Jessie Tu
author | The Honeyeater | Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing | book critic SMH
Jessie Tu Instagram
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Book Reviews | Sydney Morning Herald, The Age
Book Reviews | Sydney Morning Herald, The Age
Jessie Tu is the author of the novels A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing and The Honeyeater. She is a journalist at Women’s Agenda and a book critic for the SMH and The Age.
Words on the Waves | 1 June 2025
Words on the Waves | 1 June 2025
Plunge into a day’s worth of probing inquiry and playful story-sharing with your Saturday June 1 Pass, entitling you to four (4) talks across two venues.
South Coast Readers & Writers Festival | 5 July 2025
South Coast Readers & Writers Festival | 5 July 2025
The South Coast Readers & Writers Festival is a celebration of all things reading, writing and creativity on the South Coast of NSW. In 2026 the Festival returns to Thirroul over 24–26 July.
Sydney Writers Festival | 22 & 25 May 2025
Sydney Writers Festival | 22 & 25 May 2025
StoryFest | 22 June 2025
StoryFest | 22 June 2025
StoryFest is a storytelling festival featuring events with writers, filmmakers, poets and songwriters, held on the NSW South Coast in the Milton Ulladulla Mollymook area.
Past Events
Newcastle Writers Festival | 5 & 6 April 2025
Newcastle Writers Festival | 5 & 6 April 2025
Manly Writers' Festival | 30 March 2025
Manly Writers' Festival | 30 March 2025
Being a woman author online | 5 March, 1pm Zoom
Being a woman author online | 5 March, 1pm Zoom
More and more, authors are expected to be active on social media and build their online persona. Female authors in particular perform this labor while navigating an often toxic internet culture and leaving themselves vulnerable to online harassment — and yet feel they must persist if they wish to build a successful career. Novelist, critic, and Women’s Agenda journalist Jessie Tu will share her observations on and personal experience of what it means to be online as a woman, and how you can navigate that space with care.
Adelaide Festival | 2 & 4, March 2025
Adelaide Festival | 2 & 4, March 2025
Stella Day Out | Melbourne 28 November
Stella Day Out | Melbourne 28 November
Join Jennifer Down, Jessie Tu and Katherine Brabon as they examine 13 years of Stella. Moderated by Corrie Perkins.
10 November | OZ Asia Festival, Adelaide
10 November | OZ Asia Festival, Adelaide
14 November + Anton Hur & Tiffany Tsao | Better Read Events
14 November + Anton Hur & Tiffany Tsao | Better Read Events
Join us with author and translator Anton Hur to celebrate the release of Towards Eternity. Anton will be in-conversation with Lexie Eatock, followed by a panel discussion with author Jessie Tu and author/translator Tiffany Tsao.
28 November | Stella Day Out Melbourne
28 November | Stella Day Out Melbourne
Join Jennifer Down, Jessie Tu and Katherine Brabon as they examine 13 years of Stella. Moderated by Corrie Perkins.
27 October | Canberra Writers Festival
27 October | Canberra Writers Festival
Canberra Writers Festival is a non-for-profit organisation, bringing the writing community together in Canberra and beyond. Join us for a joyful collision of art-makers, big thinkers, and storytellers as we kick off the national literary calendar this spring.
19-20 October | Headland Writers Festival 2024
19-20 October | Headland Writers Festival 2024
Get tickets on Humanitix - Headland Writers Festival 2024 hosted by South East Arts. Tathra, Tathra NSW 2550, Australia. Friday 18th October 2024. Find event information.
17 October | Gordon Library
17 October | Gordon Library
16 October | Randwick City Library
16 October | Randwick City Library
Op Eds
On wishing I were a cool skaterboi, and realising I'll never be
On wishing I were a cool skaterboi, and realising I'll never be
I wanted to learn something new, something hard, and be gracious at sucking at it. And everyday I got on that skateboard, I fell. I fell several times each hour. I broke my wrist twice.
I had a miscarriage, but I couldn’t find the words to tell my mother
I had a miscarriage, but I couldn’t find the words to tell my mother
Cinema’s great wives club: the role of women in the male biopic
Cinema’s great wives club: the role of women in the male biopic
It’s been a season of biopics of men – building things, going to war, writing music - each with a wife to help us understand her husband’s full complexity.
Reviews of The Honeyeater
Chat 10 Looks 3 - Ep 244 | Crabb & Sales
Chat 10 Looks 3 - Ep 244 | Crabb & Sales
The Guardian "Biting tale of backstabbing uber egos"
The Guardian "Biting tale of backstabbing uber egos"
Sydney Morning Herald "Emotional grenades in mother-daughter novel"
Sydney Morning Herald "Emotional grenades in mother-daughter novel"
The Conversation "Transnational deceit and narcissists"
The Conversation "Transnational deceit and narcissists"
Q & As / Interviews
Canberra Times Profile
Canberra Times Profile
Patricia Karvelas RN Breakfast Interview
Patricia Karvelas RN Breakfast Interview
RUSSH Q&A
RUSSH Q&A
Kill Your Darlings Q&A
Kill Your Darlings Q&A
Ramona Magazine Q&A
Ramona Magazine Q&A
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Buy The Honeyeater
Buy The Honeyeater
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing
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Book Critic | SMH & The Age
Book Critic | SMH & The Age
Journalist | Women's Agenda
Journalist | Women's Agenda
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