Harper’s slow-burn story of tragedy and secrets
Jane Harper is credited with creating a new sub-genre of crime fiction, Australian rural noir, writes book reviewer ANNA CREER.
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Airbrushing and exhortations: Ita Buttrose reflects on her life in media – well, some of it, writes DENIS MULLER.
How we communicate information and entertainment has changed dramatically over the millennia, writes book reviewer COLIN STEELE.
British-Hungarian writer David Szalay has won the Booker Prize, the UK's most prestigious fiction award.
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‘Lots more to come’ on Andrew, says royal biographer
Former Prince Andrew’s biographer predicts ‘lots more to come’, after years charting his vices, writes DENNIS ALTMAN.
Three star crime writers at the top of their game
Book reviewer ANNA CREER looks at three new titles by crime writers at the top of their game.
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Helen Garner wins prestigious UK prize for nonfiction
Helen Garner has been named the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction at a ceremony in London for her "addictive" diaries.
Miles Franklin Award-winning author Sofie Laguna’s new novel, The Underworld, has been billed as “one for every reader you know,” but especially for anyone who has ever been 14.
Ian McEwan and John Banville are two of the leading contemporary British writers, but their latest books are not their best, says reviewer COLIN STEELE.
Authors Darren Rix and Craig Cormick have won the 2025 ACT Book of the Year for their novel Warra Warra Wai.
Author Mick Herron… “The intelligence services were protecting this guy who was a murderer.”
In her latest book, In the Name of the Trees, the much-awarded Canberra author Merlinda Bobis places her trust in trees and their close relationship with humankind, reports HELEN MUSA.
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre".
Author Richard Osman has written another cleverly constructed, crowd pleaser of a crime novel for readers of a certain age, says book reviewer ANNA CREER.
Behind every famous typewriter and computer screen sits a feline friend controlling the strings on their owner’s narrative. At least, this is what Susannah Fullerton says in her latest novel, Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them.
COLIN STEELE reviews a new book that tells true story of a “fraudulent, fantasist scientist”...written by the 'Bogus Boffin's' daughter!
Book reviewer ANNA CREER slips back in time to review two books of historical fiction that focus on two women overshadowed in history by powerful men.
Graced with a clever title, The Man Who Planted Canberra is a new book about the life of Charles Weston MBE (1866-1935) and likely to be snaffled by horticulturists and proud Canberrans alike, writes HELEN MUSA.
From 56 entries, four books have been shortlisted for the 2025 ACT Book of the Year award that showcase storytelling across memoir, non-fiction and historical reflection.
