Geordie Williamson

Geordie WilliamsonChief Literary Critic

Peter Carey’s latest fiction is, on its surface, a historical novel in thrall to the time and texture his childhood.

Suburbia paints the neon-hued, big-haired, acid-washed landscape of the 80s with Heidleberg School exquisiteness.

Michelle de Kretser’s new novel is a moving reminder of the powerful forces that tattoo our DNA.

The political antagonism towards our writers and their work leaves us all worse off.

Jules Verne is the world’s second most translated author, yet his best-loved novel is unknown to many outside France.

Micheline Lee’s The Healing Party arrays the possibility of religious belief against the form that refuses it.

Where the Trees Were by Inga Simpson touches the heavy issues at its heart with light fingers.

Heartbreak follows wisecrack in Toni Jordan’s new novel, an enjoyable farce and emotionally rich drama.

Randolph Stow disliked biographers, but this first, full-length account of the writer’s life is essential.

Guerilla philosopher Damon Young makes a compelling case for why endurance reading matters.