If you are a fan of Kris Kneen’s writing, you might come to Rite of Spring for the erotica. And, yes, there’s plenty of that. But this book is so much more. I think of it as an allegory for bodily change and transformation. Through the central character of Miranda, Kneen invites the reader to […]
I’m more than a little late to the party with Janet Lee’s 2018 book (the manuscript won the Emerging Queensland Writer category in the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards) ‘The Killing of Louisa’ (UQP). What a stunning imagining of the real Louisa Collins’ final days as she remembers her big life events. Louisa’s thoughts on her […]
Liam Murphy should be extremely proud of his debut novel, The Roadmap of Loss. A road-trip with a twist, the story takes us on a journey through the US and into the mind of a troubled man searching for something intangible. Lyrical, melancholy, humorous; it’s all that and more. From the Publishers: Raw and uncompromising, […]
The Pact is my favourite of Lisa Darcy’s books to date. Sometimes it’s fun to lose yourself in some Chick Lit and this one has lots going for it. For starters, it’s a tennis immersion; the game, the publicity, the players, the gossip. Wimbledon, Aussie Open, and more. It was fun to read familiar names […]
I won my copy after commenting on Louise Allan’s excellent ‘Writers in the Attic’ Blog. Foster uses time perfectly to add to the pace of this story, which is extremely relevant to the current era. Lainey’s friend Ellis is missing. And she’s not the only one. It’s been six months since the first case of […]
