Australian Literature
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Book Review – Lenny and the Big Red Kinan
This simple story teaches children the Awabakal words for creatures and things they might find on a walk through the Australian bush. more...
Book Review – Why She Loves Him by Wendy James
This collection of short stories challenges readers with vivid depictions of romance, love and affection, highlighting the complex nature of relationships of all kinds. more...
Book Review – Dust by Christine Bongers
Set in rural Queensland in the 1970s, this debut novel follows a 12 year old girl as she is challenged by events in her small country town. more...
Don't Breathe a Word by Marianne Musgrove
Orphaned sisters Mackenzie and Tahlia make a pact to not let anyone know about their grandfather's strange behaviour, but some promises need to be broken. more...
Book Review – The Night they Stormed Eureka
Modern teenager Sam travels back in time to 1854 to the Ballarat goldfields where she becomes part of one of Australia's most significant rebellions. more...
Book Review – Ripple Effect by Scott Cooper
Written by an ex-Military and Signals Intelligence operative, this political thriller is based on the disappearance of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt in 1967. more...
Book Review – A Room at the Top by Heath Ducker
One of 10 siblings growing up in a lower class Australian family, Heath Ducker tells the story of how he overcame poverty and sexual abuse to find happiness and success. more...
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Sam De Brito at Waverley Literary Festival
Journalist Sam de Brito gave a 7:30am talk about his book The Lost Boys on Friday, at Gertrude and Alice Café and Bookstore in Bondi. more...
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...
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