Literature
Festivals have ‘privileged literary works’ over popular, commercial fiction: Veronica Sullivan
As the new director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Veronica Sullivan has tried to create a program with broad appeal.
- Kylie Northover
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I may have been late to my writing career, but this is why it’s a blessing
For a long time, I was a bit sheepish about my late start, but I don’t feel like that now.
- Jane Caro
- Dicey Topics
- Good Weekend
‘Is it sexier to swerve?’: Actor Toby Schmitz pivots to his fallback plan
The TV and theatre performer discusses how to endure working out, who he likes spending money on and writing a convincing sex scene.
- Benjamin Law
‘Miracle’ weight-loss drugs shut down desire, but where’s the fun in that?
Drugs such as Ozempic cut our craving for food. But they can’t control our hunger for all the good things in life.
- Jacqueline Maley
When the internet cut out, Colum McCann boarded a ship – and found his next novel
The writer joined the crew of the Leon Thevenin as they trawled the bottom of the ocean looking for a break in a cable.
- Jane Sullivan
Why do all book covers look the same now?
That book looks so familiar to you … because it is.
- Michael Sun
Meet the 21-year-old BookToker doing a crawl through Sydney’s independent bookshops
Ava Maguire turned her love of reading into a thriving community via her TikTok account – but when it comes to buying books, she prefers to go analogue.
- Chris Hook
Is trauma the only story we know how to tell? Diana Reid thinks twice
In her new novel, the Australian author takes aim at our cultural obsession with trauma.
- Melanie Kembrey
- Opinion
- WordPlay
Could this be the best science story of 2025?
Put it this way: if I said “Peter Pan tadpole” would you like to know more?
- David Astle
Sydney erotica author charged over alleged child abuse material back in court
The 33-year-old has learnt the outcome of her bid to have her identity suppressed.
- Kerrie O'Brien
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