
Book Review: Moonlight and Dust by Jasmin McGaughey
Jasmin McGaughey, a Torres Strait Islander and African American author from Queensland, uncovers belonging, identity, coming-of-age and magic in her young adult debut novel, Moonlight and Dust, releasing in July 2025 by Allen & Unwin.

Book Review: Don’t Let The Forest In by C. G. Drews
Don’t Let The Forest In by C. G. Drews is a queer, dark academia, YA horror novel published in 2024 by Hodder Children’s Books, an imprint of Hachette.
The book follows Andrew Perrault’s return to boarding school, where he finds refuge in writing twisted fairytales for Thomas Rye

Book Review: Big Time by Jordon Prosser
I was intrigued to read the Australian dystopian novel Big Time by Jordan Prosser, published in 2024. I was intrigued even more by not only its genre of Australian dystopian fiction but also its unique centring of music and psychedelics.
