Elizabeth Harrower and Shirley Hazzard only met six times. They wrote to each other for 40 years
The two literary greats wrote 400,000 words to each other in letters that now reveal rare insights into their friendship - sometimes affectionate, intimate, cool and resentful
May 2022
Controversies, epiphanies and the case against Canva: highlights from Sydney writers’ festival
Three things
Three things with Liane Moriarty: ‘There is a 55-year-old man out there with a dark secret’
May 2021
Hilary Mantel, Mad Max and Donald Trump: what we learned from Sydney writers’ festival
Judy Blume, Paul Kelly, George Miller and Tara June Winch were among the guests at Carriageworks, in a welcome return for the beloved event
May 2018
From 'himpathy' to power bottoms: six things we learned at Sydney writers' festival
Masha Gessen, Helen Garner, Emma Glass and more shared words of wisdom on #MeToo, power play, science and the ‘language of hatred’
#MeToo revelations and loud, angry men: the feminism flashpoint of Sydney writers’ festival
For anyone who thought the movement had lost momentum, the last few days have proved otherwise
'Growing wave of feminist energy': Julia Gillard on Clinton, Ardern and #MeToo
Alexis Okeowo on appropriation in writing: ‘It’s time for another reckoning'
Alexis Okeowo
Hidden Sydney: six of the harbour city's secret stories
October 2017
Kevin Rudd: direct from New York, a new episode of national scab-picking
There were few surprises at the former PM’s book promotion, it was all old tropes and well-worn swipes. Alas, it’s only volume one
June 2017
Brigid Delaney's diary
There's no escaping jetlag. But on a plane you've got to have a plan
Brigid Delaney
International travel plays havoc with your body and brain. And that’s quite apart from gimlet-eyed immigration staff who look as though they want to deport you
May 2017
More than the N-word: how a 'tense' Paul Beatty interview raises bigger questions
Steph Harmon
Chris Kraus: I Love Dick was written ‘in a delirium’
Sydney writers' festival 2017 roundup: six things we learned
Sydney writers' festival: 'catastrophic' Trump looms large for Roxane Gay
Photo-altering apps a 'rabbit-hole' for young girls, Teen Vogue editor says
'Have a lover, have friends, read books,' said Montaigne. He was right about one of them
Germaine Leece
When I first wrote about domestic violence, no one talked about it. Now the shame has lifted
Beauty and the books
Jessica Friedmann: 'I was opening a door into a world I always knew was there'
