Another judgment: Mary Magdalene was right up there with Jesus all along
An Italian author says the woman who followed Christ to the end is in a Sistine Chapel fresco.
An Italian author says the woman who followed Christ to the end is in a Sistine Chapel fresco.
Sybil Davis, whose mother was secretary to the master of noir, recalls a lively father figure who enjoyed the finer things in life.
From sun-soaked beach days to festive celebrations with all the trimmings, I’ve marked the yuletide season in many different ways. But this year I’ll include a new tradition – raising a toast to Boris.
The Bible resonates with one-third of the globe’s population. Christmas is as good a time as any to reflect on why this might be.
The Lord of the Rings was such an overwhelming experience, in my late childhood and early adolescence, that rather than plunging me into a passion for fantasy, it set me off on a quest to understand our Earth and its history and poetry.
Children are spending far too much time on mesmerizing, addictive screens. There are still a few shopping days before Christmas, so why not hit the bookshop?
Victor Hugo based two central characters on the colourful double life of crook-turned-detective Eugene-Francois Vidocq.
The Tomorrow, When the War Began author paved the way for more recent fantasy blockbusters, such as The Hunger Games.
For decades Maggie Alderson has written bestsellers that have been eagerly devoured by (mostly female) readers all over the world. Ahead of her latest release she reflects on the unwanted label which has dogged her entire career.
This story matters more than ever now, as Xi Jinping imposes on China the antithesis of what Hu Yaobang articulated and patiently, intelligently championed, between 1977 and 1987.
Few have done more to popularise science and few will be able to replace him — much of the fault lies with our universities.
Rick Morton exposes the human rights nightmare behind Robodebt in his new book, Mean Streak
The Spanish author of Don Quixote thought little of his verse but a new book begs to differ.
Brenda Walker came from a family of storytellers, including her brother, Don Walker, who wrote classics for Cold Chisel, and her mother, Shirley Walker, who wrote novels.
On an island at the far end of the world there remains one fragile corner to remind us of how much of the beauty of the natural planet we have already lost.
Art critic Sebastian Smee argues the Impressionist movement rosefrom a year of terror rather than a reaction against a rigid culture.
Katherine Johnson’s tale of a spirited young woman in the wilderness of Tasmania has triumphed over top quality competition to take out the inaugural The Australian Fiction Prize.
Katherine Johnson grew up dodging bindi-eyes in the backyard of her family’s old Queenslander. Like so many kids in the 1970s, she almost always had a book under her arm.
A couple murdered at their campsite; a Jetstar pilot on trial. A new book unpacks the high country crime.
A flotilla of boats accompanied writer Susan Duncan on her final journey from her water-access-only home to the mainland north of Sydney.
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