Ali and Vanessa will be talking about their new books: The Private Island and The Last Illusion of Paige White.
Ali Lowe is the author of three acclaimed novels: 'The Trivia Night', 'The Running Club' and 'The School Run', which was a WHSmith Book of the Month. Her latest novel, 'The Private Island', is a murder mystery set on a tropical island in Fiji.
Ali is a journalist by profession: she was Features Editor at OK! in London and has written for bridal magazines, parenting titles, websites and newspapers.
Vanessa McCausland is a former news and arts journalist turned author who has published four contemporary fiction novels with HarperCollins Australia. Her fifth, 'The Last Illusion of Paige White', is having its US debut with Crown Publishing in June 2025.
She writes literary mystery/book club fiction addressing contemporary issues with a strong sense of place.
Her third book, 'The Beautiful Words', was shortlisted for the 2022 Davitt Crime Awards. It was also included in the 2022 HSC English exam.
She studied English and Australian Literature at Sydney University and graduated with honours in Theatre and Performance Studies.
She worked as a cadet and then a news, medical and arts journalist for The Daily Telegraph and she has been published in numerous other publications over a twenty-year career.
