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The great Australian war stories that didn’t actually happen

The great Australian war stories that didn’t actually happen

In his new book, Mark Dapin demonstrates that the truth and war are uncomfortable partners.

  • by Edmund Goldrick

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Why do women fall for violent men in jail? This novel has an idea

Why do women fall for violent men in jail? This novel has an idea

Tasha Coryell’s main character is a young woman who writes increasingly intimate letters to a man facing charges of murdering several women.

  • by Jessie Tu
Why adapting is the key to survival in the face of climate change

Why adapting is the key to survival in the face of climate change

Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld have written a necessary book for a world subject to the ravages of climate change.

  • by Kurt Johnson
This beautiful memoir beats with a radically open heart

This beautiful memoir beats with a radically open heart

Ailsa Piper’s salts her sorrow with spiritual longing in this subtle book about living with grief.

  • by Michael McGirr
And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...

And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...

A new book celebrating 60 years since the Beatles toured Australia is the deepest dive into the Fab Four you could imagine.

  • by Michael Dwyer
A darkly funny debut novel and the inner life of teenage girls

A darkly funny debut novel and the inner life of teenage girls

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
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Ten great books we’re excited to read in July

Ten great books we’re excited to read in July

From a highly anticipated poetry collection to a mind-bending debut, here are the books we’re looking forward to this month.

  • by Melanie Kembrey
First timers and indie publishers dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

First timers and indie publishers dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

This year’s shortlist is a celebration of innovation and diversity in Australian fiction.

  • by Nick Galvin
For years, Michael Robotham was advised not to set novels in Australia

For years, Michael Robotham was advised not to set novels in Australia

The celebrated crime writer’s new novel, Storm Child, is the fourth in a series featuring forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven.

  • by Susan Turnbull
Bestselling author’s sweet novel explores the human need for love

Bestselling author’s sweet novel explores the human need for love

A safe escape from the world, Alexander McCall Smith’s new novel, like all his works, is grounded in an optimistic world view.

  • by Kerryn Goldsworthy
An Australian mystery – the pie with no source

An Australian mystery – the pie with no source

A pastry named after Ned Kelly is just one of the local linguistic enigmas investigated this week.

  • by David Astle