Cirrus@Austlit

'The books we love best enthral us with characters who jump off the page, a compelling plot, and language that sings.' (Introduction)

'At just 28, Winnie Dunn has accrued an impressive list of firsts to her name.'

'More than 50 years after her, Australian writer Charmian Clift’s literary star continues to rise, in no small part thanks to the dedication of her editor and biographer, Nadia Wheatley.'  (Introduction)

'In Louise Milligan's debut novel, Pheasants Nest, journalist Kate Delaney goes missing after a night out in Melbourne's inner north.'

'In Amanda Lohrey's latest novel, The Conversion, a woman in her 60s takes on an enormous renovation challenge: transforming an old country church into a home.' 

'In 2022, Charlotte Wood had just finished the first draft of her new novel, Stone Yard Devotional, when she received the terrible news that her older sister had breast cancer.'

'Australian outback noir — crime fiction set everywhere from dry and dusty farming communities to sleepy seaside towns — has become a global publishing sensation.' (Introduction)

'Carl Tänzler was a German radiographer who, in the 1930s, lived for seven years with the corpse of the woman he loved.' 

'Eamon Flack remembers the exact moment he first encountered The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov's darkly satirical classic set in Soviet Russia.'