Book Reviews
How to Dodge Flying Sandals and Other Advice for Life by Daniel Nour
Nour’s memoir is a moving read about finding oneself amidst the chaos of a loving yet intrusive family.
Their Borders, Our World: Building new solidarities with Palestine ed. by Mahdi Sabbagh
An urgent and moving anthology of contemporary global voices from the Palestine Festival of Literature.
Past & Parallel Lives by Kaya Ortiz
If time is a woven cloth, then Kaya Ortiz’s debut award-winning poetry collection sets out to unravel it.
Peripathetic: Notes on (un)belonging by Cher Tan
An essay collection that interrogates migration, belonging and art under capitalism – but does it bite off more than it can chew?
Matia by Emily Tsokos Purtill
Emily Tsokos Purtill’s debut novel Matia (2024) is an evocative and deeply moving family saga that spans four generations and three continents.
Words To Sing The World Alive ed. by Jasmin McGaughey and The Poet’s Voice
An anthology of forty First Nations writers, thinkers, artists and journalists celebrating First Nations languages around the continent.
Politica by Yumna Kassab
Kassab beautifully carves out space for humanity, tenderness and promises amidst a world veering between idealism and armed struggle.
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
This Miles Franklin-winning novel explores trauma, migration, racism and imperialism in Australia and Sri Lanka.
The Scope of Permissibility by Zeynab Gamieldien
A coming-of-age story that traverses faith, desire and double standards through the perspectives of three Australian Muslim university students.