Book Reviews
When The Forest Finds You by Lonnie Stabile
This poetry collection uses horror movie references and tropes to disect sexual violence and its aftermath.
How to Knit a Human by Anna Jacobson
In her debut memoir, Anna Jacobson invites readers on a journey through the fractured landscape of her memory and selfhood.
Go Lightly by Brydie Lee-Kennedy
A charming debut that captures the messiness of being in your twenties, and the importance of familial and platonic love.
Bellies by Nicola Dinan
An effervescent debut about queer love, being seen and how we see others.
Appreciation by Liam Pieper
This witty novel exposes the underbelly of the art world and a complex portrait of queer identity.
Dress Rehearsals by Madison Godfrey
Described as a “love story to the queer self”, Dress Rehearsals is a refreshingly confessional, enlightening and bold collection.
Tissue by Madison Griffiths
Madison Griffith’s nonfiction debut is an ode to complexity, in a searing analysis of abortion and everything it intertwines with.
A Real Piece of Work by Erin Riley
This ‘memoir in essays’ explores how we create our identities and how we can transcend them.
Blue Hunger by Viola Di Grado
Grief, infatuation, lust and pain coalesce in this voracious novel of appetites by Italian author Viola Di Grado.
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci
Statovci explores the wars within and without in this dark, haunting novel of an illicit love affair.
A Man and His Pride by Luke Rutledge
An honest exploration of what comes after coming out, and what it means to be out in every aspect of one’s life.
Seeing Other People by Diana Reid
Eleanor, Charlie and Helen navigate the boundaries between friendship, sisterhood and romance in a fresh take on the classic love triangle.
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life by Paul Dalla Rosa
Shame, desire and the crushing weight of capitalism - this debut short story collection has it all.
Losing Face by George Haddad
Losing Face is a powerful, gripping tale that explores the Lebanese-Australian immigrant experience, masculinity and intergenerational trauma.
Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu
This debut short story collection from a queer Indonesian writer explores longing, loss and missed chances.
At Certain Points We Touch by Lauren John Joseph
This gorgeous and riotous coming of age novel examines first love and last rites.
Son of Sin by Omar Sakr
Spanning Australia, Turkey, and Lebanon, this novel charts one man’s reckoning with identity, family and religion.
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
Are we all filthy animals deep down? Taylor explores violence and vulnerability in these intimate, unsentimental short stories.
Queer Classics For Every Bookshelf (and a few modern ones too)
Whether coming out or coming of age, these classics of queer lit offer readers a chance to see themselves in their pages.
Cleanness by Garth Greenwell
Garth Greenwell’s poetic novel explores power, shame, desire, and queer love.