“So much of writing happens entirely alone and entirely inside our own brains… it can be very easy to lose perspective. Collaboration and community are so important because of that: they keep me sane, and often stop me from despairing.”

Take a look at our favourite reads of 2022 – a haunting Aussie novel, a collection of books exploring Western farming practices, a heartbreaking memoir, a political page-turner, a reflection on fatherhood and more.

Take a look at what we’ve read in November – a gripping Aussie crime, a Miles Franklin winner, a mental health anthology and more!

Take a look at what we’ve read in October – a local debut, a nuanced literary novel, a book of poems for the internet age, and a collection of stories inspired by Paul Kelly songs.

Take a look at what we’ve read in September – a complex thriller, a meditation on grief, an addictive page-turner, a piece on Antarctic moss, a book of essays and more!

Take a look at what we’ve read in August – a compelling ode to Sarajevo, a contemplative literary novel, a new voice in Aussie crime, a haunting short story, a middle grade adventure and more!

Take a look at what we’ve read in July – a middle grade First Nations story, a postmodern reimagining of a classic, a book told from a painting’s perspective and more!

“It’s about becoming attentive, slowing the mind to create space for a poem to breathe. I am in dialogue with mystery, time, and with space.”

“For me writing poetry has always been a fairly personal act, and never been about editing for opacity and making a work easy-to-understand, but sometimes there are ideas and themes that I definitely want a reader to understand.”