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Monday 23 Apr, 2018

5 Minutes With ... Leigh Straw

Dr. Leigh Straw is an academic, historian and writer. We steal 5 minutes of her time to chat about her latest book on Australia's first female detective, Lillian Armfield, who took on Tilly Devine and the Razor Gangs!

Friday 13 Apr, 2018

The Mars Dream Team

If you're going to write a book about colonising Mars. You better believe The Realm will want to know who you'd take on a mission to Mars.

Wednesday 11 Apr, 2018

Nicky Pellegrino's Most Romantic Italian Spots

Get the inside scoop on a few of the best places to go in Italy from the author that knows!

Tuesday 10 Apr, 2018

Altered Carbon Recap: Episodes 7 & 8

Follow the Realm as we recap the entire first season of Netflix's nipple obsessed neo-noir Altered Carbon

Tuesday 10 Apr, 2018

Writing Lillian Armfield: A gallant female role model for new generations

How Leigh Straw's goddaughter inspired her to search for a story.

Friday 06 Apr, 2018

The 2018 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers

We want to discover an exciting new Australian writer: could that be you?

Friday 06 Apr, 2018

S.J. Morden's Top 5 SFF Reads

I have a usual raft of very best choices I pick from, depending on what mood I’m in. Choosing just five books from those is to become a hostage to fortune – but with the caveat that these change, these are what are influencing me at the moment.

Friday 23 Mar, 2018

Altered Carbon Recap: Episodes 5 & 6

Follow the Realm as we recap the entire first season of Netflix's nipple obsessed neo-noir Altered Carbon

Friday 23 Mar, 2018

Where and how was THE HEART OF THE CITY series born?

C.J. Duggan, author of THE HEART OF THE CITY series shares where her series was born.

Thursday 22 Mar, 2018

Kali Napier's top 5 facts about the way of life in 1930's Australia

Kali Napier, author of THE SECRET'S AT OCEAN'S EDGE tells us 5 things she discovered about 1930's life in Australia whilst researching her novel.

Monday 19 Mar, 2018

The Perfect Girlfiend's Perfect Playlist

Take the must-read thriller of the year to new heights with this perfectly crafted playlist.

Monday 19 Mar, 2018

5 Minutes With ... Michael Mohammed Ahmad

Michael Mohammed Ahmad is the founder and director of Sweatshop, a literacy movement in Western Sydney devoted to empowering culturally and linguistically diverse artists through creative writing. You will want to spend more that 5 minutes with Michael.

Friday 16 Mar, 2018

Do you need help exiting a reading-block? We got you.

Reading slumps; they’re easy to fall into and really hard to get over.

Friday 16 Mar, 2018

5 Minutes With ... Kelly Rimmer

Kelly Rimmer has sold over 600,000 digital copies of her previous four novels! We grab 5 minutes with Kelly for a quick catch up about her new novel, Before I Let You Go.

Wednesday 14 Mar, 2018

Cathy Kelly's three most important birthdays

Cathy Kelly shares her three most important birthdays with us.

Friday 09 Mar, 2018

Altered Carbon Recap: Episodes 3 & 4

Follow the Realm as we recap the entire first season of Netflix's nipple obsessed neo-noir Altered Carbon

Thursday 08 Mar, 2018

The Stella Prize 2018 Shortlist

Hachette Australia is thrilled to congratulate Claire G. Coleman on being shortlisted for The Stella Prize 2018 for her debut novel, TERRA NULLIUS.

Monday 05 Mar, 2018

See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt Wins Inaugural MUD Literary Prize

Hachette Australia is delighted to congratulate Sarah Schmidt on winning the inaugural MUD Literary Prize for her bestselling novel, SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE.

Friday 02 Mar, 2018

Altered Carbon Recap: Episodes 1 & 2

Follow the Realm as we recap the entire first season of Netflix's nipple obsessed neo-noir Altered Carbon

Tuesday 20 Feb, 2018

5 Minutes With...Kali Napier

Inspired by Kali Napier's own family history, THE SECRETS AT OCEAN'S EDGE is a haunting, memorable and moving tale of one family's search for belonging. Get to know Kali in the time it takes to make a cup of tea!