Review: Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright

A vast, “open-wound theatre” that peers deep into a continent’s soul.

Review: We Come With This Place by Debra Dank

A rich and beautiful history of family and place.

Review: Alec by William di Canzio

A sexy flip of E. M. Forster’s illicit queer romance.

Review: Boulder by Eva Baltasar (translated by Julia Sanchez)

A juicy domestic horror.

Review: big beautiful female theory by Eloise Grills

A gorgeous and liberatory collection of illustrated essays and memoir.

Review: Indelible City by Louisa Lim

A gripping and frightening account of the city’s history.

Review: This All Come Back Now (edited by Mykaela Saunders)

A spectacular anthology of First Nations spec fic.

Review: A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill

A sprightly if sanitised mystery set during one of Australia’s flirtations with fascism.

Review: Little Plum by Laura McPhee-Browne

A beautiful and tender novel of becoming a mother.

Review: Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar

An intimate, clear-sighted epic of Australian colonialism.