An American fairytale: Donald J, the man who thought he could work miracles

28 Mar 2026 | In 1936, a year in which Hitler’s Nazi party was consolidating power in Germany,  British film ...  

Thomas Mann’s warning for an age of war and censorship

18 Mar 2026 | As global tensions rise, Colm Tóibín’s portrait of Thomas Mann reminds us how easily war ...  

Silk Silver Opium: The trade with China that changed history

9 Mar 2026 | Historian Michael Pembroke has offered valuable insight into how China has developed into the ...  

'Wrong risks, no moral courage': La Trobe and the Bendigo Writers Festival

18 Dec 2025 | Clare Wright says La Trobe lacked “moral courage” in the Bendigo Writers Festival collapse — ...  

The Butterfly Women: Murder and survival in colonial Melbourne

13 Dec 2025 | Madeleine Cleary’s ‘The Butterfly Women’ brings colonial Melbourne to life in a gripping ...  

How 'The Introvert’s Guide' helped me leave the house (and like it)

12 Dec 2025 | For those who prefer solitude but still crave connection, Jenny Valentish offers a guide that ...  

'Turbulence' examines Australia’s role in Trump-era power plays

21 Nov 2025 | A new book provides a sharp and unsettling examination of how Australia’s foreign policy is ...  

Silence on the Australian Wars no longer an option

4 Nov 2025 | A landmark new book, expanding on Rachel Perkins’ acclaimed documentary, confronts the truth of ...  

50 years of truth-telling about Australia’s racist past

26 Sep 2025 | Marking half a century since its groundbreaking first edition, Exclusion, Exploitation and Exte ...  

BOOK REVIEW: 90 Seconds to Midnight

13 Sep 2025 | Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs' '90 Seconds to Midnight: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Nuclear Odyssey' ...  

‘Hear Me Roar’: What female animals can teach us about women and power

12 Sep 2025 | In her new book, Erna Walraven draws on decades of experience with animals to challenge the myths ...  

Festival fallout: Antisemitism code sparks exodus from Bendigo writers' event

19 Aug 2025 | An ironic censorship saga has threatened the very existence of an entire literary festival.