Stella Prize 2024 – Longlist ANNOUNCED
Earlier this week, the 2024 Stella Prize Longlist was announced! “Stella” is a voice for gender equality and cultural change in Australian literature. This year, many inspiring and impactful pieces of literature have been selected for the 2024 prize, including “Feast” by Emily O’Grady and “Praiseworthy” by Alexis Wright. Stella’s leading purpose since its founding […]
QBD Reviews: Serotonin by Michel Houellebecq
Houellebecq has famously called English the language of Donald Duck, so perhaps it is no wonder that Shaun Whiteside’s English translation (due for release September 26) was held back six months later than all other translations. And look, I bought a first edition in French (and it came with a beautiful Houellebecq-themed French bookmark that […]
QBD Reviews: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B Peterson
Clinical psychologist and academic, Doctor Jordan Peterson, has made a splash across bestseller lists with his book ’12 Rules for Life’. It has been called ‘Self-Help’, and it has been categorised in ‘Business’, but it leans much more toward a kind of personal-political manifesto; a response to a range of radical ideas that have been […]
One To Keep You Up All Night
Kazuo Ishiguro shows off his amazing storytelling technique in this novel, following Kathy from her childhood at Hailsham Boarding School to her adult life beyond it. Throughout the novel, you are filled with this sense of looking back, on reflecting upon Kathy’s childhood and how it has affected her relationships beyond Hailsham. Kathy spends the […]
