Our Team

Stephen Romei writes on books and films. He was formerly literary editor at The Australian and The Weekend Australian.

Two acclaimed comic creators tackle life’s thorny issues in their new graphic novels.

Cefn Ridout

Good luck finding a cinema screening The End of the Tour and Mississippi Grind.

Henry Kissinger’s authorised biographer magnificently depicts his evolution as a towering exponent of statecraft.

This seasoned political journalist has a theory about where national politics went wrong and how it can be fixed.

The lonely life of his protagonist charts changes in Turkish Nobel prize-winner Orhan Pamuk’s home town.

Malcolm Forbes

If this book is to be believed, Tony Abbott was a wimp largely controlled by his chief-of-staff.

Ross Fitzgerald

Black Inc’s annual anthologies provide a wonderfully insightful device for observing our collage nation.

Gregory Day

Our literary editor surveys a great year for good books and unearths a few hidden gems along the way.

Henry Kissinger’s authorised biographer, Niall Ferguson, has produced a masterpiece he expects to be savaged.

Searching for the perfect book for a little one for Christmas? You’ll find it here.