Tag: Books

By Ema Ganivatu Marilyn Cornelius, a writer with a heart full of stories, has just recently launched her first children’s book, Lani and the Cumquat Adventures. While the prolific writer has authored or co-authored 40 other books on self-love, trauma and positivity, this is her first children’s book. Like her earlier books, it reflects her […]

By Ema Ganivatu The newly launched What Can You See in this ABC book brings together some of Fiji’s best-known artists with the goal of inspiring a reading culture among Fiji’s children. Authors Jane Ricketts and Joanne Vosailagi – who have combined their love of Fiji with their passion for reading and art – say […]

By Kite Pareti Fiona Luth started Fiji Book Drive, a non-profit organisation based in Melbourne, Australia as she wanted to “impact as many people as possible”. Twelve years later, Fiji Book Drive has donated nearly 300,000 books to 194 schools and kindergartens across Fiji. The former English teacher had been grieving the loss of her […]

By Samantha Magick A new detective novel set in Fiji brings to life a time rarely discussed beyond academic texts; the experiences of Indian labourers under Girmit. A Disappearance in Fiji follows Akal Singh, a 25-year-old Sikh police officer, sent to Fiji in disgrace after an indiscretion in his previous posting of Hong Kong. He […]

Before she left Fiji recently, Sarah Gwonyoma ran a mecca for Fiji book lovers, the Suva Book Swap, from her garage. Fiji Traveller spoke to Sarah about her life in Fiji before her departure. Sarah Gwonyoma, a writer and online book influencer by profession, moved to Fiji from the United Kingdom after meeting a “beautiful […]