“The Caretaker” by Gabriel Bergmoser

Gabriel Bergmoser is an award-winning Melbourne-based author and playwright. In 2016, his first young adult novel, Boone Shepard, was shortlisted for the Readings Young Adult Prize. His first novel for adults, The Hunted, is a bestseller with a film adaptation in the works. This August, Gabriel’s BRAND-NEW title “The Caretaker” hit the shelves… and we […]
“The House With All The Lights On” by Jessica Kirkness

Dr Jessica Kirkness is a GODA – a grandchild of deaf adults— who writes about deafness, disability and family. In 2019 she received her PhD in the field of life writing and Deaf studies. Her debut book, “The House With All The Lights On”, captures the universal experience of navigating complex family relationships and beautifully […]
QBD x Ch.7 Book Club – June Highlights

Each month, our fantastic “Channel 7 x QBD Book Club” hosts Victoria Carthew and Lee Carseldine discuss great books of all different genres – from enthralling crime fiction to inspiring non-fiction. This month, they reviewed our Fiction Book of the Month “Drowning” by T.J. Newman, “We Need To Talk About Ageing” by Melissa Levi, and […]
“Yellowface” – Rebecca Kuang

Rebecca F. Kuang is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, and as of recently “Yellowface.” ‘Yellowface’ follows Athena and Juniper. Athena Liu is a literary darling. Juniper Hayward is literally nobody. When Athena dies in a freak accident, Juniper steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes […]