Writing and Publishing
Book review: Sonny Boy, Al Pacino
The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life and career to reveal how he left the Bronx to hit the…
Upcoming Australian fiction and non-fiction for 2025, January to June
What will be in Australian bookshops this year? Here's a selection of new titles that will be released in the…
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…
What I've learned: Peter Rose, Australian Book Review
After 24 years of sifting through countless books, Peter Rose will be leaving his post as the Editor of 'Australian…
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.
AI is ‘disrupting’ book publishing: do we want its 'art'?
The embrace of AI may produce some useful innovations and efficiencies in publishing, but will also impact on people working…
Opportunities and awards
EOIs open for Melbourne Design Week and NT Performing Arts Development, plus winner of Emerging Playwright Commission, and more!