‘Painting the Light is a love letter to my parents’: Q&A with Ned Manning
‘The book is about people who believed in things.’
‘This series is another one of my ghost stories I suppose’: Leanne Shapton on her new book, In Cars: On Diana
‘Her body language became beautiful to me, how she struggled with and made certain gestures almost a dance.’
How to Be Well: Q&A with Karen Coates and Sharon Kolkka
Ever feel completely, cell-achingly exhausted, and at an utter loss why? Dr Karen Coates and Sharon Kolkka – a power duo in health and wellness – are here to help.
Skin Deep: Q&A with author Phillipa McGuinness on cancer, cosmetics, colourism and more
Author Philippa McGuinness talks with us about her fascinating and wide-ranging book on skin – which covers everything from cancer to cosmetics, racism to skin disease, sensuality to soap.
Acclaimed biographer Brenda Niall looks back on nine decades of an extraordinary life
‘With an autobiography you may struggle to choose what to include; there’s unlimited choice. And you have to be ruthless in choosing details that have meaning and aren’t just cluttering the pages. I like the rule of the classic French theatre: don’t put a chair on the stage unless someone is going to sit on it.’
‘I suppose I was willing everything, including me, back to life’: Q&A with Tim Ross on Scorcher
Aussie comedian, radio host, design enthusiast and TV presenter Tim Ross speaks about his new book, Scorcher.
‘The characters come first’: Q&A with Michael Connelly
The renowned crime fiction author talks about his latest book, The Dark Hours.
Q&A: David Hunt, author of Girt Nation
‘The Girt books wallow in the crimes, weaknesses and disorders of humanity, which Australia has enjoyed in abundance.’
‘A bit braver, a bit wilder’: Charlotte Wood on the riches of creativity for all
“I really feel quite strongly that the pleasure of making – whether it’s a cake, or a ceramic pot, or through song – is just such a nourishing thing for anyone.”
‘Everyone is so sure what they think’: Diana Reid has written the new Australian campus novel
We spoke with the author about her debut novel, and the value of literature to explore the grey areas in questions of power.