Photojournalist and gambler Maali Almeida is dead. He wakes with no memory in a white waiting room where Helpers try … More
Tag: Historical
Review: Waypoints by Adam Ouston
A soaring novel that conjures awe and wonder.
Review: We Come With This Place by Debra Dank
A rich and beautiful history of family and place.
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.
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