Book review: Audition
Katie Kitamura’s new novel is a puzzling, and compelling story that continues to explore the themes of marriage she introduced in her previous work.
Book review: The Broken Places
Russell Franklin’s book is a poetic and emotional fictional account of Ernest Hemingway’s trans daughter, Gloria.
Book review: The Settlement
An enthralling retelling of the ill-fated Wybalenna settlement, Jock Serong confronts the harsh realities of Australia’s colonial history.
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.
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
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
Book review: The Three of Us
The Three of Us by British-Nigerian writer Ore Agbaje-Williams is a comedy of manners and much more, touching on truths about friendships, expectations around marriage,…
Book review: Dark Corners
A true-crime podcaster does battle with the dark world of social media influence
Book review: Traced
Traced by award-winning Australian author Catherine Jinks marries COVID-19 lockdown issues with a terrifying tale of domestic abuse.
Book review: None of This is True
In the latest psychological thriller from Lisa Jewell, a podcaster looks into the life of her “accidental twin” – and wishes she hadn’t