JoAug 19, 20192 min readReview: 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Savage came to the attention of the literary world in 2004 when she won the Victorian Premier's Award for an unpublished...
JoAug 15, 20192 min readThe 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...
JoJan 18, 20142 min readFun 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...
JoJun 9, 20123 min readAnimal People by Charlotte WoodWith animals making the headlines lately - crocs on the prowl, tiger attacks, scavenging wolves, and a court case about the alleged...
JoMar 16, 20114 min readTender 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 ......
JoNov 14, 20103 min readTHE COOKThroughout this book, I could not shake the image of the 2011 Archibald prizewinning portrait by artist Vincent Fantauzzo of TV chef Matt...