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Borderland. Image is two fold - on the left a bald headed Indigenous man in a blue shirt and dark jacket, on the right a book cover with a magpie looming over a young Indigenous boy.
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Book review: Borderland, Graham Akhurst

A coming-of-age tale about a city-born Indigenous teenager.

Late. Image is black and white author's headshot on left – clean shaven man with short hair and dark jacket. On the right is a pink book cover with a pencil outline drawing of a face.
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Book review: Late, Michael Fitzgerald

A speculative 'what if?' novel inspired by Marilyn Monroe.

The Pit. Image is a book cover on the left of a remote Australian red dirt setting and a shovel. On the left is the author's image, a head shot of a bald man.
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Book review: The Pit, Peter Papathanasiou

The Pit represents the latest contribution to Australian outback noir.

The Modern. Twofold image shows young woman with long brown hair on the left and a book cover of a woman in a gallery on the right.
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Book review: The Modern, Anna Kate Blair

Set in and around New York's Museum of Modern Art, this debut explores not just art but sexuality, job precarity…

Morgan is My Name. Image is on the left, a woman sitting by the sea, dressed in black and looking moodily off to the side. On the right a book cover of a an illustrated with long hair and a flowing green robe, against a colourful backdrop.
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Book review: Morgan is My Name, Sophie Keetch

This sweeping saga is the first in a trilogy about one of the most compelling villains of Arthurian legend.

never look desperate. image is red book cover on right with woman in black beret on left.
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Book review: Never Look Desperate, Rachel Matthews

A comedic novel that cradles emotional warmth at its core.

Lola in the Mirror. Image is book cover on left with headshot on writer of man with dark hair and jacket, and open necked shirt.
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Book review: Lola in the Mirror, Trent Dalton

Trent Dalton's latest novel looks in the mirror and finds violence and despair, but also hope and art.

We Only Want What's Best. Image is book cover with woman in sleeveless white dress arms akimbo and big earrrings.
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Book review: We Only Want What's Best, Carolyn Swindell

Turbulence and scandal in the dance world as seen from the perspectives of both parents and children.

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Book review: God Forgets About the Poor, Peter Polites

A sympathetic tale of one migrant’s experience.

New Australian Fiction 2023 cover, with editor Suzy Garcia
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Book review: New Australian Fiction 2023, edited by Suzy Garcia

The latest Kill Your Darlings short story collection captures the shifting shades of Australian identity.

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