Cracking the Spine

A deftly curated anthology of the best of contemporary Australian short stories, each with an essay by their authors

Breaking down the wall between the creative and discursive, the imagistic and the expository, this collection offers an alternating story/essay structure, making it ideal for the classroom, as well as a pure pleasure to read for anyone interested in the best of "Ozlit." The authors' essays reveal the acute organizing intelligence behind the most artless-appearing of stories, and are a rare bonus for readers.