Marsden had huge respect for young people and wrote for them with genuine authenticity. He also challenged the ways we might parent our children.
The bestselling author’s 1993 novel Tomorrow,When the War Began was a major hit that was adapted into a film and TV series.
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction titles.
Wing features a cast of truly awful,nasty people. What is Gemmell trying to achieve here?
Michelle de Kretser’s seventh novel blends genres of essay,fiction and memoir.
The New Zealand-born author was warned off writing from a dead woman’s perspective but ignored the advice.
From sleeping on floors and a legendary first gig in a church,even from the beginning R.E.M. were determined to bend the mainstream to their will.
Don’t be put off by the dactylic hexameter,this reimagining of Homer’s epic poem is a breezy read.
The head of Adelaide Writers’ Week does not step back from the tough issues – and nor should we,she says.
When words fall short,we have no choice but to fill the spaces left.
Award-winning author,playwright and poet Samah Sabawi’s memoir follows her family from Palestine under British rule to Redland Bay in Queensland.