The Writing NSW staff share what we’ve been reading this May.

The staff at Writing NSW share what we’ve been reading this April.

Each month the NSW Writers’ Centre staff share what we’ve been reading. On our bookshelves this month are Bren MacDibble’s How to Bee, A Writing Life – Helen Garner & Her Work by Bernadette Brennan, the Brisbane-based journal Hot Chicks with Big Brains, Libby Jackson’s collection of stories about women in space, A Galaxy of Her […]

Each month the NSW Writers’ Centre staff share what we’ve been reading. On our bookshelves this month are Kate Atkinson’s whirlwind of a novel, Life After Life, 4 3 2 1 by Paul Aster, Daniel Everett’s Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and language in the Amazonian jungle, Carmen Maria Machado’s debut short story collection Her […]

Each month the NSW Writers’ Centre staff share what we’ve been reading. On our bookshelves this month are James Best’s father-and-son travelogue of Africa, Sam’s Best Shot; John Sandford’s crime series Prey (on audiobook); Mark Tredinnick’s how-to on writing well, The Little Red Writing Book; David Nicholl’s acclaimed One Day; and Tom Cho’s absurd short stories, Look […]

Each month the NSW Writers’ Centre staff share what we’ve been reading. This month, we’ve been delving into dystopian futures with Jane Abbott and Larissa Lai, as well as Briohny Doyle’s modern guide for millennials Adult Fantasy and Simon Longstaff’s book on moral decision making, Everyday Ethics.  Jane McCredie, Executive Director I’ve just read Jane Abbott’s dystopian […]

Each month the NSW Writers’ Centre staff share what we’ve been reading. In August, we’ve been reading Jessica Anderson (Tirra Lirra by the River), Shaun Prescott (The Town), and Cecelia Ahern (One Hundred Names). We’ve also been delving into non-fiction, including Norman Naimark’s account of the history of genocide, and Antonia Hayes’ collection of essays A […]

Each month the NSW Writers’ Centre staff share what we’ve been reading. In July, we’ve been reading (and listening) to a range of Australian writers, including David Hunt, Pip Smith, Jessica Anderson, and McKenzie Wark. We look towards reimagining our national and personal histories, whether through Hunt’s Girt, a satirical take on Australia’s past, or […]

Each month the NSW Writers’ Centre staff share what we’ve been reading. This month we’ve been inspired by authors who appeared at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, with Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide and Julie Koh’s Portable Curiosities. We’ve read Australian works including Heather Rose’s Museum of Modern Love, Kate Cole-Adams’ Anaesthesia, and Cory Taylor’s Dying: […]