In Praise Of The New

Along with David Ballantyne's Sydney Bridge Upside Down, and Abdellah Taia's An Arab Melancholia, David McLaughlin reads the 2012 Vogel winner Eleven Seasons and reminisces on his Aussie Rules stint with the Seven Hills Bombers.

The Wilder Aisles

Janice recommends the adventures of Ingvar Ambjornsen's Elling and Louise Welsh's new mix of paranoia, fear & dark secrets - The Girl on the Stairs.

Children's Books

Our children's book experts review a selection of children's literature from picture books to teen fiction.

Brit Voyeur

Anwyn Crawford recommends Tom Watson & Martin Hickman's Dial M for Murdoch, and dreams of lunching with Jarvis Cocker.

DVDs

Scott Donovan highly recommends the documentary about Harry Belafonte, Sing Your Song, and the Peter Kosminsky Collection plus DVDs from classic film to new Danish TV.