Stephen Romei

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

Two intrepid European explorers of the Amazon are at the heart of a book about the South American wilderness.

Ross Fitzgerald

In The Knowledge Wars, Peter Doherty implores us to think about the evidence science presents and make informed decisions.

Francesca Beddie

These recent releases in young adult books show the voice of the straight white male is not the genre’s only one.

YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: JOY LAWN

Popular legends have been reimagined to reflect shifting beliefs, aesthetic tastes and social preoccupations.

Simon Caterson

The stories of Australian children sent inland during the panic of World War II make for fascinating reading.

Ross Fitzgerald

From Paul Newman to Roger Moore and even Geoffrey Rush, some men are masters of sartorial statement.

a pair of ragged claws: Stephen Romei

Debra Adelaide has structured The Women’s Pages to celebrate Wuthering Heights and to create her own puzzle box.

Felicity Plunkett

These recent releases in young adult books show the voice of the straight white male is not the genre’s only one.

YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: JOY LAWN

A biography of Peter Roebuck, who died after falling from a window in 2011, only partly explores a cricketing enigma.

Gideon Haigh

This new short-story collection offers a dazzling portrait of the breadth and power of China Mieville’s fiction.

James Bradley