Welshman Daniel Morden is hooked on telling stories, writes Linda Morris.
Huge power in sparse narratives
Ali Cobby Eckermann, a Nunga poet, is the second Aboriginal writer to win the top prize in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, in consecutive years.
The birth of a grand love affair
Anna Goldsworthy's second autobiographical work is an account of the pains and pleasures of parenthood.
Wedded to loads of great ideas
This British husband and wife team feels there's a better way to communicate with younger readers.
Books that changed me: Sam Twyford-Moore
Emerging Writers' Festival director Sam Twyford-Moore talks about his favourite books.
Rage ignites in a life half lived
A creative awakening is brilliantly rendered in this suspenseful tale.
A little French escapism
Sussex-based author Kate Mosse leads something of a double life in the Pyrenees while penning her historical fiction, Linda Morris writes.
Lunch with Anne Summers
Anne Summers believes that despite recent milestones, women's voyage of empowerment continues.
Inside is now out
This is very much a book of interiors, both literal and metaphoric.
Releasing this mortal coil
Much of the book involves debunking myths that cling to popular ideas about death.
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