- Anthony B explores love and romance in new book Reggae artiste Anthony B is so excited about his latest project that he is doing somersaults. The fire-chanting Rastafarian singer has written a book, and it has nothing to do with Rasta, reggae, roots or weed. It’s all about romance. In fact, this ode to …
- Book review: The Road to Grantchester, by James Runcie James Runcie’s first Grantchester novels featuring Sidney Chambers, the Anglican priest who dabbles or more than dabbles in detection, seemed charming and offered an agreeable contrast to much contemporary crime writing with its gruesome murders and …
- Mandy Haggith author of The Amber Seeker tells of recreating her protaganist’s voyage As a historical novelist, I work on the margin of truth and lies, or at least of fact and fiction. When archaeologists and historians run out of evidence, imagination has to take over, and this edge zone is the place I inhabit when constructing characters …
- The second Call Me By Your Name novel is coming this autumn It may have ruined peaches for us forever (ahem), but Call Me By Your Name is one of those novels we will never get bored of. Especially now that author André Aciman has confirmed more details about the sequel, meaning we can finally find out what Elio …
- Book World: Maura Roosevelt's novel is not about her famous... Baby of the Family Baby of the Family Photo: Dutton, Handout Baby of the Family Baby of the Family Photo: Dutton, Handout Book World: Maura Roosevelt's novel is not about her famous family - not entirely Baby of the Family By Maura Roosevelt Dutton. …
- New Graphic Novel Draws on Canada's 1933 Anti-Semitic Riot On the night of August 16,1933, a six-hour, violent street brawl took place on the streets of Toronto between swastika-brandishing Anglo Protestants and Jewish and Italian Catholic immigrants. The Christie Pits riots were dramatic, but with the passage of …
- Trapeze pre-empts 'page-turner' debut by lawyer Katz Published March 21, 2019 by Mark Chandler Trapeze has pre-empted the “addictive page-turner” by debut author Erica Katz – a New York lawyer writing under a pseudonym. Trapeze has pre-empted the “addictive page-turner” by debut author Erica Katz – a New …
- Litbits, March 23, 2019: Happenings in the Canberra literary scene March 27: Natasha Stott Despoja in conversation with Lieutenant General David Morrison on her new book On Violence. 6pm. Large Theatre, Kambri Cultural Centre. Vote of thanks by ANU Vice Chancellor, Professor Brian Schmidt. anu.edu.au/events March 28: …
- Laila Lalami: ‘White supremacists target Muslims but the threat isn't taken as seriously as other forms of terror’ About three years ago, the Moroccan-American author Laila Lalami flew across the country from her home in California to Rhode Island to give a talk about who does and doesn’t get to tell their story. As she spoke, she noticed a young undergraduate – white, …
- New to theaters: 'Us' thriller makes its way to theaters this weekend Lupita Nyong’o, who won an academy award for best supporting actress for her role in “12 Years a Slave,” takes on the lead character in the thriller “Us,” which makes its way to theaters this weekend. Adelaide (Nyong’o) struggles with paranoia that …
