Books & Poetry

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Poem: You & Me

Thumbnail for GenreCon is now Australia’s premier writers’ conference

GenreCon is now Australia’s premier writers’ conference

Thumbnail for Book review: Murder on North Terrace

Book review: Murder on North Terrace

Thumbnail for Back to the future: Bill Bryson to return to OZ with ‘Everything’ updated

Back to the future: Bill Bryson to return to OZ with ‘Everything’ updated

Thumbnail for Poem: Mountain Music Festival

Poem: Mountain Music Festival

Thumbnail for Fashion fit: What we wear, how it’s made and why we care so much

Fashion fit: What we wear, how it’s made and why we care so much

Thumbnail for True grit: Tony Birch’s short stories are tough stuff

True grit: Tony Birch’s short stories are tough stuff

Thumbnail for Reading between the lines: Why I relish revisiting literary classics

Reading between the lines: Why I relish revisiting literary classics

Thumbnail for Poem: ‘POEMS’

Poem: ‘POEMS’

Thumbnail for If only I could see through your eyes … how the late great Lloyd Rees taught architects to see

If only I could see through your eyes … how the late great Lloyd Rees taught architects to see

Thumbnail for Purrfect book for literary cat lovers gives paws for thought

Purrfect book for literary cat lovers gives paws for thought

Thumbnail for Thrilling debut novel from the deep north reveals it’s never too late to do the write thing

Thrilling debut novel from the deep north reveals it’s never too late to do the write thing

Thumbnail for Chilling times: We have to talk about Greenland …

Chilling times: We have to talk about Greenland …

Thumbnail for Free falling: Love, murder and mayhem in the ‘burbs

Free falling: Love, murder and mayhem in the ‘burbs

Thumbnail for Queensland Literary Awards winner makes plea over warnings of genocide in Gaza

Queensland Literary Awards winner makes plea over warnings of genocide in Gaza

Thumbnail for Book review: The Bolthole

Book review: The Bolthole

Thumbnail for Too much Trent or not enough? It’s the BWF conundrum

Too much Trent or not enough? It’s the BWF conundrum

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