Books & Poetry

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

Thumbnail for First Nations writing is literally making waves

First Nations writing is literally making waves

Thumbnail for Trouble brewing? Burger Force to the rescue!

Trouble brewing? Burger Force to the rescue!

Thumbnail for Book review: Chinese Postman

Book review: Chinese Postman

Thumbnail for Legends of the Fall: Mythology and the Anzacs

Legends of the Fall: Mythology and the Anzacs

Thumbnail for Beyond the sea: Sir Alan Hollinghurst bound for Brisbane

Beyond the sea: Sir Alan Hollinghurst bound for Brisbane

Thumbnail for The devil’s in the detail with these sacred words

The devil’s in the detail with these sacred words

Thumbnail for If you could turn back time? Finding love and healing by understanding the past

If you could turn back time? Finding love and healing by understanding the past

Thumbnail for Anything goes: The fine art of collecting …

Anything goes: The fine art of collecting …