The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine
I was recommended this book by a friend, and I have to admit I wouldn’t have chosen it on my…
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
There is no shortage of books about the Holocaust, or other horrors of war, but in The Tattooist of Auschwitz…
There’s more to life than a happy ending
It was unlikely that the ending was going to be a happy one, given the title of the most recent…
Librarians are having their moment in the sun
Melbourne might have ACDC lane, but Canberra is set to name two streets after notable librarians. The Australian capital will…
The big little lies we tell ourselves are laid bare in fiction
Fiction enables writers to explore some of the worst acts of which humans are capable. From The Odyssey to The…
Extinctions by Josephine Wilson
Some books are painfully clever. They are dense with ideas, and their dialogue is so witty as to be almost…
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Many of Australians' favourite books of all times, according to the Dymocks 101 list are familiar. Unsurprisingly, there was Harry Potter…
Forget sleep, I want a books that keep me awake at night
A good book can be wonderfully soporific, lulling the reader into a state of relaxation. This week, an article in…
The many faces of loneliness in literature
More people are piling into Melbourne, hoping to make a home in what is apparently one of the world’s most…
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
It’s hard for a booklover not to be drawn to a novel that is about …. a book. And what…
