Reviews

Book review: Husna’s Story by Farid Ahmed
Ahmed’s account of the Christchurch massacre makes riveting reading.

Book review: Kokomo by Victoria Hannan
Kokomo is a book about the relationships that define us: family, friends, in romance and in the workplace. Hannan’s use…

Review: Mini Monograph series edited by Natalie King
The Mini Monograph series celebrates the work of contemporary Australian women artists. Artist Nell is explored in Book 3, and…

Book review: Rise and Shine by Patrick Allington
Patrick Allington conjures a bizarre world in which almost everyone on earth has perished.

Review: Discover by Musica Viva
As a response to the Covid-19 lockdown, Musica Viva is presenting an online concert program, the Discover series. The first…

Book review: The Fogging by Luke Horton
The portrayal of tension is spot on in this book, of particular note is Horton’s rendering of the insidious impacts…

Book review: The Road – Uprising in West Papua by John Martinkus
Martinkus asserts that the Indonesian government extracts wealth from West Papua with scant regard for the local people.

Book review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Wood's The Weekend confronts prejudices about old age and shows there is much more ahead for the author and her…

Book review: Ghost Species by James Bradley
In his latest novel, James Bradley asks what it is to be human by resurrecting Neanderthals in a collapsing world.

Review: Cavatina by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra
An intimate recital of early classical works from the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall.