Nishtha Banavalikar
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Review — 1 Sep 2023
Goddess Crown by Shade Lapite
Goddess Crown is a fantasy debut featuring lush imagery, immersive language, worldbuilding, and a captivating, fast-paced plot. A distant goddess rules the Kingdom of Galla, her teachings long since warped…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
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…
Review — 1 Sep 2023
The Modern by Anna Kate Blair
The Modern is a playful and introspective debut novel that interrogates queerness and urban social life through a lens of art history. Sophia is on the cusp of 30, living…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
But the Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu
But the Girl is the latest in a series of Australian writers using fiction to tackle family history and legacy skilfully. It’s as much about the present state of the…
Review — 31 Jul 2023
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
Edgewater is a high school occupied exclusively by the rich and powerful. When Adina Walker, a Black middle-class daughter to two Edgewater professors, works her entire life to get a…
Review — 2 Nov 2022
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez & Megan McDowell (trans.)
Deeply unsettling yet riveting, Our Share of Night is the latest contribution from Argentine writer Mariana Enríquez to the Latin American horror genre. Tying together Argentinian folklore with occult canon…
Review — 19 Sep 2022
The Unfolding by A.M. Homes
The Big Guy is a smooth talker, a networker, and he’s got a plan to take back control of his country. It’s the 2008 American presidential election, and the Big…
Review — 31 Aug 2022
People Who Lunch by Sally Olds
People Who Lunch is the debut essay collection by Melbourne- based writer Sally Olds. Each essay takes on its own character, binding together social observations on workand leisure from the…
