New Australian Books
Book review: Better Days, Claire Zorn
Modern womanhood in all its messiness.
How Aussie chefs are boosting book sales: Nagi Maehashi and the new wave of cookbooks
Often overlooked in conversations about Australian literary trends, Australian cookbooks have been internationally influential for decades.
Book review: Gutsy Girls, Josie McSkimming
What was it like growing up as a sister of rock star poet Dorothy Porter?
Book review: Stellar Atmospheres, Alicia Sometimes
A poetry collection that blends lyricism with astronomical marvels.
Book review: The Knowing, Madeleine Ryan
A restless mind, a train ride and a day that questions everything.
Book review: The Mix-Up, Kylie Ladd
DNA doesn't decide who we love – but try telling that to the shell-shocked families in Kylie Ladd's exquisite heartbreaker…
Book review: Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa
Poetry and prose speak to the experience of growing up Indian in Western Australia.
Book review: Outrageous Fortunes, Megan Brown and Lucy Sussex
An unearthing of the life and times of Mary Fortune, who wrote the first book of detective stories published in…
Book review: The Best Australian Science Writing 2024, Jackson Ryan and Carl Smith (editors)
Now in its 14th iterative, the anthology continues to bring forth a new array of science writing.
Book review: The House of Rural Realness, Curtis Campbell
A story of growing up, friendships, and fierce drag in a rural town.