Megan Hess is an internationally acclaimed fashion illustrator. Her prestigious clients include Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Times, Chanel, Dior, Cartier, Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co. Her bestselling fashion books and beloved Claris series for children have sold over a million copies worldwide.
Adam Liaw knows how Australian families eat. As a busy father of three, he understands the importance of practical, healthy eating. His approachable and family-friendly recipes are enjoyed by thousands around the country.
A tour de force in vegetarian and vegan cooking, Shannon Martinez has been a chef in Melbourne kitchens for over 25 years. She is best known as the owner of Australia's most prolific plant-based business, Smith & Daughters.
Sally Rippin is a best-selling and beloved author for children, and the eighth Australian Children's Laureate. Her most popular series include Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and School of Monsters, and she has over 10 million books in print worldwide. She has also written one book for adults: Wild Things: How We Learn to Read and What Can Happen If We Don’t.
Diana Reid is a Sydney-based writer. Her debut novel, Love & Virtue, was an Australian bestseller and winner of the ABIA Book of the Year Award, the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year Award, the ABA Booksellers' Choice Fiction Book of the Year Award, and the MUD Literary Prize. Love & Virtue was also shortlisted for the Indie Debut Fiction Award, the ABIA Matt Richell New Writer Award, and Highly Commended at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
Michelle Brasier is a multiple award-winning actor, singer, writer and comedian whose sold-out shows have won standing ovations across Australia and UK. On the small screen, Michelle has been featured on Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe, Stories From Oz, Thank God You’re Here, The 100 with Andy Lee, The Project, Koala Man and Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell. Michelle is widely known for her collaborations with absurdist comedy sketch group, Aunty Donna, including on their smash-hit Netflix series, Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun.
Thomas Mayo is a Torres Strait Islander man born on Larrakia country in Darwin. As an Islander growing up on the mainland, he learned to hunt traditional foods with his father and to island dance from the Darwin community of Torres Strait Islanders. In high school, Thomas’s English teacher suggested he should become a writer.
Kasey Chambers is an Australian country music artist whose distinctive voice, heart-felt lyrics and world-class performances have earned her the rightful position as one of the most popular and acclaimed artists of her generation.
Judith Rossell is the multi-award-winning author-illustrator of the bestselling Stella Montgomery series (Withering-by-Sea, Wormwood Mire and Wakestone Hall). Judith has written fifteen books and illustrated more than eighty. Her work has been published in the US and UK, and translated into more than twenty languages.
Professor Marcia Langton AO PhD Macq U, BA (Hons) ANU, FASSA is one of Australia’s most important voices for Indigenous Australia. As an anthropologist and geographer, she has made a significant contribution to government and non-government policy as well as to Indigenous studies, native title and resource management, art and culture, and women’s rights. Professor Langton has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne since February 2000.
Tiny is a memoir by award-winning travel writer Louise Southerden about her quest to create a simpler way of life by building her very own tiny house. In her successful career as a travel writer, Louise found herself staying in ever new and exotic locations, but while staying in a cabin in Norway, she had an epiphany about what she truly wanted for her life, ready to put down roots
Among the spectacular artefacts at Queenscliffe’s iconic Maritime Museum, Andrea Rowe with Shivaun Plozza and Michael Earp discuss their love of writing stories about shipwrecks, pirates, ocean adventures and sea myths for young and diverse readers.
Join Thomas Mayo as he discusses his new book 'Always Was Always Will Be' In 'Always Was, Always Will Be', bestselling author Thomas Mayo investigates ‘what's next?’ for reconciliation and justice in Australia after the failed October 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum. Since the referendum, supporters and volunteers have been asking for guidance as to how to continue to support Indigenous recognition
Join Micallef and special guests – including Stephen Hall, Mark Humphries, Sammy J, Veronica Milsom, Emily Taheny and Christie Whelan Browne – for a night of speeches, comedy, performance, sentiment and subtle roasting, dedicated to a man who is nowhere near done with making Australians laugh.
Catch Shaun Micallef as Book Fair Australia 2024 to discuss all things humour, satire and his career as an author!
Join Shaun Micaleff in conversation with Mark Humphries to discuss Shaun's hilarious upcoming anthology.
Shaun Micallef will be in conversation with Andrew Leigh to discuss his new book.
Join Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville for their launch of Amid the Sand Duens at Ulladulla Civic Centre for story celebrations, coast crafts and a chance to see Hannah and Andrea share story making joy together.
We are pleased to announce the creation of a new, dedicated graphic novel imprint, Figment, to begin publishing in 2025. Figment is one of the first graphic novel imprints in Australian trade publishing, and will showcase the best and boldest graphic novelists from Australia and around the world
On behalf of the family of Chef Greg Malouf, Hardie Grant regretfully announce his passing, at the age of 65, at his home in Dubai late last week. Despite life-long health challenges and two heart transplants, Greg Malouf continued to break boundaries in the culinary world with unyielding passion
Batch made we-groni Find this recipe and more in Happy Hour Snacks by Bec Vrana Dickinson POURS 6 We’re gonna get it on .
Kimchi Garlic Bread You can find this recipe and more in Happy Hour Snacks by Ben Vrana Dickinson Nut free / Vegetarian DRINK: SOJU SERVES: 6–8 COMMITMENT: MINOR INVESTMENT Aversions to the smell of garlic confuse me. Again, I want to reiterate: wear the odour proudly
Roast chicken with thyme, anchovy butter and potatoes A good roast chicken recipe is important to have in one’s repertoire. I think about roast chicken a lot, and I am always interested in hearing how people cook theirs – there are so many ways to go about it
Is this your new favourite fantasy series? A unique and diverse fantasy series for lovers of Nevermoor and Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Amari and the Night Brothers immerses readers into a world of mystery and adventure. With two books already out in the world and a third being released in September, it’s no wonder this series has captured the hearts of readers
