Walkley nonfiction award longlist announced22 October, 2008The longlist for the Walkley Award for Best Nonfiction Book was announced along with all finalists for the 53rd Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism on 15 October at the Blacket Hotel in Sydney, and Melbourne's Press Club.
The Essay: Nicolas Rothwell, Gideon Haigh, Chloe Hooper & Sally Warhaft17 September, 2008Sally Warhaft, editor of The Monthly, draws on the exceptional experience of Nicolas Rothwell, Gideon Haigh and Chloe Hooper to discuss the concept and practice of essay writing, as distinct from the writing of books or articles.
Video - Chloe Hooper in conversation with Sally Warhaft about The Tall Man27 July, 2008Chloe Hooper discusses the writing of her new non-fiction book
The Tall Man with Monthly editor Sally Warhaft. Exploring the events surrounding the death of Cameron Doomadgee in police custody on Palm Island, the book expands on the story originally told in her Walkley Award-winning essay in The Monthly in November 2006.
A Child's Book of True Crime by Chloe Hooper1 January, 2002This first novel is no timid creature. Rather, Chloe Hooper has embraced big themes - sex, death, childhood, history - and has done so with a powerful individual style.