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Book Review – The Phoenix Files by Chris Morphew
There are only 100 days until the end of the world and teenager Luke Hunter and his friends Jordan and Peter are the only that can stop the destruction of the human race. more...
Book Review – Disco Boy by Dominic Knight
A twenty-something Sydney party DJ is the central character in this sweet story about life and love. more...
Book Review – The Messenger by Markus Zusak
Part thriller, part fable, The Messenger tells the story of a young man finding the meaning in life. more...
Book Review – The Woman in the Lobby
A naïve Australian woman finds herself embarking on a journey around the world, as mistress to a succession of wealthy and powerful men. more...
Book Review – Hopetoun Wives by Fran Cusworth
Three women move to a remote mining town each looking for something. What they find is friendship and the strength to make changes so that they can achieve their dreams. more...
Review -- The Stamp of Australia by Kelly Burke
Celebrating the bicentenary of Australia's postal service, this book reveals the close relationships between communication and exploration in the history of Australia. more...
Book Review – The Lucky Ones by Tohby Riddle
Set in Sydney in the 1980s, this story follows Tom as he finishes school and tries to come to terms with changing dynamics in his friendships and family. more...
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Kate Grenville's The Idea of Perfection
By: My Nguyen
Like Harley Savage's artfully done quilts, Kate Grenville's novel is filled with delicious details and sharp contrasts. more...
Book Review: Toni Jordan's Addition
Toni Jordan's novel about a woman who needs to count everything in her life has been a huge success in the UK - but is it any good? more...
Breath - Tim Winton's Latest Novel
By: Dan Styles
Australian novelist Tim Winton's latest book is an exhilarating surfers' rights-of-passage' novel that is far more nuanced than such a summation might suggest. more...
By: Leah Cave
Peter Carey invokes dreamscapes, mythology and surrealism in order to provide startling clarity of vision, both commenting on and reflecting the nature of modern society more...
Review: Tuvalu by Andrew O'Connor
By: Amanda Kendle
Like many young Australian writers, Andrew O'Connor draws on overseas experiences to write his award-winning first novel Tuvalu; it says much about Australia and Japan. more...
J.M. Coetzee, Diary of a Bad Year
By: Mary Hiers
The main character, based on author J.M. Coetzee, writes a series of scathing political essays for a German publisher while entertaining feelings for his young typist more...
By: Mary Hiers
Slow Man, by South African native and Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, is a dreamy meditation on a life fundamentally changed by a devastating accident. more...
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