Book Reviews
Diving, Falling by Kylie Mirmohamadi
A refreshing and engaging story of a woman rediscovering herself after the death of her domineering husband.
Supper Club by Lara Williams
A novel of appetites, where a ravenous club of women come together to indulge their hunger, satisfy their desires and take up space.
Desertion by Abdulrazak Gurnah
This masterful 2005 novel by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah explores the personal and political legacies of colonisation through three interconnected stories.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
This debut offers a fresh, insightful and subtly humorous perspective on identity, grief and transformation in rural China.
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
This Miles Franklin-winning novel explores trauma, migration, racism and imperialism in Australia and Sri Lanka.
Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
A fierce, heartbreaking novel about a devastating toxic relationship and the dangers of obsessive love.
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Inspired by real-life art heists, this intricate and compelling novel explores imperialism, diaspora and identity.
Little Plum by Laura McPhee-Browne
Electric, dark and obsessive, Mcphee-Browne’s second novel explores motherhood and psychosis.
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.
The Colony by Audrey Magee
The trouble with Irish: a brilliant and haunting novel from a great new talent tackles art, love and colonialism.
Abomination by Ashley Goldberg
When an unthinkable event shakes an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to it’s core, two men are sent down very different paths.