Wednesday, 29 August 2018
‘In this exquisite follow-on from her award-winning memoir-in-essays Small Acts of Disappearance, Fiona Wright continues to set the standard for the essay form in Australia.’ ... read Jo Case's full...

Wednesday, 22 August 2018
‘Telling the story through Ava’s experience gives the reader a firsthand account of living with disability, breaking down preconceived ideas to create understanding. The characters in the story are all...

Wednesday, 15 August 2018
‘There are gentle lessons in here about empathy, bravery and friendship, but it’s also simply a delightful and easy-to-read story with laugh-out-loud dialogue that doesn’t talk down to its readers.’...

Wednesday, 8 August 2018
‘In her memoir, Speaking Up, Triggs doesn’t settle scores or involve herself in ideological battles. Rather, she uses her skills and experience to discuss a range of human rights issues, from...

Wednesday, 18 July 2018
‘The suspense builds as readers are taken on a journey around the beachside town, with the narrator remembering his previous summer holiday adventures with his friend. This simple but emotive...

Wednesday, 11 July 2018
‘A highly anticipated novel, Catching Teller Crow can be compared to Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones and E Lockhart’s We Were Liars. The authors subtly weave the history of colonisation...

Wednesday, 4 July 2018
‘Man Out of Time gracefully unpacks the emotional territory that accompanies mental illness and the capacity for trauma to travel through generations. Potent in its subtlety, it is a rich novel...

Wednesday, 27 June 2018
‘With the release of A Song Only I Can Hear, it may finally be time to stop describing every emotionally intelligent middle fiction book as ‘the next Wonder’; Jonsberg has raised the...

Wednesday, 20 June 2018
‘Sam Twyford-Moore’s The Rapids is a fascinating exploration of the fragility of the mind, states of mania and how mental ill-health is treated in art and popular culture’ ... read Meelee...

Thursday, 14 June 2018
‘I Am Out with Lanterns is nuanced, complex and thoroughly readable. Told from multiple perspectives, it follows a kaleidoscope of characters as it explores community, connections, and the desire to...

Wednesday, 6 June 2018
‘Starting afresh is a constant theme throughout the book—Msimang’s account of her movement and migration frequently explores the question of whether home is a concept or a place. With razor-sharp...

Wednesday, 30 May 2018
‘Mother-and-daughter duo Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina have teamed up again to create another positive and vibrant picture book, this time in service of their shared passion for our natural...

Wednesday, 23 May 2018
'Like many comedian-turned-writers before him, Hansen has a good understanding of pacing that will draw in middle-primary readers, especially with the aid of Roberts’ amusing illustrations. There are titbits of...

Wednesday, 16 May 2018
‘Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt is the first middle-grade novel to win Hardie Grant Egmont’s Ampersand Prize, and it seems destined to be one of those award-winners that also captures...

Wednesday, 9 May 2018
'Hive sees Zac and Mia author A J Betts move away from the realistic YA she’s known for. Betts has created a unique closed world and an appealingly stubborn protagonist...

Wednesday, 2 May 2018
'Richell’s treatment of art and nature brings the story to life in both the past and present day—the detailed way Richell presents scenery and describes seemingly incidental observations does not...

Thursday, 26 April 2018
‘The Learning Curves of Vanessa Partridge is a book that speaks directly to the concerns of older teenage girls. It is a story that prioritises self-care and assertiveness over politeness and...

Wednesday, 18 April 2018
‘Blending memoir with social commentary, Bri Lee’s Eggshell Skull is a book about trauma, culpability and retribution. Unlike recently published personal narratives that are used as a launchpad to explore...

Wednesday, 11 April 2018
‘Wild is an investigative journalist whose narrative nonfiction will appeal to readers of Helen Garner and Chloe Hooper. She explores her subject with great depth, compassion and sensitivity, sharing in...

Thursday, 5 April 2018
‘Flames is an engrossing read told from multiple perspectives. Each new chapter is narrated by a different character and Arnott skilfully switches between different voices and genres in a trick...

Wednesday, 28 March 2018
'Vivid, inventive descriptions of yum cha, high-school friendships and claustrophobic apartment living evoke the experience of growing up in a diasporic community and the sensory overload of being surrounded by...

Wednesday, 21 March 2018
‘Gough has created a clever, engaging feminist romp for readers aged 12 and up that is utterly unputdownable’ ... read Readings Kids manager Angela Crocombe's full review here.

Thursday, 15 March 2018
‘The Death of Noah Glass combines an enjoyable escapade involving art theft, mafia conspiracy, romance and a suspicious death with a literary exploration of grief, identity and the power of...

Wednesday, 7 March 2018
‘This sensitive, enthralling story should appeal to a wide spectrum of readers and is destined to become a favourite’ … read Joanne Shiells’ full review here.

Wednesday, 28 February 2018
‘The Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggabie Falls won the 2017 Text Prize, and it’s easy to see why: it’s a funny read, full of hijinks and adventure. Most of...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018
‘The Ruin is as much a morality tale as it is an incendiary page-turner. This superior, haunting novel of murder, deception and ethical dilemma is set in Galway, on Ireland’s...

Wednesday, 14 February 2018
‘Written in a friendly, conversational style and lightened with occasional bouts of humour, Surviving Your Split feels like a sage friend who is holding your hand through the minefield of...

Wednesday, 7 February 2018
‘Tim Winton is a modern-day master; he seems to be able to produce gem after gem that remain in the reader’s consciousness long after the last page’ … read Scott...