Books & Poetry

Thumbnail for Last dance: Goodbye my beloved father, hello everlasting love

Last dance: Goodbye my beloved father, hello everlasting love

Thumbnail for There’s no place like home: Love letter to small-town life wins coveted RUBY Award

There’s no place like home: Love letter to small-town life wins coveted RUBY Award

Thumbnail for Sister act: Weird and wonderful tales from the other side

Sister act: Weird and wonderful tales from the other side

Thumbnail for Major moments for a minor poet – Phil Brown reveals all

Major moments for a minor poet – Phil Brown reveals all

Thumbnail for Putting Ancient India on the map, with thanks to William Dalrymple

Putting Ancient India on the map, with thanks to William Dalrymple

Thumbnail for A writerly stroll through our Emerald City

A writerly stroll through our Emerald City

Thumbnail for Poems: Sun, Salt and Story and Tuesday Evening

Poems: Sun, Salt and Story and Tuesday Evening

Thumbnail for Revolting residents: Elders unite in Chalk and Cheese

Revolting residents: Elders unite in Chalk and Cheese

Thumbnail for Me, myself and I: How to write a memoir, according to someone who actually knows

Me, myself and I: How to write a memoir, according to someone who actually knows

Rock star historian Bettany Hughes to headline Brisbane Writers Festival

Thumbnail for Poem: My Brother

Poem: My Brother

Thumbnail for Wilson’s way: The story of a visionary Brisbane businessman

Wilson’s way: The story of a visionary Brisbane businessman

Thumbnail for Slow down, you’re moving too fast … the plain life beckons

Slow down, you’re moving too fast … the plain life beckons

Thumbnail for Diving deep into our timeless Indigenous past

Diving deep into our timeless Indigenous past

Thumbnail for His island home: Searching for Leonard Cohen on Hydra

His island home: Searching for Leonard Cohen on Hydra

Thumbnail for Peeling back the layers: Uncovering a family’s past

Peeling back the layers: Uncovering a family’s past

Thumbnail for Words matter: Raising the next generation of book worms

Words matter: Raising the next generation of book worms

Thumbnail for Poem: Awake in Dream

Poem: Awake in Dream

Thumbnail for The agony and the ecstasy: What it takes to win the Miles Franklin

The agony and the ecstasy: What it takes to win the Miles Franklin

Thumbnail for Miles Franklin 2025: Siang Lu’s Ghost Cities is a haunting comedy about tyranny. Is it the funniest winner ever?

Miles Franklin 2025: Siang Lu’s Ghost Cities is a haunting comedy about tyranny. Is it the funniest winner ever?

Thumbnail for Poem: Cricket Practice, Corfu

Poem: Cricket Practice, Corfu

Thumbnail for When a picture is worth a thousand words …

When a picture is worth a thousand words …

Thumbnail for Malevolent: The strange case of Mr and Mrs Stevenson

Malevolent: The strange case of Mr and Mrs Stevenson

Thumbnail for Being Human: History haunts Kinsella’s brilliant new collection of poems

Being Human: History haunts Kinsella’s brilliant new collection of poems

Thumbnail for Poem: Cool

Poem: Cool

Thumbnail for Lost in pages, found in stories … why books still resonate

Lost in pages, found in stories … why books still resonate

Thumbnail for Return to paradise: Charmian Clift’s Greek odyssey revisited

Return to paradise: Charmian Clift’s Greek odyssey revisited

Thumbnail for Poem: Any Shorter and I’d Have Missed It

Poem: Any Shorter and I’d Have Missed It

Thumbnail for Exploring the wonders of anatomy, one body part at a time

Exploring the wonders of anatomy, one body part at a time

Thumbnail for Poem: The Captain

Poem: The Captain

Thumbnail for The twists and plot turns of the enduring Freud legacy

The twists and plot turns of the enduring Freud legacy

Thumbnail for Getting to know you: The life of a French princess revealed

Getting to know you: The life of a French princess revealed

Thumbnail for Poems: Torrens in Revelry, The Plum Tree

Poems: Torrens in Revelry, The Plum Tree

Thumbnail for Poems: Living With Trees, Where We Belong

Poems: Living With Trees, Where We Belong

Thumbnail for Shedding light on The Lady of the Lamp

Shedding light on The Lady of the Lamp

Thumbnail for Poem: Delinquent

Poem: Delinquent

Thumbnail for Book review: Salvage

Book review: Salvage

Thumbnail for Poem: Sea-Green Botswana

Poem: Sea-Green Botswana

Thumbnail for Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation

Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation

Thumbnail for Truth-telling, originality and shame: your guide to the 2025 Stella shortlist

Truth-telling, originality and shame: your guide to the 2025 Stella shortlist

Thumbnail for ‘Chilling effect’: First Nations author denied literary prize over Palestine post

‘Chilling effect’: First Nations author denied literary prize over Palestine post

Thumbnail for Poem: For Sanity Press Pause

Poem: For Sanity Press Pause

Thumbnail for Book review: Someone Like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers

Book review: Someone Like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writers

Thumbnail for Behind the angels of war: Timely homage to a national treasure

Behind the angels of war: Timely homage to a national treasure

Thumbnail for Poem: Star Fish

Poem: Star Fish

Thumbnail for Wordplay: Capturing the intricate traits of Maori culture

Wordplay: Capturing the intricate traits of Maori culture

Thumbnail for Remembering radical femmes who revealed inconvenient truths

Remembering radical femmes who revealed inconvenient truths

Thumbnail for Poem: Slingshot

Poem: Slingshot