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Giovanna (Gigi) Fenster (born 1963/64) is a South African-born New Zealand author, creative writing teacher, and law lecturer. Life Fenster was (...)

These are ferociously intelligent books by two young female writers addressing the problems of gender, race and migration in Australia today.

Louisa Lim’s ‘haunting testimonial’ to Hong Kong reveals a politically engaged and dynamic civil society beneath the surface of an unrelenting reign of terror.

The winners for the State Library of NSW Premier’s Literary Awards for 2022 have been announced, with a total of $295,000 awarded across 12 prizes. Congratulations to all of the category winners! According to the press release: NSW Premier The Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP said: “The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards…

Safdar Ahmed’s Still Alive: Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System lands top prize and $30,000, alongside books by Tony Birch and Kate Holden

Book critics Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp reveal their picks of recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

The quality of Niall’s writing is evident in An Accidental Career, though easily unnoticed. It lies in the clarity of her thought, her exact choice of words, the alternation of anecdote and reflection and the self-effacement that creates a direct link between the reader and the work itself. Her writing has the rare gift of simplicity. The precision of the title is characteristic of the book as a whole. By Andrew Hamilton

The acclaimed author of The Rosie Project regrets not starting earlier but sure has made up for lost time.

The acclaimed author of The Rosie Project regrets not starting earlier but sure has made up for lost time.

The acclaimed author of The Rosie Project regrets not starting earlier but sure has made up for lost time.