Book review – The First Friend
Set in the Soviet Union during the peak of Stalinism, The First Friend is an absurdist comedy on the legacy of despots and blood-thirsty dictators.
The Forgotten Menzies
Do we really need another book on Robert Gordon Menzies, Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister?
Maralinga: The struggle for the return of the lands
On 22 March 1984, the South Australian Government enacted the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 (SA). For the Anungu people of the Great Victorian…
Dropbear
A searing debut poetry collection that strikes with its beauty and ferocity. Araluen, born and raised on Dharug Country and a descendant of the Bundjalung…
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray
Anita Heiss, a proud Wiradjuri woman and acclaimed author of titles including Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, has crafted a masterful work of historical fiction…
Who Gets to Be Smart
Those who have read her earlier books, Eggshell Skull and Beauty, know Lee isn’t afraid to put herself under the microscope.
Cloud Surfing
Remember planes? Love and the romance of flying comes through just about every page of this memoir.
The Chase
In the bone-dry Nevada Desert, a high-stakes game is afoot.
Klara and the Sun
A science fiction novel that reads with deceptive ease
Wills, Probate and Administration Law in New South Wales (2nd edition)
Early in my career, Powell J advised me to acquire all the major texts on probate and equity practice and procedure. “Keep the current edition…
The Prophets
In the final pages of Robert Jones Jr’s The Prophets, the writer jars his readers with a simple imperative: “Do not look away.”