Tag: BIPOC authors

Bindi by Kirli Saunders

A beautifully written verse novel for upper primary children

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

An amusing novel about masculinity (mini-review)

Never a Hero by Vanessa Len

Unevenly paced sequel still thrills at the end

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Engaging historical fiction about deception, privilege & colonialism (mini-review)

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Romantic coming of age (mini-review)

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

A dark & funny story of memory, power & oppression (mini-review)

Library Wars by Kiiro Yumi

Paramilitary librarians fight against censorship in this engaging dystopian manga

Laurinda by Alice Pung

Brilliant skewering of snobbery and racism (mini-review)

Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan

Fabulously playful and inventive short stories (mini-review)

Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Punchy & experimental poems (mini-review)