Book reviews of mainly modern & contemporary fiction

The 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist

‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell

‘The Labyrinth’ by Amanda Lohrey

20 Books of Summer – 2021 edition

‘A Line Made By Walking’ by Sara Baume

The 2021 Kerry Group Novel of the Year Winner

Six Degrees of Separation: From ‘The Bass Rock’ to ‘Breath’

‘Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry’ by Richard Flanagan

‘The Rock Blaster’ by Henning Mankell

‘Night Blue’ by Angela O’Keeffe

‘Bina’ by Anakana Schofield

‘Here We Are’ by Graham Swift

‘Notes to Self’ by Emilie Pine

‘Learning to Talk to Plants’ by Marta Orriols

Six Degrees of Separation: From ‘Beezus and Ramona’ to ‘The Well’

‘Nights Below Station Street’ by David Adams Richards

‘This Happy’ by Niamh Campbell

‘Moral Hazard’ by Kate Jennings

2021 Stella Prize winner announced

‘Threshold’ by Rob Doyle