The Indigenous Literacy Foundation has won a major international prize for children's literature in recognition of the work it does in remote communities.
Rudi Maxwell
The beloved artist has dropped the release date of his new book after recovering from a long health battle.
Madeleine Achenza
Aussie music legend John Farnham is gearing up to release his tell-all memoir which is set to give fans access to his personal and public journey like never before.
Kellie Balaam
Australians hoping to get their hands on a copy of Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson’s highly anticipated memoir have been left disappointed.
Tess McCracken
JK Rowling’s comments about new anti-hate speech law in Scotland are a real bummer for any Harry Potter fan who isn’t threatened by the existence of transwomen.
Kate Emery
Following in the footsteps of other legendary Aussie athletes, captain of the men’s cricket team Pat Cummins has signed a massive new deal.
Grace Baldwin
MEGAN FRENCH gets a unique city insight
Megan French
Sydney author Amal Awad crafts a story about a Palestinian-Australian woman that she hopes all readers will relate to in Bitter & Sweet.
Gemma Nisbet
Finding beauty in the fixing of broken things is a central theme in the new work from local author Marie O’Rourke.
Perth Festival and Writing WA have joined forces to put on Writers Weekend, an inspiring event for passionate readers and writers.
Gabrielle Waite
In a pink-hued room in the Swan Valley, bestselling author Rachael Johns talks life, love and why romantic fiction is running hot thanks in part to young readers on TikTok who refuse to feel embarrassed.
Alison Wakeham
Author of the bestseller What A Fun Age, returns with another page-turner full of pathos and humour.
The State’s local government body has called on the WA Government to prioritise public libraries in the 2024-25 Budget after fresh data revealed library funding rose just four per cent in the last decade.
Jessica Evensen
The height of the COVID pandemic provides rich material for the latest offering from a new literary genre — the lockdown novel.
We need more books about men. We need more books about boys. We need more books about straight, white people and nuclear families.
Despite being written over the course of two decades, the themes explored in the latest collection of short stories from Laura Jean McKay are timely in their concerns.
When Seth Malacari decided Australia’s YA fiction landscape needed more diverse voices, he decided to do something about it. The result is a new anthology of queer speculative fiction for young adult readers.
A confident, compelling and heartfelt novel about grief, family, coming of age, connection and racism that’s written with sensitivity and care.
The former prime minister is set to release a book early this year, with contributions from a high profile US politician.
Fergus Ellis
‘Zelda is more than just the actress’s alter ego — I see her as (Marilyn) Monroe’s literary spirit transported across the Pacific and cavorting through time and space.’
Whether you’re reading on a picnic blanket, a beach towel or curled up on a couch in a holiday home, these books are your perfect summer companions
The best books of the year are more difficult to pin down definitively but here, in no particular order, are five that were notable — at least in the eyes of literary critic Gemma Nisbett.
Left your Christmas shopping to the last minute? There’s still time to head to your local bookshop this weekend to pick up a recently released title for everyone on your list.