Writing and Publishing
Book review: Girl in a Pink Dress, Kylie Needham
A thoughtful debut on love and art.
Book review: The Anniversary, Stephanie Bishop
All at sea: an anniversary on a cruise ship leads to traumatic circumstances.
'A shambles': NZ arts education needs urgent attention
The lack of priority for the creative fields across Aotearoa is causing more and more concern, says Andrew Wood.
Book review: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
What happens when a gardening guerrilla group becomes entangled with a billionaire?
Book review: Clytemnestra, Constanza Casati
An unforgettable feminist reimagining of a mythologically-maligned Spartan queen.
Opportunities and awards
Australian Women in Music Awards nominations open, opportunities at APAX 2023 Market plus winners of Dobell Drawing Prize #23, and…
Book review: Love & Autism, Kay Kerr
Shining light on the spectrum of autism through a range of true stories.
Three bestselling Australian authors you may never have heard of
With one in four books now self-published, some of the most successful writers fly under the radar in the literary…
Small presses shine in Stella shortlist
Six ‘culture shifting’ books have been shortlisted for the $60,000 Stella Prize, which recognises the best books by Australian women.
Book review: The Invisible, Peter Papathanasiou
Some momentum is lost to digressive detail in this otherwise entertaining tale.