Dr Peter Papathanasiou

I'm utterly stunned and overjoyed to read @TheTimesBooks has called #TheStoning "the crime debut of the year"!! With unending thanks to my incredible publishers @maclehosepress @QuercusBooks @transitlounge2 and agent @thebooksdesk 🙏📕🦘🇦🇺🇬🇧😀

My new article in @theage is all about my recent eye transformation! Hope you enjoy the read 😎 theage.com.au/lifestyle/heal…

I'm a mentor! Honoured to be a part of Kill Your Darlings 2026 Mentors Program, which is designed to support early-career writers in the development of a long-form work. Applications are open now! 😀 killyourdarlings.com.au/mentors-progra…

Thanks to Meg Brayshaw from the University of Sydney for highlighting my 2023 @maclehosepress novel "The Pit" in her essay on quarry noir! ⛏️ theconversation.com/friday-essay-a…

I just listed my favourite Australian novels of 2025, including impressive reads from @IslingtonJames @StevensonExp @unrealJoJenkins @gobergmoser @VikkiPetraitis @JackHeathWriter @BronwynRivers and more. unseenlibrary.com/2026/01/31/top…

Audiobooks of my @maclehosepress crime thriller "The Bolthole" have arrived all the way from the UK! The recording sounds fantastic. With deep thanks to the amazing @DanFletcher101 for his incredible narration and to the wonderful folks at @UlverscroftLtd 😀📕🎙️

Our December Focus On features books by Erik Eklund, Emily Gallagher, ed. by Natalie King & Iwantja Arts, Daniel O'Malley, Caroline Palmer, & Peter Papathanasiou! Check out these & more: marion.ink/focus-on #FocusOn @peteplastic @HachetteAus @HarperCollinsAU @thamesandhudson

A hot new book indeed! Many thanks to Adelaide Potts and @HerCanberra for this lovely review of my @maclehosepress crime thriller "The Bolthole" 😀📕 hercanberra.com.au/life/the-hotte…

"Papathanasiou’s detective fiction draws a striking contrast between the fragile beauty of the unique island landscape, and the ugliness & desperation of humans who would despoil it." What a review for THE BOLTHOLE from Fiona Capp in @smh! @maclehosepress smh.com.au/culture/books/…

Deep thanks to @LibraryUnseen for this fantastic review of my new @maclehosepress crime thriller "The Bolthole"! 😀📕

"The machinations of the small community are as compelling as the murder mystery. While technically a piece of crime fiction, Papathanasiou gifts his readers with much more." Big thanks to Penny Debelle at InReview for this fab new review of THE BOLTHOLE! indailysa.com.au/inreview/books…

I recently had a review column run the @canberra_daily, including reviews of three Australian fiction authors, including @peteplastic, @SulariGentill and @booth_alison. All 3 books come highly recommended, and I had fun reviewing these #Canberra authors. unseenlibrary.com/2025/09/24/can…

I’m appearing at this event tomorrow night at Harry Hartog Bookshop on the ANU Campus! Come along to hear the Ned Kelly winners for 2025🫆😉

Many thanks to Bart Meehan and @ArtSoundFM 92.7 for having me in studio to discuss my new @maclehosepress book "The Bolthole". Interview streaming soon! 🙏🎙📕

Thanks to all who came to the launch of "The Bolthole"! Extra special thanks to magnetic host Beejay Silcox for her insightful questions and irrepressible passion for books. Oh, and my literary agent @thebooksdesk was there, all the way from Germany! 😀📕 @maclehosepress

Thank you @canberratimes for featuring my new crime thriller "The Bolthole" in their Panoroma liftout today ahead of the book launch this week! Shark attack or sinister island crime...? Hmm, intriguing! 🧐📕 @maclehosepress

With deep thanks to book reviewer Michael Popple for this fantastic review of my new crime thriller "The Bolthole" in @canberra_daily!! 😀📕 @maclehosepress

I had another awesome week of reading, so make sure to check out my latest #WWWWednesday post, including outstanding books by @BeaumontspyJack, @peteplastic, @mattdinniman, @MWCravenUK, @SteveCavanagh_ and @VikkiPetraitis. unseenlibrary.com/2025/08/27/www…

I had another awesome week of reading, so make sure to check out my latest #WWWWednesday post featuring novels by @peteplastic, @mattdinniman, @MWCravenUK and @SteveCavanagh_. unseenlibrary.com/2025/08/20/www…

Canberra friends & readers! I'll be launching my new @maclehosepress crime thriller "The Bolthole" on Tuesday 9 Sept 6pm at Harry Hartog Bookseller ANU in conversation with the wonderful Beejay Silcox. Event is free, would love to see you there! 😀📕harryhartog.com.au/blogs/author-e…

Thank you very much for featuring "The Bolthole"! 😀🌴 @maclehosepress