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Six books reviewed this week - and is self-publishing the future for literature?
Jasper Lindell
A taste of the six books we reviewed this week. Picture: Unsplash
Will self-publishing widen the door for Australian books?
Robyn Ferrell
Could self publishing allow more quality - but overlooked - Australian writing to get through the door and into the hands of readers? Picture: Glen Noble
Review
A violent past casts dark, confronting shadows
Frank O'Shea
Denizen by James McKenzie Watson. Picture: Supplied
Review
The tangled path of complex love
Ian McFarlane
Australian-born Alice Nelson has gathered literary gravitas since her first novel. Picture: Nicole Boenig-McGrade
Review
Is there still time to save the commons?
Ian McFarlane
Then Greens candidate Tim Hollo votes in the 2019 federal election at Lyneham High School. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Review
Dangerous men dominate this town of secrets
Anna Creer
The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis. Picture: Supplied
Review
Among heroes of the Australian WWII ships past their best
Michael McKernan
Troops bunked down on the top deck of the destroyer HMAS Vendetta on one of its 39 voyages to Tobruk. Picture: Australian War Memorial
Review
Experience and myth mix in a haze of uncertainty
Jasper Lindell
At a cottage carved from a naval base in Adriane Howell's Hydra, the mind - or is it the navy boys on the nearby base? - can play tricks. Picture: Shutterstock
Review
Ghosts stalk a voyage of the damned that leaves lasting impression of history
Russell Wenholz
Jess Kidd's novel The Night Ship is set on the Batavia during its voyage from the Netherlands to Western Australia. Pictured is a replica of the 1600s ship. Picture: Shutterstock
Review
From different points of view, an uneven hero from the world of finance
Mark Thomas
Trust by Hernan Diaz.

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