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Australian books

August 2024

  • Andy Griffiths and the book cover

    Australian book reviews
    The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths review – a madcap adventure for young readers

  • Jazz Money, poet

    A poem by Jazz Money: ‘There are times I want to run away but I know my responsibility is to the here and now’

  • Book review Ella Baxter

    Australian book reviews
    Woo Woo by Ella Baxter review – an art world satire brimming with fury and flair

  • Alexis Wright.

    Praiseworthy: why Alexis Wright’s ‘staggering’ epic is sweeping prizes – and challenging readers

  • Bookmark this
    New Andy Griffiths, Korean slow food and a frontier war epic: the best Australian books out in August

  • Australian book reviews
    If You Go by Alice Robinson review – what would you do with a second chance at life?

  • Australian arts in focus
    Alexis Wright wins second Miles Franklin prize for Praiseworthy

July 2024

  • The spines of the six books on the Miles Franklin shortlist

    Australian arts in focus
    No longer pale, male and stale: your guide to the 2024 Miles Franklin shortlist

    Astrid Edwards for the Conversation
  • Elevated view of people sitting on chairs in a circle reading books

    I don’t do much reading in book clubs – there are too many interesting strangers to meet

    Alison Edwards
  • Composite image of author Jessie Tu and the cover of her book The Honeyeater

    Australian book reviews
    The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu review – this biting tale of backstabbing uber-egos will stay with you

  • ‘I saw the door handle turn. Standing at the mouth of the corridor, I stared at the front door, narrowing my eyes in the dark.’

    For 18 months my stalker persisted. I moved, changed jobs but nothing worked – so I wrote a novel

    Ella Baxter

  • Australian book reviews
    The End and Everything Before It by Finegan Kruckemeyer review – a dreamy alternative to the world we live in

  • Australian book reviews
    Big Time by Jordan Prosser review – a lush, drug-fuelled adventure in a future Australia

  • After my husband’s death, looking down was all I could do. Then I saw a dragonfly

    Ailsa Piper

  • Freight expectations: if Booktopia closes, where can I buy books online?

  • The question that Australia cannot answer: if we can’t depend on America, then who?

    Allan Behm

  • Bookshops will never die. That’s why I bought one on Gumtree five years ago – and we’re still here

    Matt Davis

  • Walk with ...
    Steph Tisdell: ‘This year’s for us. This year is about saying we’re still here’

  • Australian book reviews
    Shadows of Winter Robins by Louise Wolhuter review – a masterful mystery that keeps you guessing

  • The out-of-print Australian cookbook featured on The Bear: ‘Of course Carmy has a copy!’

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