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Eric Metaxas’ on his biography of Martin Luther, the controversial man who took on the Catholic Church and transformed society

Eric Metaxas author of Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World greets me over the phone; “Yiasou Patritha”, (health to your homeland), Greeks carry ‘homeland’ on …

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Tightrope walking

Ακροβασία, renderable in English as “tightrope walking,” literally signifies walking on tiptoes. In his recently released poetry collection of the same name, poet Dimitris Troaditis takes the reader upon a …

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Following Patrick Leigh Fermor and the WWII Greek Resistance trail on Crete

It was a privilege to be in the audience at Melbourne’s Greek Centre last week to hear UK-based author Chris White’s presentation on the Cretan Resistance and Special Operations Executive …

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Emily Wilson the first woman to translate Homer’s Odyssey into English

Academics are impressed with the new addition to the classics.

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How Greek meatballs are heating up Finland

After moving to Finland, Melissa Georgiou turned her attention to children’s books and has created a series that deals with managing anger, sadness, tantrums and mindset.

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On the ‘phenomenon’ that is poet Dimitris Troaditis

Dr Edward Reilly explores the Greek Australian poet’s latest volume of work Tightrope Walking / Ακροβασίες.

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Vasilis Vasilas’ new book explores Hungarian history

The historian’s latest work When Freedom Beckons: The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Jewish Hungarian Journey to Australia will be launched this month.

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Love letters to Greece

Having just released Cartes Postales from Greece in Australia, Michael Sweet talks with author Victoria Hislop about her 40-year love affair with Greece.

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Lexikopoleio: An Athenian bookstore specialising in dictionaries of all kinds

Book and language lovers will relish in finding this well-hidden gem in Athens’ historical neighbourhood of Kallimarmaro.

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Using words to change the world

Writer Michalia Arathimos talks about her book, Aukati/ Boundary Line which she will launch at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

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