Books Archives - The AU Review https://www.theaureview.com/category/books/ Discover the best new Music, Arts, Travel, Film, Lifestyle - Since 2008 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:32:39 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://www.theaureview.com/au-content/uploads/2020/01/aulogo2018-1-150x150.png Books Archives - The AU Review https://www.theaureview.com/category/books/ 32 32 171403179 Book Review: Briohny Doyle’s Why We Are Here teaches that when life knocks you down have faith in Dog https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-briohny-doyles-why-we-are-here-teaches-that-when-life-knocks-you-down-have-faith-in-dog/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:09:23 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236279 236279 Crime writers festival BAD Sydney returns for a five day run this November https://www.theaureview.com/books/bad-sydney-crime-festival-november/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:14:51 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239146 239146 Book Review: Mikey Robins’ latest book considers those dumb and dumber tw*ts from history https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-mikey-robins-idiots-follies-and-misadventures/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:29:38 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=237875 237875 Book Review: Emma Young’s The Disorganisation of Celia Stone is a diary novel with a lot of heart https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-emma-young-the-disorganisation-of-celia-stone/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:00:59 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238196 238196 Book Review: The Other Side of Never is a mixed bag of dark tales https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-the-other-side-of-never/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:24:24 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238475 238475 Book Review: Samantha Irby’s Quietly Hostile is a joyful exercise in oversharing https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-samantha-irby-quietly-hostile/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:40:05 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=237495 237495 The AU’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023: Oct – Dec https://www.theaureview.com/books/the-aus-most-anticipated-books-of-2023-oct-dec/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:19:26 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238201 238201 Book Review: Lauren Groff’s The Vaster Wilds is an all encapsulating novel https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-lauren-groff-the-vaster-wilds/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 21:30:45 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=237370 237370 Book Review: Lucy Campbell’s Lowbridge is a slow-burning rural mystery https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-lucy-campbell-lowbridge/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 22:00:30 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236879 236879 “I wanted to hear her story in her own voice”: Morgan Is My Name author Sophie Keetch on Arthurian legend, Monty Python, and women with a dark side https://www.theaureview.com/books/interview-sophie-keetch-morgan-is-my-name/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 03:47:08 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=237420 237420 OzAsia Festival’s writing and ideas program In Other Words returns this November https://www.theaureview.com/books/ozasia-festivals-writing-and-ideas-program-in-other-words-returns-this-november/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:10:57 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=237134 237134 Book Review: Perfect-ish is the perfect read for your weekend switch-off https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-jessica-seaborn-perfect-ish/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:14:09 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236506 236506 Book Review: Rachel Louise Snyder’s Women We Buried, Women We Burned is a moving tale of perseverance and tolerance https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-rachel-louise-snyder-women-we-buried-women-we-burned/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:26:00 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236205 236205 Book Review: Laurie Steed’s Love, Dad is more than a parenting memoir https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-laurie-steed-love-dad/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:28:45 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236503 236503 Book Review: Jacqueline Ross’ Blackwater is a uniquely Australian Gothic horror https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-jacqueline-ross-blackwater/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:30:54 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236209 236209 Book Review: An apocalyptic road trip brings two sisters together in Brendan Ritchie’s Eta Draconis https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-brendan-ritchie-eta-draconis/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:00:09 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236027 236027 Book Review: Vanessa Len’s Never a Hero is an exhilirating, fun and satisfying sequel https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-vanessa-len-never-a-hero/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:00:46 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236270 236270 “If you take out the hero, you better take out the villain” Vanessa Len on her new book Never a Hero https://www.theaureview.com/books/interview-vanessa-len-never-a-hero/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 23:00:21 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236284 236284 Book Review: But the Girl by Jessica Zhan Mei Yu is a vividly realised and compelling novel https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-but-the-girl-jessica-zhan-mei-yu/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:30:02 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235872 235872 Book Review: Garth Nix’s Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz is the gritty, deadpan bite-sized fantasy you’ve been waiting for https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-garth-nix-sir-hereward-and-mister-fitz/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 21:15:32 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=236232 236232 Book Review: Amy Hutton’s Sit, Stay, Love. is a sweet, fun, and easy read https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-amy-hutton-sit-stay-love/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:00:50 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235542 235542 Book Review: Disease, loneliness and beautiful prose abound in Fernanda Trías’ Pink Slime https://www.theaureview.com/books/reviews-books/book-review-fernanda-trias-pink-slime/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235215 235215 Book Review: A Real Piece of Work is a collection of short essays that explores queer and marginalised experiences https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-erin-riley-a-real-piece-of-work/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:00:02 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235016 235016 Book Review: Alice Feeney’s Good Bad Girl is a cleverly-plotted mystery about mother and daughter relationships https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-good-bad-girl-alice-feeney/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:30:22 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235341 235341 Book Review: Jennifer Ackerman’s What an Owl Knows shares the feathery love https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-jennifer-ackerman-what-an-owl-knows/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:06:33 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235152 235152 Book Review: Megan Rogers gets to the heart of a family secret in her much-lauded debut https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-megan-rogers-the-heart-is-a-star/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:30:41 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235089 235089 Book Review: Elliot Page’s Pageboy is an honest and generous memoir https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-elliot-page-pageboy/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 22:45:38 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=235337 235337 Book Review: Mark Brandi’s moving coming of age novel Southern Aurora explores unforgiving small-town life https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-mark-brandi-southern-aurora/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:30:34 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=234982 234982 Book Review: All the fun of the circus and then some in Kerri Turner’s The Magpie’s Sister https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-kerri-turner-the-magpies-sister/ Sun, 13 Aug 2023 22:30:24 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=234332 234332 Book Review: Delve into the existential dread of sci-fi horror in Christopher Paolini’s Fractal Noise https://www.theaureview.com/books/book-review-christopher-paolini-fractal-noise/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:00:58 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=234789 234789