Ender Başkan

Ender Başkan is from Readings Carlton

Review — 6 Sep 2021

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir is written as a collection of letters to friends. It’s both exhilarating and exhausting – like a friend calling you up and unloading their…

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Review — 1 Jun 2021

The Other Half of You by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

Michael Mohammed Ahmad is a force. His appearance on the ABC’s Q&A in 2018 is burnt into my brain. Never before had I witnessed such a scorching critique of racism…

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Review — 30 Mar 2021

No Document by Anwen Crawford

I place my review copy of Anwen Crawford’s No Document on the ledge under the mirror at my hairdresser appointment. The book is full of coloured tags and my hairdresser…

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Review — 1 Feb 2021

Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Since 9/11, Muslim communities have become one of the most frequently targeted minorities in Australia. From tabloid media and political rhetoric to the national curriculum, the Australian imaginary still reduces…

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