In his new crime novel set in Perth, Royce Leville aka Campbell Jefferys introduces us to tragicomic poet-crimefighter Quintus Huxley. Will Yeoman luxuriates in a prose that is as once musical and caustic.
Author Archives: Will Yeoman
Features
How Perth’s independent bookshops are thriving
11 October 2025
With the recent opening of yet another two new indie bookshops in Perth, Will Yeoman takes a look at why they’re thriving in the face of online competition.
Spotlight
Western Australia’s State Buildings turn ten
8 October 2025
On 15 October 2025, the State Buildings turn 10. One of WA’s most significant recent heritage redevelopments, they’re also emblematic of the ultimate triumph of adaptive reuse over the wrecking ball of the “cult of progress.”
Spotlight
“The challenge was also the gift”: bringing new life to ghost towns and a dead piano
2 October 2025
A unique double bill, Carcass and Ghosts combines words, music and dance in a profound meditation on the ephemeral nature of life and beauty, encompassing some of Western Australia’s most evocative ghost towns and the spectral thrum of a piano’s corpse.
Spotlight
Taking a multisensory deep dive with Perth’s Sensorium Theatre
23 September 2025
Sensorium Theatre is renowned for live interactive theatre catering for young people living with disabilities. Will Yeoman shines a light on its extraordinary work ahead of a revival of Odyssea at this year’s AWESOME Festival.
Reviews
A collection of multiple selves
18 September 2025
All Our Selves is an engaging and surprising new anthology of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and screenplay published by the Centre for Stories.
Reviews
Genevieve Lacey and the Australian Chamber Orchestra build sound castles in the air
15 September 2025
A 1974 magical realist masterpiece provides the inspiration for the ACO’s final Perth concert for 2025.
Reviews
A crystal ball for Australian contemporary art: the Hatched National Graduate Show 2025
11 September 2025
Stepping out of the lift, you’re confronted with a vast, 3000sqm brutalist playground punctuated by scattered art installations and guarded by huge snakes of insulated ductwork. Welcome to Hatched: National Graduate Show 2025.
Spotlight
The Death of an Australian Literary Legend
5 September 2025
After 85 years of continuous publication, Australia’s second-oldest literary magazine Meanjin is shutting up shop. The result, writes Will Yeoman, will be a tragedy for all of us.
Features
On large language models and the big love of books
4 September 2025
Will Yeoman unpacks his library as well as some thoughts around reading, writing and publishing in the age of AI.
