by Lynette Washington | Nov 4, 2019 | Books, Reviews
[CHILDREN’S/FAMILY BOOK] Written by Alys Jackson and Illustrated by Shane McGrath (Big Sky Publishing) 2019, pp32, RRP $14.99 In Alys Jackson’s debut children’s picture book, The Land Belongs To Me, there is trouble afoot on the farm. The beetle declares that, from...
by Dave Bradley | Oct 6, 2019 | Book, Books, Reviews
Stephen King (Hachette Australia), 485pp, RRP $32.99, e-Book $14.99. The indefatigable King’s latest is yet another doorstop of a book which, despite a vaguely odd structure and the need (once again) for a bit of an edit, proves another of his scathing social...
by Lynette Washington | Oct 1, 2019 | Book, Books, Reviews
[PICTURE BOOK] Beverley McWilliams, Illustrated by Timothy Ide (MidnightSun Publishing) 2019, 32pp, RRP $29.99. Beverley McWilliams’ tale of South Australian aviator and icon, Harry Butler, is a charming story with themes that resonate today. Harry was a child...
by Dave Bradley | Sep 3, 2019 | Book, Books, Reviews
Rob Morrison (Wakefield Press) 2019, 198pp, RRP $24.95 Academic, writer, broadcaster, muso and Adelaidean Morrison’s memoir is structured as a pleasingly non-chronological series of reminisces, many of which revolve around Channel 9’s Curiosity Show, which ran from...
by Dave Bradley | Sep 2, 2019 | Books, Reviews
JP Delaney (Hachette Australia) 2019, 435pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback) The pseudonymous Delaney’s next trick after The Girl Before and Believe Me is another twisty psychological thriller, albeit one with lots of thorny themes surrounding the concept of AI (Artificial...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 1, 2019 | Books, Reviews
S.K. Vaughn (Sphere) 2019, 469pp. RRP $32.99 (paperback), $39.99 (hardback), $16.99 (e-Book). This veritable doorstop of a book from Vaughn (a pseudonym for a very successful author and screenwriter) looks and sounds science fictional and indeed is, to a point, but...