Read the Book Club notes for How To Shame The Devil

How To Shame The Devil

January 2022 Book of the Month

Arthur Lambkin (better known as Art) has newly been confined to the Ashton Grange nursing home where he fights a constant battle against Parkinson’s disease and old age. Though ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Driving Stevie Fracasso

Driving Stevie Fracasso

December 2021 Book of the Month

New York City, 2001. A few weeks before the tragic events of 9/11, the city that never sleeps is buzzing with hectic life, and music journalist Rick McLennan is ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Skimming Stones

Skimming Stones

November 2021 Book of the Month

Grace is working as a paediatric oncology nurse when a chance meeting reconnects her with childhood friend, Nate. She is drawn into an affair with him even as she ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now

Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now

October 2021 Book of the Month

Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now, curated and introduced by award-winning author Ellen van Neerven, brings together twenty different short stories from First Nations writers. The collection features ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Second Innings: On Men, Mental Health and Cricket

Second Innings: On Men, Mental Health and Cricket

September 2021 Book of the Month

Second Innings: On Men, Mental Health and Cricket (2021) is Barry Nicholls’ reflection on his life to date. Nicholls explores his past and heritage, carefully plotting the small and grand experiences ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Stars in Their Eyes

Stars in Their Eyes

August 2021 Book of the Month

Stars in Their Eyes is available to pre-order now from Fremantle Press and all good bookstores for delivery in October. Stars in Their Eyes follows the story of Maisie and ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Locust Summer

Locust Summer

July 2021 Book of the Month

On the cusp of Summer in 1986, Rowan Brockman is working as a journalist in the City of Perth. When his mother calls to ask if he will come ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Spring Clean for the Peach Queen

Spring Clean for the Peach Queen

June 2021 Book of the Month

After a night out partying leaves her boyfriend dead and her acting career in tatters, Lottie Bentz escapes the media spotlight by returning to her hometown of Bonnievale. However, ...

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Read the Book Club notes for Growing Up Disabled in Australia

Growing Up Disabled in Australia

April 2021 Book of the Month

Compiled and edited by writer and appearance activist Carly Findlay OAM, more than forty writers come together in this rich collection of stories from a group whose voices are ...

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