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I Am Max Lamm by Raphael Brous
What do you get when you cross Philip Roth with Jonathan Safran Foer and add a touch of grand farce? I Am Max Lamm, of course!
Everyone knows that Jews are no good at sport; they also know that…
The Witch Hunter Chronicles 1: Scourge of Jericho by Stuart Daly
When we first meet Jakob von Drachenfels, he’s nervous, and with good reason: he and the rest of the Hexenjäger are on their way to Schloss Kriegsberg Castle to hunt witches. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Jakob is completely…
Just a Girl by Jane Caro
Just a Girl by Jane Caro is a very well written, interesting and factual story about Queen Elizabeth I. Personally, I love Elizabethan history and I especially love the time periods of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, but it’s usually…
All I Ever Wanted by Vikki Wakefield
All I Ever Wanted is quite unlike any other Aussie YA book I’ve ever read – in the best possible way.
Sixteen-year-old Mim has grown up in a deadbeat family in a down-at-heel suburb, and she’s determined not to end…
The Protectors: A Journey Through Whitefella Past by Stephen Gray
This powerful and provocative book explores an unspoken but important part of Australia’s history: the motivations and the role of the administrators and patrol officers who carried out the Indigenous ‘protection’ policies in Northern Australia. In short, Stephen Gray uncovers…
The Coffee Story by Peter Salmon
Teddy Everett is dying. We are with him, as he lies inert and helpless on his death bed, in some vile hospital, as he muses on the life he’s had, the life he had thrust upon him. A life, not…
Berlin Syndrome by Melanie Joosten
This is Melanie Joosten’s first novel – and what a ripper of a tale it is. I reckon Ms Joosten must be a die-hard fan of Hitchcock, because this is one writer who seems to relish the power of suspense…
The Shattering by Karen Healy
Keri is still traumatised by the recent and unexpected suicide of her older brother, when she is approached by her classmate Janna, whose brother made the same choice to end his life. Janna has an interesting theory about the disturbing…
Adams, Son of Chamber Symphony
This new disc fromcomposer John Adams,arguably America’s greatestliving composer, is a fineexample of his compositionalstyle. Son of ChamberSymphony, the first piece, is inspired bySchoenberg’s Op. 9 Chamber Symphony.Adams, however, is his own man and createswithin the form something that is…
The Harrow and the Harvest by Gillian Welch
It’s been eight long years since Gillian Welch released an album. Now at long last, the follow-up to Soul Journey is here.
There are no surprises, which some people may see as a negative, but fans of Welch only want…
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