Our top picks for Mother’s Day
Give mum the gift of a great book – whether it’s a memoir, novel, cookbook or gardening guide.
‘These tiny little moments spark so much change’: 17-year-old climate leader and now author Jean Hinchliffe
The 17-year-old activist has written a new guidebook to help young people take action to fight for what’s right.
What We’re Reading in April
From a book about deaf identity, to a memoir about a young man in the aftermath of trauma.
Q&A: Zoe Holman, author of Where the Water Ends
We spoke with journalist and poet Zoe Holman on her expansive, humanist account of the refugee crisis in Europe.
Kerstin Thompson Architects launches new monograph series
We spoke with series editor Fleur Watson on the book, its subject and the concept behind the series.
What We’re Reading in March
From Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, to the gripping true story of a spymaster.
A story of violence, truth and justice that goes right to the nation’s heart
Historian Mark McKenna talks about his new book, Return to Uluru: a cold case about a killing in central Australia brought to life through new evidence.
A book with its own mixtape: Barry Divola’s debut novel is straight from a music nerd’s heart
The author of Driving Stevie Fracasso shares influences and origins behind his debut novel – a story about brothers, US road trips and rock n roll.
What We’re Reading in January
An all-female outlaw gang set in an alternate wild west; an intriguing crime novel with swirling sister plots; and a sweetly offbeat fiction about the impossible dream of an easy job. Here’s what our Balmain bookshop staff are reading this month.
Rediscovering Balmain during a pandemic: an interview with the artist Jan Larsen
Find Jan Larsen’s beautiful Balmain greeting cards at Roaring Stories.