I’m suffering from bookish FOMO
I’m about to start reading The Dictionary of Lost Words and I can’t get into it quickly enough. You see,…
Book recommendations for every reader
My brother has just jetted of on holiday in Darwin and before he left he asked for some book recommendations.…
How would you be described in a book?
Writers can be brutal in their descriptions of their minor characters. While the protagonist is usually complex and multilayered, writers…
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…
As students prepare to start uni, are there certain books they should have read?
When I moved from regional Victoria to university in Melbourne, I was excited about my newfound freedom. However, there was…
What is the best way to arrange a bookshelf?
You might have heard of Horace Mann’s quote that likens a house without books to a room without windows. For…
Are you guilty of these crimes against books?
There is a meme going around that suggests there are two types of people – those who use bookmarks and…
Notes on Australia’s favourite books, as voted by Dymocks customers
Dymocks has released its annual list of the top 101 books, voted by thousands of members of its Booklovers club.…
The many faces of friendship in fiction
Mark Twain once claimed, “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” And sometimes, a…
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…
