Writing and Publishing

Katabasis review: R F Kuang latest book is clever and absurd
It is rare to encounter a story that can be described as both ‘light imaginative escapism’ and ‘dense philosophical exploration’,…

Best new children’s & young adults books September 2025
Discover the best new children's & young adult books published in September 2025 with this guide.

Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles review: a sexy queer debut novel set in Melbourne
Our New Gods moves what could have been a predictable coming-of-age story in an exciting new direction.

Best new poetry books September 2025
Discover the best new poetry collections published in 2025 with this guide.

Best new non-fiction books September 2025
Your guide to the best new non-fiction published in September 2025.

Best new fiction books September 2025
Your guide to the best new fiction published in September 2025.

Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works, announces first Australian tour in 2026
An Evening With Steven Pinker will dive into Steven Pinker's latest book on the hidden power of common knowledge.

Ghosts of Abbotsford Convent exorcised by poetic and musical collaboration
Poet Nam Le and former ANAM resident artist, pianist Anna Goldsworthy, join ANAM students to explore the Convent’s ‘fraught history’.

Skibidi, work-spouse, mouse-jiggler: what Cambridge Dictionary's new words tell us
Cambridge Dictionary has added 6,000 new words – but what do they tell us about cultural changes?

Best new books September 2025
Discover the best new books to read in September with this guide.