Nonfiction
Faking It by Toby Walsh
I could’ve parsed some keywords through Chat GPT to write this review, like a student with an imminent deadline, but I didn’t, because it’s not how I roll. Toby Walsh’s latest release is timely. Moreover, as a veteran bookseller with…
A Briliant Life by Rachelle Unreich
A Brilliant Life is the story of Mira Unreich, a holocaust survivor, mother and, by all accounts, incredible person. During her last year, Rachelle, her youngest daughter and also a journalist, interviewed Mira about her life. A life that is…
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Sometimes, a work of nonfiction feels like a magic trick. While novels can weave poignant, transcendent stories from little more than an author’s imagination, it is something entirely different, something almost miraculous, when that same transcendence is wrought from the…
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism is dead. What killed it? Ironically, capital itself. Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former finance minister of Greece, has been notorious for introducing widely controversial – though ultimately, quite accurate – theories that challenge his fellow economists and Marxists. Denouncing…
The Things We Live With: Essays on Uncertainty by Gemma Nisbet
The Things We Live With by Gemma Nisbet is a pensive exploration of memory and family staged through her encounters with everyday objects. Nisbet is a regular contributor to the West Australian, and her work has been published in various…
Killing for Country: A Family Story by David Marr
What does it mean to reckon with Australia’s bloody history? For David Marr, that history came especially close to home when he discovered a white officer of the brutally violent Native Police lurking in his ancestry. Killing for Country is…
Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking by Tyson Yunkaporta
If you’re anything like me, you might struggle to get a grasp on Indigenous knowledge systems, and find it hard to fully understand how spiritual practice can coexist with scientific rationality. Thankfully, Tyson Yunkaporta isn’t looking to convince you of…
Me, Her, Us by Yen-Rong Wong
Structured in three loose parts, Me, Her, Us examines themes of sex, community, and reconciliation of the Asian-Australian diaspora through witty and thoughtful narration. ‘Me’ delves into the topic of sex, considering the origins and pervasion of shame alongside an…
Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement & the Distortion of Desire by Chanel Contos
In 2019 when I was in high school, I saw a video of a group of schoolboys singing an anthem on the tram, chanting the words, ‘I wish that all the ladies were holes in the road; And if I…
The Catch: Australia’s Love Affair with Fishing by Anna Clark
Australia is a country that has always been quietly proud of its traditions, and for Anna Clark there is no tradition more Australian than fishing. Her newest book, The Catch, celebrates the universal pleasure of throwing in a line…
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