Jane Sullivan
Jane Sullivan is a books columnist and reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Younger people have no idea I spent most of my 20s in a moshpit: Rosalie Ham
The author of The Dressmaker has written a book about ageing, which she gleefully says cannot be done gracefully.
- Jane Sullivan
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Should we cancel the books of writers who behave badly?
If they’d had social media in the interwar years, poet Ezra Pound would have had a huge following – and he’d also have been cancelled dozens of times
- Jane Sullivan
Writers paid as much as politicians? Once upon a time, it was a possibility
In the early 1970s, there was talk of paying writers a guaranteed minimum income – the same rate as federal backbenchers.
- Jane Sullivan
‘Wuthering Heights’ is many things, but it’s not the novel Emily Bronte wrote
If you want a flashy romance with all the stops out, go and see the film. But if you want a darker, more complex story that echoes down the generations, read the book.
- Jane Sullivan
Regency-era women had few rights, but readers can’t get enough of the period
It only spanned nine years, but this era continues to elicit sighs of recognition, inspiring writers and delighting readers.
- Jane Sullivan
Sentenced by the subconscious: What if tech could predict your dreams?
Laila Lalami’s greatly acclaimed The Dream Hotel imagines a terrifying era of data colonialism.
- Jane Sullivan
Authors are the latest target of flattering AI-driven scams
“I have an exciting idea that could help your book gain some serious traction,” the email read. But it wasn’t what it at first seemed.
- Jane Sullivan
The bath, the shed and even a coffin: The strangest places authors find inspiration
Forget the cliche of the author on a laptop at a coffee shop – some of the most renowned writers wrote their greatest works in unexpected places.
- Jane Sullivan
Percival Everett is so prolific he’s not sure how many books he’s written
The acclaimed author is also an artist, has run a ranch, trained horses, done carpentry, played jazz guitar and mended musical instruments.
- Jane Sullivan
Are the doomsayers right? Are we living in post-literate times?
Despite laments from cultural commentators, the book has been remarkably chirpy for a species constantly threatened with extinction.
- Jane Sullivan