writing and publishing
Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles review: a sexy queer debut novel set in Melbourne
Our New Gods moves what could have been a predictable coming-of-age story in an exciting new direction.
Inconvenient Women review – Australian literary cage-rattlers and trailblazers
From the suffragists to the feminist writers of the 1970s, this book navigates both their inconsistencies and their courage when…
Australian literary festivals in 2025
What bookish festivals are happening across the country this year?
10 things I learned from selling eight million books
Success as an author can be as simple as learning these 10 succinct lessons.
Book review: After the Fall, Kirsten Alexander
A story about benevolent and malevolent connections and the elasticity of morality.
Book review: Someone Like Me, Clem Bastow and Jo Case (editors)
An anthology of 25 non-fiction pieces by Autistic writers.
LitUp literature initiative to revitalise reading
A new scheme will make it easier to stage author events across Australia.
Book review: What's the Big Idea?, Anna Chang and Alice Grundy (editors)
This book realistically grapples with the problems of the day and offers potential solutions.
Book review: Sunny at the End of the World, Steph Bowe
A clever and endearing story of survival in a world that has drastically changed.
Book review: The Boy from the Sea, Garrett Carr
An abandoned baby is found and adopted into a struggling family.