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A woman is lying on a couch with a book over her face. There is a bookcase behind her and a coffee table on her right with flowers in a vase.

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20 famous opening lines in books

Fancy yourself a whiz at literary trivia?

Thuy On

May 8, 2025

Two panels. On the left is Laura Elvery, a young woman with her fair hair tied up in a bun. She is wearing a floral top and is smiling. On the right is the cover of the book, 'Nightingale.' Against a yellow background it features a woman holding a lamp against a big letter N in black.

Book review: Nightingale, Laura Elvery

An ethereal contemplation of death, life and what lies in between.

Christine de Matos

May 6, 2025

Book review: My Name is Emilia Del Valle, Isabel Allende

The renowned author's latest book echoes her past works.

David Burton

May 6, 2025

A saturated painting of a realistic portrait, featuring an Asian man sitting on a horse against the backdrop of a snow-capped mountain. He is surrounded by colourful cartoon birds by his head.

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Opportunities and awards

‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ receives six Tony nominations, a portrait of an artist wins the Packing Room Prize and…

Celina Lei

May 6, 2025

In the centre of the crowd of people is a woman with short pink hair and earrings wearing an aqua leather jacket.

Q-Lit is Victoria’s new festival of queer writers and storytellers

Over 60 LGBTQIA+ writers and artists will be in attendance at Q-Lit's first festival.

Thuy On

May 5, 2025

A stylised image of Pinocchio, his nose extended as he lies.

Features

10 Australian literary scandals

The Australian book world has long been enlivened with scams and misdemeanours.

Thuy On

May 5, 2025

Workshops

Stephanie Preston

Online writers workshop series: Curious Writers Book Club

Part book club, part writing class (minus the homework) for new and emerging writers who love words and want to…

Australia

27 May - 29 Jul 2025

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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

ArtsHub

May 2, 2025

Two panels. On left is a man smiling. He's wearing a white t-shirt under a blue denim jacket. On the left is cover of a book 'Highways and Byways'. The same man is wearing a suit, standing in front of a hill and looking sideways into the distance.

Book review: Highways and Byways, Jimmy Barnes

If you liked Barnes’ previous books, this won’t disappoint.

Ash Brom

May 1, 2025

Two panels - on the left a Caucasian man in front of some foliage with short blond hair and a green crew neck sweater with his face turned to the right of the frame, on the right a book cover with an abstract red, orange and sky blue wash, plus a big blue splodge lake-like design ringing in thick black design in the centre. The title Saturation is across the bottom and the author name William Lane across the top.

Book review: Saturation, William Lane

A derivative dystopian political thriller.

Ash Brom

May 1, 2025

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