The Importance of Being Miserable review: a bracing antidote to happiness culture

Equal parts cultural history and philosophical takedown, The Importance of Being Miserable finds humour, clarity and unexpected hope in life’s…

Shortlist announced for Indie Book Awards 2026

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Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled, remaining Board members step down

A safe and successful Adelaide Festival is now the focus, as the arts sector and festival goers wait for the…

Director Louise Adler quits as Adelaide Writers Week crisis deepens

With more than 100 writers withdrawing from the festival program, Adler’s resignation, and legal letters flying, the future of Adelaide…

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Adelaide Writers Week crisis: former Adelaide Festival leaders call on Board to reinstate Randa Abdel-Fattah

The open letter to the Board of Adelaide Festival is signed by former Artistic Directors, Chief Executives and General Managers…

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Adelaide Writers Week in disarray as almost 100 writers boycott over Board’s ‘censorship’ of Randa Abdel-Fattah

Helen Garner, Melissa Lucashenko and Zadie Smith are among the more than 40 writers to have withdrawn from Adelaide Writers…