Reviews
Book Review: The Mission House by Carys Davies
Davies’ novel seeks to make connections with faith and nationalism in contemporary India.
Visual Art Festival Review: Plein Air Down Under, WA
An outstanding outdoor painting festival, notable for its unique take on one of the largest movements in art history.
Book review: Be Brilliant by Janine Garner
Garner contends there are four laws to live and lead by if you want to be your brilliant self.
Book review: Sweatshop Women: Volume Two Edited by Winnie Dunn
Written by women from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds, Sweatshop Women: Volume Two runs parallel to a shift we’re currently…
Book review: Husna’s Story by Farid Ahmed
Ahmed’s account of the Christchurch massacre makes riveting reading.
Book review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Wood's The Weekend confronts prejudices about old age and shows there is much more ahead for the author and her…
Book review: Ghost Species by James Bradley
In his latest novel, James Bradley asks what it is to be human by resurrecting Neanderthals in a collapsing world.
Book review: The Rules of Contagion by Adam Kucharski
Kucharski makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the current pandemic.
Book review: Cursed: An Anthology Edited by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane
This collection of dark tales, featuring writers such as Christina Henry, Neil Gaiman and Karen Joy Fowler, explores and reimagines the power of…
Book review: The House on the Mountain by Ella Holcombe and David Cox
Ella Holcombe’s The House on the Mountain is a great empathy tool, for children and adults, in explaining the complex…