Guardian Unlimited Books: The Idea of Perfection
- Condensed version of the book.
- http://books.guardian.co.uk/digestedread/story/0,6550,510987,00.html

Australian Authors - Kate Grenville
- Brief biography and bibliography. Quotes from "Lilian's Story" and "Joan Makes History."
- http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/grenvillek/grenvillek.html

The Australian National University Invites You to Meet Kate Grenville
- at a literary lunch to launch her new book, "The Idea of Perfection."
- http://www.anu.edu.au/pad/community/literary/pastlitevents/Text/grenville.html

Kate Grenville: The Novelist as Barbarian
- Many creative writers have used historical material in their work. Kate Grenville reflects on her own use of such material and on issues which this has raised. How important is historical accuracy to the creative process?
- http://www.nla.gov.au/events/history/papers/Kate_Grenville%20.html