'Patrick Holland grew up in Outback Queensland but his latest novel is set among the glittering towers of the Far East.'
'Divorce and midlife breakdowns are key themes across two memoirs and a speculative novel reviewed by our books columnist this month. She also casts her eyes over the Miles Franklin Literary Award’s eclectic 2024 shortlist.' (Introduction)
'In The Questions, playwright Van Badham and composer Richard Wise have lovingly crafted a show that is both a simple rom-com musical and, simultaneously, an exploration of intimacy in the age of polarisation.'
'This new sci-fi play by Adelaide’s Madness of Two uses visual effects and live performance to give us a glimpse of a frightening version of the world more than a hundred years into the future.'
'Waanyi writer Alexis Wright and her magnum opus Praiseworthy have made history by winning this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award. She’s now the first writer to win the Miles Franklin and The Stella Prize (both national literary prizes) for the same work.'
'Internationally celebrated Adelaide playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer brings his distinctive meld of wit, wisdom and whimsy to literary fiction with his debut novel – a potent modern fable of love, grief, community and the enduring power of story.' (Introduction)
'SA writer Fiona McIntosh is rapt to be joining the Bruna Papandrea club with her novel The Pearl Thief to be turned into a film, but reveals she almost missed connecting with the Hollywood producer after ignoring a stranger’s voicemail.'
