Books Archive

Howard Jacobson is a novelist known for his humour and wit. His 2010 Man Booker Prize winning novel The Finkler Question is one of few Booker winners to be so brazenly comedic, wearing humour as a heart proudly on its sleeve. Not …

Orfeo is the story of Peter Els, a septuagenarian composer, musicologist, DIY microbiologist, and now America’s most wanted bioterrorist. Written by American Richard Powers, the story of Els’ 70 years of life unfolds before the reader along interweaving strands of narrative: in …

After a long struggle with cancer poet, playwright, actor and author Luke Icarus Simon has added to his body of work with the releases of Lost in the Last Divided Capital and The Transit of Cancer. With a reputation of producing poignant …

David Stavanger (aka Ghostboy), 2013 winner of the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, is launching his poetry collection,”The Special”, at the Queensland Poetry Festival on Saturday, 30 August. Rosanna Licari catches up with David to talk about the p-word. Q. When did you …

Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, and The 50th Law (co-written with 50 Cent), has come out with a ripping new book, entitled Mastery. His soft-spoken manner belies the cool, …

Bring your imagination to the windiest, harshest place on the planet, a place of ferocious hurricanes and spectacular scenery. Antarctica. During this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival two authors discussed their passion for the Big White Desert: Jesse Blackadder, author of three novels …

This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival came to an end today after six days of all things literary featuring a broad range of storytellers from May 20 to 26. Various talks, workshops and interviews all over Sydney stimulated avid readers to step out …

When Australian-born Lana Penrose’s boyfriend Dion is offered the job of a lifetime in radio in Athens, they are thrilled. Penrose sees it as an opportunity to have a sabbatical, take a well-earned break from a hectic career and discover the joys …

I recently managed to tie down wordaphile Jess Santosa long enough to extract some brain juice perfection from her. Jess is the only Sydney national finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam to be held on December 1 at the Sydney Theatre. The …

The controversial and explosively popular 50 Shades of Grey trilogy by E L James is topping book charts in Australia and around the world. The saucy novel is the fastest selling paperback of all time in UK history outstripping Dan Brown’s The …