Writing and Publishing
Book review: The Mix-Up, Kylie Ladd
DNA doesn't decide who we love – but try telling that to the shell-shocked families in Kylie Ladd's exquisite heartbreaker…
Four international headliners to appear at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival
MWF has announced four of the top overseas drawcards for its May program.
Tributes and celebrations for Jane Austen's 250th anniversary
It's a truth universally acknowledged that the Regency writer continues to inspire.
Book bans are at an all time high, new report finds
The latest report from PEN America shows American book bans more than doubled than the previous year.
Book review: Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains, Sukhjit Kaur KhalsaÂ
Poetry and prose speak to the experience of growing up Indian in Western Australia.
Book review: The Crimson Road, A G Slatter
A fantasy vampire setting, but its potholes detract from the world-building.
Which 12 titles made the Stella Prize longlist 2025?
Seven fiction, four non-fiction and one poetry collection make up the Stella Prize longlist for 2025.
Book review: Outrageous Fortunes, Megan Brown and Lucy Sussex
An unearthing of the life and times of Mary Fortune, who wrote the first book of detective stories published in…
Book review: First Year, Kristina Ross
Award-winning debut fiction about a young actress navigating her way around an education in the performing arts.
Book review: Taking Apart The Bird Trap, Amanda Anastasi
This poetry collection explores life, loss and death in the western suburbs of Melbourne.