Review
Fungi, snakes and Virginia Woolf: 10 new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
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Conmen, crims and crooked cops: a rollercoaster ride through Luna Park’s history
Helen Pitt unearths wonderful anecdotes and tantalising trivia in her history of the famous amusement park.
- Pat Sheil
How two women changed the patriarchal world of Australian publishing
Hilary McPhee’s memoir is the story of how she and Diana Gribble discovered a new wave of local voices, such as Helen Garner and Tim Winton.
- Helen Elliott
Louise Milligan’s follow-up to Pheasants Nest is vivid and haunting
The award-winning journalist continues the story of her protagonist Kate Delaney in her second novel.
- Sue Turnbull
How a novelist took on the Sicilian Mafia – and lived to tell the tale
Sicilian novelist and critic Leonard Sciascia fearlessly exposed the Mafia’s intersection with politics and business.
- Gregory Day
A vibrant western Sydney setting gives this love story an edge
Author Alex Sarkis’ coming-of-age story is like catching up with an old cousin.
- Sarah Ayoub
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Book Reviews
What’s good, what’s bad, and what’s in between in literature this year? Here we review the latest titles.
The controversial Lionel Shriver returns and a star tells (almost) all: 16 books to read
Candid memoirs and long-awaited returns, there is a bumper crop of new books – including a novel that may be Looking for Alibrandi for a new generation.
- Jason Steger
Liza Minnelli says she was ‘humiliated’ by Lady Gaga at the Oscars
The stage and screen legend dishes on drugs, former husband David Gest and even claims she invented Michael Jackson’s moonwalk moves in her unflinching new memoir.
- Cameron Woodhead
From pulse-pounding thrillers to a centenarian’s guide to happiness: 10 new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases
- Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll