Writers @ Stanton

Journey back 100 years to rural NSW where teacher Joseph Connor is facing explosive allegations – was he beating his students, or was he the victim of a small-town vendetta? Hear as Grenville expertly unravels the truth of this twisting tale.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye only started painting at the age of 79. Today, this Anmatyerr woman from the Central Desert is regarded as one of Australia’s most important artists. Discover the story of how she came to international prominence in just seven years.

Are we ready for our post-American future? In an era of dramatic choices for Australia, Hugh White explores how the world is changing and how Australia should respond in this expanded edition of the bestselling Quarterly Essay.

Celebrate Pride Month with a bookish twist! Chat with our star-studded panel of authors as they talk about growing up queer, writing young adult novels, and sharing their own favourite queer creators. Hosted by Drag Royalty Carmen Geddit and featuring authors Erin Gough, Jeremy Lachlan, Will Kostakis & Sasha Vey.

Jaclyn Moriarty will be joined in-conversation with fellow bestselling author (and sister!) Liane Moriarty. Join them as they discuss Jaclyn’s newest novel, where the lives of three strangers come together at the mysterious Time Travel Agency.

Join us for the third in the Rose McHugh Mystery series. When the historian-turned-detective finds evidence of missing women at the reclusive estate, she uncovers a decades-old mystery. For lovers of witty cosy crime set on the Southern Highlands.

Explore what it means for humanity in the age of AI with Anna Goldsworthy in her latest Quarterly Essay: The God We Made: The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence.  See how AI raises questions about human connection, leisure and learning, and the new existential and ethical risks it brings.

Discover a journey set in Provence that is personal, historical, and deeply moving. When Sheryle finds letters written by legendary 17th-century French aristocrat Madame de Sévigné, it prompted her to reflect on the life of her own long-dead mother.

Discover a city on edge and a killer playing games. Journalist Oli Groves and rookie detective Penelope Kibbs are two women determined to bring him down, but soon they’ll realise the danger runs deeper than one killer - and closer than they want to believe.

Uncover Luna Park’s extraordinary history with journalist Helen Pitt in-conversation with Dr Ian Hoskins. Like the circuses, from which amusement parks evolved, this is a tale with elephants, performing snakes and many ringmasters.

Bring Back Yesterday is a love story, and the account of how Bob found his footing again after the death of his wife, Helena. Raw and compelling, the anecdotes and insights he shares will resonate with anyone who has ever been in a long-term relationship or lost a much-loved partner.

Unravel buried secrets with Pheasants Nest writer Louise Milligan's new book, joined in-conversation with fellow author Joan Sauers. Enjoy a haunting tale of secrecy and survival, charting how two women find strength in each other as they reckon with Ireland's hidden histories and the scars that endure across generations.

Discover the life of Gough Whitlam in this analysis of his achievements and failures. Drawing on newly discovered archives and interviews, Bramston offers new insights into the upbringing, ascension, and leadership of Australia’s 21st prime minister.

Celebrate the 100th issue of the Quarterly Essay with award-winning columnist Sean Kelly as he gives a definitive account of Albanese’s political style of moderation and shows what lies behind it, and whether Labor is still up for the good fight.

Discover this new version of our national story from one of Australia’s leading historian. This is a modern Australia permeated by First Nations history, and a thriving nation-state still to realise its political independence.

Delve into the secrets that lie behind Australia’s success as the ‘Lucky Country’ and why its relative prosperity and good living is not just luck. Hear Andrew share his analysis of how the unique Australian Way works and why it matters.

Discover this timely debut from Clare Stephens, joined in-conversation by He Would Never author, Holly Wainwright. The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done explores cancel culture, and holds a mirror to the relationship people have to online personalities.

Join Duncan McNab as he expertly explains the poisonous truth behind the mushroom murder trial, from the sequence of events that left three people dead, a community and family shattered and brought Erin Patterson to stand trial.

From Ned Kelly Award-winning author comes the next mystery in the Paul Hirschhausen series. With tensions high in the outback town of Tiverton, can Paul find the answers of a missing person’s case before the town reaches breaking point?

Music industry legend Stuart Coupe shares the story of the original King of the Cross, Abe Saffron, who laid the foundations for more than fifty years of intrigue, murder and mayhem to become one of the most feared and most powerful men in Australia.

Join award-winning Australian crime writer Chris Hammer in this newest Scrubland instalment. This is journalist Martin Scarsden’s most perilous assignment yet – instead of the hunter, he finds himself the hunted into the outback.

Undertaken with the co-operation of descendants of the last men to be outlawed in Australia on the cusp of nationhood in the winter of 1900, The Last Outlaws offers a new understanding of both our past and our present.

Discover why Australia’s fossil-fuel giant Woodside is doubling down on gas production in this new Quarterly Essay with Marian Wilkinson. How convincing is their argument that gas is a necessary transition fuel, as the world decarbonises? 

Join this award-winning author as he discusses his newest thriller, where the two worlds of Police Constable Philomena McCarthy collide. Trapped in the middle of a vicious gang war, she has to decide who to trust - the badge or her own blood? 

Discover seven stories of men who served from WWI to Korea, and their wartime achievements in the air. Based on personal interviews, Burgess captures the exploits of these extraordinary men who took to the skies in extraordinary times.