by Phil Clement | Sep 27, 2016 | Features, Front page
Slow moves the hour that sucks our life, slow drops the late wasp from the pear, the rose tree’s thread of scent draws thin – and snaps upon the air. ‘Field of Autumn’, Laurie Lee Selected Poems, 2014 I begin with a health warning: there is not a great deal to do in...
by Alicia Rich | Jul 20, 2016 | Features, Front page
Sure, you can walk around Circular Quay, taking selfies with the famous Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. You can take your togs down to Bondi Beach and enjoy the sun and sand. You can even cuddle a koala. But why do that when you can trek around some of...
by Tim | Jun 22, 2016 | Features, Front page
We continue our bookish tour around the world. This week, we’re in Berlin with Timothy Kennett. The many problems of the bookish have been well-documented in textbooks on bibliomania, literary autobiographies, and the kinds of high school fiction in which shy,...
by Heather | Jun 8, 2016 | Features, Front page
This is the first in our series on bookstores in cities around the world. This week, Heather takes us on a tour of her hometown of Cambridge. Well-known for its ancient colleges and beautiful parks, Cambridge is actually not known for its great bookshops. I mean, it...
