2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (453+ words) The noir label has been tenuously attached to all manner of crime fiction of late. But rather than being identified by a landscape (think rural or outback noir), or geography (Nordic noir), or even a setting (domestic noir), the real…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (35+ words) SMH.com.au National books editor Melanie Kembrey has rounded up the best new books to read this summer. Updated September 10, 2026 — 2:17pm,first published 11:25am...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (64+ words) Brisbane Times September marks the start of the bumper Christmas season, when publishers release a huge crop of books from big names and small. Here are 18 of the many new titles out this month, with loads more to look forward…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (56+ words) The Mercury Vote now: Help us crown your South Aussie Book Week star The Book Week parades have been walked and now it’s time to decide who deserve best costume award. Meet your 50 finalists and vote now. All your news…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (37+ words) Sophie Beer tells CityChats how she used her experiences with grief and loss in children's literature. August 25, 2026 — 6:00pm...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1012+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Books Whether you’re yet to go on your summer holidays, need a new page-turner for the commute, or are preparing to hunker down for autumn, all that’s left is to curate your TBR pile. The best…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (684+ words) August 21, 2026 — 5:04pm 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…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (101+ words) SMH.com.au Given the contested response to Slumdog Millionaire (some thought that it exoticised poverty to entertain well-off audiences), Swarup addresses cultural appropriation and power imbalance directly here, through an uncomfortable encounter with a novelist. It’s one telling episode…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (502+ words) Whether you’re on the way to work or escaping to the beach, here are 10 books to accompany you on your commute this summer. These books will take you to the remote wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (316+ words) August 14, 2026 — 1:13pm You sit down to eat breakfast. The sun is shining. The sky is blue. You pick up your spoon. You eat scalpels. Maggots. The maggots squirm upon your tongue. You swallow them down. For years – maybe since the day…...