Profiles
Helen watches the detectives Helen Garner wants to be a detective when she grows up. Read more |
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Nixon, my part in his downfall The man behind the David Frost interview in which Richard Nixon admitted he had impeached himself over Watergate says he was hellbent on bringing down the former US president. Read more
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Grief encounters Anne Enright is not afraid to write about sex. Read more |
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All in a Díaz work It took Junot Díaz 11 years to recover from his first book. Read more |
The power of two Two writers profile literary mentors, with very different styles. Read more |
Pieces of life When it came to writing his first book, Imran Ahmad did not have to think about what to write, he had known what he would write his whole life, it was just a matter of how fast he could type it. Read more |
‘D’ is for ‘diets’ – and ‘dysfunctional’ If stand-up comedian Judith Lucy’s wit is pure gold, then her family is undoubtedly her goldmine. Read more |
My Festival - Arabella Lee As a Festival facilitator, I introduce the novelists and their books to the audience. During the session, I also monitor the amount of time people are speaking for and make sure it doesn’t run over. Read more |
From paradise to hell Pitcairn, the remote island halfway between New Zealand and Chile, became the asylum for the sailors of the Bounty after their 1790 mutiny against Captain Bligh. Read more |
Dying words Is it any surprise that a talk on a book of eulogies should attract a predominantly greying demographic in sensible flats, colourful scarves, polar fleece and woolly jumpers? Read more |
Exploring the well red When Simon Sebag Montefiore was working on Catherine the Great & Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair, the former war correspondent-turned-author visited the Russian Federal Archives for the first time. Read more |
Out of Africa The hum of accents filling the air at Sandy Blackburn-Wright’s event for Holding Up The Sky is evidence of her impact on the South African community in Australia. Read more |
Critical mass: a new world disorder John Gray paints a black picture in his new work on geopolitics and the death of utopia. Read more |
My Festival - Wendy Were I’m the youngest of three siblings. My mother taught me to read at an early age using Montessori techniques. Read more |
My Festival - Marc Llewellyn I believe in making my own luck. The Festival has always been a goal of mine. Read more |
Full steam ahead: Jana's on a roll Jana Wendt steps into the spotlight again, only this time as author. Read more |
I love Lucio It was a love affair that began with a bowl of spaghetti bolognese and ended with a book about Italian cultural and culinary traditions, journalist and author David Dale explains on his way to speak at a Festival literary lunch. Read more |
A kick in the arts It's time to stop thinking local and start acting global, says an angry Jeanette Winterson. Read more |
Living the dream Steve Toltz started saying “I’m a writer” as a way to avoid tricky questions about his lowly jobs as a telemarketer, security guard and movie extra. Read more |
Lipstick on your cover The elevator at Kings Cross Library opens and out walks bestselling author Linda Jaivin, complete with bright bangles, gypsy-style jacket (a gift from a refugee) and the trademark fire-engine red lips she uses to autograph her novels. Read more |