Olive’s ordinariness is just the tonic for extraordinary times
I’ve been reading Elisabeth Strout's Olive, Again and in doing so have been reminded of how endearing the often grumpy,…
Book review: Akin by Emma Donoghue
Akin is a heart warming meditation about family, age and history. The story centres on a retired professor who is…
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
I was initially worried that the audiobook format wouldn’t suit Bernadine Evaristo’s award winning Girl, Woman, Other, but how wrong…
Book review: Therese Raquin by Emile Zola
I was used to reading dark and grim books by Emile Zola set in poverty-stricken mining towns, and while Therese…
Book review: Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
It might have been the timing – I listened to Redhead by the Side of the Road when I was…
The true monsters of literature
When COVID-19 restrictions were removed and regional Victorians were allowed to leave their towns to travel, my family packed our…
Why children’s books are a great way to inspire kids to dream big
This guest post from Ethicool Books co-founder, Teigan Margetts. Teigan and her publishing company have a wonderful ethos, creating picture…
I wonder what my favourite literary introverts would think of lockdown
Like no other disaster before it, the coronavirus lockdown has separated the introverts from the extroverts. As news of the…
Forget COVID, it might be Dostoyevsky that pushes me over the edge
I’ve got to admit that I’m struggling. I know, I know – as Victoria enters its gazillionth week of lockdown…
Book Review: Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
Too Much Lip has been on of my books of the year. From the first page, I was pulled into…
