Jane Sullivan

Jane Sullivan is an author and literary journalist who loves books and has always written about them.

Her latest novel is Murder in Punch Lane (Echo Publishing), set in 1868 Melbourne. Inspired by real events and people, it follows the quest of two unlikely detectives as they become enmeshed in the sins and secrets of the brash goldfields city.

Jane writes the Saturday Turning Pages column about books and writing for the Age and the online Sydney Morning Herald. Her previous novel Little People, set in 1870s Australia, was shortlisted for the Scribe-CAL fiction prize and for the UK Encore award for a second novel. Her other books are a novel, The White Star, and a memoir, Storytime, about growing up with books.

Interview: My Life in Readings

Conversation: The Mysteries and Mayhem in Early Melbourne