Caught between cultures: a review of No Country Woman
Zoya Patel describes being caught between cultures, in this book which discusses community, migrant identity and the pain of not belonging.
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Community, love and compassion: a review of The Power of Hope
Kon Karapanagiotidis tackles everything from adversity to self-esteem and discrimination in his amazing new book The Power of Hope.
Home truths on migration, multiculturalism, racism and identity: a review of Alice Pung’s Close to Home
Pung’s new collection gives an insight into a diverse range of topics, exploring multiculturalism, racism and migration in modern Australia.
The Power of Human Connection: a review of The Fox Hunt
See how human connections forged online have saved a man’s life; Al Samawi explores how he came to question all that he had been taught.
Rape culture IS that bad: A Review of “Not That Bad”
“Not That Bad” is a varied and harrowing insight into rape culture, and all the realities associated with it.
The dimensionality of experience: a review of “The Hijab Files”
Maryam Azam explores the modern, and personal experience of wearing a hijab in her debut poetry book, “The Hijab Files”.
Dislocation and belonging: a review of “Saudade”
Peres da Costa explores the pain of displacement in her book “Saudade”, set between the
far-flung places of Angola and Goa, similar because of their links to Portuguese colonisers.
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia: a review
A collection of diverse, deeply personal and insightful experiences from a range of Indigenous Australian authors.
Where is the child’s mother? Father? A review of “Tell Me How it Ends”
Luiselli’s book “Tell Me How it Ends” reveals and humanises the plight of young refugees.
Freshwater: A journey into liminal spaces
Explore the liminality of humanity and beyond with Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel, “Freshwater”, an extraordinary insight into another way of being.
“The Displaced”: invisibility and hypervisibility in a hostile climate
The stories in “The Displaced” give a voice to those who are seen, or feel to be, out of place, and testify to the inequalities still faced by many.
A Hero Overlooked: a review of “The Missing Man”
Peter Rees chronicles the barriers broken down, and those still standing, in the life of Kamilaroi man Len Waters, Australia’s first Indigenous aviator.