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Cyberattack sparks chaos for Australian bookshops and authors
3+ week, 1+ day ago (684+ words) August 21, 2026 — 3:04pm When Maxine Beneba Clarke attended book events in Geelong and Bendigo last week, there was one thing missing – the books she was there to discuss. The poet, memoirist and children’s writer, who is a regular on school syllabuses, is…...
Is Rachel Cusk’s new novel a ruthless betrayal of Natalie Portman?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (529+ words) August 18, 2026 — 1:30pm We all love a juicy literary scandal, and there have been plenty of them recently involving memoirs. But the latest concerns a famous novelist and an even more famous movie star. Rachel Cusk’s new novel, M, is about an…...
Ten new books that should be on every reader’s radar
4+ week, 1+ day ago (201+ words) WAtoday Teeth Kicker is a hard-boiled crime thriller with echoes of 90s “grunge lit” and a violent but good-hearted antihero, desperate to make amends for poor choices. It’s an entertaining white-knuckle ride, with a complex portrayal of masculine virtues, failures and…...