Jessica Au
Jessica Au is a former editor of Readings Monthly. She is also the author of the novels, Cargo and Cold Enough for Snow.
Review — 25 Oct 2012
Canberra by Paul Daley
[[paul-daley-rev]]Cities have, in our popular culture, a tendency to gather their own particular set of clichés. Like a cast of characters on a midday TV show, their roles are fixed…
Blog post — 3 Oct 2012
Q&A with Craig Silvey, author of The Amber Amulet
Craig Silvey chats with Jessica Au about his new book,
Tell us about writing The Amber Amulet – where did the idea start for you?
Curiously enough, for a story…
Blog post — 27 Sep 2012
Q&A with Lily Brett, author of Lola Bensky
Lily Brett chats with Jessica Au about her new novel,
Lola Bensky
I think that one way or another we all write from our own experience. No-one else is creating…
Review — 23 Sep 2012
Like a House on Fire by Cate Kennedy
Few writers understand the short-story form as well as Cate Kennedy, and her latest collection, Like a House on Fire, is a welcome return to the territory of Dark…
Review — 23 Sep 2012
Lola Bensky by Lily Brett
[[lily-brett22]]When Lily Brett was 18, she was offered a job as a journalist, writing for the soon-to-be iconic Australian rock magazine Go-Set. No one, incidentally, asked her anything about her…
Blog post — 20 Sep 2012
Covers Spotlight
Jessica Au from Readings St Kilda rounds up the best in new book design for the next instalment of our irregular covers appreciation series.
Sepia tones and an…
Blog post — 27 Aug 2012
Q&A with Patrick Holland, author of The Darkest Little Room
Patrick Holland chats with Jessica Au about his new book,
Tell us about the genesis of this novel – how did
It’s always difficult to say exactly when and where…
Blog post — 29 Sep 2012
Q&A with Andrew Croome, author of Midnight Empire
Andrew Croome chats with Jessica Au about his novel,
Tell us about the research process for
Before writing the book I travelled to Las Vegas, where I visited most of…
Review — 14 Aug 2012
The Darkest Little Room by Patrick Holland
[[Patrick-Holland-rev]]Following his simply brilliant collection of essays, Riding the Trains in Japan, Patrick Holland has returned to much grittier fictive grounds in his latest novel, The Darkest Little Room…
Blog post — 10 Sep 2012
Q&A with Tim Soutphommasane, author of The Virtuous Citizen
Tim Soutphommasane chats with Jessica Au about his new book,
What are you reading now?
I tend to read a few books on the go. I’m currently going through Thinking…