'Queensland Theatre’s First Casualty takes an unvarnished look at the costs of the war in Afghanistan. By Yen-Rong Wong.'
'Amy Thunig wanders deep into her interior wilderness to bring readers her generous and courageous debut memoir, Tell Me Again. Born into a world programmed to decimate her people, Thunig’s enduring compassion, righteous refusal and vivid imagination transform the woodchippings that she was dealt into an abundant forest.' (Introduction)
'Sri Lanka’s complex story has been told by people as various as rapper and singer M. I. A., playwright S. Shakthidharan and authors Niromi de Soyza, Anuk Arudpragasam and Shehan Karunatilaka. All extrapolate personal and political histories to portray an island nation marred by greed and the struggle for political power – and a population that has dispersed globally as a result.' (Introduction)
