When it comes to naming extinct animals, most of us would probably know the dodo and the woolly mammoth. But how many of the over 900 species classified as extinct since 1500, and the over 44,000 species threatened with extinction, could we actually name?
Kythera is a Greek island that holds a special place in the hearts of the Greek diaspora in Australia, with 80,000 Australians proudly claiming Kytherian ancestry.
Mim’s tantalising tale of transformation set on the shallow, sandy seabed is another fine picture book to add to Sandra Severgnini’s captivating titles
To write Frank Moorhouse: A Life Catherine Lumby dug deep into Moorhouse’s life and relationships for this sparkling biography – and it is rich territory.
Immaculate is a captivating and unusual novel. It is also a nuanced examination of how faith grasped hungrily but imposed narrowly can segue into a slipperier sense of becoming, a wild tributary pulsing with possibility and sorrow.
On the surface, Peta seems like your typical pirate with his wooden leg, parrot on his shoulder, eye patch, Jolly Roger and propensity for exclaiming AAARRrgggh ...
GADIGAL LAND: A festive air infused the NAIDOC celebrations at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) Community Day on July 3, with performances...
Gabrielle Bassett’s adventurous new book Jack’s Best Day Ever! is about friendship between two children, each with their own unique disability and neurodiversity. Jack is...
Two keynote speakers at the Sydney Writers’ Festival raised questions about the power of words to eradicate racism and build a more equitable future...
When the wreck of the Montevideo Maru was discovered on April 18, 2023, Canberra-based author Margaret Reeson breathed a huge sigh of relief.
The discovery of the Japanese prison...
Fintan Magee’s new mural in Darlington of Patyegarang and William Dawes is compelling. “Lost Figures” stretches four storeys high and is located at 501 Wilson Street next to Carriageworks.
Having this meticulous and moving memoir means we can continue to ponder Shirley Hazzard’s ingenuity across four novels, two story collections and several works of nonfiction, as well as in her speeches and personal letters.
There’s a world of delicious detail and wordplay in Harriet’s Hungry Worms – a new picture book from Samantha Smith (author) and Melissa Johns (illustrator) for readers aged 4 to 8.
Readers who like magical realism will enjoy The House in the Pines ... and overall Reyes offers a pacy tale brimming with deft and dream-like description.
Heartfelt stories and frank feedback about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) at the Sydney NDIS Community Forum at Waterloo Neighbourhood Centre on February...
Local artist Danielle Joy Golding was inspired to create the works that feature in her new exhibition at the Orchard Gallery in Waterloo after being chosen as a winner of the Blak & Blu pen-on-paper award in 2022.
Drop everything and read! Start with one of these ...
Courage to act?
Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These is the shortest book recognised in the...
The photos in Bernadette Smith's exhibition Light Interactions at Ironbark gallery in Strathfield are of light waves interacting within heritage glass at close range revealing an “aurora-like display”.
PARTY | PROTEST | REMEMBER is a free event at Carriageworks held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Black Theatre and to bring First Nations’ creativity and concerns to all who attend.
‘My hope is that Naturopolis is a stepping stone – a way to intrigue city children about the nature that is surviving and thriving around them but is often overlooked.’
Award-winning indie-pop singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Mardi Lumsden, released the third single from her sophomore album on October 6. In this Q&A she talks about...
Four prize winners were chosen from 20 finalists in the second Blak & Blu art award for drawings which use black and/or blue biros on A4 paper announced on September 10.
Violin & Cello is Catherine Greer’s charming new picture book for children aged 4 to 8 – and it was inspired by an Instagram post she saw during the 2020 pandemic.
CAMPERDOWN: Darlinghurst-based artist Dirk Kruithof’s solo exhibition LOCK’D is fun, grungy and confronting. Birthed during Covid lockdown, it’s also littered with contradictions, rife with musical...
Redfern-based filmmaker Renée Brack's new feature documentary Ticketyboo explores dementia from a very personal perspective: her father died from Alzheimer’s disease. The film received a standing ovation at July 30 premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.
Grub lives in a hollow log deep in a rainforest and he can sense his body is about to change. The question he’d most like to answer is, ‘What will I become?’
