This incredible novel is a genre I am a big fan of but have never come across in an Australian setting before (and you have to wonder why). This is a western set in outback Queensland in 1885. It combines the historical fiction of Kate Grenville’s The Secret River with the visceral brutality of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian and is a book that won’t let you go. … More Paul Howarth’s ONLY KILLERS AND THIEVES
There are truly great books that come out every year. Some years a great book breaks your heart. Another year a great book is so profound you can’t stop thinking about. And another year a great book is so much fun you can’t stop reading it and talking about. And once every so often a truly great book does all of those things and becomes your new benchmark for what a great book really is. Boy Swallows Universe is one of those books. … More Trent Dalton’s BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE
Norwegian By Night was an absolutely amazing book. Derek B. Miller has written a stand alone sequel just as good if not better. Norwegian Chief Inspector Sigrid Ødegård’s brother has gone missing in America. A woman has died and local police are pointing the finger at her brother. A stranger in a strange land Sigrid must navigate the local (and national) politics to find her brother before it is too late. Set against the backdrop of Barack Obama’s election in 2008 this is at once a thrilling mystery whilst also being one of the most insightful novels about America in recent memory. Derek B. Miller is a writer like no other. Jon
… More Derek B. Miller’s AMERICAN BY DAY
