Our Team

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

Patrick Modiano’s hypnotic novels cast a fearless light on postwar Paris.

Gregory Day

ABC broadcaster and newspaper columnist Richard Glover brilliantly records his quest to understand his parents.

the FORUM: GREG SHERIDAN

People Places Things could be the start of something big for New Zealand comedy star Jemaine Clement.

Straight Outta Compton is a film about power, money-making and a struggle for respect.

Ashleigh Wilson

Orry-Kelly’s Hollywood tales are enjoyable, but the most vividly recalled sections relate to his time in Sydney.

Tom Gilling

Australian George Canning, serving on a Confederate ship, likely fired the last shot in the American Civil War.

Stephen Loosley

Gail Jones’s new novel is set in modern-day Berlin but Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov haunts its every page.

The extent to which humans can endure pain is the subject of a new novel by English writer Stephen Kelman.

Anita Sethi

Alan Atkinson’s three-volume history of Australia has earned him comparisons with Manning Clark — and another award.

a pair of ragged claws: stephen romei

Australian poet and novelist Luke Davies has made the grade as a Hollywood screenwriter.

Michael Bodey