Book review: Out of the Forest | Gregory Peel Smith
In 1989 Gregory Peel Smith walked into Goonengerry Forest near Mullumbimby NSW and stayed there for 10 years. He could no longer escape his…
Literature
Book review: Wonder | R. J. Palacio
If you follow any appearance activists, you may have learnt when their stories are told—if ever—they are often told by people who do not…
Tim Rogers’ peripatetic life of detours
The monikers ‘Draught Dodgers’, ‘Temperance Union’ and ‘The Bamboos’ may not come to mind when thinking about You Am I frontman Tim Rogers, but…
Byron Writers Festival 2018 announces first guests
Byron Writers Festival has offered a tantalising glimpse of its 2018 program, with guests such as Manal al-Sharif, Anne Aly, Jessie Cole, Jane Harper, Tom…
Book review: Welcome to Country | Marcia Langton
‘Welcome to Country’ is a travel guide to Indigenous Australia: a whopping 230 page book by one of Australia’s most important voices for Indigenous…
Book review: The Handmaid’s Tale | Margaret Atwood
You’ve watched the TV series, and now season two is about to drop. Is it time to read the book? (You’ve asked the wrong…
Gold Coast author ‘saved’ by orangutans, hopes to return the favour
Sue Feenstra, a former Gold Coast gym owner and aerobics instructor who endured a debilitating back injury, credits orangutans with saving her life. And…
The Saltwater Story comes to life at HOTA
Last time we saw award-winning Gold Coast author, Benjamin Allmon, he was floating away down the Nerang River in a bark canoe, and looking…
Book review: Not Your Sidekick | C.B. Lee
Author C.B. Lee pronounces two things with the title of her young adult novel. First: no more relegating Asian characters to sidekicks in stories—that…
Book Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F#ck: A counterintuitive approach to living a good life | Mark Manson
In a sea of self-help sameness this little book with its catchy title and bright orange cover drew me like a moth to a…