Judy Nunn on Spirits of the Ghan
In 2001, in the Red Centre of Australia, the long-anticipated railway connecting Adelaide to the top of Australia nears completion. Jessica Manning is sent as a negotiator to reassure the Elders […]
In 2001, in the Red Centre of Australia, the long-anticipated railway connecting Adelaide to the top of Australia nears completion. Jessica Manning is sent as a negotiator to reassure the Elders […]
On the eve of Lisa Genova’s new book released in April, Inside the O’Briens, we’ve published an article from gr that we did upon the release of her first book, […]
Working Stiff Dr Judy Melinek & T J Mitchell Seeking an alternative to the brutal 108-hour work weeks of her surgical residency, Dr Judy Melinek switched to forensic pathology and became an […]
The Fictional Woman Tara Moss I’ve enjoyed Tara Moss’s crime series and have followed her writing career with interest, so I was curious to know what her foray into non-fiction […]
Missing Christopher Jayne Newling The death of a child is always tragic and goes against the natural order of life. But to lose one to suicide leaves questions, guilt and […]
Into the Heart of the Himalayas Jono Lineen The gestation of this book has been almost 20 years, but the wait has been worth it. The author, now a curator […]
All the Birds, Singing Evie Wyld It takes some effort to get into this novel – which contains two stories told in alternate chapters – but it’s worth it. The […]
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly Sun-mi Hwang This is a story about a hen called Sprout. She’s an egg-laying hen, kept in the coop where she cannot wander […]
I can remember once doing an exam as a school student. I sat at my desk in a hall, staring at a poem about underpants. I just didn’t get it. […]
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing Eimear McBride If James Joyce or Virginia Woolf were a young Irish woman in the 21st century, they may have created a novel as […]