Books News ‘Winter in Sokcho’: an inspired, poetic debut from Elisa Shua Dusapin by Dan Shaw Fancy a holiday on the Korean peninsula? Elisa Shua Dusapin takes you to the heart of Sokcho, a forgotten resort town, in her tense, beguiling…
Books Lists The 20 best fiction books of the 1960s by Ria Pandey Swinging our way back to the sixties, we’ve travelled back in time to collate 20 of the best fiction books of the decade. Fiction book…
Books ‘The Other Half of You’ is a tense exploration of love and connection by Ria Pandey The Other Half of You is Michael Mohammed Ahmad’s timely, yet testing portrayal of a young Australian-Lebanese man trying to navigate love, life, and loss. Michael…
Books Lists The 20 best fiction books of the 1970s by Ria Pandey We’ve collected the best fiction books from the ’70s – an era of economic struggle, significant cultural change, and most famously, disco! Reaching even further…
Books Lists The 20 best fiction books of the 1980s by Ria Pandey Major TBT energy on this one: we’ve travelled back to the 1980s and collected 20 of the best fiction books of the decade. The 1980s…
Books Lists The 20 best fiction books of the 1990s by Ria Pandey The 1990s were 30 years ago. Feel old yet? For nostalgia’s sake, we’ve collected 20 of the best fiction books of the decade. On the…
Books Music News Patti Smith’s 40 favourite books of all time by Nick Stillman From Beats classics to Shakespeare to modern masterpieces, here is a list of Patti Smith’s 40 favourite books. Even from a young age, Patti Smith…
Books Lists The 25 best fiction books of the 2000s by Ria Pandey The turn-of-the-century brought a sense of anxiety and hope – novelists of the 2000s translated these feelings into experiments with language, form and structure. Mainstream…
Books Lists News The 20 best fiction books of the 2010s by Ria Pandey Tumultuous times always inherit good art, and the literary world is no exception. These are the best fiction books released during the 2010s. Fiction had…
Books News Dissecting ‘Girl, 11’: Amy Suiter Clarke on her thrilling debut novel by Allegra Short Author and true-crime aficionado Amy Suiter Clarke discusses her debut novel Girl, 11, her inspirations, and how female protagonists are bringing fresh energy to the genre….
Books News ‘The Furphy Anthology 2020’: the best tall tales and short stories from across the land by Dan Shaw Distilled from more than 800 entries, The Furphy Anthology 2020 assembles some of the country’s freshest literary talent, offering unique takes on ‘Australian Life’. The…
Books ‘Lucky’s’: Andrew Pippos’ ambitious and unforgettable debut by Dan Shaw Lucky’s is the sprawling and vivid debut from Andrew Pippos: the story of a man who creates a sanctuary for himself but can’t escape his deceptions….
Books News ‘The Silence’: Don DeLillo’s vignette of the apocalypse by Dan Shaw Don DeLillo is one of America’s most celebrated fiction writers. In The Silence, his eye for the fragility of life is as sharp as ever….
