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Author David Sedaris has been touring Australia this month.

Once my favourite author, David Sedaris has become a first-class prat

I thought it would be impossible for a writer who revels in shock value to get me offside, but then he started talking about wealth.

  • Annemarie Fleming

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There’s more to book blurbs than meets the eye.

The extreme measures writers take for a killer book blurb

Blurbs can be a delicate matter in the book world. They can make or break a literary friendship.

  • David Free
Winton at the Sydney Theatre Company for the production of his play Signs of Life in 2012.

Three Things I Love: Tim Winton on record shops and river rituals

He’s a familiar face at writers festivals and environmental campaigns. Now Tim Winton reveals something different: the Perth places closest to his heart.

  • Emma Young
Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman during the shooting of Who Killed Amanda Palmer.

Amanda Palmer, wife of Neil Gaiman, denies sex-trafficking allegation

The estranged wife of the bestselling author and accused sexual predator has issued a brief statement rebutting allegations that she aided his behaviour.

  • Karl Quinn
Sara Tindley and daughter Lily. 

I didn’t know Sara and Lily, but I followed their story from afar

The mother and daughter were both so vibrant, I never saw death knocking.

  • Jessie Cole
There’s a bumper selection of new books to read this February.

A passionate affair, an escape, and danger in plain sight: Thirteen new books to delve into

There are plenty of books out this month. Here’s a selection to whet your appetite.

  • Jason Steger
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Will multinational takeovers spell the end of local indie publishers?

In the past six months, two big multinationals have taken over two independent publishing houses. Should we be worried about the future for local voices and writing?

  • Jane Sullivan
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.

Texts, lies and videotape: Making sense of the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni case

It’s the highest profile celebrity feud we’ve seen for years and – more than ever – it pays to be sceptical about what you hear.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

How my brave and brilliant sister rocked Australia to its core

The country lost a literary star when poet Dorothy Porter died in 2008, writes her sister in a new memoir.

  • Josie McSkimming
Leading biographer Brenda Niall.

At 94, Brenda Niall talks history, creativity and the meaning of life

Australia’s foremost biographer says her new book about author Joan Lindsay was her hardest yet

  • Michael McGirr

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