Writing and Publishing
Book review: After You Were Gone, Vikki Wakefield
A fast paced, perfectly plotted and brilliantly conceived psychological thriller.
Book review: Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec
From South Sudan to Australia, this award-winning novel tracks the journey of childhood, family and the migrant experience.
Book review: Desi Girl, Sarah Malik
An engaging, reflective and energised memoir that fills an important space.
Book review: Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here, Heather Rose
This award-winning writer’s eclectic memoir teems with ghosts and gratitude.
Opportunities and awards
Call-outs for Queensland Music Awards plus winners of the Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, the Poem Forest shortlist, and more!
Book review: Staging a Revolution, by Kath Kenny
An impressive work of cultural history, interspersed with memorable anecdotes.
Book review: Seeing Other People, Diana Reid
A contemporary post-COVID queer love triangle.
Opportunities and awards
New First Nations public art residency and theatre practitioners training grant, over 150 Bundanon artist residents announced and standing ovation…
Book review: Waypoints, Adam Ouston
This brilliant novel immerses the reader in the emotions and obsessions of its hero.
So you want my arts job: Bookseller
Loving books is ideal but being genuinely helpful is equally important when it comes to working in a bookstore.