As the crowd gathered to set up their picnic rugs and camping chairs they were entertained by Stephen Cummings who looked relaxed onstage delivering…
The Finnish word that describes homesickness for a place you’ve never been is kaukokaipuu. As an Australian brought up in Mackay, Queensland by her…
This second novel by Australian author Sandie Docker explores the lives of three damaged souls in a small town with a big heart. When…
Gold Coasters will soon see little street-side libraries pop up across the City, thanks to a concept which has been on the to-do list…
Pot to Plate is an interactive history lesson like no other. A joint venture between Luther Cora, from the local Yugambeh Tribe, and the…
Rarely does a book’s title so perfectly encapsulate its contents, as it does in the case of Sohaila Abdulali’s ‘What We Talk About When…
‘The True Colour of the Sea’ is a collection of 11 short stories by Australian writer Robert Drewe, six of which have appeared in…
Behrouz Boochani grew up in Iran, where he worked as a journalist and wrote of protecting the Kurdish culture, when his magazine’s offices were…
As tracts of land continue to be cleared for urban development, it stands to reason that what people plant in their gardens is critically…
The Pleasure Your Shelf podcast and written Q+A features regular interviews with a range of local musicians and authors about their reading habits, and…