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Blood, lies and cartels: Five new crime books to read this month
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…...
The Escape (2026) by Ermis Tsousis-Lampiris - For Sale
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (57+ words) Artsy Closed doors. The tangible light of a repetitive daily routine. Outside, it’s still dark. Outside, a journey. As the doors open, the journey begins; the darkness will be illuminated step by step. The journey into the unknown begins. There…...
‘Landmark achievement’ wins $80,000 literature prize
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (75+ words) SMH.com.au September 10, 2026 — 8:00pm A groundbreaking collaboration drawing on Yolngu oral history has become the first co-authored book to win the $80,000 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for fiction. A Piece of Red Cloth, written by novelist Leonie Norrington and Yolngu cultural…...
The five new books to read this summer
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...
Laila Ali shares her six favorite books
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (535+ words) Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities are reading — whether it’s a timeless classic or the buzzy bestseller they can’t put down? Welcome to Page-Turners, where stars reveal the books that keep them hooked, inspired and up all night. Warning: your…...
Tom Gauld on methods for encouraging a reluctant young reader – cartoon
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (24+ words) The Guardian Tom Gauld on methods for encouraging a reluctant young reader – cartoon...
"I Devoured It": 21 Books That People Say Are The Absolute Best Reads Of 2026 (So Far)
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (20+ words) Discover 21 must-read books of 2026 that readers couldn't put down. Find your next page-turner from this list....
Sorry, Jane Austen, but these Australian novels had us at hello
1+ week, 2+ day ago (422+ words) September 3, 2026 — 4:00pm Thanks to Netflix, yet another Pride and Prejudice adaptation is coming our way. Bonnets and Bennets will again infect the zeitgeist, not that we had a real break. We live in a wretched state of perma-Austen. Breaks are hallucinations…...
Dorothy Henderson enters the world of historical fiction with new novel
1+ week, 3+ day ago (414+ words) Dorothy Henderson’s recently released sixth novel, An Apple Tree for Anna, sees the retired Exeter minister tackling historical fiction through the eyes of a five-year-old orphan from Poland in the 1940s. Henderson, who served as the minister of Exeter’s Caven Presbyterian…...
Maigret and the Dead Lover
1+ week, 3+ day ago (28+ words) SMH.com.au Inspector Jules Maigret, the hero of Belgian crime writer Georges Simenon, returns to solve a tricky mystery, September 2, 2026 — 5:38pm...