The new novel from the author of Dyschronia and The Airways is climate fiction focussed on human adaptability.

The new novel from the author of Tussaud imagines what might have inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write Dr Jekyll and Mr ...

British historian Anne Sebba’s account of the Nazi death camp describes the dissonance of beautiful music in a place of ...

The Newtown Review of Books was established in March 2012 by Jean Bedford and Linda Funnell as an independent site for book reviews.

Ross McMullin’s account of those who fought in World War I is a masterpiece of storytelling, weaving family, community, sporting, and military history into a satisfying whole. In previous books such ...

This debut is a sharp plunge into dark water. Bad things happen in Tasmania: from Marcus Clarke to Richard Flanagan and Carmel Bird, our novelists have been delivering stories inspired by the island’s ...

Graeme Davison's book is an elegant waltz through one family’s history and its connection to large events, from immigration to world wars.

The lyrical second novel from the author of The Burial criss-crosses through time following one girl’s parallel lives. Bird is the pensive, defiant 14-year-old protagonist of Courtney Collins’ new ...

This All Come Back Now, edited by Mykaela Saunders, showcases the range of First Nations speculative fiction.

Andrew Fowler argues that the AUKUS submarine deal compromises Australia’s sovereignty and exposes the country to the danger of nuclear waste.

A finalist in the Ngaio Awards for Best First Crime Novel, Paper Cage is the story of a divided community and a string of missing children.

In Claire Sutherland's debut crime novel, a body is found on an isolated track on the Wimmera Plains, where Mount Arapiles towers over all.