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'Journeys to the interior' examines the palpable sense of country that distinguishes Northern Australia. He captures this subjective feeling as an apprehension, a kind of fear that is also an ‘exaltation, urgency, the dread that comes from being at the core of life’

Crazy Rich Asians was our book club reading for March. I was slow to get started. My daughter said it was a quick read and made her...

Songlines, a 2020 Christmas present, was a fascinating read when my focus was on the short-term events, like the COVID disaster and the...

Set in the 1960s, 'The White Girl' shows how a feisty First Nation grandma and her granddaughter avoid the Aborigines Protection Act 1909, which threatens to make the granddaughter a ward of the state. This is a beautiful portrait of First Nation communities and how connection means strength.