One of Them Shaneel Lal Allen & Unwin Shaneel Lal is not a household name in Australia, but in New Zealand they have been a prominent campaigner against conversion therapy and a leading voice for transgender rights. At 23 years of age, they just published their autobiography detailing their childhood in Fiji, their teenage years […]
Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue Picador It was 1805 when Eliza Raine, under the guardianship of her father’s friend, went to an elite boarding school in York. Her recently deceased father was English and her mother was Indian, and probably still alive but not acknowledged because the relationship was seen as being taboo. At […]
Publisher Hachette Australia has announced the acquisition of Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers, a collection of short stories by Australian actor Zoe Terakes. Hachette’s Senior Non-Fiction Publisher Scott Henderson struck the deal with Zoe who was introduced to Hachette via their publishing scout partnership with renowned Australian screenwriter, producer, author, journalist, and broadcaster, Benjamin Law. […]
Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl by Fiona Britton Allen & Unwin Set in Sydney in the 1830s, this novel is reminiscent of the Penny Dreadful publications that were produced in the United Kingdom between 1830 and 1870. Costing one penny, this cheap sensational fiction was far more accessible to the working classes who had […]
The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud Allen & Unwin Boltford, in Central New South Wales, was like a movie set for a rural drama. It was divided by a bridge – “Housos and Blacks and factory workers on one side. And now refugees too. Everyone else on the other side.” Lionel Merrick had […]
The Honeymoon by Kate Gray Welbeck Bali was the perfect place for a honeymoon, until a huge storm rolled in and dropped a month’s worth of rain in two hours when it wasn’t even the rainy season. The sudden change of weather had caught everyone off guard and a surprising amount of people were out […]
12 Steps to a Long and Fulfilling Death by Sarah Smith Ultimo Press If Stacey had know she was going to die on Friday night, she might have done things differently but it actually took quite a long time for her to realise that she was dead. She did feel lost and aimless, but that […]
Life Keeps Me Dancing by Eileen Kramer Macmillan Eileen Kramer has had a most vibrant and extraordinary life and, at 108 years of age, she is surrounded by creativity and friendship while she busies herself choreographing and designing costumes for her latest dance routine to be filmed and screened in coming months. Born in Sydney’s […]
After That Night by Karin Slaughter Harper Collins Warning: This review has details of sexual assault which might be distressing to some readers. Dr Sara Linton was working in the Emergency Department at Atlanta’s only public hospital where she usually dealt with gunshot wounds, stabbing, car accidents, overdoses and quite a few heart attacks. It was […]
Reaching Through Time by Shauna Bostock Allen & Unwin Primary school teacher and Bundjalung woman Shauna Bostock decided to trace her ancestry as far back as she could to make a stronger connection with her cultural heritage and find out about the lives of her ancestors. She searched Australia’s written historical records, which were started […]
