Oct 21, 2020 | What Am I Reading?
Just in time for Christmas ideas for the nature lovers in your life is this stunning, hardcover book Rivers – The Lifeblood of Australia (National Library of Australia 2020), by award-winning author Ian Hoskins. Filled with gorgeous photographs, maps, old black and...
Oct 18, 2020 | What Am I Reading?
Oh, what a strange and wonderful gothic novella is Flyaway (Picador 2020) by debut author Kathleen Jennings. The prose in this magical story is beautiful, evocative, and endlessly fascinating. It reads like a fairy tale or a fable, a myth or a legend. Set in outback...
Oct 16, 2020 | What Am I Reading?
Mention Australian crime noir and the name Chris Hammer comes to the fore. His best-seller debut novel Scrublands and the sequel Silver have sold more than 285 000 copies internationally. Fans have been waiting patiently for the third book in the series, Trust (Allen...
Oct 14, 2020 | What Am I Reading?
Wherever You Go (Pilyara Press 2020), Monique Mulligan’s debut novel, is a story of romance and friendship, heartbreak and hope, guilt and grief. A light and easy to read book featuring food at its heart, it also traverses deeper themes as two people attempt to save...
Oct 7, 2020 | What Am I Reading?
Many of you will be familiar with Richard Glover’s regular column in The Sydney Morning Herald (well, actually it’s written by his dog, Clancy, but Richard facilitates its publication). You may know him from ABC Radio. Or you may have read his hilarious but also...
Oct 4, 2020 | What Am I Reading?
The short story collection Broken Rules and Other Stories (Transit Lounge 2020) may be Barry Lee Thompson’s debut but many of the included stories have won awards or competitions or been shortlisted or published elsewhere. The overarching themes of the book relate to...
