Non-Fiction
What composers contribute to a music festival
Sally Beamish and Stephen Johnson were invited to the Australian Festival of Chamber Music as much for their musical insights…
Book review: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, Anna Funder
Conspicuously missing from male-centric biographies, Eileen O’Shaughnessy is the true Orwellian hero.
Book review: The Year My Family Unravelled, Cynthia Dearborn
How do you go about looking after an ailing aged parent when you are halfway across the world from each…
Magazine review: Meanjin Winter 2023, edited by Esther AnatolitisÂ
The intensity of this edition creates a real sense of urgency in the reader.
Book review: A Real Piece of Work, Erin Riley
An insight into the life of a queer trans writer through a series of essays.
Moral panic over sex-ed book overlooks real value of teen sex education
The moral panic over a sex education book for teens has seen Big W staff abused, and ignores the ways…
Decolonising the written word
As an editor, a relatively new part of my brief is to be on the alert for colonial exceptionalism. What…
Book review: Aphrodite's Breath, Susan Johnson
A mother-daughter trip to the birthplace of Aphrodite. What could possibly go wrong?
Book review: I'd Rather Not, Robert Skinner
Amusing tales of a dilettante.
Book review: Personal Score, Ellen van Neerven
Ellen Van Neervan's latest book is a non-fiction about the nexus between sport, culture and identity.