Writing and Publishing
Book review: Sonny Boy, Al Pacino
The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life and career to reveal how he left the Bronx to hit the…
Upcoming Australian fiction and non-fiction for 2025, January to June
What will be in Australian bookshops this year? Here's a selection of new titles that will be released in the…
Book review: Theory & Practice, Michelle de Kretser
A beguiling mix of fiction, essay and memoir.
Book review: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M., Peter Ames Carlin
'Follow me, don’t follow me': the contradictions guiding “The Most Improbably Successful Group In The World” in this biography of…
What I've learned: Peter Rose, Australian Book Review
After 24 years of sifting through countless books, Peter Rose will be leaving his post as the Editor of 'Australian…
The Johnston Collection
DOUBLE LECTURE AND AFTERNOON TEA: Inspiring Female Authors. Jane Austen and Fanny Burney with Susannah Fullerton
Join Susannah Fullerton for a fascinating double lecture about literary inspirations Jane Austen and Fanny Burney, accompanied by an afternoon…
Red Room Poetry
Red Room Fellowship
In partnership with Varuna – the National Writers House, the Red Room Poetry Fellowship supports six poets to deeply engage with…
Book review: Cat Lady Manifesto, Anna Go-Go
A jaunt through the history of that most maligned trope, 'the (crazy) cat lady', and a reclamation of its power.
Vale John Marsden
John Marsden, the author of the award-winning, best-selling YA 'Tomorrow' series, has died at 74.
Book review: Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Hope Prize Anthology, various authors
These excellent short stories reveal both the evil and the good in humanity.