My favourites … updated
As Victoria looks ahead to months of lockdown, and readers rely on great books for consolation, distraction and entertainment, here…
The best books I have read on race
One of the great roles of literature is to introduce us to worlds and experiences that differ from our own.…
What I’ve Loved in 2019
Earlier this month I wrote about the 11 best books of 2019 for 10 Daily. However, there were also many…
At The Wheeler Centre with Kamila Shamsie and Andrew Sean Greer
May has been a big month for literary groupies like me, with the authors of two of my favourite books…
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…
Books offer shades of grey … and a far brighter palette
In a recent podcast, author and the enviably-titled Director of Books at Booktopia, John Purcell, spoke about the way books…
Book review: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Kamila Shamsie's award-winning novel Home Fire begins as a story of two families on either side of the fight against…
