Non-fiction reads of the week
A moving guide to Aboriginal lore, a memoir of reckoning within the justice system and a stranger-than-fiction true crime tale
By LSJ Staff - 3 min read
The Last Woman in the World
The question of whether to include pandemics as a character in 2022 works of fiction is presently plaguing (sorry) publishing circles.
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
Case Study
The Scottish author always likes to play a game with his readers – and even if you’ve read each of his previous three books, you…
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
Riccardino
Posthumous publication of literary works can be a form of farewell to someone admired, a closure.
By Brian Dale - 2 min read
I Shot the Devil
I Shot the Devil has all the makings of a classic hard-boiled crime novel, but with a dark sinister twist.
By Keely McDonough - 2 min read
How to End a Story: Diaries 1995-1998
Ending a story hurts; but the fear and madness resulting from being gaslighted into it can be a lot worse.
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
The Kitchen Front
A heartfelt work of fiction, The Kitchen Front transports you to the English countryside amid the harrowing backdrop of World War II.
By Lucy Nixon - 1 min read
Well Hello
Fans of the hit podcast Chat 10 Looks 3 by powerhouse duo Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb will delight in their first co-authored book, which…
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
The Magician
This imaginative work of fiction sweeps across decades, timestamped to alert to a new date and place in German writer Thomas Mann’s career and his…
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
After Story
Who is the most reliable teller of your story and history? Is it you, those who’ve loved and protected you, or those who’ve had to…
By Amy Dale - 2 min read