Author, journalist and book publisher, Jess Mudditt has just published her second book, a travel memoir that recounts a formative year backpacking through Asia, from Cambodia to the Khyber Pass, via China, India and Tibet. Once Around The Sun is a rollicking read, where we come along as Jess explores
Books
Reviews and recommendations on the latest books both fiction and non-fiction along with suggestions on classic books to revisit.
The new book on the art of the Spinifex people
Mina Wylie: New book about one of Australia’s greatest swimmers you’ve never heard of
Novelist Alle C. Hall on her first novel
Could you see 100 feminist films before you die?
Her Fidelity: Herstory of a record store tragic coming of age
Inspiring Creativity with Morning Pages
Morning Pages offers a simple way to to harness creativity, wherever it's needed. Creativity comes in many forms and has useful outlets, just not the strictly artistic. But what is the wellspring of creativity? And what happens if creativity and inspiration fails you? The Broad has recently adopted the practice of Morning
The forgotten women of Australian vaudeville
My Giddy Aunt, a new book by documentary filmmaker Sharon Connolly, shines a light on the forgotten women of Australia’s vaudeville past. The television producer and former chief executive of Film Australia, Sharon Connolly has been involved in making many landmark history series, films. Like her documentary Red Matildas she writes
Festive season books – Part 2
The second installment in the recap series featuring some of the books discussed on the blog in 2020. Actress Actress is Irish author Anne Enright’s latest novel and tells the story of Katherine O’Dell by her daughter Norah, her life on the stage across continents and her relationships in her life, and