The Knight and the Moth is the first installment of a new romantasy series by Rachel Gillig and when this book initially came out I could not stop hearing about how amazing it was.

Honeyeater, the 2025 urban gothic novel from Brisbane writer Kathleen Jennings, takes this muddy, eddying menace and infuses it with a heady, floral dizziness. It is an exploration of familial obligations, tangled memories and ghosts that won’t stay dead.

Monthly Recap and Reminders Welcome to the April 2026 issue of Purple Prose—Jacaranda Journal’s monthly online newsletter. Purple Prose creates a regular platform for our readers, where we discuss all things writing and arts, give recommendations, feature local creatives, and provide a glimpse behind the scenes to see what the Jacaranda team are up to. This issue includes a new essay in our column The Writer’s Rant, which reflects on procrastination, writing routines, and the

The worst date I have ever been on was with a man named Riley.

Tucked away in the heart of West End, artist Bianca Tainsh’s exhibit Terra Culture is a thriving haven containing entire worlds.

When I was a kid, I went on an excursion to a cemetery. I’m not sure why our school decided to send a group of children to a field of dead strangers.

I’m from Colombia—or Columbia. Either way, it’s fine. Not a huge difference, really.

On the edge of campus, scrawled across the brickwork, is an instruction: ‘Drop out of uni: there is no future’.