AustLit

'A novel that’s torn between two books – one is a half-hearted skewering of money and power, the other a modern romance' 

'Set amid an unnamed conflict in the Middle East, Kassab’s third novel is told in fragments – a resonant choice when telling the stories of families splintered and lives cut short'

'Melding memoir and fiction, the author of Down the Hume and the Pillars makes magic and myth from his migrant mother’s life – and reaches beyond that too'

'In her compassionate second novel, McPhee-Browne deftly articulates the experience of becoming a parent'

'Sherborne’s latest work is comprised of a mother’s bitter and turbulent internal monologue to her son, as her mind – and her language – collapses'

'In today's episode of the ABR Podcast Tim Byrne discusses his review of Mark Mordue's new biography of Nick Cave, Boy on Fire, with ABR Digital Editor Jack Callil.'(Production summary) 

'And dad's first to go, while outside the countryside rushes by in bounds. A few ash trees run past like children, others slow giants in the distance. Each one planted far away from one another. I watch them wave in the cool air while we all sit inside, cocooned in warmth, stubby fingers under thighs. I write my name in the steamed glass, and in the reflection Dad turns-as if about to speak-but instead he says nothing, only slumping onto Mum's shoulder...' (Publication abstract)