Lauren Groff

The Vaster Wilds

Book Review: Lauren Groff’s The Vaster Wilds is an all encapsulating novel

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff is a historical fiction novel set in the early days of North America’s colonisation. This third person narrative explores a servant girl’s escape from a settlement, her battle for survival, the discovery of a new alien environment, and her belief in God. At the beginning of the book, readers…

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Richard Dawkins, Alexander McCall Smith, Lauren Groff and more heading to Adelaide

A whole host of local and international authors, writers and public thinkers will be decamping to Adelaide at the end of February for the 31st instalment of the Adelaide Writers’ Week; a week long celebration as part of the Adelaide Festival. The event will feature over 90 writers in conversation, across six days from the…

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