Nick Stafford's Armistice recreates the disorientated, discombobulated world of London post World War One and looks at the effect that war had on the lives of those who survived, writes Rachel Edwards.
Book publishers have begun experimenting with sound effects in digital novels, to evoke an extra dimension without distracting readers. Use of "3D sound" may revolutionize the format, writes Ian Burrell.
Digital comic books are a vast improvement from the hard copy form, offering better range and a more enjoyable reading experience. Whitson Gordon provides a how-to guide for starting a digital comics collection.
Angela Carter's post-apocalyptic future gothic romantic novel Heroes and Villains is a visceral read: dirty, sticky and stinky, layered with rich writing and imagery, says Angela Meyer.
Angela Slatter's collection of fairytale re-imaginings presents a bunch of brilliantly plotted stories, including a stunning twist on the tale of Bluebeard, writes Lyndon Riggal.
Monty Python's Michael Palin explains the dos and don'ts of keeping a regular diary. Don't pretend your life is more interesting than it is. Do write every day. Don't write about your involvement in the Nazi Party...
Is a woman who travels from Ireland to Australia, poses as a man, marries three women, apparently fathers a child, and gets away with it for 20 years, boring? Or is this not the stuff of Australian legend? Matthew Giles examines Lucy Chesser's Parting With My Sex.
This Too Shall Pass reflects on the complicated matter of a relationship break-up (with a child involved) and other shifts in life: at work, where we live, and within the self, writes Angela Meyer.
28 books, 28 authors, 28 countries. One year. Kent McArthur has embarked on a simple but ambitious New Years resolution: to read a classic novel every time he visits a different country, making 28 in total.
There’s something an iPad, a Kindle or any kind of eBook will never have: memory. For all their technologically whizz-bang features, you can’t take a pen to the margins, laments Alexandra Patrikios.
