My favourite books of 2022
Reaching the end of 2022, I've been thinking of how I would describe my year of reading. There have been…
Reaching the end of 2022, I've been thinking of how I would describe my year of reading. There have been…
I had heard a lot about Shuggie Bain before I had the opportunity to read it. I knew that it…
Once again, Lucy Barton's voice is crystal clear in the Booker shortlisted Oh, William. This time, Lucy is living her…
Does the reader have a responsibility to read a book ‘well’? And what does that even mean? In the past,…
I was shocked to hear last night that Hilary Mantel had died, aged 70. I had read and adored Mantel's…
It was in the middle of a busy week that I'd organised to meet some bookish friends at an author…
It is prize season in the Australian book industry, with Jennifer Down's Bodies of Light winning the Miles Franklin award…
I've never made any secret of my love of a harrowing read. I love a book that leaves me feeling…
It’s hard to resist Sally Rooney’s books of youthful love, lust and friendship. Somehow, the 31-year-old writer perfectly captures a…
Today I went to the movies and watched Mothering Sunday, and it was fabulous. After having read Graham Swift's novella…