writing and publishing
Diamond Comic Distributors files for bankruptcy, leaving Australian retailers in uncertainty
The company that once had a monopoly on the entire industry, Diamond Comic Distributors has declared bankruptcy, causing retailers to…
What changes do writers want in the Australian books industry?
Here's a wish list from Australian authors on aspects they'd like to augment, tinker with or scrap altogether.
Text Publishing joins Penguin Random House
The two publishing houses have joined forces.
Australian literary festivals in 2025
What bookish festivals are happening across the country this year?
Book review: Hour of the Heart, Irvin D Yalom
The 'father of group therapy' moves to a different model of treatment.
Book review: Theory & Practice, Michelle de Kretser
A beguiling mix of fiction, essay and memoir.
Book review: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M., Peter Ames Carlin
'Follow me, don’t follow me': the contradictions guiding “The Most Improbably Successful Group In The World” in this biography of…
Book review: Cat Lady Manifesto, Anna Go-Go
A jaunt through the history of that most maligned trope, 'the (crazy) cat lady', and a reclamation of its power.
Vale John Marsden
John Marsden, the author of the award-winning, best-selling YA 'Tomorrow' series, has died at 74.
Book review: Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Hope Prize Anthology, various authors
These excellent short stories reveal both the evil and the good in humanity.