Guest review by Nick Rowley Initially working with her husband in the year prior to his death, Suzanne Heywood has written a revealing, intensely human and affectionate biography of Britain’s leading public servant. More than a rounded picture of a brilliant man, it provides insights and lessons for anyone concerned with good policy and effective […]
With his wit, vigour, penetrating gaze and cutting style, Don Watson has infused the lifeblood of Australian writing. The acclaimed author of many books and a former speechwriter for Keating, Watson has now published a collection of his prolific output in Watsonia. On November 23 from 7pm, Don Watson will be in conversation about the […]
A political betrayal. A constitutional crisis. A hidden correspondence. Since the infamous event of Gough Whitlam’s sacking, the letters exchanged between John Kerr and the palace have remained hidden. It took Professor Jenny Hocking 10 years and a four-year legal battle to force the National Archives to release the letters. The Palace Letters is the […]
In an exclusive live-streamed event, hear Australia’s former ambassador to China Geoff Raby in conversation with Geraldine Doogue on Australia’s future position in global affairs, as told in his new book. The event will be streamed live on the Roaring Stories Facebook page. A limited number of tickets were available to see the event in-person […]
Septuagenarian author and former ABC RN presenter talks about the sustaining power of a rich, rooted and playful inner life.
He’s won a Walkley award for his journalism; been editorial director at Fairfax and made the bestseller list with his book Buckley’s Chance. Now, the Geelong-born Garry Linnell has written a luminous work of novelistic nonfiction: Moonlite: The Tragic Love Story of Captain Moonlite and the Bloody End of the Bushrangers. On October 20, Garry […]
In How to Sell a Massacre, Peter Charley explains why hidden cameras and fake identities were necessary to his information-gathering investigation.
In this long-awaited and explosive work, multi-award-winning journalist Marian Wilkinson gives the inside story of how a network of influential climate sceptics, politicians and business leaders fought to control Australia’s response to the climate crisis. At a Roaring Stories event, Wilkinson will reveal how she tracked down the carbon club and uncovered its motives, alliances […]
On September 15 at 7pm, Join Aminata Conteh-Biger in conversation with Juliet Rieden on their co-authored memoir, Rising Heart – a true story of resilience, courage and hope.
Combine a superior palate, a taste for adventure and a Communist dictator’s high-vintage hoard and you get the Raider’s of the Lost Ark of wine: a quest for Stalin’s secret multimillion dollar wine cellar. The ‘Indiana Jones’ of this journey is John Baker – a connoisseur, entrepreneur and eighties rock n roll promoter from Sydney. […]
