Writers Weekend: Gillian O’Shaughnessy

      The Perth Festival’s Writers Weekend is almost upon us. Its curator, Gillian O’Shaughnessy, a…

Pook’s Pearl of a Book Hits the Shelves

      A fine new historical novel, set in Broome, has just the shelves, and…

Festival Film: Murina

      A sun-drenched island off the idyllic Adriatic coast is the setting for Murina,…

Recipe: Reynold’s Burnt Honey Basque Cheesecake

      Here at The Starfish we just love a decadent dessert, so  we’ve  returned…

Of Horses and War: New Portland Jones Novel

      World War Two didn’t just wipe out tens of thousands of young  Australian…

Caroline Brazier on Playing a Doomed Scottish Queen

      Caroline Brazier, one of Australia’s finest actresses, is soon to tread the boards…

Festival Film: Memoria with Tilda Swinton

    Memoria  is beautifully filmed and imaginative – unconventional, as there is little plot. It…

Summer Fiction: Kill Me Now

    By Danka Scholtz von Lorenz Grinning? Beaming?  Smirking? Zipper-mouth face? I was scanning the…

Recipe: Luke Hines’s Golden Apple Pies

      Health nuts will enjoy, Luke Hines‘ new recipe book, Guilt-Free Snacks (Macmillan) If anyone…

Karen Herbert’s Crime Thriller

  WA author Katherine Herbert has reason to celebrate. Her debut novel, murder mystery The River…