Writing and Publishing
Book review: Killing Sydney, Elizabeth Farrelly, Pan Macmillan
A passionate cri de coeur to diagnose the ills of the city and save it from overdevelopment.
Book review: Dark as Last Night, Tony Birch, UQP
A collection of stories with shards of light peering through the darkness.
Book review: The Last Guests, J.P.Pomare, Hachette
A panic-inducing thriller with all the right ingredients to keep you guessing to the end.
ICYMI: The week's arts news
This week's arts news is a roll call of cancellations, with some good news announcements and opportunities.
Victorian artists hit with snap lockdown – again
ArtsHub provides the latest updates following Melbourne's seven-day snap lockdown announcement, commencing 8pm today (5 August).
Supporting local: Melbourne inner-city bookshops offer discounted books
Support local bookstores and get discounted books through Melbourne City Reads.
Book review, The Women’s Circle by Karyn Sepulveda, Ventura Press
A warm incisive novel about help and self-help and the thin line between failure and success.
New month-long program bins outdated perceptions about poetry
The inaugural 2021 Poetry Month takes to social media and international exchange to update poetry's pedestrian acceptance as vital, diverse…
Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Call outs for Australia’s largest sci-fi writing prize, regional NSW scholarship, and young curators program. Winners announced for Melbourne Art…
Book Review: Nancy Business by R.W.R. McDonald, Allen & Unwin
A rollicking coming-of-age mystery, full of sincerity and humour.