BOOK REVIEW For our non-fiction in book club this month we tackled Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent, by Dame Judi Dench; unconventional not really fitting into any genre,…
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BOOK REVIEW From my review of Limberlost you will remember I am a fan of Robbie Arnott so I am delighted that his fourth book is here, Dusk, which encapsulates…
BOOK REVIEW RF Kuang’s Babel is a brilliant, genre-bending novel that seamlessly weaves together fantasy, historical fiction, and political allegory. Subtitled Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of…
The Pulitzer Prize honours Joseph Pulitzer who stood out as the very embodiment of American journalism. Hungarian-born, an intensely indomitable figure, Pulitzer was the most skilful of newspaper publishers, an…
BOOK REVIEW This novel circles around the two sisters, with the bond between them proving fragile yet resilient. Beneath layers of deception lies a heartfelt story about acceptance and love….
BOOK REVIEW I have just finished F Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night, for maybe the third time. It was first published in 1934 and is a hauntingly lyrical exploration…
BOOK REVIEW Best-selling author Evie Woods lives on the west coast of Ireland and writes her stories in a converted attic. Treading an intriguing line between the everyday and otherworldly,…
BOOK REVIEW Award winning Casey Gray is a Central Coast resident, disability advocate, artist and author of multiple books, with overwhelming support from the disability community. She has worked in…
BOOK REVIEW Many thanks to Penny and our Book Club members for telling me about this lovely novel by a Swedish-born novelist. I found this to be a beautifully written,…
I really narcissistically believe that I am the number one fan of this author. I can unashamedly say I love his books, this writer, his authentic self and his generosity…
BOOK REVIEW Charlotte McConaghy’s latest novel, Wild Dark Shore, is a gripping literary mystery set on a remote island near Antarctica. McConaghy’s books always show us how literature can be…
BOOK REIVEW Betty begins her life story on the eve of her 100th birthday party – and what a story it is. This is the tale of one ordinary extraordinary…