Book review: Heart Lamp
Heart Lamp, the first Kannada-language winner of the International Booker Prize, is a powerful collection of stories by Banu Mushtaq, exploring women’s lives under patriarchy…
By Caroline Wagner - 3 min read
I Alone Can Fix it
Set to be released in Australia just days before the anniversary of the 2020 US election, this is best enjoyed as a companion read with…
By Brian Dale - 2 min read
Beautiful World, Where Are You
In a world of climate destruction, rising inequality and a pervading millennial malaise, why, two young women ponder, do humans remain “so stupid about each-other?”
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
Ethel Rosenberg: A Cold War Tragedy
Criminal cases are adversarial. Prosecutors and defence pushing their views at the expense of the other.
By Brian Dale - 2 min read
The Other Black Girl
Hailed in its release promotional material as “The Devil Wears Prada meets Get Out”, this at times astonishing and thoroughly original debut is really nothing…
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
Love & Virtue
Love & Virtue chronicles the tense and dynamic ‘friendship’ between Michaela and Eve, two bold and intelligent young women during their time at a university…
By Noah Vaz - 2 min read
The Brilliant Boy
Eccentric. Genius. Mad. Preeminent jurist. President at the birth of the United Nations. NSW MP. Author. Federal MP and Minister. Attorney-General. Erratic Opposition Leader. Royal…
By Brian Dale - 2 min read
The Leading Edge
Plenty of us have been taking on DIY projects during COVID-19 lockdowns. Personal self-improvement might be one you haven’t checked off your list yet.
By Kate Allman - 2 min read
The Mother Wound
Only a few years on from her admission at the Queens Square Law Courts, Amani Haydar found herself sitting in the witness box of the…
By Amy Dale - 2 min read
The Twilight Zone
The opening pages of The Twilight Zone feels like an unspooling mystery thriller about to begin. But events in this brilliant blend of memoir, long-form…
By Amy Dale - 2 min read