Book review: Twist
Collum McCann’s new novel is an compelling thriller set in the world of “underwater cable repairs” that remains with its reader for a while.
By Vincent Barry - 3 min read
Book review: Resurrection Walk
In the latest police-legal procedure combo from Michael Connelly, Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller and his half-brother Harry Bosch join forces to free a woman imprisoned…
By Avril Janks - 2 min read
Book review: Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano’s fourth novel is an emotional family saga that promises to stay with you long after you finish reading it
By Sophie Scanlon - 3 min read
Book review: The Broken Places
Russell Franklin’s book is a poetic and emotional fictional account of Ernest Hemingway’s trans daughter, Gloria.
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 2 min read
Book review: The Settlement
An enthralling retelling of the ill-fated Wybalenna settlement, Jock Serong confronts the harsh realities of Australia’s colonial history.
By Lucy Nixon - 3 min read
Book review: The Schoolgirl, Her Teacher, and His Wife
A fresh and careful perspective on one of the nation’s most notorious cases
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
Book review: What about men?
Comedian and commentator Caitlin Moran follows her humorous feminist manifesto with a tongue-in-cheek look at the strange world of men.
By Laura Gamio - 2 min read
Book review: The Wager
A mostly forgotten maritime misadventure is transformed into a newly thrilling saga of hubris, nemesis and treachery on the high seas
By Reegan Barber - 2 min read
Book review: Tom Lake
Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake is a delightful tale of a mother recounting a long-ago romance to her adult daughters
By Amy Dale - 2 min read