The 25 best Australian books of 2022: Chloe Hooper, Alex Miller, Jessica Au and more Just in time for your Christmas shopping: Guardian Australia’s critics and staff pick out the best of the best The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2022
Living with complex illness and surviving to tell about it: Anna Spargo-Ryan's chronic optimism Anna Spargo-Ryan has been managing multiple mental health conditions since childhood, a lifetime of surviving an unwell brain. A recent diagnosis of ADHD, however, comes with fresh (though not unexpected) anguish. The Conversation · Oct 31, 2022
Diana Reid on Sally Rooney, Love & Virtue and her fast follow-up: ‘Lockdown gave me freedom to fail’ Seeing Other People comes just 12 months after Reid’s acclaimed debut and follows two sisters enthralled by the same woman – and the pull between duty and desire The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2022
‘Funny’, ‘punchy, ‘a gorgeous writer’: the best Australian books out in October Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2022
Sophie Cunningham on the ‘crazy challenge’ of bringing Leonard and Virginia Woolf to life The Melbourne author spent 16 years researching and writing her deeply original novel. In the process, This Devastating Fever became about the process too The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2022
The best new books released in July as selected by avid readers and critics Our critics' picks include historical fiction and a dazzling collection of short stories that promise to provoke and delight. ABC News · Jul 29, 2022
How to write about broken trust in a memoir? Janine Mikosza’s Homesickness maps trauma in bold new ways […] what would it mean if you moved from house to house regularly? What would that do to your idea of yourself? How does it construct or alter the space inside you, your internal floor plan? The Conversation · May 16, 2022
‘Exquisite’, ‘extraordinary’, ‘insightful’: the best Australian books out in May At the beginning of each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2022