This Gold Coast destination feels like an old-fashioned getaway
The last time I was on the Gold Coast they had meter maids – I can’t begin to tell you how much it’s changed. At Kirra things are taking on a distinct Byron-like flavour.
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A slave writes to a Sydney paper
A fugitive slaved walked into the offices of a Sydney newspaper in the 1850s, determined to tell his story; plus, other news from the book world.
Oh man, what a response
It’s hard to sell a book, except perhaps if you’re a Booker Prize winner, and other news from the book world.
What to read this week
The new Amor Towles collection of short stories is magnificent says Caroline Overington in her round-up of this week’s Notable Books.
Where have all the male writers gone?
What percentage of writers working in Australia today are female? Go on, give it your best guess. Plus, a fond farewell to Alice Munro, in today’s books column.
What to read this week
Naked ladies and law reform feature in this week’s list of Notable Books.
Does anyone buy books anymore?
A substacker crunches the numbers. Plus, two old, old friends start their writing careers, and more news from the world of books.
Voice succeeds after all: guide judged best book of the year
A handbook designed to bring out the Yes voice in the voice referendum is the book industry’s Book of the Year, with Hedley Thomas and Trent Dalton also taking out prizes | FULL LIST
Don’t let this island paradise fall off your radar
As its national carrier falls into administration I’m left to wonder, why don’t more people go to Vanuatu? Closer than Bali and with to-die-for beaches it’s the best kept secret of the South Pacific.
Di Morrissey’s love lost
The great Di Morrissey’s husband always kept the Champagne on ice until the book was finished. But not this year.
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