
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Book review: Saturation, William Lane

A derivative dystopian political thriller. 

Five busts of humans heads with branch-offshoots growing out of them.
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Exhibition review: Rowena Hannan, Group Show: Passage, Liza Posar, SOL Gallery

Symbolism and universal themes are explored in SOL’s latest visual buffet.

Monster figures in bright colours against a yellow background.
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Exhibition review: Aidan Filshie, Eddy Burger, Sophie Fitsioris and Olga Tsara, Artemisia Gallery and Event Space

Romantic landscapes, surrealist mutants and winter fashion all in one gallery.

Three panels featuring skeletons rendered in colour.
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Exhibition review: Top Arts 2025 group show, Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square

New artistic voices are given the limelight in a new exhibition at the Ian Potter Centre. 

A black woman with frizzy hair blowing on a party popper.
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Comedy review: Chanel Ali: Relative Stranger, The Westin, MICF 2025

US comedian’s Australian debut hits the ground running.

A collection of tadpoles.
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Exhibition review: Wildlife Photographer of the Year, National Wool Museum, Geelong

London’s National History Museum collaborates with Geelong's National Wool Museum in spectacular fashion.

A Sri Lankan-Australian man with his mouth open and eyes closed. He's wearing an orangey red puffer jacket.
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Comedy review: Nazeem Hussain: You Paid for This, various venues, MICF 2025

Sri Lankan-Australian social media and TV star delivers the provocative goods. 

A blue sculpture with tentacles
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Exhibitions review: Akishi Ueda, Mark Seabrook, Creatures: Art Toys & Sculptures group show, Beinart Gallery

A smorgasbord of surrealism lies quietly in Brunswick.

Two mannequins wearing Indigenous designs.
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Exhibition review: Stitchin’ Stories: Blak & Threadly, Birrarung Building, Federation Square

Blak Design delivers an impressive collection of local First Peoples' fashion.

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