So You Want to Live Younger Longer? by Dr Norman Swan
As I read this book I could hear Dr Swan’s calming Scottish brogue. I feel forever grateful for his voice of reason during the COVID…
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Utopic or dystopic? This foreboding depiction of humanity’s potential future emphasizes the bliss in ignorance, and crafts an eerily appealing society where everybody is happy…
About Grace By Anthony Doerr
About Grace By Anthony Doerr is the 2004 debut novel of the award winning author of All the light we cannot see (2014)
The Harp in the South by Ruth Park
Re-reading The Harp in the South by Ruth Park is more than an excercise in nostalgia. I found myself fascinated with the deceptively simple and…
The Claimant by Paul Terry
The Claimant by Paul Terry follows the fascinating story of an ordinary Wagga-Wagga butcher – and his claim over a prestigious English baronetcy!
Listen Again: Ryan Butta
Ryan Butta joined us at the SMSA to launch his latest book The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli. We invite you to listen to this…
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan has the soul of a poet and it is reflected in the prose of The Living Sea of Waking Dreams. His use of…
The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
Set in 1914, The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan is the gripping tale of 39 survivors crowded into a lifeboat built to hold less…
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
The Bedlam Stacks is the stunning second novel by Natasha Pulley, told from the perspective of ex-East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne.
Listen Again: Rebecca Hazel
Authors Rebecca Hazel and Ryan Butta joined us at the SMSA to discuss Rebecca’s journey writing “The Schoolgirl, Her Teacher and his Wife”. We…
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin is the first book of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Even if you aren’t…