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26 May, 2025
Dylin Hardcastle, Festival Blogger reflects on the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival.
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26 May, 2025
Dylin Hardcastle, Festival Blogger reflects on the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival.
24 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle interviews Torrey Peters.
23 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle examines remembrance and storytelling.
22 May, 2025
Dylin Hardcastle, Festival Blogger, shares their experience from onstage.
21 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle reflects on the Opening Night of the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival.
17 June, 2025
There's no better season to hit some reading goals and knock a few inches off your TBR stack.
12 May, 2025
Writer, editor and former restaurant reviewer Candice Chung's tender new memoir is about saying the unsayable with food.
08 May, 2025
Catherine Chidgey caught readers' attention with her 2023 novel Pet and she returns with a similarly gripping story in her latest release.
06 May, 2025
Award-winning author Torrey Peters won hearts with her 2021 debut Detransition, Baby. She returns to Sydney Writers' Festival with a kaleidoscopic follow up, Stag Dance.
02 May, 2025
Ferdia Lennon is an Irish writer whose Sunday Times bestselling debut Glorious Exploits is an original and brilliant story of war and art in ancient Sicily.
02 May, 2025
Meet master of the unexpected Christian White, whose latest crime fiction novel The Ledge weaves a web of secrets.
01 May, 2025
Mariana Enriquez is the queen of macabre political and queer horror. Her latest short story collection, A Sunny Place for Shady People, is about all kinds of hauntings in the suburbs of Argentina.
16 April, 2025
From the heart of the home to outer space, we've rounded up a selection of short reads to start – and finish – over long weekends.
04 April, 2025
As we hurtle towards the Festival, our TBR piles invariably lengthen – it's an occupational hazard!
26 March, 2025
Make the most of your time and budget with our sample itineraries! In this blog, how to spend Thursday at the Festival for $55.
20 March, 2025
As the weather cools, night creeps in sooner and rain clouds darken the sky, we enter the perfect reading season. Discover our selection of new releases for your TBR list.
26 May, 2025
Dylin Hardcastle, Festival Blogger reflects on the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival.
24 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle interviews Torrey Peters.
23 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle examines remembrance and storytelling.
22 May, 2025
Dylin Hardcastle, Festival Blogger, shares their experience from onstage.
21 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle reflects on the Opening Night of the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival.
17 June, 2025
There's no better season to hit some reading goals and knock a few inches off your TBR stack.
12 May, 2025
Writer, editor and former restaurant reviewer Candice Chung's tender new memoir is about saying the unsayable with food.
08 May, 2025
Catherine Chidgey caught readers' attention with her 2023 novel Pet and she returns with a similarly gripping story in her latest release.
06 May, 2025
Award-winning author Torrey Peters won hearts with her 2021 debut Detransition, Baby. She returns to Sydney Writers' Festival with a kaleidoscopic follow up, Stag Dance.
02 May, 2025
Ferdia Lennon is an Irish writer whose Sunday Times bestselling debut Glorious Exploits is an original and brilliant story of war and art in ancient Sicily.
02 May, 2025
Meet master of the unexpected Christian White, whose latest crime fiction novel The Ledge weaves a web of secrets.
01 May, 2025
Mariana Enriquez is the queen of macabre political and queer horror. Her latest short story collection, A Sunny Place for Shady People, is about all kinds of hauntings in the suburbs of Argentina.
16 April, 2025
From the heart of the home to outer space, we've rounded up a selection of short reads to start – and finish – over long weekends.
04 April, 2025
As we hurtle towards the Festival, our TBR piles invariably lengthen – it's an occupational hazard!
26 March, 2025
Make the most of your time and budget with our sample itineraries! In this blog, how to spend Thursday at the Festival for $55.
20 March, 2025
As the weather cools, night creeps in sooner and rain clouds darken the sky, we enter the perfect reading season. Discover our selection of new releases for your TBR list.
26 May, 2025
Dylin Hardcastle, Festival Blogger reflects on the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival.
24 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle interviews Torrey Peters.
23 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle examines remembrance and storytelling.
22 May, 2025
Dylin Hardcastle, Festival Blogger, shares their experience from onstage.
21 May, 2025
Festival Blogger Dylin Hardcastle reflects on the Opening Night of the 2025 Sydney Writers' Festival.
17 June, 2025
There's no better season to hit some reading goals and knock a few inches off your TBR stack.
12 May, 2025
Writer, editor and former restaurant reviewer Candice Chung's tender new memoir is about saying the unsayable with food.
08 May, 2025
Catherine Chidgey caught readers' attention with her 2023 novel Pet and she returns with a similarly gripping story in her latest release.
06 May, 2025
Award-winning author Torrey Peters won hearts with her 2021 debut Detransition, Baby. She returns to Sydney Writers' Festival with a kaleidoscopic follow up, Stag Dance.
02 May, 2025
Ferdia Lennon is an Irish writer whose Sunday Times bestselling debut Glorious Exploits is an original and brilliant story of war and art in ancient Sicily.
02 May, 2025
Meet master of the unexpected Christian White, whose latest crime fiction novel The Ledge weaves a web of secrets.
01 May, 2025
Mariana Enriquez is the queen of macabre political and queer horror. Her latest short story collection, A Sunny Place for Shady People, is about all kinds of hauntings in the suburbs of Argentina.
16 April, 2025
From the heart of the home to outer space, we've rounded up a selection of short reads to start – and finish – over long weekends.
04 April, 2025
As we hurtle towards the Festival, our TBR piles invariably lengthen – it's an occupational hazard!
26 March, 2025
Make the most of your time and budget with our sample itineraries! In this blog, how to spend Thursday at the Festival for $55.
20 March, 2025
As the weather cools, night creeps in sooner and rain clouds darken the sky, we enter the perfect reading season. Discover our selection of new releases for your TBR list.
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