Book Reviews
Grattan Street Press publishes literary book reviews of new contemporary works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry which promote and amplify the voices of Australian writers.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Pulling
By Simone Anders Her mother judges, often and perhaps too harshly. She pretends not to,… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Kate Fagan’s Song in the Grass
By Carissa Chye In today’s aggressive attention economy, Kate Fagan’s new collection of poetry, Song… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Green Dot by Madeleine Gray
By Lisa Mclellan Tell me if you can relate. You’ve found yourself in a situation… Read more
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Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder
By Lizz Sayers George Orwell, author of Animal Farm and 1984, has long been praised… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: But the Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu
But The Girl is a love letter to art and academia, but it also places… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Gigorou: It’s time to reclaim beauty. First Nations wisdom and womanhood by Sasha Kutabah Sarago
By Lizz Sayers Sasha Kutabah Sarago is a proud Wadjanbarra Yidinji, Jirrbal and African-American woman… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Chinese Fish by Grace Yee
By Joi Yan Johanna Chan In Chinese Fish, Grace Yee challenges preconceived notions of a community that… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life by Paul Dalla Rosa
Join Nick Xuereb in exploring the ‘lonely, vain and desperate’ lives that inhibit Paul Dalla… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: The Arrival by Shaun Tan
By D.H. Allain FOREWORD: The following is part of a series of reviews revisiting the… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt
Georgia King deep dives into the emotional beast that is Sarah Holland-Batt’s The Jaguar. Read more