Fred Smith’s ‘The Sparrows of Kabul’ Reviewed by Helen Musa | Canberra CityNews
‘Smith gives a clear-eyed, unsentimental account of withdrawal, but loses none of the larrikin touch seen in his sell-out music performances.’ Helen Musa’s top-notch…
Puncher & Wattmann Poetry Titles Reviewed in TEXT
Check out these amazing poetry reviews in TEXT! Read them here. ‘Moon Wrasse presents a sophisticated, emotive and organic lyric incorporating elegy, ecopoetry…
Esther Ottaway’s ‘She Doesn’t Seem Autistic’ Reviewed by Dominique Hecq | Mascara Literary Review
‘There is rhythmic intensity that fuses emotion, breath and thought, incorporating profound, associative insight.‘ Dominique Hecq’s great review of Esther Ottaway, Poet‘s She Doesn’t…
Phyllis Perlstone’s ‘But Now’ Reviewed by Margaret Bradstock | Rochford Street Review
‘Perlstone’s forte is meticulous description, metaphors built from the surrounding environment, each moment expanded to its limits.’ Margaret Bradstock’s in-depth review of Phyllis Perlstone’s…
Catherine McNamara’s ‘The Carnal Fugues’ Reviewed by Cameron Woodhead | SMH/The Age
‘The Carnal Fugues is a globetrotting anthology of short fiction, a collection of greatest hits from Catherine McNamara that sketches shadow-lines of desire and…
P&W Titles Featured in ‘Best Books of the Year 2023’ Lists!
Check out the various Puncher & Wattmann titles featured in ‘Books of the Year 2023’ lists! ‘Bird’ by Adam Morris in The Sydney…
‘Moon Wrasse’ & ‘She Doesn’t Seem Autistic’ Featured in ’10 Underrated Books in 2023′ | ArtsHub
Thrilled to see both Willo Drummond‘s Moon Wrasse and Esther Ottaway‘s She Doesn’t Seem Autistic featured in Thuy On‘s ’10 Underrated Books in 2023′ at…
Helen Hayward’s ‘Home Work’ Reviewed by B.P Marshall | Tasmanian Times
‘This memoir is a thoughtful, caring and philosophical analysis of something much bigger than our weary yanking of a vacuum cleaner through the labyrinth…
Hossein Asgari’s ‘Only Sound Remains’ Reviewed by Jacob Sunter | The Saltbush Review
‘Asgari covers the abstract beauty of poetic language’ Jacob Sunter’s in-depth analysis of Hossein Asgari’s Only Sounds Remain in The Saltbush Review. Read…
Allan Tegg’s ‘The Interpretations of Cake’ Reviewed by Cameron Woodhead | SMH/The Age
‘A sly and charming introduction to “Cake-analysis” that will tempt anyone who wants to have their cake and eat it.’ Great review of…
