New book* explores the Great Australian Rip-Off – “Rigged” reviewed by Kerry McGovern
Cameron Murray lives in Brisbane and is the Chief Economist at the Fresh Economic Thinking, a...
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Category: Books
Do you know a deadly writer?
State Library of Queensland is accepting submissions for the 2024 black&write! Indigenous...
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Local authors, local publishers, local book launches.
Two book launches scheduled for the weekend of 8th and 9th December tell remarkably different...
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THE STORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN
Evelyn pointed . . . Over there — the Uffizi Gallery, a showcase for men. History has erased the...
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Book Review – Gaia Vince Nomad century 2022
Nomad Century by Gaia Vince is the most consequential book on climate change since Bill...
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Book Review: The Big Switch: Australia’s electric future, by Saul Griffith
“We don’t have to be perfect to solve climate change. We just need to be electric,” Saul...
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Island Storytellers grapple with climate change
Cli-Fi or ‘climate fiction’ could sound a little misleading. It could in fact be...
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All Hands on Deck for the first Island Storytellers, Writers, and Readers Festival
The inaugural Island Storytellers Writers & Readers Festival was held over the October long...
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Book Review: Paradiso by Steve Capelin
History is never written by children, and family history is rarely of interest to those outside...
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Uncovering a rich history: the Lebanese Presence in South Brisbane, Woolloongabba and West End
For almost 140 years, Lebanese immigrants and their descendants have lived in the South Brisbane,...
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To Preserve and Protect: Policing Colonial Brisbane
In her new book, police historian Dr Anastasia Dukova explores the development of Brisbane law...
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Paradiso by Steve Capelin: A story of Italian emigrants and a 19th Century scam
Local writer Steve Capelin has spent the better part of ten years researching the story behind his...
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