What I do

 
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Books writer

I write about books for Good Weekend and I am a regular contributor to the Two of Us page. I also review for Australian Book Review.

Good Weekend: Book Reviews

Books for Father’s Day 2021

Books for Mother’s Day 2021

Summer Reading 2020

Books for Father’s Day 2020

Books for Mother’s Day 2020

Summer Reading 2019

Books for Father’s Day 2019

Books for Mother’s Day 2019

Books for Mother’s Day 2018

Books for Christmas 2017

Good Weekend: Watch, Read, Listen

When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

One Day I’ll Remember This by Helen Garner

The Inner Self by Hugh Mackay

Apeirogon by Colum McCann

The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

The Overstory by Richard Powers

Imperfect by Lee Kofman

Lullaby by Leïla Slimani

The Only Story by Julian Barnes

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Good Weekend: The Two of Us

Heather Mitchell and Martin McGrath

Kylie Kwong and Nell

AC Grayling and John Grayling

Carla Zampatti and Jillian Broadbent

Wendy Whiteley and Anna Schwartz

Michael Lynch and Chrissy Sharp

Maureen Hallahan and Johanna Garvin

Sarah Garnett and Michael Kelly

Saskia Havekes and James Beck

Rod Sims and Alison Pert

Australian Book Review

The Burning Island by Jock Serong

A Treacherous Country by K.M. Kruimink

Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

Bruny by Heather Rose

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Woolloomooloo by Louis Nowra

Moderator

I moderate at writers’ festivals, including Sydney Writers’ Festival, Byron Writers’ Festival and Adelaide Writers’ Week.

I also interview authors at literary events and launches at libraries and bookshops, including The State Library , Gleebooks and Better Read Than Dead.

Please contact me here.