Stephen Romei

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

The anthology by Alex Miller, The Simplest Words, invites readers to take stock of the writer and his written works.

Gerard Windsor

I discovered Australian artist Janet Laurence 15 years ago when I was starting to write about trees.

Ashley Hay

Instant attraction and obsession sustains Victoria Thompson’s third novel, The Secret Seduction and the Enigma of Attraction.

Patricia Anderson

If you don’t know much about Peggy Guggenheim, chances are you will be absorbed by this documentary.

Some familiar fairytale characters are given a modern twist in this collection of short stories.

Nathan Smith

Australian cricket legend Richie Benaud may no longer be with us, but he remains very much in control of his legacy.

Peter Pierce

It was good that Malcolm Turnbull turned up, but his speech was the strangest yet by a PM at this event.

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg team up for a family romp that starts off with a good idea.

Bareknuckle Poet: Annual Anthology 2015 is not as pugilistic as its name might suggest.

Geoff Page

And You May Find Yourself is a scarifying and blackly comic memoir of emigration.

James Bradley