A friend of mine likes to say that if you went by peoples’ Facebook posts you’d think their lives were fantastic beyond belief. I’d probably add that if you judged writers by their blogs, web sites and publishers’ PR, they (we) must all be in line for the Nobel Peace Prize. So I won’t lie… here’s a selection of only positive things about my books.

Burning Down (2017)

Travel Under Any Star (2016)

• 4ZZFM Podcast
• Q Weekend Review
• This Charming Mum Review

Black Mountain (2012)

There was one absolute stinker of a review – the worst I’ve ever had – that even in good humour I can’t post here… have fun finding it! But here are some good ‘uns:

• The Australian Review (2012)
• Canberra Times
• Transnational Literature Review
• Lisa Hill’s Black Mountain Review at ANZ LitLovers
• Review of Black Mountain by Nahrung
• Review of Black Mountain by Jessica Au
• Weekend Australian (10 November 2007)

The Dirty Beat (2007)

• Canberra Times
• Weekend Australian (10 November 2007)
• Australian Bookseller and Publisher (July 2007)
• Adelaide Advertiser (17 November 2007)
• Age (15 December 2007)
• Canberra Times (13 October 2007)
• Courier Mail (8 September 2007)
• Good Reading (October 2007)
• Media Culutre Magazine Interview
• Media Culture Magaine Review
• MX Brisbane (3 October 2007)
• Rave Magazine (11 September 2007)
• Sunday Mail Brisbane (7 October 2007)

Candle Life (2006)

• Malcolm Tattersall Candle Life Review
• Candle Life Bulletin Review

The Volcano (2001)

This review from Kerryn Goldsworthy for the Australian Book Review (ABR, November 2001) made the ten or so years of writing the novel pretty worthwhile…

• The Weekend Australian (6 October 2001)
• The Age Article: Under the Volcano
• Living Under the Volcano Review
• The Volcano Interview: Veny Armanno interviewed by Associate Professor Philip Neilsen
• Kerryn Goldsworthy Review

Gabriella’s Book of Fire (2000)

For a book that did so well and still finds many new readers, Firehead – or Gabriella’s Book of Fire as it was published in the US – received pretty mixed reviews from the US press. This document combines a few into one place. I’ve included the full text of each review, so we have the good and the bad.