Tensions at the Wheeler; how Sachin Tendulkar bowled over Jeffrey Archer; revivifying the Miles Franklin; a boost for Bereft, and in praise of Hazel Rowley. By Jason Steger.

Hans Fallada and the missing chapter; Scribe basks in Miles Franklin listings; Andrew O'Hagan on helping out his friend Julian Assange; the puzzling delay with Jennifer Egan; the digital autograph arrives. By Jason Steger.

We all live in tremulous times, and for publishers home and away it is no exception, with staff cuts, pay freezes and scrapped projects. But it's not all a sorry state of affairs, writes Jason Steger.

BOOKMARKS the former Labor politician and cabinet minister not only wrote with panache and wit but served the Melbourne Writers' Festival tirelessly, writes Jason Steger.

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