Jul 25, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
Nobody writes 1970’s Queensland, specifically Brisbane, better than Toni Jordan. In her new novel TENDERFOOT (Hachette 2025) she immerses the reader in a time machine, transporting us right back to the tastes, smells, sounds and eccentricities of the decade formative...
Jul 22, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
Author Mirandi Riwoe’s latest novel A SHORT HISTORY OF LONGANS (UQP 2026) once again showcases her extraordinary literary style, her lilting and evocative prose, her intimate characterisations, her ability to paint an enormous multigenerational portrait, her carefully...
Jul 15, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
A good book keeps the reader entertained with lively prose, interesting characters and an intriguing plot. A great book does all this but also conveys information and facts, encourages discussion and provides readers the opportunity to learn something or to see the...
Jul 14, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
Romy Ash’s second novel MANTLE (Ultimo Press 2025) explores our natural environment, community, isolation, fear, infection, love, desire, death, decay, ends and beginnings. MANTLE is full of contradictions: it is lovely literary prose yet highly engaging and...
Jul 5, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
Maria van Neerven’s stunning and beguiling debut collection of poetry, TWO TONGUES (UQP 2026) is charmingly naïve in form and style, yet devastatingly profound in content and themes. This slim collection celebrates Blak history and contemporary culture, raises an...
Jul 2, 2026 | What Am I Reading?
Author Catherine De Saint Phalle composes thoughtful, meditative, introspective words that come together into works of great insight and profound curiosity, whether it be fiction or non-fiction. THE HURT (Transit Lounge 2026) is a memoir of a transformational time in...
