Irreplaceable writer, noblest friend
Stephen RomeiIn Iain Shedden we’ve lost an adoring dad and the finest man.
Farewell to a friend
Stephen RomeiIt has been a sad week, with the death of my friend and colleague Iain Shedden.
Warmly amusing romance
Stephen RomeiThere are good people in the world; ordinary good people, not superheroes. Sometimes it’s useful to remember that.
Saunders wins Booker for US
Stephen RomeiIn his acceptance speech, George Saunders contrasted Abraham Lincoln with the present occupant of the White House.
Music man loved by the stars
STEPHEN ROMEI, STEPHEN FITZPATRICKTributes came in from musicians around the world yesterday following the death of music writer Iain Shedden.
Poignant sketches
Stephen RomeiThere are penises aplenty in the Finnish biopic Tom of Finland but is the film's hero an artist or a pornographer?
How could you forget?
Stephen RomeiFilmmaker Bruce Beresford is among the readers who sent in thoughts about forgotten authors and film.
Actor’s life with infernos
Stephen Romei‘Actors are children who never wanted to stop playing, so they didn’t,’ says Steve Bisley in his cracking new book.
Life is too short for remakes
Stephen RomeiFlatliners may be average, but I won’t call for the plug to be pulled. The same cannot be said for Kingsman.
A pair of ragged claws
Stephen RomeiAuthors of books that have been turned into movies are part of a literary record their ghosts will resent.
Dog’s-eye view a page-turner
Stephen RomeiAs World Animal Day approaches, we can draw much joy — and many lessons — from books on the non-humans among us.
Forever groovy
stephen romeiThis beautifully shot, thoughtful documentary has sent me to listen again to The Go-Betweens and their contemporaries.
Sting in a tale
Stephen RomeiRichard Flanagan crosses the lines between the private and public selves in his new book, First Person.
King Jr hopes for dad’s magic
Stephen RomeiWhen Stephen King published It, his second son, Owen, was aged nine, a bit too young for a novel in which a mad clown murders teenagers.
A dignified rage
Stephen RomeiThe real narrator of I Am Not Your Negro is James Baldwin, speaking 50 years ago — and as relevant today.
a pair of ragged clawsVale Agnes Nieuwenhuizen
Stephen RomeiI never met Agnes Nieuwenhuizen but valued her as a writer and critic, and her dedication to kids’ and YA literature.
Bisley surveys the wreckage
stephen romeiActor Steve Bisley has had a full life — enough for a second memoir.
exclusive‘I’m so glad I can hear my kids’
Stephen RomeiIt was 30 years ago today that Pia Jeffrey looked like she was going to bawl as her cochlear implant was activated.
Poets waste time if no rhyme?
Stephen RomeiOur readers have spoken: and they do not like the trend for poetry that doesn’t rhyme.
Heart and soul
Stephen RomeiTwo low-budget local films are worth seeing, for what’s on the screen and the force behind them.
Pick up a book and read
Stephen RomeiAustralian Reading Hour is a day when we’re all encouraged to pick up a book and read for 60 minutes.
Second take on teenage chills
Stephen RomeiThe more I have thought about the new remake of Stephen King’s It, the more unsettled I feel.
Novel idea wins Miles Franklin
STEPHEN ROMEIJosephine Wilson’s manuscript was rejected because she wanted to include pictures. Now her book has won the Miles Franklin.
McKinty’s talent criminally good
Stephen RomeiAdrian McKinty last night won a book prize for a novel starring a character he wanted to kill ages ago.
ExclusiveRushdie’s bid to trump Trump
Stephen RomeiSalman Rushdie describes his novel for the Trump era, a portrait of power in which ‘grotesques and cartoons’ reign.
I’m sorry, Australia
Stephen RomeiCan humour and humanity save our troubled world? Yes ... maybe, says Salman Rushdie.
Reese needs our help
Stephen RomeiReese Witherspoon needs your help. Yes, that Reese, the Hollywood star, the Oscar winner.
Great white nail-biter
Stephen RomeiSurvival thriller 47 Meters Down is not a great film but it delivers an hour or so of sustained terror.
Journey into depths of darkness
STEPHEN ROMEIIn his latest novel, Chris Womersley takes historical facts to places some readers might find hard to stomach.
All guns blazing
Stephen RomeiSome people may find this Australian film almost too confronting to watch.