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The annual Emerging Writers’ Festival will take place online this year, with social distancing measures meaning large events have been canceled.
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As you look for things to read and watch over the isolation period, we thought we'd bring you Clive Hodges' reviews of Jeremy... View More»
Are you after your next high-quality read? Check out the books rated 5 stars in our March issue.
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FAVEL PARRETT’s novel, There Was Still Love, has been announced as the 2020 Indie Book of the Year. There Was Still Love is Parrett’s third novel, following on from When the Night Comes and Past the Shallows.
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Australian Children's author Margaret Wild has been awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature.
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The shortlist for the annual Stella Prize has been announced, featuring a range of fiction and non-fiction books, and an anthology of short stories.
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A young boy from the UK has received an outpouring of support from authors, bookshops and celebrities once they learned he had been bullied for his love of books.
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The ultimate Australian book festival will be taking place in the quaint country town of Clunes, Victoria this May.
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Iranian author Shokoofeh Azar has been longlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.
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Sarah Epstein of Walker Books Australia has won the Young Adult Fiction Award at the Adelaide Festival for Literature for her debut novel,
Behrouz Boochani’s award-winning book, No Friend but the Mountains, will be adapted into a film with an... View More»
Dan Brown of The Da Vinci Code fame will publish his first children’s book this year, bringing in elements of music and technology in order to create a full experience for his new, young readers.
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Sphere is set to publish the story of Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who is now 99 years old.
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Australian novel The Trespassers by Meg Mundell has been added to a United Nations (UN) reading list centred on sustainability... View More»
Fancy a fab read? Check out the books rated 5 stars in our February issue.
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Ursula Dubosarsky has been announced as the Children's Laureate for 2020-21.
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The 2020 Stella Prize longlist was announced late last week, showcasing a range of memoir, fiction, short stories and non-fiction.
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Kitty Flanagan has won Booktopia’s inaugural Favourite Australian Book Award for her 2019 book, 488 Rules for Life.
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Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell will release his long-awaited new book, Utopia Avenue, later this year.
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A Canadian bookstore is facilitating the adoption of local kittens by letting them roam through the shop and meet the customers as they shop for books.
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The' Queen of Suspense', bestselling crime/thriller author Mary Higgins Clark, has died aged 92.
Mary Higgins Clark worked as a Pan Am flight attendent before she married Warren Clark and began a family.
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Hachette Australia has announced they will be working with accomplished Australian journalist, Jennifer Byrne, to publish her first novel.
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Check out our Q&A with Levi Pinfold, award-winning illustrator behind the 20th anniversary Hogwarts House edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Normal People, the award-winning novel by Sally Rooney, has been adapted into a television series by Hulu and BBC Three.... View More»
Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall has been named the UK’s favourite historical novel via a poll conducted by the Walter Scott Prize.
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Best-selling novelist Lee Child has announced he will retire from writing his world-famous Jack Reacher novels, deciding to leave the much-loved series to his brother for continuation.
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The shortlist for the 2020 Indie Book Awards was announced today, showcasing a range of talented Australian authors in the running across six categories and the overall Book of the Year award.
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Indigenous author Bruce Pascoe has been referred to the Australian Federal Police based on the accusation that he is incorrectly claiming to be Indigenous.
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Lee Child, the bestselling thriller writer known worldwide for his Jack Reacher series, has been invited to join the judging panel for the 2020 Booker Prize.
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Fancy a new read? Why not check out these books rated 5 stars by our reviewers.
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Margaret Atwood has written a book for a Future Library Trust that we won't get to see until 2114.
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The acclaimed and prolific author passed away in his Cambridge home following a battle with leukaemia and emphysema.
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The new novel from the author of Boy Swallows Universe will be dropping in June via Harper Collins.
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The beloved author of The Handmaid's Tale will be conducting a speaking tour in February.
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The BBC have unveiled the first look at their upcoming miniseries, hitting FX this Christmas.
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The film is scheduled to hit the streaming service Hulu in 2020.
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Robert Drewe took out the top prize for his collection of short stories.
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Hachette will release the upcoming, anonymously authored look at the Trump presidency November 19.
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On Wednesday 30 October several items from the influential and controversial author will be auctioned by Sothesby's Australia.
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The winners of the 2019 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced, recognising literary talent across six categories.
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It marks the first screen adaptation of the series since 2007's The Golden Compass.
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The TV documentary series will be adapted by Sydney-based production company Blackfella Films.
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For the first time since 1992, the prestigious literary prize has ended in a tie.
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Books rated 5-stars by our trusty team of reviewers.
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The mini-series adaption will air this Christmas, and stars Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis among other stars.
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Two exciting trailers have been released today; Frances Hodgson Burnett‘s classic The Secret Garden, and In The Tall Grass by Stephen King and Joe Hill.
This Thursday (19 August), join over 4000 other readers in Australia's biggest book event!
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The winners of the 2019 Ngaio Marsh awards have been announced, recognising the most best in crime writing from New Zealand.
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