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1 Woo Woo by Ella Baxter Review – an Art World Satire Brimming with Fury and Flair Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 August 2024;

— Review of Woo Woo Ella Baxter , 2024 single work novel

'Baxter’s follow-up to New Animal is part Melbourne scene sketch, part stalker thriller – and a wholly unique manifesto for seizing creative power from fear' 

1 The Great Undoing by Sharlene Allsopp review – Experimental Debut Takes on the Tech Apocalypse Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 February 2024;

— Review of The Great Undoing Sharlene Allsopp , 2024 single work novel
1 Best of 2023 in Australian Reading Alex Gerrans , Rosie Ofori Ward , Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2024;

— Review of Shirley Ronnie Scott , 2023 single work novel ; Praiseworthy Alexis Wright , 2023 single work novel ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Green Dot Madeleine Gray , 2023 single work novel ; Songs for the Dead and the Living Sara Saleh , 2023 single work novel ; Notes on Her Colour Jennifer Neal , 2023 single work novel ; Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran , 2022 single work novel ; Crossing the Line Nick McKenzie , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel
1 Bold’, ‘extremely Fun’, ‘luminously Written’ : The Best Australian Books Out in March Imogen Dewey , Nigel Featherstone , Joseph Cummins , Steph Harmon , Lucy Clark , Sian Cain , Yvonne C Lam , Adele Dumont , Bridie Jabour , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 March 2024;

— Review of 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem Nam Le , 2024 selected work poetry ; The Silver River Jim Moginie , 2024 single work autobiography ; One Another Gail Jones , 2024 single work novel ; Appreciation Liam Pieper , 2024 single work novel ; Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband Kerstin Pilz , 2024 single work autobiography ; Servo : Tales from the Graveyard Shift David Goodwin , 2024 single work autobiography ; The Cancer Finishing School : Lessons in Laughter, Love and Resilience Peter Goldsworthy , 2024 single work autobiography ; Thanks for Having Me Emma Darragh , 2024 single work novel ; Lead Us Not Abbey Lay , 2024 single work novel ; Always Will Be : Stories of Goori Sovereignty from the Futures of the Tweed Mykaela Saunders , 2024 selected work short story
1 The Return of Nam Le: ‘As Long as I’m Terrifying Myself a Little Bit, I’m on the Right Track’ Imogen Dewey (interviewer), 2024 single work interview
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 February 2024;

'Sixteen years after his internationally lauded debut, the author of The Boat is back. He talks about writing under pressure, and why ‘authenticity’ is a trap' 

1 ‘Poetic’, ‘Fearless’, ‘A Creative Triumph’: The Best Australian Books Out in February Sian Cain , Steph Harmon , Bec Kavanagh , Jack Callil , Yvonne C Lam , Lucy Clark , Imogen Dewey , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 February 2024;

— Review of My Brilliant Sister Amy Brown , 2024 single work novel ; We All Lived in Bondi Then Georgia Blain , 2024 selected work short story ; Politica Yumna Kassab , 2024 single work novel ; The Great Undoing Sharlene Allsopp , 2024 single work novel ; Monument Bonny Cassidy , 2024 selected work poetry prose ; The Pulling Adele Dumont , 2024 selected work autobiography essay ; All the Words We Know Bruce Nash , 2024 single work novel ; The Next Big Thing James Colley , 2024 single work novel
1 Paradise Estate by Max Easton Review – a Layered, Aching Portrait of Millennial Malaise Imogen Dewey , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 17 October 2023;

— Review of Paradise Estate Max Easton , 2023 single work novel

'In this sequel of sorts to The Magpie Wing, a group of thirtysomethings share the rent in Sydney, searching for solidarity and meaning in a sterile, gentrifying world'

1 Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko Review – Miles Franklin Winner Slices Open Australia’s Past and Present Imogen Dewey , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 October 2023;

— Review of Edenglassie Melissa Lucashenko , 2023 single work novel

'The latest novel from the author of Too Much Lip splits its time between the 1800s and 2024 and provides a masterclass in humour, flair and generosity'

1 ‘Ballsy’, ‘very Funny’, ‘read in One Sitting’ : The Best Australian Books Out in October Alyx Gorman , Imogen Dewey , Fiona Wright , Sian Cain , Lucy Clark , Yvonne C Lam , Janine Israel , Celina Ribeiro , Ben Doherty , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 October 2023;

— Review of Edenglassie Melissa Lucashenko , 2023 single work novel ; Stone Yard Devotional Charlotte Wood , 2023 single work novel ; Late : A Novel Michael Fitzgerald Page , 2023 single work novel ; Killing for Country : A Family Story David Marr , 2023 multi chapter work criticism ; Gunflower : Stories Laura Jean McKay , 2023 selected work short story ; The Man Who Wasn't There Dan Box , 2023 single work biography ; Home to Biloela Priya Nadesalingam , Rebekah Holt , 2023 single work autobiography
1 A Votive Manifesto Imogen Dewey , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023;

— Review of The Lovers Yumna Kassab , 2022 single work novel
1 A Personal Exercise Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of Sunbathing : A Novel Isobel Beech , 2022 single work novel
1 Our Lady of the Messy Heart Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of Big Beautiful Female Theory Eloise Grills , 2020 single work autobiography
1 Against Control Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of This Devastating Fever Sophie Cunningham , 2022 single work novel
1 ‘Tonality Is a Ghost’ Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , December 2022;

— Review of Fugitive Simon Tedeschi , 2022 single work prose

'There’s this thing you hear in music – or, if I’m trying for precision, in the silences in music. It’s a reaching, a stretching. There’s a suspended wonder to it; a lazy sensuality, sometimes. It’s probably in lots of places if you know what to listen for, but I hear it most in classical music, since that is where I learned to listen, to count, and to keep time. And I hear it in Simon Tedeschi’s intimate book of fragments, Fugitive.' (Introduction)   

1 Readers Are Hungry for Stories about Trauma. But What Happens to the Authors? Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 19 November 2022;
1 ‘Funny’, ‘Punchy, ‘A Gorgeous Writer’ : the Best Australian Books Out in October Steph Harmon , Sian Cain , Michael Sun , Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 October 2022;

— Review of Seeing Other People Diana Reid , 2022 single work novel ; Tripping Over Myself : A Memoir of a Life in Comedy Shaun Micallef , 2022 single work autobiography ; Limberlost Robbie Arnott , 2022 single work novel ; Faith, Hope and Carnage Nick Cave , Sean O'Hagan , 2022 single work autobiography interview ; A Kind of Magic Anna Spargo-Ryan , 2022 single work autobiography ; The Sun Walks Down Fiona McFarlane , 2022 single work novel
1 Desire by Jessie Cole Review – an Author Reckons with Her Yearning for Intimacy Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 August 2022;

— Review of Desire : A Reckoning Jessie Cole , 2022 single work autobiography

'For fans of Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women, Cole’s second memoir deals with the pain of an ambivalent courtship – while exploring her visceral need for love'

1 Every Version of You by Grace Chan Review – Would You Want to Live in the Metaverse? Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 August 2022;

— Review of Every Version of You Grace Chan , 2022 single work novel

'Set in the 2080s, this Australian debut maps the sci-fi question in a quiet romantic drama – asking what ties us to the world and each other' (Introduction)

1 ‘Essential’, ‘Quietly Hopeful’, ‘Propulsive’: The Best Australian Books Out in August Alyx Gorman , Beejay Silcox , Sian Cain , Imogen Dewey , Susan Chenery , Steph Harmon , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 August 2022;

— Review of Train Lord Oliver Mol , 2022 single work autobiography ; Desire : A Reckoning Jessie Cole , 2022 single work autobiography ; Nimblefoot Robert Drewe , 2022 single work novel ; The Wrong Woman Joshua Pomare , 2022 single work novel ; Every Version of You Grace Chan , 2022 single work novel
1 Enclave by Claire G Coleman Review – Why Shouldn’t We Make a Utopia? Imogen Dewey , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 22 July 2022;

— Review of Enclave Claire G. Coleman , 2022 single work novel
'This action-packed parable uses a dystopian vision to pose another question: why not imagine a future where we get it right – or at least, less wrong?'
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