Review: Alec by William di Canzio

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

Review: A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill

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

Review: Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar

An intimate, clear-sighted epic of Australian colonialism.

Review: When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà (translated by Mara Feye Lethem)

A short, elemental novel pulsing with the rhythms of time.

Review: Cold Coast by Robyn Mundy

Brings the excitement and adventure of living through the polar night to life.

Review: Marlo by Jay Carmichael

An evocative portrayal of queer life under oppression.

Review: Water Music by Christine Balint

A delicate novella about the production of art.

Review: March by Geraldine Brooks

A novel that fills in a literary absence – and opens others.

Review: A History Of Dreams by Jane Rawson

A witty and delightful novel about fighting evil.

Review: The Dictionary Of Lost Words by Pip Williams

A novel about who defines the words that define us.