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David Szalay: Flesh
In a novel, the words on the page are our entrance into another’s mind. But sometimes it’s the space between the lines that define a character.
In Da…
2 months, 1 week ago
Lyse Doucet: The Finest Hotel in Kabul
The history of the Kabul Inter-Continental Hotel is the history of a nation.
Built in 1969, it has stood through Soviet occupation, multiple coups, a…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Mick Herron in Conversation
In the latest instalment of Mick Herron’s internationally bestselling series, palms are itching among Jackson Lamb’s cohort of misfit spies.
A legenda…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
2026 Program Announcement: Yumi Stynes and Ann Mossop
Join Yumi Stynes and Artistic Director Ann Mossop as they discuss the 2026 Sydney Writers’ Festival program.
The pair talk about the 2026 Festival th…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
A.C. Grayling on Cancel Culture
‘Cancel culture’ may seem like a 21st century invention sparked by contemporary politics and stoked by social media, sometimes with deadly consequenc…
7 months ago
Ian Rankin: Master of Crime
Detective Inspector John Rebus first hit bookshelves in 1987 as a witty Scottish crime fighter but now the legendary detective is behind bars himself…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Your Favourites’ Favourites: Michael Robotham and Chris Whitaker
In Your Favourites’ Favourites, our most loved writers introduce one of their favourite authors.
Bestselling Australian crime writer Michael Robotham…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Maggie O’Farrell: Portrait of a Writer
Over a masterful career spanning 10 novels, a memoir and various children’s books, Maggie O’Farrell has established herself as a modern literary monu…
9 months, 1 week ago
Spies, Lies and Secrets
Undercover agents aren’t just the stuff of stories for writers Jack Beaumont and Ben Macintyre.
A French intelligence officer turned spy thriller wri…
9 months, 1 week ago
Robbie Arnott: Dusk
Myths of cryptid big cats stalking the Australian landscape are as old as colonisation.
In Dusk, the puma hunting Tasmania’s lowlands has left enough…
9 months, 3 weeks ago