Book review: Love Marriage by Monica Ali
I love being immersed in a family's life - whether it is in one of Ann Patchett's all-American family saga…
Book review: Wifedom by Anna Funder
Maybe it was my super-high expectations that meant that Wifedom was never had a chance. I absolutely loved Anna Funder's…
Move over Taylor Swift, I’m fangirling over Helen Garner and Sofie Laguna
Has Melbourne ever seen fangirling of the kind we saw last month when Taylor Swift visited Australia for her record-breaking…
Should there be a new book classification for young teens?
Ever since they started reading Spot and Grug, I’ve loved helping my kids choose their next read. As the kids…
My bookish highlights of 2023
Audiobooks I’ve listened to audiobooks while walking, vacuuming and cooking this year and they’ve improved each of these activities immensely.…
Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
Wild Abandon is one of the best books I've read in ages. The story begins with Will travelling to the…
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
I have an admission straight off the bat - I've never read Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, on which Barbara Kingsolver's…
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
I did not know that I'd be encountering another neglected boy so soon after reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver…
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
After having loved A Gentleman in Moscow, I was looking forward to reading Amor Towles' The Lincoln Highway. I was…
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is one of those books that I would have no hesitation in…
