Penguin Random House Arts News & Reviews – ArtsHub Australia

Search News

artform

All Arts
- Community Development
Visual Arts
- Ceramic Art
- Craft
  - Activity
- Fashion
- Galleries
- Glass
- Installation
- Jewellery
- Makeup
- Mixed Media
- Museums
- Painting
- Photography
- Prints & Drawings
- Public Art
- Science
- Sculpture
- Street Art
- Textile art
- Video
Performing Arts
- Acting
- Cabaret
- Circus
- Comedy
- Dance
- Magic
- Music
  - KPop
- Opera
- Puppetry
- Theatre
Architecture
Design
Writing and Publishing
Games
Television
- Free To Air
- Streaming
Film
- Digital
  - Podcasts
  - Social Media
  - VR
- Documentary
- Feature
- Shorts
All Screen

News Type

Penguin Random House

Two panels. On the left is a woman sitting down against a red background. She has wavy blonde hair and is dressed in black. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Rytual'. It has a close up of glistening red lips.

Book review: Rytuał, Chloe Elisabeth Wilson

Friday night drinks are not what you'd expect at this cult beauty company.

Ella Pilson

May 8, 2025

Two panels. On the left is Katie Kitamura, an Asian woman who is wearing black and has one of her hands propped on her chin. On the right is the cover of her book 'Audition.'. The title is in colourful font against a black background.

Book review: Audition, Katie Kitamura

Competing narratives and slippery notions of truth.

David Burton

Apr 23, 2025

Two panels. On the left is of a curly haired woman smiling. On the right is the cover of her book 'Half Truth' that features an illustration of a curly hair woman with a red dress, There are no features on her face.

Book review: Half Truth, Nadia Mahjouri

From Tasmania to Morocco, two women search for the truth about one man.

Dorcas Maphakela

Apr 15, 2025

Two panels. On the left is John Green, who is wearing glasses and has a small beard. He is wearing a blue chequered shirt. On the right is the cover of his book, 'Everything is Tuberculosis', that has a yellow background. There's an orange circle and a green triangle on top of it.

Book review: Everything is Tuberculosis, John Green

The author of 'The Fault in our Stars' looks at one of the deadliest diseases in the world in his…

David Burton

Apr 14, 2025

Two panels. On the left is author Saman Shad, who is wearing a white shirt over a black top. She has wavy brown hair. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The sex lives of married women' which has an illustration of a woman against a light blue backdrop. She is wearing black bra and tights, holding a phone and a coffee cup and sitting on a chair.

Book review: The Sex Lives of Married Women, Saman Shad

A frank survey of female friendships, marriage and motherhood.

Erin Stewart

Apr 1, 2025

Two panels: on the left is a book cover of a night sky and a small silhouette figure sitting on a crag looking away to see. The title in yellow is Wild Dark Shore.

Book review: Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy

A mystery literary fiction seeded in climate change.

David Burton

Mar 24, 2025

Two panels. On the left is of author Anne Tyler. She is smiling and has her grey hair tied up. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Three Days in June.'. It has an illustration of champagne glasses on a table, with a plate and a vase of flowers.

Book review: Three Days in June, Anne Tyler

Fans of Anne Tyler will love this inoffensive but ultimately forgettable book.

David Burton

Feb 11, 2025

A blue and white rope are intertwined.

Text Publishing joins Penguin Random House

The two publishing houses have joined forces.

Thuy On

Jan 22, 2025

Two black and white panels. On the left a head and shoulders of an older man (Al Pacino) with black hair brushed back, goatee and moustached, in a black shirt. On the right the book cover of a younger clean shaven Al Pacino holding his hand across his forehead and wearing a dark jumper, and the words Al Pacino in gold and Sonny Boy in white.

Book review: Sonny Boy, Al Pacino

The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life and career to reveal how he left the Bronx to hit the…

Madeleine Swain

Jan 2, 2025

Two panels. On the left is a smiling woman, Jumaana Abdu, wearing a taupe and white hijab. On the right is the cover of her novel, Translations, which features a woman also wearing a head veil. Her face is overlaid with some intricate patterns.

Book review: Translations, Jumaana Abdu

A psychological journey that canvasses the depths of identity and trauma and explores the gaps of language.

Dorcas Maphakela

Oct 1, 2024

1 2