Fiction
Book review: Thirst for Salt, Madelaine Lucas
An impressive debut story of feminine desire and power.
Book review: The Crying Room, Gretchen Shirm
A (slow) moving meditation on the bonds and frays of family ties.
The forgotten history of Tasmania’s convict nurseries
Unearthing the tragic fates of hundreds of babies in the early 1800s.
Book review: The Terrible Event, David Cohen
Shrewd and powerful observations fuel these tales of ordinary people.
Book review: After the Rain, Aisling Smith
This novel showcases relationships complicated by the limitations of language.
Book review: Anam, André Dao Â
A moving account of history, memory and familial ties.
Book review: Eta Draconis, Brendan Ritchie
An award-winning 'cli-fi' novel tracks two sisters as they make their way in a dying world.
Supernatural crime and poetry win Indigenous Fellowships
The State Library of Queensland’s black&write! Fellowships for 2023 have been announced with two diverse works from First Nations writers…
Book review: Sad Girl Novel, Pip Finkemeyer
A fundamentally meta novel that plays with its own understated self-awareness.
Book review: Call me Marlowe, Catherine de Saint Phalle
Among many other things, this novel canvasses love, reconciliation and friendship.