Rosoff wins richest children's writing award and writes book - for adults
Transition and transformation are key elements to all of Meg Rosoff's books. As are dogs.
Nauru files 'panicked me'
Richard Flanagan pours scorn on the concept of a national literature.
Review: The Island Will Sink
Ecodisaster isn't the only thing going on in Briohny Doyle's debut novel.
Review: Not Quite Australian
Peter Mares' essential new book is a cogent analysis of the shifts in migration policy.
Writing should challenge: Flanagan
Award-winning novelist fears Australian writing and the local book industry are under threat.
Review: East West Street
Philippe Sands' chronicle of genocide, the law, and the Nazis.
Review: In Other Words
As a journalist and activist, Goenawan Mohamad is without peer in Indonesia.
Review: The Easy Way Out
This brilliant novel about euthanasia is superbly written and instantly engaging.
Mahood returns to Tanami Desert
Position Doubtful describes her love affair with the remote place that shaped her.
Trip into lost world of Byzantium
Richard Fidler's Ghost Empire is a father-and-son journey of discovery.
Review: The Toymaker
Liam Pieper's debut novel is a Holocaust novel, a family drama, and a literary treat.
What you shouldn't miss at MWF
Recommendations, curios and not-to-miss events in the upcoming festival.
Review: The Wonder Trail
Congenial traveller Steve Heley has barely a bad word to say about anyone.
Review: Wisdom Tree
Nick Earls' brilliantly imaginative use of the novella.
We need to talk about writing
Stars and fresh new talents at the MWF on how to get your ideas into print.
Geoff Dyer on why we travel
It's an incredible planet we live on - so why wouldn't we want to explore?
Secrets of the writers' room
30 Rock scribe Steve Hely says it's lunch that really matters.
Review: Beautiful Failures
Lucy Clark's brave look at problems in our education system.
Review: Brett Whiteley
Finally, here is a biography that the artist deserves.
Justin Cronin on fantasy fiction
He has a literary pedigree, but turned his back on it to embrace the dark side.
Review: Year of the Wasp
Joel Deane's poetic response to a sudden stroke.
Liam Pieper: Haunted by Holocaust
His first novel is an ambitious story of long-held family secrets and opportunism.
Review: White Sands
In the world of Geoff Dyer's travels, disappointment is a good thing.
Review: Skylarking
Kate Mildenhall's historical novel of girls' friendship.
Review: Ruins
Rajith Savanadasa's impressive first novel about the impact of armed conflict.
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