Bill Bryson As his many British fans already know, bearded Yankee butterball Bill Bryson specialises in going to countries we think we know well, only to return with travelogues that...

Maggie Pinkney There are no flies on your typical little Aussie battler when it comes to the colourful expression or the well-aimed insult. This entertaining A-Z of popular Australian slang...

James Vance Marshall and Francis Firebrace In Stories from the Billabong, a renowned author authentically and elegantly retells ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends. Here readers discover how Great Mother Snake created...

Sophie Green 1978. Life in Australia's vast Northern Territory isn't always easy. Telephones are not yet common, and the treacherous seasons make even travelling to the next town a struggle....

Alice Pung After Alice Pung’s family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose Alice as her name because he thought their new country was a...