Twenty years after publishing his 1995 debut crime novel, City of Light, rock musician and writer Dave Warner answered the door of his Sydney home to find two suited men standing outside.

The etymology boffins at the Macquarie Dictionary have, once again, trawled through the list of new words added to the dictionary in 2018 and selected the term or phrase that most accurately ‘represents the year gone... View More»

Reading is Australia’s favourite leisure activity. We spend more time with books in our hands... View More»

We know that you don’t judge a book by its cover. You pick it up, flip it over, and judge it by the blurb instead. But where did this now-ubiquitous practice originate?

A number of popular movies and TV shows based on books have inspired authors to write sequels to their books that may never have existed.

The book is being revived as a 6-episode TV miniseries on Hulu, directed by George Clooney.  

Have you set your resolutions for 2019? Maybe you’ve already broken a few! Fear not – there’s still hope for your reading goals. Here are our five best tips for keeping your reading on track in the New Year.

And it's not a musical.

The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards are in their 11^th year, and this year have distributed $600,000 worth of prize money to Australian authors across six categories.

Australian author Jock Serong’s On The Java Ridge has taken out first place in The Staunch Book Prize, a new award that is protesting the overload of violence towards women in fiction. 

The sequel to Margaret Atwood's dystopian classic The Handmaid’s Tale is due for publication in September 2019. 

Helen Lewis has won the Nib Literary Award for her book The Dead Still Cry Out, an investigation into her father’s life through the photographs he took during World War II as a combat cameraman.

Jack Reacher, who is described by his creator Lee Child as ‘a huge, intimidating bruiser ... a big, probably a bit ugly sorta guy’ was played by Tom Cruise – a 5’7, handsome Hollywood mainstay.

Perth writer Holden Sheppard won the $12,000 prize for his YA manuscript, Invisible Boys, which follows three 16-year-old boys coming to terms with being gay in their regional Western Australian... View More»

The casual theatregoer may think that these musicals were straight-to-stage sensations, but they actually began as books.

An membership fee of $75 gives people access to power tools, camping gear, kitchen appliances, party needs and other household items.

Garrard Conley was 19 when he was outed as gay and forced by his parents to either leave their care or undergo conversion therapy.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s memoir is hitting shelves in two days time

A total of 660 writers submitted chapter samples to the Richell Prize this year in the hopes of snaring the attention of the judges and scoring $10,000 and a 12-month mentoring program with publisher Hachette.

The game is called Lights, Camera, Pitch! and to play, each participant pretends to be a film producer looking to pitch their latest project to the ‘studio’, another player.

The shortlist for the 2018 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year has been announced.

Publisher, Penguin Random House, has announced it will publish 'Into the Dark: The dramatic story of the Thai cave rescue' by Dr Craig Challen, Dr Richard Harris and Coach Ekkapol... View More»

In July this year, Lynette’s books occupied all top five spots on the Australian young adult books bestseller list.

Margaret Atwood is among a number of well-known authors offering the chance to name a character in their latest books as part of a charity auction in aid of survivors of torture.

The #1 International Bestseller The Secrets She Keeps is being made into a six part series. 

This is a story of books, spoilers, and cold, hard revenge.

Jock Serong's latest novel, Preservation, is based on a the real-life 1797 wrecking of the Sydney Cove, a ship bound from Calcutta for the newly established colony of Sydney. 

Florida-based crime writer Michael Connelly has been awarded one of the world’s highest crime-writing honours, the UK Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger.

Students will be taught the parallels between our rule of law and the rule of law as it exists in J.K Rowling’s fictional world of wizardry. View More»

A selection of the King of Horror's 200-odd short stories are available to amateur film and theatre-makers at a bargain-bin price of a buck.

Aciman has another novel on offer that similarly evokes the sensuality, bliss and devastation of love: Enigma... View More»