The Moriarty sisters: When blood is as thick as ink
"The thing about sisters," says the young adult fiction writer Jaclyn Moriarty, "is we understand the importance of praise.''
Books
Hollywood studio commissions comedy film based on Obama-era White House
The film is based on an as-yet-unpublished book, From the Corner of the Oval.
Wordplay: No word exists in isolation
Should we neutralise certain phrases to avoid sexism?
Firsts, fiction, and fr-omances
Tozer's novels cover first jobs, new loves, big decisions, the agony of indecision and uncertainty, peer pressure - and lots of kissing.
Veep creator Armando Iannucci to open Sydney Writers' Festival
The man behind award-winning comedy series Veep will soon turn his attention to the Australian political landscape when he opens the Sydney Writers' Festival three weeks ahead of official programming.
Litbits March 18 2017
Literary events in Canberra
The Crying Place review: an eloquent vision of Australia's interior
An intriguing story about dealing with grief, appeasing ghosts and expiating guilt.
Turning pages: ripping yarns at Adelaide Writers' Week
Adelaide Writers' Week: Truth tellers and inventors abound.
The Horseman review: a masterful Edwardian drama
Sinew and finesse to evocation of life.
Wonderful Feels Like This review: a tale of quiet heroism
Sara Lovestam's sharply observed tale.
The Lost Book of the Grail review: an entertaining romp
An entertaining treat for the well-read.
Crossroads of Canopy review: beguiling world-building
Genre fans will be beguiled by the latest entry in Thoraiya Dyer's Titan's Forest trilogy.
Could Jane Austen have been poisoned?
The cause of Jane Austen's mysterious death at age 41 has been much pondered over the years. Was it a hormonal disorder? Cancer? Complications from drinking unpasteurised milk?
Ian McFarlane turns over the record
Ian McFarlane's second edition of rock & pop encyclopedia is a solid testament in what is proving an ethereal age.
Author argues Australians still have luck on their side
An intriguing cross-section of contemporary Australia
Cassandra Austin: Books that Changed Me
Helen Garner's The First Stone made Cassandra Austin think about how she should live her feminism.
Society reviews: the virtues of simple living
Two new books explore the joys of a simple life.
A Perfidious Distortion of History review: revisionist study an informed analysis
An accessible revisionist study of German history
The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop review: a glorious journey
This revised edition is a serious tome for lovers of Australian music.
Return to Moscow review: is the West locked in a new-Cold War?
An optimistic portrait of Moscow from a former Cold War diplomat.
Footrot Flats creator Murray Ball dead
Footrot Flats creator Murray Ball has died. He was aged 78.
Comedian adds bestselling children's author to credits
The advantage of a celebrity television profile in book publishing has been underlined again with Peter Helliar's first outing as a children's book author.
New book tells how rude, nude TV soap shocked Australia
A Melbourne super-fan of risque 1970s soap Number 96 interviewed more than 50 cast and crew for new book.
Martin Sharp: intimate biographies of Australia's own pop artist
Martin Sharp was our very own counterculture visionary, and two new biographies explore his life and his art, from hanging out with 60s rock legends to restoring Sydney's Luna Park.
Benaud: An Appreciation: A graceful study of a cricketing legend
Brian Matthews' personal portrait of one of modern Australia's most famous sportsman is much more than a sports biography.
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