Fiona Higgins
Bestselling Australian author whose contemporary fiction titles are available internationally.
Fiona is the author of four novels - An Unusual Boy, Fearless, Wife on the Run and The Mothers’ Group - and a memoir, Love in the Age of Drought. She writes predominantly about contemporary life, with a special interest in intimate relationships, families and the complexities of parenting in the age of social media. Her novels have been translated internationally, including in the Netherlands, Fra
When you know, you know.
Story time tonight with was so much fun! Thanks to Noni Hazlehurst AM, and the team for a brilliant literary dinner.
The biggest, fullest rainbow I’ve ever seen above my suburb. There IS hope in this crazy, chaotic world. Hope springs eternal.
Nice one, kids.
Yup.
Byron sunset vibes.
My happy place in India isn’t an ashram: you’ll find every title known to humanity at Blossoms, Bangalore.
Here’s another great Mothers’ Day gift choice… THE OTHER BRIDGET by Rachael Johns. An entertaining, heartwarming and fun read - and some clever advocacy for the romance genre!
The improbable commonground shared between a global tennis champion, commentator and victim-survivor advocate Jelena Dokic (right) and a barely-known Aussie fiction author… a shared title, FEARLESS! (Highly recommend the version by )
Doesn’t get more Aussie than mandatory Anzac biscuits before mandatory two-up.
Inspired and moved by FEARLESS, a thoughtful memoir by with Jessica Halloran. Can’t wait to discuss it with Jelena at the next Pilu Literary Series event on April 29! Very limited tix still available.
Easter 2024. No bunny was harmed in the shooting of these images.
Looking forward to interviewing this award-winning romance writer in Valentine’s month about her new book THE OTHER BRIDGET! Join bestselling author and me for a romantic dinner at on 21 Feb 6pm. Tickets available via Pilu website - grab a girlfriend and see you there!
The cat and I have our priorities right.
A compelling argument from a resident teen: anyone who uses BTW is a Boomer.
It’s back. And it’s given birth. In the fridge.
Honoured to interview the irrepressible Wendy Harmer about her funny, frank and fearless memoir LIES MY MIRROR TOLD ME, with thanks to Allen & Unwin Books and Dymocks Warringah Mall. Another great literary event Pilu at Freshwater … can’t wait for more in 2024!
Not many memoirists can get the line ‘What the f**k were you all thinking?’ through copy edit. Join the brilliant for the next Pilu at Freshwater literary lunch on 22/11 - bookings via https://pilu.com.au/whats-new/literary-series-2022-08/
Calling all teen and tween boys, in my house and yours: join the Personal Hygiene Revolution! I
Generational love.❤️👵🧒
Just having a wine with, you know, a National Living Treasure. STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL is the best novel yet by Charlotte Wood - a privilege to interview her at Pilu at Freshwater last night.
Huge thanks to for so deftly shepherding our conversation tonight - beautiful food, very attentive audience, and wonderful bookseller in Other Fiona from - Thank you all!
The marvellous Charlotte Wood has a beautiful new novel out care of Allen & Unwin Books and lucky me, I get to discuss it with her over dinner at Pilu at Freshwater on 1 Nov. Join us! Still some places available. Bookings: https://pilu.com.au/whats-new/literary-series-2022-08/
Book review: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood asks tough questions about life Charlotte Wood’s latest novel imagines a woman turning her back on her life in the search for something meaningful.
The cookies say it all. YES gives us a chance to forge a sweeter future for all Australians. (And NO gives us… nothing.)
So chuffed that awarding-winning journo Tracey Spicer AM GAICD is a fan of our volunteer-led Literary Series at Pilu at Freshwater - cultivating intimate F2F convos between writers and readers. (And this one - involving ‘rage wanking’ - was certainly intimate 😂)
MAN-MADE author (pictured with fangirl) delivering an optimistic message today about human capacity to rectify gender bias in AI.