Writing and Publishing
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2025 longlist announced
The prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist for 2025 features 10 diverse novels from across Australia.
Banning books and rewriting history is no longer a dystopian future
What can we do when the dystopian future becomes the dystopian present?
Baking bad: what a cookbook stoush tells us about creative plagiarism
When does inspiration become 'plagiarism'? The latest stoush between famed cookbook authors serves as an important case study.
Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick, Hannah Kent
Hannah Kent's first non-fiction book retreads the grounds of her Iceland-set bestseller, 'Burial Rites.'
Opportunities and awards
Professional development for music producers, plus winners of 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards, art prize finalists and more!
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.
Book review: Rytuał, Chloe Elisabeth Wilson
Friday night drinks are not what you'd expect at this cult beauty company.
20 famous opening lines in books
Fancy yourself a whiz at literary trivia?
Book review: Nightingale, Laura Elvery
An ethereal contemplation of death, life and what lies in between.
Book review: My Name is Emilia Del Valle, Isabel Allende
The renowned author's latest book echoes her past works.