Never mistake simplicity for stupidity when it comes to books
There was a time in secondary school when only the longest, most obscure word would do. In Year 9, I…
What I have learnt from six months of commuting
After six months of commuting to work three days a week, there remain few happier sights than the lights of…
The peril of Book Week for the literature-loving parent
Parents of twins must be overjoyed during Book Week. Pop a couple of red onesies on their duo and they…
The bestseller list exposes a hole in Australians’ financial education
One book has dominated the Australian bestseller charts for the past year and a half since it was released. Could…
Book Review: The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose
I am no modern art lover – at best I am curious and at worst I am bewildered. However, in…
Book Review: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Sibling relationships are at the heart of many novels, with Little Women, My Family and Other Animals and The Cement…
Great expectations can be the death of a book
It has been a long wait. Twenty years after writing The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy has released her…
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Childhood never seems as close by as when you read it in a book. That is particularly true of reading…
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Labelled by some as historical fiction and others as science fiction, Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is a book that…
Book review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Some books are so famous that it seems redundant to review them, but it's always nice to see a classic…
