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Rite of Spring by Kris Kneen review – a woman’s sexual awakening lurks in the ocean’s depths

A couple sign up as lighthouse keepers on an isolated island off Tasmania. But Miranda is on the cusp of a transformation – and sex is everywhere

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30

Department of the Vanishing by Johanna Bell review – brilliantly, terrifyingly plausible

In this wild little miracle of a book, an Australian government office is tasked with cataloguing the casualties of the Anthropocene

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5

Australian books to look forward to in 2026: from a 278-page sentence to a memoir about a ‘cursed vagina’

It promises to be a marvellous year ahead for OzLit, with new books from the likes of Kate Grenville, Siang Lu, Antoinette Lattouf, Shaun Micallef, Judith Lucy and more

The Guardian - AU · Jan 5

‘Playful’, ‘elegant’, ‘utterly transporting’: the best Australian books out in August

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2023

The Crying Room by Gretchen Shirm review – a beautiful study of mothers and daughters

Often unsettling and sensitive novel follows a thread of emotional repression through three generations of women

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2023

‘Exciting’, ‘bold’, ‘laugh out loud’: the best Australian books out in July

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2023

The Bell of the World by Gregory Day review – an electric crescendo of Australian nature writing

The acclaimed author and poet has a long history writing about our relationship with place. His hypnotic new novel feels like a culmination, imploring us to listen

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023