It’s possible to read a book badly, and I’ve just done it
Does the reader have a responsibility to read a book ‘well’? And what does that even mean? In the past,…
Does the reader have a responsibility to read a book ‘well’? And what does that even mean? In the past,…
I was shocked to hear last night that Hilary Mantel had died, aged 70. I had read and adored Mantel's…
It was in the middle of a busy week that I'd organised to meet some bookish friends at an author…
It is prize season in the Australian book industry, with Jennifer Down's Bodies of Light winning the Miles Franklin award…
I've never made any secret of my love of a harrowing read. I love a book that leaves me feeling…
It’s hard to resist Sally Rooney’s books of youthful love, lust and friendship. Somehow, the 31-year-old writer perfectly captures a…
Today I went to the movies and watched Mothering Sunday, and it was fabulous. After having read Graham Swift's novella…
The best books reflect the times in which they were written. They capture the zeitgeist by addressing the social issues…
It was wonderful to listen to Lucy Treloar, Charlotte Wood and Jane Rawson discuss whether books can change a reader…
This weekend I'm heading to the Bendigo Writers' Festival to attend the Makes You Think session. While the panelists might…