Fiction
Book Review: The Monster of Her Age by Danielle Binks
A young adult novel explores family dynamics in an alternate version of the Australian film industry.
Book review: The Airways by Jennifer Mills, Pan Macmillan
A ghost story about boundaries, contamination, and the porous corporeality of existence.
Book Review: The Last Bookshop by Emma Young, Fremantle Press
One for the bibliophiles: a small, bespoke business striving for survival in the top end of town.
Book Review: A Voice in the Night by Sarah Hawthorn, Transit Lounge
An uneven thriller; enjoyable but not without flaws
Seventh time lucky: Amanda Lohrey wins 2021 Miles Franklin Award
Lohrey wins for The Labyrinth. a novel about working through the layers of resilience.
Book Review: The Others by Mark Brandi
A child's perspective is clouded by melancholy and dread.
Book Review: Echolalia by Briohny Doyle
A horror story of motherhood and mundanity in the throes of climate change.
Six of the Best: Miles Franklin shortlist for 2021
Six books, with the overarching theme of 'destructive loss' compete for one of our biggest national awards.
COVID concerns force Emerging Writers Festival online
To combat the challenges of COVID-19, the EWF will once again operate digitally.
Book Review: One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
A fractured fairytale exposing the thin line between love and control.