writing and publishing
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.
Book review: Melbourne and the Movies, Ross Campbell
A wonderfully rich treasure trove recounting the history of the silver screen in Melbourne through the eyes of a true…
Book review: Gutsy Girls, Josie McSkimming
What was it like growing up as a sister of rock star poet Dorothy Porter?