The morally flexible PI team of Alice and Teddy are back in a perfectly bonkers scenario in Fiona Hardy’s new novel Old Games ...

In searching for the truth about her grandmother, Jane Messer brings together both Jewish and Palestinian histories.

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Helen Pitt uncovers the history of Sydney’s iconic Luna Park and the history of amusement parks from world fairs to Coney ...

What might utopia look like for African Americans? Aaron Robertson examines how Black communities have striven for a better life.

Australian Cameron Sullivan’s debut fantasy features a demon, a monster, dark humour and a reimagining of French history. While romantasy is having a moment, another corner of the fantasy world – ...

Twenty years have passed since the brutal death of James Brandt’s beloved cousin. Will an inquiry into gay hate-crimes offer any resolution? In 2021 journalist Michael Burge released his first novel ...

Wright Thompson’s account of the 1950s murder of a Black teenager in Mississippi is also a reckoning with the history of his own family. Wright Thompson was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in ...

Esther Anatolitis reveals just how closely Australia’s constitution ties us to the whims of the English monarch, and makes the case for change. It is a safe bet that, other than constitutional lawyers ...

With the new year barely begun, take a look back at our top ten reviews of 2025. It’s always fascinating to see which reviews have attracted the most interest from readers. While this 2025 list leans ...

Poison, mirror worlds, a life in danger and a seemingly impossible task – T Kingfisher’s latest fantasy has them all. And a talking cat. Healer Anja isn’t fully comfortable with being called a healer, ...