AustLit

'Boy Swallows Universe is a first novel rich in adventure, description and plot.

'Mark Twain famously said that truth is stranger than fiction, and the parts of Boy Swallows Universe that draw on Trent Dalton’s actual boyhood are as intriguing as the fictional plot involving drug czars, prison break-ins and prescient siblings.' (Introduction)

'The Shepherd‘s Hut is more than a novel: it has the shape and pattern of a very Australian, very modern, epic.

'Tim Winton can be hard on his characters. He drowned the Lambs’ favourite son, then only half gave him back. He sent Scully on a chase through Europe desperately looking for a woman who didn‘t want him. He made Pikelet seek redemption for the sins of others in the blood and guts of the ambulance service. But he really gives it to Jaxie Clackton. A dead mother. A violent, alcoholic father. A town that hates him. A love that humiliates him. And a name that almost means arsehole. Twice.' (Introduction)

'Leviathan and Girt are engaging because they do what official histories shy away from – they spin a ripping yarn.'  (Introduction)

'In exploring the death – and life – of Mollie Dean, Gideon Haigh covers a lot of fascinating ground. '

'Nowra’s affection for his suburb is all through this book – offering Woolloomooloo as both a place of refuge and an ideal to aspire to.' (Introduction)

'Lifel1k3 is the first of a new series from internationally best-selling and prize-winning Australian author Jay Kristoff.'