Gritty novel of a Sydney I've never seen before. -- Kali Napier * Netgalley * smart and pleasantly unnerving -- Oliver Driscoll * Books+Publishing * Polites' novel ultimately offers a riotous vision of an authentically multicultural Australia that One Nation - and increasingly the far right of the LNP - cannot accept. This makes Down the Hume essential reading in these times of "border protection". * The Saturday Paper * Feature TO COME * FBi's Book Club * A novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is an Australian debut not to be missed + Competition * Queensland Times * Hume is a robust study of ethnic, class and sexual identities that intersect in contemporary Australia + Article -- Nathan Smith * Weekend Australian * an edgy debut novel -- Shelley Hadfield * Herald Sun * Book of the week * Stellar *