Books

Acclaimed Australian writer John Marsden died yesterday, aged 74. The author of the beloved Tomorrow series wrote and edited over 40 books.

Here are our top ten books you can sink your teeth in over the summer, including titles from Australian authors.

On International Day of Persons with Disability, we’re highlighting five women who have thrived in art, literature, screen and dance.

Celebrated Goorie author Melissa Lucashenko is giving away some of the prize money she has amassed for her novel, “Edenglassie”. 

British-American author of A Woman of Substance, Barbara Taylor Bradford has died in her New York home, aged 91.

Jamie Oliver has spoken about the steep cultural learning curve he has undergone since he apologised and withdrew a children’s book he wrote that negatively stereotyped a young First Nations character. 

Samantha Harvey has been awarded the prestigious Booker Prize for 2024, the first woman to win the award in five years.

Hannah Diviney speaks to author Anna Funder about her book Wifedom and Eileen O’Shaughnessy, the woman who made George Orwell a writer.

It is no wonder people are watching the US election closely, especially with abortion back on the agenda in Queensland and South Australia.

In her debut memoir, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts shares her powerful story in an effort to drive positive change for First Nations people.

South Korean writer Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making her the 18th woman to win the prize out of 120 laureates.

Kiama-based poet and author Christine Paice has won this year’s ACU Prize for Poetry, one of Australia’s richest prizes for a single poem.