Celestial Bodies achieves a kind of literary perfection.
Author: James Whitmore
I am a writer based in Melbourne. I’m interested in nature and the environment, and queer books.
Review: Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
A strange, rather beautiful and ultimately quietly devastating novel.
How gay is the Iliad?
In the spirit of speculating about sexuality (something that is only ok for ancient fictional characters!), here’s a ranking of Iliad retellings by gayness.
Review: The House of Youssef by Yumna Kassab
I can’t say I enjoyed this book very much – it’s full of domestic tragedy – but I was impressed by its intensely claustrophobic mood.
Review: Flight Lines by Andrew Darby
Flight Lines is one of the most beautiful and moving books about nature I have read in a while.
Review: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is sharpest when dissecting and delighting in human irrationality.
Review: Runaway by Alice Munro
Alice Munro is often said to be the modern master of short stories. I can see why.
Review: The Bell by Iris Murdoch
The Bell is like a delicious and unlikely combination of two Luca Guadagnino films: Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria.
Review: Blakwork by Alison Whittaker
Whittaker’s poetic language is urgent but timeless, vernacular but formally rigorous, totally unique.
Review: Superpower by Ross Garnaut
This book could radically transform Australia’s approach to climate change.
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