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Reading alone, together is all the rage at book doofs and reading parties – what makes it social?
Reading events are often promoted as a chance to get away from screens and find community.
AI companies are destroying old and rare books: who can stop them?
AI companies are now bulk buying and destroying old books – this is a very bad idea.
Douglas Stuart reveals flashes of tenderness in his violent working‑class men
In John of John, Booker Prize-winner Douglas Stuart has returned to his territory and deepened it.
AI might have just won a literary prize – is this writing's Deep Blue moment?
Recent high-profile discussion around AI use in literature has raised uncomfortable questions.
Cannon by Lee Lai lingers as a quiet and powerful work
Cannon, winner of the 2026 Stella Prize, is a reminder that exhaustion, obligation and the search for connection rarely fade…
Dennis Altman: UQP has cancelled a children’s book illustrated by Matt Chun, citing antisemitism
'As a writer, I do not believe we counter racism, antisemitism, homophobia or transphobia by boycotts and cancellations.'
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?
