New Australian Books
Small presses shine in Stella shortlist
Six ‘culture shifting’ books have been shortlisted for the $60,000 Stella Prize, which recognises the best books by Australian women.
Book review: The Invisible, Peter Papathanasiou
Some momentum is lost to digressive detail in this otherwise entertaining tale.
Book review: Dark Mode, Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Put down your phone and read this book instead about the dangers of the dark web.
Book review: Funny Ethnics, Shirley Le
A debut novel that tracks the life of a young Vietnamese-Australian caught between two worlds.
Book review: The Great Dead Body Teachers, Jackie Dent
Putting the human being into human body dissection.
Book review: The Bell of the World, Gregory Day
An historical fiction that also reads like a prose poem and a biography.
Book review: I'll Leave You With This, Kylie Ladd
A heart-breaking, spirited story about the strength of a brother’s legacy
Book review: Dress Rehearsals, Madison Godfrey
An electric and poetic manifesto of selfhood.
Book review: Once a Stranger, Zoya Patel
An intergenerational story about family and loss, tradition and rebellion.
Book review: A Little Give, Marina Benjamin
Cutting a path through the personal and the domestic.