Mistaken for a bookseller, General Sir Peter Cosgrove rises to the occasion
A chat with the former ADF chief and Governor-General on his new memoir, You Shouldn’t Have Joined.
‘We cannot be part-time humans’: Barry Jones’ call for a proactive citizenry
The former Labor politician and author talks on his new book ‘What Is To Be Done: Political Engagement and Saving the Planet’.
Lucky’s: A sprawling family epic about a Greek-Australian diner franchise
Read an extract and review of Andrew Pippos’ debut novel, hailed as an ‘unforgettable epic’.
A dip into the water-loving life of Places We Swim’s Caroline Clements
Caroline Clements, author of Places We Swim Sydney, takes us for a paddle through her water-loving life.
Letting forth late flowers while ‘ineluctably sagging’: Robert Dessaix on ageing well
Septuagenarian author and former ABC RN presenter talks about the sustaining power of a rich, rooted and playful inner life.
Village of Writers
We reached out to a few of Balmain’s resident authors and asked them what book they have enjoyed reading the most this year.
Meryl Hare’s life work enriching private lives through interior design
The director of award-winning interior design company Hare+Klein talks her transient childhood, Nepalese master-weavers and the years-long journey of designing a home.
Big guns, huge balls: Peter Charley on infiltrating the NRA
In How to Sell a Massacre, Peter Charley explains why hidden cameras and fake identities were necessary to his information-gathering investigation.
How to tell if an old wine is genuine: from the Sydney merchant who found Stalin’s secret wine
John Baker, author of ‘Stalin’s Wine Cellar’, shares some tips.
Biographer Stuart Coupe shares top 10 Paul Kelly playlist
Paul Kelly’s former manager and latest biographer sneaks in a whole ‘Professor Ratbaggy’ album.