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Everywhere I Look 

Everywhere I Look
Helen Garner, Text, April 2016, reviewed by David Gaunt x

I’d probably give Helen Garner five stars for her shopping list; I’ve loved her work since Monkey Grip was published in 1977, the year I... Read more
 

Fiction

Between a wolf and a dog 

Between a Wolf and a Dog
Georgia Blain, Scribe, April 2016, reviewed by Hannah Cartmel x

 
An Isolated Incident 

An Isolated Incident
Emily Maguire, Picador, April 2016, reviewed by Hilary Simmons x

 
A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 

A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald
Natasha Lester, Hachette, April 2016, reviewed by Jessica Slade x

 
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos 

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
Dominic Smith, A&U, May 2016, reviewed by Mark Rubbo x

 
Our Tiny Useless Hearts 

Our Tiny, Useless Hearts
Toni Jordan, Text, May 2016, reviewed by Portia Lindsay x

 
The Secret Recipe for Second Chances 

The Secret Recipe for Second Chances
J D Barrett, Hachette, April 2016, reviewed by Louise Fay x

 
Where the Trees Were 

Where the Trees Were
Inga Simpson, Hachette, April 2016, reviewed by Carody Culver x

 

Nonfiction

AFter Before Time 

After Before Time
Robbi Neal, HarperCollins, April 2016, reviewed by Paula Grunseit x

 
The Art of Reading 

The Art of Reading
Damon Young, MUP, April 2016, reviewed by Hilary Simmons x

 
The Fighter 

The Fighter: A True Story
Arnold Zable, Text, May 2016, reviewed by Chris Saliba x

 
From the Outer 

From the Outer: Footy Like You've Never Heard It
ed by Alicia Sometimes & Nicole Hayes, Black Inc., April 2016, reviewed by Alan Vaarwerk x

 
Our Man Elsewhere 

Our Man Elsewhere: In Search of Alan Moorehead
Thornton McCamish, Black Inc., April 2016, reviewed by Max Oliver x

 

On tour

Muriel Barbery

 

On tour: Muriel Barbery

French author Muriel Barbery’s latest novel The Life of Elves (Text) is the story of two children whose amazing abilities ‘bring them into contact with... Read more
 

Patrick Gale

 

On tour: Patrick Gale

British writer Patrick Gale’s latest book, A Place Called Winter (Tinder Press), follows the life of Edwardian gentleman Harry Cane as he is forced to... Read more
 

joanna walsh

 

On tour: Joanna Walsh

British writer Joanna Walsh has been published in Granta, the London Review of Books, and the Guardian. Her latest book Hotel (Bloomsbury) is a cultural... Read more
 

Patrick deWitt

 

On tour: Patrick deWitt

Canadian author Patrick deWitt’s latest novel Undermajordomo Minor (Granta) is a black comedy of manners. He will be visiting the Perth Writers Festival and Adelaide... Read more
 

Interview

Emily Maguire

 

Murder most foul: Emily Maguire on ‘An Isolated Incident’ x

Emily Maguire’s latest novel An Isolated Incident explores the aftermath of a murder in a small town through the perspectives of the victim’s sister and... Read more
 

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