'This is a timely book, bringing fine and inventive reading strategies to so much significant and personally cherished writing.' --Brenda Walker 'A communal praise song to Australian literature in its many guises. I'll be returning to these pages repeatedly.' --Kathryn Heyman 'Belinda Castles has produced - through canny, insightful curating - an invaluable new resource for studious writers and devoted readers alike. The essays collected within these pages not only serve to document contemporary Australian literature, they actively work to sustain its future.' --Sam Twyford-Moore