Refugees and Rebels by Jan Lingard1 August, 2008Refugees and Rebels: Indonesian Exiles in Wartime Australia provides a fascinating account of a unique and important part of Australia’s social and wartime history.
Profiles in Courage by Gloria Davies1 August, 2008Australians in general could certainly be more familiar with political events and ideas in Asia.
Australians in Italy: Contemporary Lives and Impressions by Bill Kent1 August, 2008This book makes an important contribution to an emerging field of study: the Australian diaspora in Europe, but it is more complex than this description implies.
Fire: A World of Flavour by Christine Manfield1 August, 2008Sometimes it’s lucky that you can’t judge a book by its cover.
Eating Between the Lines: Food and Equality in Australia by Rebecca Huntley1 August, 2008The author discusses the key concerns with food in our society in a conversational, easy-to-read style with entertaining asides to help illustrate her points (such as the long-time chef for the Danish royal family resigning because the family preferred microwaved dinners to his gourmet fare).
Distraction: A Philosopher’s Guide to Being Free by Damon Young1 August, 2008This author makes ‘dancing’ with the philosophic and artistic masters possible and enjoyable even though one may be tone-deaf to the music and not know the steps.
Charlie and Me in Val-Paradis by Maureen Cashman1 August, 2008This gently-paced book is the story of Cashman’s time spent in the village of Espagnac-St-Eulalie in southwest France.
The Creative Workforce: How to Launch Young People into High-flying Futures by Erica McWilliam1 August, 2008The Creative Workforce discuses Generation Y or the ‘Yuk/Wow’ generation and the part they play in organisations today and in the future.
Connie's Secret by Anne Lovell1 August, 2008In 1939 Connie Sommerlad was brutally murdered.
The Blogging Revolution by Antony Loewenstein1 August, 2008Imagine facing torture and imprisonment just for writing about the government.
Blood Oil by James Phelan1 August, 2008Melbourne-based author James Phelan continues to redefine the often stale and cliché-ridden political thriller genre.
Gold Dust by Kimberley Freeman1 August, 2008From a tiny apartment in Cold War St Petersburg Sofi and her cousins Natalya and Lena dream of the riches the West has to offer.
If You Were Mine by Carol Lefevre1 August, 2008Opening with Australian outback imagery reminiscent of a Kate Grenville novel, Carol Lefevre introduces us to the parched country town of Sugarbag and the residents within.
The Last Maasai Warrior by Frank Coates1 August, 2008Following Frank Coates’ success with books such as Tears of the Maasai and Roar of the Lion, his fifth book, The Last Maasai Warrior, won’t disappoint.
Skin Painting by Elizabeth Hodgson1 August, 2008Elizabeth Hodgson’s poetry collection Skin Painting comes well credentialed, having already snared the 2007 David Unaipon Award for best unpublished indigenous writer.
Stray Dog Winter by David Francis1 August, 2008In 1984 the Iron Curtain was still well and truly up, and a wintry Moscow is probably not the best place for a naïve, young, gay Australian artist to be heading on the basis of one phone call from his long-estranged half-sister.
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan1 August, 2008Tender Morsels is Margo Lanagan’s highly anticipated new novel, and it has most definitely been worth the wait.
Turtle by Gary Bryson1 August, 2008Perhaps fittingly for a book that hinges on a talking turtle, this novel is a strange beast.
All Piss and Wind by Peter Meares1 August, 2008Their chatter is the background to summer, the volume control has to be adjusted in winter for the more excitable.
The Rip by Robert Drewe1 August, 2008Most coastal dwellers have, at one time or another, had the terrifying feeling of being caught in a rip, where your legs are taken from under you and you are at the mercy of a force taking you somewhere beyond your control.
Other People's Diaries by Kathy Webb1 August, 2008I thought this book would be a revealing peek into other people’s lives—more intimate than eavesdropping, not as likely to get you arrested as looking through people’s windows—and it was.
My First Divorce by Sheryn George1 August, 2008Caitlin Cooper has a near-perfect life; married to a handsome husband with two young daughters; an adrenaline-filled job on which she thrives as a top TV producer and a young assistant, Kennedy, who is both professional and someone Caitlin views as a trustworthy friend.
Eyebabies by David George1 August, 2008Eyebabies is an unpleasant drama about a successful photographer and his relationship with two women— one his muse and the other eventually his nemesis.
In the Vernacular by Stuart Cunningham1 August, 2008In The Vernacular is a challenging text which calls into question how Australian media and creative cultural content is produced and received.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer31 July, 2008It was the pig that started it. The Guernsey Literary Society, I mean. But to tell you about that would spoil a good tale. Anyway, it was really a letter that started Juliet Ashton's story and brought her to the story of the pig.