We are officially in the depths of winter, when snuggling up with a book somewhere cosy is almost mandatory. To help you decide which title to pick, we've enlisted our trusted gang of avid readers — The Book Show's Claire Nichols, The Bookshelf's Kate Evans, and writer Declan Fry, and critics Rosie Ofori Ward and Jinghua Qian — to pick …
When Heather Rose found out she had won the $50,000 Stella Prize for Australian women and non-binary writers in 2017, she celebrated by taking a bottle of champagne to the beach with her friends in Hobart. Stella Prize winners 2021: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld 2020: See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill 2019: The Erratics by …
To be happy as well as healthy in old age, be like Beryl Wyld. Key points: An international team studied a group of ageing Australians and their activities The group found maintaining engagement with activities was essential The more meaningful the activity, the better it was for emotional wellbeing New research shows the 93-year-old Salvation Army volunteer is following the …
British Australian author Evie Wyld has won the $50,000 Stella Prize for Australian women and non-binary writers for The Bass Rock, a gothic tale spanning 300 years and multiple generations of women. Previous Stella winners 2020: See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill 2019: The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie 2018: Tracker by Alexis Wright 2017: The Museum of …
David Wyld has been running the Julia Creek Hotel Motel, more commonly know as the 'top pub', for his mum for the past 15 years, and this month for five hours he will be giving away the drinks for free. Key points: The community of Julia Creek was devastated by Queensland's recent floods Publican David Wyld wanted to give something …