book review

Greek-Australian author Andrew Pippos spent much of his childhood in his family’s cafe and grew up to work…

When the pandemic hit, the author and cultural consultant András Szántó didn’t let the crisis go to waste.…

The story of Oscar Wilde after his trial for gross indecency in 1895 and his subsequent imprisonment in…

Katherine Dunn (1945-2016) is best known for her National Book Award-nominated novel, “Geek Love.” A collection of her…

A gripping story of polar exploration written by a scientist who has devoted his entire career to identifying…

In 2018, Rick Bass took the field as a member of the Texas Express, a semipro football team…

Soren Kierkegaard once remarked that life is “lived forwards but understood backwards.” Carl Benedikt Frey, in “How Progress…

Some books invite you into quiet contemplation and some books drag you, sometimes unwillingly, into the turbulence of…

Murata Sayaka’s latest novel World 99, published in Japan in 2025, is set in a society disrupted by…

Murata Sayaka’s latest novel World 99, published in Japan in 2025, is set in a society disrupted by…

Tenderfoot – quick links Tenderfoot, Toni Jordan’s eighth novel, takes place in the suburban Brisbane of Joh Bjelke-Petersen…

A Catalog of Storms, Fran Wilde (Fairwood Press 978-1958880319, trade paperback, 256pp, $18.99) August 2025. Although Fran Wilde’s…

Andrew Pippos crafts a rich and realistic mid-life awakening