Great stories

After many years of writing, I secured a publishing deal with Text Publishing in Melbourne, Australia, in 2011 for the Rephaim, a four-book ...

There’s a lot to like about Geraldine Brooks’ new novel Caleb’s Crossing. Like The People of the Book , it explores the issues associated wi...

The Handmaid’s Tale is unsettling, disturbing and riveting – and even though it’s 25 years old, it remains a powerful morality tale that’s a...

Note to self: not a good idea to read an apocalyptic novel while watching horrifying real-life footage of earthquakes, tsunamis and potentia...

Great stories tend to involve either nail biting tension, beautiful language or a plot so profound it moves the reader to tears. Rarely do y...

You don’t have to have read Homer’s Iliad to appreciate David Malouf’s short novel Ransom. While it provides a companion piece to Homer’s ep...

You know when you read a novel by Yann Martel you’re going to experience the story in a variety of ways. There’s the story on the page, the ...