New Australian Books
Book review: Staging a Revolution, by Kath Kenny
An impressive work of cultural history, interspersed with memorable anecdotes.
Book review: Seeing Other People, Diana Reid
A contemporary post-COVID queer love triangle.
Book review: Waypoints, Adam Ouston
This brilliant novel immerses the reader in the emotions and obsessions of its hero.
Book review: Childhood, Shannon Burns
Shannon Burns’ raw memoir balances eloquence with visceral experience.
Book review: The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner, Grace Tame
A memoir from the activist and advocate for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Admissions into art, language and mental health
A collection documenting mental health in Australia by a wide range of voices with lived experience.
Book review: Forestfall, Lyndall Clipstone
A lush and aesthetic YA Gothic fantasy.
Book review: The Snow Laundry, Mette Jakobsen
A dystopia that blends the familiar with the strange.
Book review: Moon Sugar, Angela Meyer
A genre-defying novel that plays around with concepts of loss, power and different realities.
Book review: Unnecessary Drama, Nina Kenwood
A delightful YA rom-com about moving out and growing up.