Book Reviews
Women I Know by Katerina Gibson
An unsettling and darkly humorous collection of stories from a talented new writer.
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
In the desperate, violent Glasgow of the Thatcher era, Young Mungo tells a story of love and casualties.
Her Fidelity by Katharine Pollock
Dive into this witty coming-of-age story infused with music, culture and feminism.
8 (More) Poetry Collections We Can’t Wait to Read in 2022
Eight more poetry titles to surprise, delight and excite you in 2022.
Holy Woman by Louise Omer
In this profound memoir, Omer recounts her journey to and from organised religion, and her quest to find a ‘divine feminine.’
8 (More) Fiction Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2022
Eight more fiction titles coming in red-hot in 2022!
Specimen: Personal Essays by Madison Hamill
Odd, incisive and skillfully written, this essay collection marks an engaging new voice in the Aotearoa literary landscape.
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Yanagihara’s third novel serves up a rich course of colonialism, disease, Otherness and heartbreak.
I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee
A vulnerable and painstakingly honest collection of dialogues and essays that explore the author’s lifelong journey with mental illness.
The Colony by Audrey Magee
The trouble with Irish: a brilliant and haunting novel from a great new talent tackles art, love and colonialism.
NAIDOC Week 2022: Books to Help You Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
NAIDOC Week recommendations that embody this roaring call to arms.
My Tidda, My Sister by Marlee Silva
A compilation of heartfelt stories of resilience and strength from Australia’s First Nations women.
8 Flash Fiction Collections to Dip and Dive Into
Explore all the wild and wicked ways to write flash fiction with our picks of some of the best collections out there.
Sadvertising: Stories From the Margins of Creativity by Ennis Ćehić
This debut short story collection is a weird, surreal and utterly inventive metaverse of the advertising world.
Ghost Lover by Lisa Taddeo
In this collection of raw and real short stories, Taddeo brings us another ferocious does of female desire and competition.
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.
Homesickness by Janine Mikosza
This raw, honest memoir explores memory, truth and trauma - and how to write about them.
Sydney Writers Festival 2022: Top Picks For Your Reading List
Our top recommendations from the stellar lineup of the Sydney Writers Festival 2022!
Animal Behaviour by Amanda McLeod
A compelling debut collection that deftly explores the uncanny way humans can (and often do) behave like animals.
Cold Enough For Snow by Jessica Au
A mother-daughter relationship takes centre stage in this quiet and unassuming novella about the unreliability of memory.