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Michelle de Kretser's novel <em>Questions of Travel</em> has picked up two of Australia's most prestigious literary prizes. It mines our political and personal dilemmas splendidly, writes <b>James Waite Morgan</b>.

Book review: Questions of Travel — first class writing

Culture Mulcher

Jul 08, 2013

After failing at Febfast, Stephanie Van Schilt decided -- after reading Jill Stark's <em>High Society</em> -- that she was all out of excuses. Van Schilt describes Stark's book and her relationship with "the demon drink."

Trying and failing at Febfast: on Jill Stark’s High Sobriety

May 13, 2013

Two new books explore the notion that the internet isn’t the commercial or democratic force it’s touted to be. Are they worth your time? <b>James Rose</b> gives his verdict.

The net sucks, social media is bullshit: two new books on the ‘internet delusion’

May 06, 2013

Set exclusively in the Carolinas, Ron Rash's thrilling collection of short stories show us people for whom all hope has been vanquished, writes <b>Paul Donoughe</b>.

Book review: Ron Rash’s Nothing Gold Can Stay

Apr 08, 2013

Courtney Collins' fictional tale about Australia’s last bushranger is told through the dead eyes of Jessie’s newborn child. It's a beautiful book but lacks depth and is tonally inconsistent, writes <b>Erin Handley</b>.

Book review: The Burial, by Courtney Collins

Feb 28, 2013

An <em>Age</em> op-ed slamming Gabrielle García Márquez’s classic novel <em>Love in the Time of Cholera</em> seemed like harmless clickbait, but the Victoria Curriculum Assessment Authority took it seriously. <b>Bethanie Blanchard</b> defends a beautiful and intricate novel.

When clickbait turned serious: defending Love in the Time of Cholera

Dec 10, 2012

Fragmented, dizzying, nerve-jangling and sometimes frustrating, there are nevertheless flashes of brilliance in Zadie Smith's <em>NW</em>, writes <b>Bethanie Blanchard</b>.

Book review: Zadie Smith’s NW — crossing boundaries and capturing voices

Nov 09, 2012

It is a talisman of luck, and love. Foal’s bread -- both the object and Gillian Mears' new novel -- is a strange, rare and mesmerising thing. <b>Bethanie Blanchard</b> says it shines through sadness.

Of luck and love: Gillian Mears’ Foal’s Bread

Sep 19, 2012

Forget all those stories about how material possessions can't make you happy. <em>Lionel Asbo</em> is a novel about a vindictive anti-hero who is made immensely happy by money, writes <b>Lucas Smith</b>.

Money can buy you love: Martin Amis’s Lionel Asbo

Jul 25, 2012

Antony Loewenstein and Jeff Sparrow’s Left Turn

Jul 17, 2012

<em>Past The Shallows</em>, a tragic reworking of Harper Lee's <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em>, is a dark and moody novel set in remote southern coastal Tasmania, writes <b>Bethanie Blanchard</b>.

Miles Franklin Countdown: Favel Parrett’s Past The Shallows

Jun 21, 2012

Tony Birch's Miles Franklin contender <em>Blood</em> is a dark, brutal and troubling story with the underlying quality of a classical children's fairytale. It's an Australian novel that isn't suffused with "Australian-ness," writes <b>Bethanie Blanchard</b>.

The Miles Franklin Countdown: Tony Birch’s Blood

Jun 18, 2012

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