Search News

See all news

Search Results

Two panels: One the left is a woman with pink hair and a man with grey hair. On the left is the cover of their book 'The Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death.'
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: The Bookshop Detectives: Tea and Cake and Death, Gareth and Louise Ward

This cosy crime thriller is as cosy and thrilling as it gets.

Two panels. On the left is a woman with chestnut hair and a blue top. On the right is the cover of a book 'Your Friend and Mine' which is made up of blocks and pastel colours.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Your Friend and Mine, Jessica Dettmann

Long-term friendships: its joys and frustrations.

Two panels. on the left is a black and white portrait of a woman with short dark curly hair wearing a white t shirt. On the right is the cover of a book 'Sweet Nothings'. It's orange with a photo of uni buildings and a in the middle in purple, an illustration of a young woman's headless torso.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Sweet Nothings, Madison Griffiths

Unpicking the complexities of students and their romantic relationships with university professors.

Two panels. On left is a black and white photo of a man with his hand across his mouth. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Autocorrect' which features an illustration of a falling squirrel.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Autocorrect, Etgar Keret

Etgar Keret is back with 33 short stories about life, the universe and everything in between.

Two panels. On left is cove of a book, 'Past & Parallel lives". On right is photo of person with short, dark hair, wearing white t-shirt, black shorts and yellow cardigan. They are leaning against a tree.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Past & Parallel Lives, Kaya Ortiz

A debut collection that explores identity through various techniques and modes.

Four panels. Two of them are colour photos of a man and a woman, the third is of a woman in black and white. Fourth panel is cover of a book, 'The Brownout Murders' which features a woman wearing a green stack hat.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: The Brownout Murders, Luke C Jackson and Kelly Jackson, illustrated by Maya Graham

A WWII graphic novel set in Melbourne.

Set in a red carriage room with two women seated in a table, a woman and a man standing..
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: The Lady Vanishes, Genesian Theatre

This production is more faithful to the book than the Alfred Hitchcock version.

Two panels. On the left is close up of a man with dark hair, smiling. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Eden'. It features a lit-up pathway in the dark.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Eden, Mark Brandi

A slow burn crime novel with a hard to read protagonist.

Two panels. On the left is of a young man on a lounge chair. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Painting portraits of everyone I've ever date.' It is orange and features a woman in white on a chair with two women in brown attending to her.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Painting Portraits of Everyone I’ve Ever Dated, Joseph Earp

The intertwining of art and love features in this funny sophomore novel.

Two panels. On the left is photo of elderly Indian woman with glasses wearing a white jacket. On the right is the cover of book 'Heart Lamp' which features a young woman lying on a bed.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Book review: Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq

This year's Booker Prize winner, 'Heart Lamp', certainly deserves the accolade.

1 2 3 147