BIZARRE: Helen garner - You Need To See This

Literary pioneer Hilary McPhee launched Helen Garner, published Cloudstreet – and inspired me

Hilary McPhee, who has died, aged 85, was already a legend when I started working in publishing, nearly two decades ago.

The Conversation · Oct 1

Origin fandom, Stan Grant and a candid Hollywood memoir

There's also new novels from Victoria Brownlee and Naomi Ishiguro.

The Canberra Times · Jun 3

When was the last time you just hung out with friends? (And I don’t mean a dinner booked two months in advance)

Long, unstructured hangouts are increasingly rare – and some young people aren’t experiencing them

The Guardian - AU · May 29

Morning Mail: who is behind Reform Australia, Helen Garner’s library outrage, images from Epstein’s island

Our reporters uncover the people behind a new rightwing protest group; author says changes to state library are a ‘disgrace to our city’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2025

Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’, with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne

Acclaimed author ‘sick’ about 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protest

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2025

Should I care what Sarah Jessica Parker thinks about books?

She swept all before her at the Booker prize ceremony, but I’m running out of patience with celebrity influence in publishing, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

‘Oh, the fog lying like a blanket over this sad town’: The Mushroom Tapes sees the humanity in an inhumane story

The Mushroom Tapes opens with a blunt refusal to accept a murder trial as spectator sport:

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025

The Mushroom Tapes review – Erin Patterson through the eyes of Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein

This account of what the three authors observed during Patterson’s triple murder trial does resemble a podcast transcript at times, but it is extremely readable

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2025

Five Great Reads: interviews with Anthony Hopkins, Helen Garner and Paul McCartney

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2025

What went on in London this week: Katy Hessel's book launch and Adwoa Aboah's bag launch

Plus Gabbriette brings Mexico City to London

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025