Fiona Capp

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Cameron Woodhead |Fiona Capp

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This week’s book reviews range from a fictionalised account of a cult leader and cosy crime, to Tasmania’s Indigenous past and a history (and possible future) of artificial intelligence. Happy reading!FICTION PICK OF THE WEEKThis Is Not a Game Kelly MullenCentury, $34.99You already know a book called This Is Not a Game will totally be a game, right?

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Cameron Woodhead |Fiona Capp

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This week’s new releases range from tales of toxic friendship and family dramedy to a moving first-person account of life in Gaza and an examination of the effects on the brain of physical and psychological trauma. FICTION PICK OF THE WEEKSuch Quiet GirlsNoelle W. IhliMacmillan, $34.99An ordinary day takes a disastrous turn when a school bus is hijacked in Noelle W.

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Cameron Woodhead |Fiona Capp

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From The Hague to London’s rock and roll scene in the ’70s, to the journey we all face towards old age, there are all kinds of places to escape to among this week’s new releases.

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Cameron Woodhead |Fiona Capp

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This week’s new releases include a tale of ageing Millennials, a study of race and sexual identity that features a mythological Chinese vampire, an exploration of our need for personal sanctuary and a compelling real-life tale of survival in the Amazon.

2 months ago | smh.com.au | Cameron Woodhead |Fiona Capp

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This week’s reviews range from a book that contains everything from micro-fiction to poetry and internalised meditations, to an intriguing historical mystery and a history of Jane Austen – in objects. FICTION PICK OF THE WEEKThe Theory of EverythingYumna KassabUltimo, $34.99The back cover of Yumna Kassab’s The Theory of Everything features a sly deconstruction of the art of the blurb.