Book reviews of mainly modern & contemporary fiction

‘Sylvia’ by Leonard Michaels

3 memoirs by Sacha Batthyány, Miranda Doyle and Sigrid Rausing

‘Wimmera’ by Mark Brandi

‘Sweet Bean Paste’ by Durian Sukegawa

The 2018 Giller Prize shortlist

‘The Catherine Wheel’ by Elizabeth Harrower

‘Convenience Store Woman’ by Sayaka Murata

The 2018 Giller Prize longlist

‘Nights at the Alexandra’ by William Trevor

‘Pao’ by Kerry Young

20 books of summer 2018 recap

‘This is Not a Novel’ by Jennifer Johnston

‘The Last Garden’ by Eva Hornung

Michelle de Kretser wins the 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award

‘Border Districts: A Fiction’ by Gerald Murnane

‘No More Boats’ by Felicity Castagna

‘Resurrection Bay’ by Emma Viskic

‘The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea’ by Hyeonseo Lee (with David John)

‘Mr Phillips’ by John Lanchester

‘The Secrets in Silence’ by Nicole Trope