Melissa Thorne

Melissa Thorne is a recipient of the 2019 CA-SRB Emerging Critics Fellowship. She has a Master of Philosophy in Australian literature from the University of Queensland. Her thesis examined the promotion, interpretation and reception of contemporary Australian novels in the United Kingdom. Previously, she studied English and French at the University of Oxford.

All essays by Melissa Thorne

Emerging Critics 2019 Review: Melissa Thorneon Andrea Goldsmith
  • Invented Lives by Andrea Goldsmith Scribe
    336pp
    Published April, 2019
    ISBN 9781925713589

Taking the Risk: Invented Lives by Andrea Goldsmith

Invented Lives is structured around a series of upheavals. The characters’ worlds change and they must decide whether to take a risk or keep their lives as close as they can to before.
Nov. 2019 • • •
Emerging Critics 2019 Review: Melissa Thorneon Alice Robinson
  • The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson Affirm
    320pp
    Published February, 2019
    ISBN 9781925712650
  • A Constant Hum by Alice Bishop Text
    240pp
    29.99 AU
    Published July, 2019
    ISBN 9781925773842

Nervous Nostalgia

The questions Bishop and Robinson ask are linked: could these disasters have been prevented? But more importantly, how do we keep going?
Sep. 2019 • • •
Emerging Critics 2019 Review: Melissa Thorneon Vicki Laveau-Harvie
  • The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie Fourth Estate
    224pp
    Published March, 2019
    ISBN 9781460711965

Blood Calls to Blood

Laveau-Harvie has packed a lifetime of hurt, confusion and disorientation into this slim volume.
Jul. 2019 • • •