AustLit

In her interview with Emily Maguire, Linda Morris seeks to understand the novelist's unique approach to writing An Isolated Incident. In this murder mystery the novelist inverts the classic formula of following the detectives and instead focuses on the life of the victim.

'Bernadette Brennan).With the publication of Suzanne Falkiner's Mick: A Life of Randolph Stow, readers have the opportunity to learn a great deal about one of the greatest Australian writers of the 20th century. Coming in at just under 900 pages, including more than 100 pages of endnotes, Falkiner's biography is a massive scholarly work. After years of exhaustive archival research, international travel and extensive interviews, Falkiner crafts a credible and moving portrait of a brilliant, sensitive, complex man. This biography is a significant contribution to Australian literary studies...' (Bernadette Brennan).

'Jaclyn Moriarty's fans will be thrilled with the final book in The Colours of Madeleine trilogy. Having followed their heroes, Madeleine and Elliot, since they first made contact with each other through a crack in a parking meter, they will be delighted with the series' final resolution...' (Dianne Dempsey).

'The Immigration Department has made a $6 million telemovie to deter asylum seekers from coming to Australia – eclipsing the budgets of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Castle and Wolf Creek combined...' (Adam Gartrell).