Review: Marlo by Jay Carmichael

An evocative portrayal of queer life under oppression.

Best books I’ve read 2022

My favourite reads of the year.

Review: Desire by Jessie Cole

A delicate study of needs and desires.

Review: Water Music by Christine Balint

A delicate novella about the production of art.

Review: Against Disappearance (edited by Leah Jing McIntosh and Adolfo Aranjuez)

A challenging, demanding and exciting collection of nonfiction.

Review: Cold Enough For Snow by Jessica Au

A fine and exquisite novella about our most intimate relationships.

Review: Losing Face by George Haddad

A comin-of-age that troubles long after the final sentence.

Review: Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki

A stunning reimagining of the archives to reveal the people within them.

Review: Passionate Friends by Sylvia Martin

A warm and erudite biography of love between to women in the early 20th century.

Review: Australiana by Yumna Kassab

An all-too-human portrayal of the people who live on the land.