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Once a secret indulgence, romance novels are coming out from under the covers

Once a secret indulgence, romance novels are coming out from under the covers

In a world plagued by disease, war, the climate crisis and interest-rate hikes, they offer readers comfort and hope.

  • by Danielle Norton

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Authors furious as ‘wildly unethical’ AI website hoovers up books

Authors furious as ‘wildly unethical’ AI website hoovers up books

Australian authors and others in the publishing industry say the website is just another example of AI’s encroachment into the arts.

  • by Nell Geraets
A family’s season of revelations in the middle of lockdown

A family’s season of revelations in the middle of lockdown

Ann Patchett’s latest novel is an antidote to dystopian hysteria.

  • by Susan Wyndham
I’m a bit of a Luddite and I lost 50 pages of the book: Patrick deWitt

I’m a bit of a Luddite and I lost 50 pages of the book: Patrick deWitt

The Canadian novelist lost a large chunk of his new novel when he was last in Australia. It turned out to be a blessing.

  • by Jason Steger
When the bestselling writer’s assistant bowls up her own book

When the bestselling writer’s assistant bowls up her own book

Author Sally Hepworth didn’t know her assistant, Amy Lovat, had written a book. Now the pair are besties who say “Pah!” to professional boundaries.

  • by Susan Horsburgh
Think you know what Australian poetry is? Think again

Think you know what Australian poetry is? Think again

What we’re seeing now is “new and unexpected and flipping language on its head”.

  • by Jane Sullivan
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How these five Brisbane writers have changed the literary landscape

How these five Brisbane writers have changed the literary landscape

From Trent Dalton to Melissa Lucashenko, Brisbane is blessed with a host of Australia’s best writers.

  • by Jason Steger
The 12 best books to read in August

The 12 best books to read in August

From a young Rupert Murdoch to talking organs - here’s what to read this month.

  • by Jason Steger
My kid’s favourite picture book keeps me awake at night

My kid’s favourite picture book keeps me awake at night

This widely accepted children’s classic is absolutely terrifying, so why can’t I stop reading it?

  • by Thomas Mitchell
You don’t need to leave the comfort of your couch to get lost in faraway places

You don’t need to leave the comfort of your couch to get lost in faraway places

The best books to inspire your next trip.

  • by Georgie Gordon
Three novels that delve into sex, consent and power after #MeToo

Three novels that delve into sex, consent and power after #MeToo

Second novels by three award-winning women writers disrupt familiar narratives.

  • by Jo Case