Karina Kreminski

This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival broke the record for sales and attendance. Over 100,000 people joined the events and workshops and bought books during...

We’ve had a few deaths in the neighbourhood. Every time I hear about one, my reaction is to draw my breath in, put my...

"Books are making a resurgence," Hanna Holford, bookstore manager of Ampersand, tells me. Ampersand in Paddington has been voted the sixth most beautiful book-café in...

Recently I read an article in the news about Sydney’s iconic cinemas that are in danger of completely disappearing. Cinemas had their heyday in...

There seems to be a change from the usual Sydney noise and buzz these days.

The theme for The Sydney Writers’ Festival 2025 was In this Together. In a world of echo chambers, polarisation and fragmentation, this was a timely choice.

Every year in our neighbourhood we try to host a Winter Solstice gathering. I do it mostly because I love winter.

SURRY HILLS: I walked past the window on Bourke Street and the image immediately caught my eye. There was a set of eyes peering at me from a frame and beneath that some squiggly, colourful, abstract designs. It was a pop-up piece of art in a shop window.

These days we often talk about the importance of a resilient neighbourhood. There is a “resilient city” global network which Sydney is a part of that keeps cities accountable to becoming sustainable. This network exists to help keep neighbourhoods connected and strong. But what I’ve been reflecting on lately is about the fragility of the neighbourhood.