australia | Snowy Fictions

May Gibbs And The Magic Behind The Australian Bush

by Madeleine Rose Jones | Sep 9, 2023 | literature, The World

Imagine seven tiny baby faces hiding behind leaves. On top of each child’s head, half of a nut acts as a hat and allows them to camouflage into the background depicting the outdoors. These babies gap in amazement and are dazzled to earn your attention. You are staring...

Why You Should Read Utopian Man By Lisa Lang

by Madeleine Rose Jones | Dec 4, 2020 | Book Recommendations, literature

Note: This post does not contain spoilers. Have you taken a risk recently with your reading? Picked a book based on its cover or premise? I did, and the novel is called Utopian Man. It won the Vogel Prize in 2009, an award for first time authors in Australia. The...