writing and publishing
Upcoming books for 2024, January to June
What will be in Australian bookshops this year? Here's a selection of new titles that will be released in the…
17 top starring book reviews of 2023
Which books garnered five shining review stars on ArtsHub in 2023?
When crime fiction helps literacy in Tasmania
A crime fiction book that's deliberately easy to read is targeted at helping Tasmania's literacy problems.
10 underrated books in 2023
Some worthy Australian books published this year that may have escaped your attention.
Book review: A Brief History of Thought – Unfinished, John Bryson
If anyone is up to the ambitious task of analysing the history of thought, it is the author of 'Evil…
Book review: Bright Shining, Julia Baird
A companion piece to her earlier book, 'Phosphorescence', 'Bright Shining' explores the quality of grace.
Book review: Critic Swallows Book: Ten Years of the Sydney Review of Books, edited by Catriona Menzies-Pike
A selection of essays that bear witness to a diverse history of literary criticism in Australia.
Six books Prime Minister Albanese should read this summer
The Grattan Institute's recommended summer reads are aimed at inspiring better decision-making at a governmental level.
Book review: So Close to Home, Mick Cummins
A powerful and authentic tale of drug addiction.
Book review: Beatrix & Fred, Emily Spurr
Two loners and their odd, off-kilter relationship.