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: Sadvertising by Ennis Ćehić
Lachlan Blain reviews Ćehić’s ‘Sadvertising’ and investigates whether a book deconstructing advertising can escape being… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Thomas Huntington explores all that is ruinous and gritty in Ottessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona. Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
Everywhere there are fires burning. Joshua Klarica discusses Araluen’s potent poems and essays in their… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Australiana by Yumna Kassab
Lachlan Kempson explores how Kassab’s Australiana makes her audience attached to her beautiful writing style… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota
In 2019, over two years before the publication of her book Emotional Female, Yumiko Kadota… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
American poet Patricia Lockwood’s debut fiction novel No One Is Talking About This discusses how… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: No Document by Anwen Crawford
Anwen Crawford’s No Document is many things: a letter to a lost friend; a history… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
In Cold Enough for Snow, Au’s subtle, melancholic style describes a world in which human… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Theory of Colours by Bella Li
In Theory of Colours, Bella Li’s third full-length poetry collection, a planet slides into entropy.… Read more
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BOOK REVIEW: Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee
Bri Lee’s latest non-fiction work Who Gets to be Smart is a compilation of research… Read more