Review: Summer by Ali Smith

Ali Smith’s Seasonal quartet is over. What a journey, and what a time for it to end.

Review: The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay

The Animals In That Country is premised on the idea that if we could suddenly understand what are animals are saying, it would drive us insane.

A mammoth and a tyrannosaurus skeleton find themselves in storage, setting the stage for a fascinating and ultimately moving romp through history.

Christmas Eve, 1617, an extraordinary storm – almost supernatural – emerges from the Arctic Ocean and, “like a finger snap”, … More

Mark O’Connell is a very entertaining, self-effacing and thoughtful companion to the end of the world.

A brutal tale of murder, sex and witchcraft set in the steamy coastal plains of Mexico.

The tradition is violation: of the land, of women, and especially black men’s bodies.

A story of gay frenemy-ship set in share-house inner Melbourne, uncovering uncomfortable truths about queer life and love.

A fast-paced political thriller that hits perhaps little too close to home, and not necessarily for the right reasons.

A sweet and simple story about growing up in parallel worlds, Melbourne and Prague in 1980.