Aurelia Orr
Aurelia Orr is from Readings Kids
Review — 1 Sep 2023
Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
Megan Williams’ debut novel, which won the 2022 Text Prize, is an authentic, gorgeously written story about friendship, teen angst, grief, and discovering one’s identity and independence.
Abby’s life is…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
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…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
One cannot describe The Golden Spoon without first comparing it to eating a chocolate lava cake: the outside is so neat, pristine, and perfectly preserved in shape, until you dig…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen
Meet Saffy: socialite, supermodel, philanthropist, and serial killer. Her favourite form of charity is killing murderers, rapists, paedophiles, and other bad men. Killing is easy, but getting a boyfriend is…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
What You Are Looking for is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama & Alison Watts (trans.)
Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this heartfelt, charming Japanese collection of stories focuses on a curious library and its even curiouser librarian, who, as well…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Strangers at the Port by Lauren Aimee Curtis
On a fictional Aeolian island in a volcanic archipelago, a community thrives off the bountiful vineyards that produce the sweetest wines in all the Mediterranean. Their ordinary lives are shaped…
Review — 3 Jul 2023
Inkflower by Suzy Zail
Set in 1980s Melbourne, Lisa Keller’s life is completely normal. In high school, she has an amazing best friend, and a loving boyfriend. But one day, everything changes.
Her father…
Review — 30 Jun 2023
Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke
Lay Your Body Down is a powerful and alluring novel about mob mentality, indoctrination, and confronting one’s demons.
Delilah vowed never to return to her hometown in Minnesota and its…
Review — 30 Jun 2023
Why We Are Here by Briohny Doyle
From the author of the Miles Franklin Award-longlisted Echolalia comes a brilliant new novel about grief, life during lockdown, and the overwhelming love of a dog.
Why We Are Here …
Review — 30 May 2023
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan
A wedding should be one of the happiest days of a person’s life, signifying a life-long commitment of love and companionship, publicly declared with those closest to you. Now, you…
