Structures of violence.
Author: James Whitmore
I am a writer based in Melbourne. I’m interested in nature and the environment, and queer books.
Review: Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
Barnstorming fictions that detonate gender shibboleths.
Review: Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser
A post-structural post-colonial fairytale.
Review: The Burrow by Melanie Cheng
Grief in the pandemic.
Review: Cactus Pear For My Beloved by Samah Sabawi
A portrait of life in Gaza.
Review: Astraea by Kate Kruimink
History as a foreign country.
Review: The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili (translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin)
Epic family saga, surprisingly queer.
Review: The Orphan Gunner by Sara Knox
This queer WWII novel soars.
Review: My Giddy Aunt by Sharon Connolly
A forgotten world of Australian theatre.
Review: Lola In The Mirror by Trent Dalton
Fairytale Australia.