"Persaud has a knack for finding the sublime in the ordinary..."

"a bracing, refreshing first novel, with hints of greater things to come...."

"It certainly captures Winslow’s stature as a writer from whom others can learn the ropes..."

"A Theatre for Dreamers is at once a blissful piece of escapism and a powerful meditation on art and sexuality..."

"Three women, three centuries apart, are linked by their suffering at male hands..."

"(an) undeniably intriguing, well-researched novel..."

"a fully realised world full of dry humour, especially at the expense of tech hermits everywhere..."

"plausible and fully realised..."

"Dana, her father’s ‘secret’ daughter, suffers deeply from shame, while his legitimate daughter Chaurisse enjoys a carefree existence..."

"Aravind Adiga powerfully evokes Sri Lankan unease and scrutiny as ‘other’ in Australia..."

"The story of an abusive relationship between a teacher and his pupil is intelligent, brave and painful to read ..."

"Compassion and a plea for peaceful co-existence are the common themes in a bright celebration of unity in difference..."

"If the relentless uncertainty occasionally has the effect of a “Do Not Disturb” sign, the novel is worth it for the times we’re beckoned to go inside...."

"full of grit, humour and tenderness..."

"The provocative sadomasochism of Adam Mars-Jones's Box Hill..."

"(a) penetrating examination of misogyny and family ties..."

"The texture of experience conveyed in Little Eyes feels not so much speculative as nostalgic..."

"(A) Lively debut novel..."

"The hard facts of Glasgow’s history mix with fantasy..."

"a glorious, affirmative vision..."

"...this is a moving, authentic, humane novel which raises fundamental questions about what it means to be kind in an unkind world, and it will stay with me for a long time..."

"Ruth Gilligan’s uncanny novel has a terrible dark heart and is set around the BSE virus..."

"Written in cool, clear-eyed prose, English Monsters is a taut psychological thriller..."

"Louise Erdrich has been a persuasive interpreter of Native American life..."

" Balzano employs an unpretentious style to explore Trina’s life..."