Books

Writers including Evelyn Araluen and Randa Abdel-Fattah have left University of Queensland Press after the publisher axed publication of an Indigenous kids book over its illustrator's past "anti-Semitic" comments.

Is your dream to become the next JK Rowling or Stephanie Meyer? A new wave of writers is turning to self-publishing to turn fantasy into reality.

Simon Patterson, who claims his murderous ex-wife tried to poison him on several occasions, is pursuing a book deal, his media manager has announced.

Debra Adelaide became friends with Gabrielle Carey when they were 12. After Carey died by suicide five decades later, Adelaide tried to address her unanswered questions in a novel.

S Shakthidharan, whose plays include The Wrong Gods, The Jungle and the Sea and Counting and Cracking, has won the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize.

An extraordinary series of emails sheds light on the reservations that preceded, and internal fallout that followed, the decision to scrap Randa Abdel-Fattah's Writers' Week appearance.

Break out the chocolate, pick up the remote: we've got you covered for Easter weekend.

An author and freelance journalist has admitted to using AI to help him write a book review for the New York Times.

Andy Griffiths has written 43 books, is the Children's Laureate, and is about to turn his Treehouse series into an ABC TV show. So what inspires the former punk and teacher to keep creating quirky tales for kids? 

Wondering what to read next? Gothic crime fiction, a cult Japanese bestseller and a fantastical twist on the Blitz are among our critics' latest recommendations.

Fire up your remotes, headphones or over and get set for a weekend of entertainment. 

The former Footscray and Melbourne star reflects on the once-brutal world of Australian football with the release of his novel, Collision, an exploration of the stoicism and quiet anxieties of Australian masculinity.

This weekend go down the rabbit hole with a podcast about a Canadian cult or discover James Blake's latest sonic salve.

Popular Australian author Craig Silvey is charged with two more child exploitation offences, including allegedly producing child exploitation material.

This weekend try an unforgettable feta recipe or get lost in the hypnotic rhythms of legendary desert blues band Tinariwen's new album. 

With Queen Mary of Denmark soon to arrive in Australia and scandal engulfing the House of Windsor, royals are swamping our news cycle. So why are readers so fascinated by royal fiction?

A quiz by any other word would smell as sweet, or something, so have a crack at our 10 questions on the works of William Shakespeare. 

When Oxford-educated Helen Fielding introduced readers to Bridget Jones in her newspaper column, in her own words, she was "quite embarrassed". Three decades later, the book has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.

Constellations emerged from the ashes of Adelaide Writers' Week, which was cancelled after authors withdrew over censorship. Organisers share how it came together and lessons for the future.

Melissa Lucashenko is one of Australia's most-acclaimed authors. But when it became clear to the Miles Franklin Literary Award winner that a self-professed fan had only read her non-fiction work, she decided it was time to put together a collection of essays called Not Quite White in the Head.