Book Reviews
Ordinary Human Love by Melissa Goode
Ordinary Human Love is a book for those who love quiet novels, with a suble interrogation of grief, regret and finding purpose.
Politica by Yumna Kassab
Kassab beautifully carves out space for humanity, tenderness and promises amidst a world veering between idealism and armed struggle.
Celebrating Small Press Month: 8 Small Aussie Presses to Check Out
We are celebrating Small Press Month with a bunch of our favourite small Aussie presses: from cool indies to literary leviathans.
My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown
Through the story of Linda, Stella Miles Franklin’s forgotten sister, Brown explores the choices women face when they decide whether to pursue careers, passions and motherhood.
The Exclusion Zone by Shastra Deo
In this engaging, experimental collection, Deo interrogates the effect that ecological collapse has on the self, language and civilisation.
The Hummingbird Effect by Kate Mildenhall
The third novel from Aussie literary fave Kate Mildenhall takes us on an epic journey across time through the lives of four different women.
The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt
Winner of the 2023 Stella Prize, this powerful and heartbreaking poetry collection explores Holland-Batt’s grief over losing her father to Parkinson’s.
This Devastating Fever by Sophie Cunningham
A struggling author is haunted by Leonard and Virginia Woolf as the 20th and 21st centuries collide.
Resilience ed. by Michelle Cahill, Monique Nail and Anthea Yang
Mascara Literary Review’s first print anthology brings together a collection of rich and varied writing that offers a complex portrait of what it means to be resilient.
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
Arnott’s third novel delves into the small but honest ways in which we fall captive to nature, love and responsibility.
Where The Light Gets In by Zoë Coyle
Love and grief are intrinsically intertwined in this debut novel that deals with family, death and forgiveness.
Blue Hour by Sarah Schmidt
Schmidt’s second novel takes on the darker side of motherhood, in a tragic story of love, loss and letting go.
Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan
Hannan’s second novel is a tender ode to the ways in which we deal with grief, heartbreak, loss and love.
NAIDOC Week 2022: Books to Help You Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
NAIDOC Week recommendations that embody this roaring call to arms.
In Moonland by Miles Allinson
From contemporary Melbourne to 1970s India, Allinson’s long-awaited second novel explores fatherhood, masculinity and mortality.
Everything, All At Once: Fiction and poetry from 30 of Australia’s best writers under 30
A vivid and engaging collection of new writing from the next generation of Australian writers.
Brisbane Is Lit: A Review of Urinal Mag and Beck Poems
Two of the latest literary offerings to come out of Queensland’s capital.
Books to Read this NAIDOC Week 2021: Heal Country
Celebrate First Nations culture and develop a deeper understanding of healing Country this NAIDOC Week.
More Poetry Collections We Can’t Wait to Read in 2021
If your poetry TBR pile is starting to look a little thin, never fear - we’ve got you covered with some of the best new Australian releases.
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
This debut collection of poetry, essay and memoir is a sparkling clear and powerful negotiation of language and identity.