“When I became pope, almost the first word the Curia taught me was ‘ricatto’-blackmail.”
A terrifically written , intimately detailed book that could be read in conjunction with Morrow’s ‘Pope to Pope’ .
It is the intimate diary of …
The Furphy Literary Award, the longest running and most prestigious short story competition in Australia, has announced the 2023 winner and runners up.
The Furphy Literary Award competition is a terrific competition that continues to support and encourage Australian writers, …
Sorry readers, while this book is excellently written and the detail terrific, and some of it is quite sad (and other bits frightening) I do not like the main character, maverick Detective Declan Miller.
Whilst yes, Detective Miller is excellent …
Book review – Laura Purcell’s ‘The Whispering Muse’.
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Theatre people and those who like spooky Victorian Gothicky ghostly tales will love this. It is a gripping, compelling page turner. It is divided into five Acts, each a different …
Hooray! This is the latest, most exciting book by Kerry Greenwood, the twenty second in the series, chronicling the beautiful, sleek, sophisticated, brave, tempestuous and sometimes possibly scandalous adventures of Phryne Fisher in Melbourne during the 1920’s.
The book is …
It was a tragic accident – wasn’t it?
J.P. Pomare is an award winning writer who has had work published in journals including Meanjin, Kill Your Darlings, Takahe and Mascara Literary Review. He has hosted the On Writing podcast …
This is a breathlessly written, compelling page turner of a spy thriller by Stella Rimington, ex head of MI5. The latest in a number of books she has written, this is the first in a series about Manon Tyler. It …
This is a terrific book, with a distinctive Australian voice from the opening page. It is at times witty and sarcastic, terrifically written. The characters are delineated superbly. The book features shrewd, ingenious prose and dialogue. It captures life during …
What was your first reaction when Mark Kilmurry contacted you to write an adaptation of A Doll’s House? Is the Ensemble Theatre a favourite Sydney venue?
I’ve always had wonderful experiences at the Ensemble in the past – is there …
Set in Paris in 2015 and 2016 , this excellent book by Amanda Bestor-Siegal opens grittily like a sudden TV news alert with the mysterious death of a nine year old French boy, Julien. The family’s American au pair Alena …