Jane Sullivan

Jane Sullivan is a books columnist and reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

The phenomenally successful author, who died last week, believed “intensity” was the key to writing for teenage readers.

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A Ballet of Lepers is the first novel by the beloved singer-songwriter, poet and author.

Authors have proven you can take the cash and still keep your integrity, but there’s a long history of many refusing award money.

This collection of literary journeys based on real places is both travel companion and time machine.

British author Minette Walters on her new historical novel The Players, and why she always has strong female characters in her books.

In this year’s shortlist, five of the six books are by women, three authors have been nominated before and there’s one debut novel.

Forget handsome princes - gnarly beasts are the hottest thing in the romance genre.

National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo, has become mired in controversy over its stance on AI.

The acclaimed author’s 500-page novel is something of a departure – a cli-fi thriller set 200 years from now.

Reading the Irish novelist’s first book, The Country Girls, was an eye-opener for many readers around the world.

Jane Sullivan finds that you don’t lose anything at small regional literary festivals.