Books

Book reviews and literary events in Melbourne

Latest book reviews

Skagboys - Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh hits the right grim beats in his Trainspotting prequel

Wild Abandon - Joe Dunthorne

Multiple narrators cloud a tale of adolescence in a collapsing commune

The Angel Esmeralda - Don DeLillo

DeLillo has found new ways of drawing his readers in

The Mechanical Messiah

This hyperactive steampunk caper is delightfully weird

The Prague Cemetery - Umberto Eco

A repulsive character and a heap of conspiracies can’t save a dull novel

Lost Memory of Skin - Russell Banks

The novelist inhabits the lives of sex offenders in his latest turn

Melbourne news & interviews

Neil Gaiman

Time Out sits down with the prolific author of American Gods

Callum Hann on The Starter Kitchen

A book aimed at uni students who have just left home

The Wheeler Centre

Director Michael Williams explains, entertainment is not its only mission

Rock bio round-up

We examine three new pieces of Rock'n'Roll Hubris Porn

Jeffrey Eugenides on The Marriage Plot

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores matters of the heart

Philippa Sibley on PS Desserts

Melbourne's queen of desserts has a new book, PS Desserts

Bookshops in Melbourne

Best bookshops

These bookshops are not just for when you're killing time

Syber's Books

Melbourne's kookiest book store

The Paperback Bookshop

Championing the independent scene since the 60s



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