Susan Wyndham
Susan Wyndham is a former literary editor of The Sydney Morning Herald. She has been a reporter, feature writer, Good Weekend editor and a Herald deputy editor. Today she is an author, writer and arts commentator.
Never mind the books, what about the art?
The State Library of NSW is known for its books, but it has a remarkable collection of paintings as well.
- by Susan Wyndham
Latest
Veteran of Australian broadcasting from the pre-television era
ABC announcer, producer and director Arthur Wyndham was remembered by colleagues as “a cool dude” and an open-minded, supportive boss.
- by Susan Wyndham
A family’s season of revelations in the middle of lockdown
Ann Patchett’s latest novel is an antidote to dystopian hysteria.
- by Susan Wyndham
The last interview: Robert Adamson on poetry, life and facing death
Susan Wyndham spoke to the acclaimed poet a few weeks before he died.
- by Susan Wyndham
Two years ago she was suddenly paralysed, now Cressida Campbell makes history
In recent years, the artist’s career has accelerated and her life has taken too many life-and-death turns.
- by Susan Wyndham
Witch trials and ghost houses: This Gothic mystery has one operatic climax
A fragile family is haunted by personal trauma and the dark history of a “storm-bruised” island that becomes home in Eliza Henry-Jones’ Salt and Skin.
- by Susan Wyndham
Extraordinary moments that changed everything: Ann Patchett’s essays
The American novelist’s essays show gratitude for people she has loved, lost, and those who have saved her.
- by Susan Wyndham
In another masterful work, author Michelle de Kretser has remixed her ingredients
The two leading characters in Michelle de Kretser’s new novel are separated by the structure of the novel and the design of the physical book.
- by Susan Wyndham
What writers look for when they read a novel
Belinda Castles’ anthology offers a compelling series of essays by authors on the qualities of other contemporary writers.
- by Susan Wyndham
The stories behind the people who wielded the blue pencils
Australian publishing has had its fair share of charismatic editors, as Craig Munro reveals in Literary Lion Tamers.
- by Susan Wyndham
REVIEW
Literature
The polished gems from Shirley Hazzard's trove of sparkling stories
The New York-based Australian writer's complete short fiction reveals her intellectual confidence and stylistic control.
- by Susan Wyndham
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