My Name is Revenge. by Ashley Kalagian Blunt. Spineless Wonders, 2019. Pp 154. A$24.99 ‘Who after all speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?’ – Adolf Hitler, 1939 Ashley Kalagian Blunt references the above quote many times in herRead more…
REVIEW: Casey Legler’s Godspeed: a memoir
Godspeed: a memoir. by Casey Legler. Scribe Publications, 2019. Pp 176. A$27.99 Godspeed: a memoir is former Olympic swimmer Casey Legler’s account of her troubled adolescence. A largely unparented child with prodigious athletic abilities, Legler turned to alcohol and drugsRead more…
Review: Sonia Orchard’s Into the Fire
Into the Fire. by Sonia Orchard. Affirm Press, 2019. Pp 288. A$29.99 “We were not the women we once were, and we were the ones who could best bear witness to that change. Sad as it was, it was easier,Read more…
Review: Lee Kofman’s Imperfect
Imperfect. by Lee Kofman. Affirm Press, 2019. Pp 336. A$32.99 Lee Kofman’s third book, Imperfect, examines our relationship to our bodies and the connection we have between the frailty of our consciousness and how it affects the way we see ourselves.Read more…
Review: Alice Robinson’s The Glad Shout
The Glad Shout. By Alice Robinson. Affirm Press, 2019. Pp. 320. A$32.99. Speculative, dystopian novels and films are typically male-centric. A woman may form part of the gang of survivors, but she’ll be there in relation to the male heroRead more…