Paul Kelly is an Australian musician. His books include the memoir How To Make Gravy and the poetry anthology Love Is Strong as Death.

Micheline Lee is a lawyer and artist. Her novel, The Healing Party, was shortlisted for the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.

Nicolas Rothwell is an author and a journalist for the Australian. His books include The Red Highway and Journeys to the Interior, and his coverage of Indigenous affairs has earned him a Walkley Award ...

Ian Kenins is a journalist, photographer and occasional relief editor of the Koondrook and Barham Bridge. He is based in Geelong.

Anthony Ham writes about wildlife, conservation and current affairs for magazines and newspapers around the world.

The English master novelist’s latest describes a boy’s sexual awakening with his piano teacher, and its lasting impact on his life ...

Tara Kenny is a culture writer and The Monthly ’s television critic. Online, she is @slurpette. The much-anticipated return of the series sharply satirising work-life balance is convoluted but still ...

Fiona McGregor is a Sydney-based author and performance artist. Her books include Suck My Toes and Strange Museums. Her latest novel, Indelible Ink, won the 2011 Age Book of the Year Award.

Nick Bryant is a broadcaster and writer, who has just returned to Australia after covering the Trump years for the BBC. His latest book is When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present.

Jennifer Byrne is an award-winning journalist and a former reporter for 60 Minutes. She currently hosts the First Tuesday Book Club, is a regular panellist on The 7PM Project and a presenter on ABC ...

John Cantwell is a retired Australian Army major general and the author of Exit Wounds.

David Day is a prize-winning historian and an Honorary Associate in the History Program at La Trobe University. His books include Antarctica: A Biography, Andrew Fisher: Prime Minister of Australia ...