Local author Holden Sheppard has won the prestigious T.A.G. Hungerford Award for his novel about growing up gay in country WA. The Geraldton-born writer has been awarded $12,000 and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press for the manuscript Invisible Boys. Only WA writers writing their first full-length unpublished work are eligible for the prize. Set in […]
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci Macmillan Former lawyer, David Baldacci, is a prolific writer. He has published 36 novels for adults (as well as 6 novels for younger readers). All have been bestsellers and several have been adapted for film and television. This book is the first in a series featuring FBI Agent […]
Where the River Runs by Fleur McDonald Allen & Unwin At thirteen years of age, Chelsea Taylor didn’t like to conform to the school rules, preferring to do things her own way. Piano was her passion and a scholarship to the Music Conservatorium in Adelaide eventually took her away from her family’s farm. At the […]
A Keeper by Graham Norton Hachette Australia The host of the much-loved Graham Norton Show also writes a column for the Telegraph newspaper. He has written a couple of non-fiction books and his first novel Holding was a bestseller. His new novel takes to reader to the wild windy countryside of Cork where he was […]
The Grifith Review’s 62nd edition focuses on last year’s marriage postal survey and this month OUTinPerth, Boffins Books and Tribe Hotels will be hosting a special launch of the new edition featuring local author Holden Sheppard. In 2017, Australia said ‘Yes’ to same-sex marriage, confirming the nation’s appetite for change and equality. Twelve months later, […]
The Perth Festival have just released their 2019 program, filled with fascinating and unique creators from Australia and around the globe. Artistic Director Wendy Martin presented her final curation for the festival last night, marking four years at the helm of the beloved celebration. Martin opened the presentation with an announcement that the breathtaking Boorna Waanginy will […]
Melmoth by Sarah Parry Serpent’s Tail Helen Franklin is living in exile in Prague, hoping to eventually find redemption. She is 42 years old and has a simple life, denying herself all pleasures because she has imposed upon herself a penance for a crime she committed twenty years previously. A crime for which she “fears […]
In Pieces by Sally Field Simon & Schuster Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated audiences for five decades. She has stunned audiences and won the highest awards with her artistic range – from the complexity of Sybil to the ferocity of Norma Rae and the beleaguered Mary Todd Lincoln. Yet there is […]
Western Australian author Holden Sheppard is one of six writers nominated for the prestigious Hungerford Award for his latest work exploring the experience of growing up gay in regional WA. Invisible Boys follows four gay teenagers living in present day Geraldton, alternating between their different viewpoints as they struggle with the issues that surround coming […]
hoodwinked: how pauline hanson fooled a nation by Kerry-Anne Walsh Allen & Unwin Kerry-Anne Walsh was in the Canberra press gallery 25 years before becoming disenchanted with political spin and the nature of political reporting. Everyone knew Pauline (no last name needed) even though she had only been in parliament for a total of 4 […]
