Literature
Australians can ‘get lit’ in the true sense in this book lovers’ crawl
Book crawls – visiting multiple bookshops in one day – have been growing in popularity and now Australia has joined The Global Book Crawl.
- Jane Sullivan
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First cast members for Harry Potter TV series finally announced
The much-anticipated HBO series will dedicate a season to each of J.K. Rowling’s books.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Kerry Greenwood had two burning ambitions in life. She achieved them both
The sharp mind and kind heart behind the long-running Miss Fisher series died late last month. Here, Kerry Greenwood’s partner of 40 years pays tribute to the famous author.
- David Greagg
- Dicey Topics
- Good Weekend
‘If you need cancer to tell you how to live, there’s something wrong with you’
Irish writer Colm Tóibín on surviving cancer and US politics, overcoming a childhood stammer – and the indecency of looking too much in the mirror.
- Benjamin Law
- Opinion
- WordPlay
What’s a Rum’un? How this new AFL mascot got its name
Meet a monster with meaning in every snarl.
- David Astle
‘I went slightly nuts’: How a TV horror binge inspired this bestselling time-travel novel
A lockdown TV binge prompted author Kaliane Bradley to dig into polar exploration. Now the novel that came of it is being turned into its own series.
- Jason Steger
Kerry Greenwood, author behind Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, dies at 70
The beloved novelist and lawyer was best known for her Phryne Fisher novels, a historical crime series set in Melbourne.
- Elizabeth Flux
Brisbane author Joanna Horton on friendship, desire and the Greens
Joanna Horton, partner of Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather, balances activism and motherhood with writing powerful novels about human connection.
- Nick Dent
A tail as old as time: Which are better, dogs or cats?
You might think you know what Dog Man creator Dav Pilkey will say in response. Think again.
- Michael Idato
You don’t want to think of your doctor as human: Adam Kay
The former doctor turned author (turned humorist) says he “probably” has PTSD after the traumatic event at work that caused him to change professions.
- John Bailey
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