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John Fitzgerald has produced a highly compelling portrait of that illiberal state

China, a place where Orwellian cliches ring true

Geraldine Brooks, with horse. Picture: Randi Baird

Geraldine Brooks claims that horses comprise "a universal subject, their images among the earliest art that human beings have created".

For the love of horses and racing

Beautifully written, intensely focused, The Diplomat packs a punch that few readers will forget readily.

A seedy Melbourne-noir with powerful insight

The other element of the story is a kind of hymn to the earth and what lives and grows in it.

The people left behind after a terrible crime

Godmersham Park in Kent. Picture: Shutterstock

This book depicts a Jane Austen many of us would love to meet.

A shadowy figure brought to life

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Compassion for human condition

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Cathrine Mahoney's memoir on her marriage to rugby league legend Andrew Johns is a heartbreaking but hilarious read.

Scenes from a marriage: former WAG kicking goals as a singleton

Spec fic, a "stone-cold reality" for many Indigenous communities. 

Claire G. Coleman's latest novel is set in a near-future, climate change-impacted Australia.

Not speculation, but cultural fact

Sophie Smith has produced an entertaining book that examines all aspects of the world's biggest annual sporting event.

A chance to read alongside the giants of Le Tour

Much of the plot line is noticeably contrived, with hackneyed phrases risking risible status.

A story of love and loss with wartime backdrop