Fiction
SPN Book of the Year 2021 shortlist announced
Small Press Network reveals blazing titles across prose fiction, historical saga, and essay collections that call for reflection.
2021 PM’s Literary Awards shortlist
30 outstanding titles from the traditional to the experimental celebrating Australia storytelling.
Book Review: Pietà , Michael Fitzgerald
A restless meditation on the nexus between art and relationships.
Toiling with hearts and hands
Boundless: the festival for diverse writers and readers returns (online).
Jane Austen: evergreen (i)con
Austen Con 21 returns with a hybrid live and digital model.
Book review: The Shadow House, Anna Downes
A slow-burning thriller about a mother’s worst nightmare.
Cancelled festival turns into podcasts
Melbourne Writers Festival launches podcasts and First Nation events.
Book review: Love & Virtue, Diana Reid
Peeling back the layers of consent and morality.
Why bookshops are good for you
Browsing in bookshops is good for our psychological health, making Love Your Bookshop Day all the more important.
Book review: Wild Abandon, Emily Bitto
Bitto's new novel is about biting hedonism and its unpalatable aftermath.