Books

The hero of Miles Franklin’s My Brilliant Career was conceived more than 125 years ago, but she couldn’t be more relevant today.

One of the largest publishers in the world has pulled a hotly-anticipated horror novel from publication due to fears that large segments of the book were written by AI.

If you’ve ever had the urge to delve into the grungy side of 1990s Tokyo through the eyes of four crime-bound women, Mieko Kawakami’s new novel might be the one for you. 

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has been charged with disturbing new offences.

An empathetic, unsparing memoir of her artistic heyday as bass player for Hole and Smashing Pumpkins in the 90s is Auf der Maur’s way of jump-starting her next chapter.

How far would a friendless woman in her 30s go to finally secure the bestie-level connection she’s craved since high school.

For 10 years Gisele Pelicot’s husband drugged and raped her and invited more than 50 other men to do the same. In her new memoir, she tells the world how she learned the horrifying truth.

What does it say about our justice system if an accomplished Aboriginal lawyer stands up in court only for an orderly to ask if they are on ‘today’s court list’.

REVIEW: The former child star known for her bestselling memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died still isn’t shying away from unsettling relationships in her triumphant first novel.

A stampede of writers have withdrawn from an Adelaide festival after an anti-Israel academic, Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, had her appearance cancelled in the wake of the Bondi massacre.

After breaking the internet with I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy returns with her debut novel, while translated fiction and memoirs dominate the list of next year’s most anticipated reads.

Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year.

Controversial author Salman Rushdie has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio.

A cold husband, family betrayal, a cruel legal system, and 20 years of wrongful imprisonment: Kathleen Folbigg has survived them all. For the first time, a memoir shows just how.

Everyone’s favourite amnesiac super spy will enter a new era after Universal signed an expensive deal with author Robert Ludlum’s estate.