New Australian Books
Book review: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, Anna Funder
Conspicuously missing from male-centric biographies, Eileen O’Shaughnessy is the true Orwellian hero.
Book review: The Year My Family Unravelled, Cynthia Dearborn
How do you go about looking after an ailing aged parent when you are halfway across the world from each…
Book review: A Real Piece of Work, Erin Riley
An insight into the life of a queer trans writer through a series of essays.
Book review: Exquisite Corpse, Marija Peričić
This entropic un-romance is about control: losing it, wanting it, taking it.
Book review: Resistance, Jacinta Halloran
An exploration into human stamina and how it keeps things hidden as well as keeps people safe.
Book review: The Heart is a Star, Megan Rogers
Megan Roger’s debut novel vibrates with metaphor and a constant consideration of symbolic meaning.
Book review: Aphrodite's Breath, Susan Johnson
A mother-daughter trip to the birthplace of Aphrodite. What could possibly go wrong?
Book review: A Disappearance in Fiji, Nilima Rao
This debut novel is a classic mystery story with cultural importance.
Book review: I'd Rather Not, Robert Skinner
Amusing tales of a dilettante.
Book review: Personal Score, Ellen van Neerven
Ellen Van Neervan's latest book is a non-fiction about the nexus between sport, culture and identity.