I have never liked this piece of advice to writers. Sometimes you just need to tell. It can be something small or trivial that you don’t w...

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When I describe myself as a historical novelist, what do I really mean? Historical fiction is a such a broad term. I’ve written stories set ...

"Do you remember where you were on 20 July, 1969?" * I do. I was in the basement with my dad. We'd put the TV down there becau...

  When we think of the rise of Egyptology, I think our minds often turn to the Art Deco Egyptian Revival of the early 20 th century with Ca...

  I’ve been explaining Jewish Australia to many people recently. This is because the antisemitism here is hurting. Why is this emerging ri...