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Last One Out by Jane Harper review: moving and memorable

Jane Harper's Last One Out portrays a town under siege and is not to be missed.

Bri Lee. Image: Saskia Wilson. Simon & Schuster.
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Seed review: Bri Lee is back

Lee’s second novel, Seed, might have readers turning pages more for the fate of the planet than the fate of…

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51 Alterities review: Keri Glastonbury's poetry collection is erudite and playful

51 Alterities is a layered snapshot of contemporary life.

A black and white photo of a woman with dark hair. Emma Sloley, author of The Island of Last Things.
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The Island of Last Things review: Emma Sloley's book is about the last zoo in the world

The Island of Last Things asks what you would be prepared to risk for a better world.

A brunette woman smiling. Erin Hortle, author of A Catalogue of Love.
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A Catalogue of Love review: Erin Hortle's novel is a coming-of-age story set in Tasmania

A Catalogue of Love invites readers to think about the social and biological burdens on women.

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U Want it Darker review: Murray Middleton's quietly heroic stories

Murray Middleton’s ‘artists in despair’ are not simply failures in U Want it Darker.

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Tenderfoot review: Toni Jordan's engrossing page-turning saga

Tenderfoot is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Andie Tanner as remembered by her very much older self.

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All the Way to the River review: Elizabeth Gilbert gets personal again

All the Way to the River chronicles Gilbert's decades-long friendship and romance with Rayya Elias.

A man in a red shirt standing against foliage. Mark Mupotsa-Russell, author of The Wolf Who Cried Boy.
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The Wolf Who Cried Boy review: Mark Mupotsa-Russell’s heart-wrenching second novel

A six-year-old child’s reality blurs with fantasy in The Wolf Who Cried Boy.

A brunette woman wearign a black top against foliage, Jessica Mansour-Nahra, author of The Farm.
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The Farm review: Jessica Mansour-Nahra’s page-turning gothic thriller

Jessica Mansour-Nahra's The Farm poses troubling questions about the cycle of domestic violence, motherhood, and female bodily autonomy.

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