'Tour guide Jack Sim says he regularly receives disappointed messages from visitors who are unable to visit Brisbane's infamous Boggo Road Gaol, which features in the Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe.'
'A vegan author who has rewritten Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River from an animal activist's perspective says he will not be discouraged by "hostile" early feedback.'
'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.'
'Book clubs can last for decades or fizzle out after just a few months. Some have elaborate rules, and others are looser arrangements. Many of us are in one or, in some cases, multiple. So, what is it that makes a book club successful? And why do we keep seeking them out?'
'It is a special bond between the packers of the Outback Letterbox Library service and those on the receiving end.'
