‘Basic’ is not so bad when it comes to books
The usage of words can evolve as quickly as the typical relationship on Married at First Sight. Take the word…
If only we knew each other the way we know our favourite book characters
I didn’t really think about Bob Hawke much before he died. I was a young child when he was prime…
Am I living in a literary echo chamber, as well as a political one?
Reading the list of books most commonly borrowed from libraries from April 2018 until March 2019, just after the shock…
For me, a book review is a debrief rather than a preview
When I travel, I rarely read about places before I visit them; it is afterwards when I scour the travel…
Australia’s favourite books have been revealed
What has everyone been reading and loving? Dymocks gave us the answer yesterday when they released a list of the top…
Celebrating Valentine’s Day with the best love stories in literature
As seen on Ten Daily For some people, the best love stories are those in which the passion is fast…
The beautiful are the damned in classic and contemporary literature
It makes sense that fashion models, and even actresses, are beautiful. Fashion and film are visual mediums, and beauty can…
The best comfort reads of winter
As seen on Ten Daily Our gastronomic tastes vary depending on the season . During winter, we are drawn to…
The train might not be all you catch on your way to work this winter
As seen on Ten Daily The train might not be all you catch on the way to work this winter…
The many faces of loneliness in literature
More people are piling into Melbourne, hoping to make a home in what is apparently one of the world’s most…
