New Australian Books
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.
Book review: A Kind of Magic, Anna Spargo-Ryan
A deeply engaging memoir about identity, mental illness, and the importance of constructing a narrative.
Book review: Iris, Fiona Kelly McGregor
An historical fiction that delves into Sydney's less than salubrious side.
Book review: Wildflowers, Peggy Frew
Three sisters on a road trip test the boundaries of their relationship.