JoAug 19, 20192 minReview: Mother of PearlAngela Savage came to the attention of the literary world in 2004 when she won the Victorian Premier's Award for an unpublished manuscript. That became Behin...
JoAug 15, 20192 minThe Autumn MurdersRobert Gott's book, the second in this trilogy, is called The Port Fairy Murders, and there's an obvious reason why that book outsells pretty much every othe...
JoJan 18, 20142 minFun Home: A Family TragicomicThe Fun Home of the title is the family’s funeral home, and this is Alison’s autobiography. This is a book about burial, all right. If it was fiction, you’...
JoJun 9, 20123 minAnimal People by Charlotte WoodWith animals making the headlines lately - crocs on the prowl, tiger attacks, scavenging wolves, and a court case about the alleged slavery of SeaWorld whale...
JoMar 16, 20114 minTender Morsels by Margo LanaganAh, Margo Lanagan. I have to say at the outset, I love this woman’s style of writing. It is dark, it must be said, and it is ... otherworldly. She came to...
JoNov 14, 20103 minTHE COOKThroughout this book, I could not shake the image of the 2011 Archibald prizewinning portrait by artist Vincent Fantauzzo of TV chef Matt Moran, in his chef’...