Mascot Books threads the needle between the old world and new world of publishing.

A young middle-class woman leaves her comfort zone to take on a genuine challenge.

Transition and transformation are key elements to all of Meg Rosoff's books. As are dogs.

If anyone was expecting a gentle trot through the whys and wherefores of writing, the pros and cons of great writers in Richard Flanagan's first public lecture as inaugural Boisbouvier Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne they were in for a surprise.

Faith

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Sam Carmody zeroes in on the unwashed and ominous underbelly of a seaside town.

The Kingdom of Speech

The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo

It's difficult to believe it has been 10 years since Tara June Winch's astonishing debut Swallow the Air.

Imbolo Mbue's Behold the Dreamers is a nuanced examination of the American Dream.

A voice that is distinctive and clear.

A young woman discovers excitement and pleasure in a new job at a resort in Indonesia.

Maurilia Meehan

Readers unfamiliar Coetzee's earlier work may find themselves puzzled and perplexed.

Man Booker-winning novelist begins the public element of his role as Boisbouvier professor of Australian literature at the University of Melbourne on Thursday with a lecture at Melbourne Writers Festival.

Literary news and events in Canberra.

The Girls' star is writing her first fiction book.

Peter Mares' essential new book, Not Quite Australian, is a cogent analysis of the shifts in migration policy that have occurred in Australia in the 21st century.

Fingernail scratch marks on the hull of a sunken boat gave a chilling clue to the battle to stay alive before 14 local football players drowned off Mornington in 1892.

The Australian National Dictionary begins with Abbott's booby (a gannet's cousin found on Christmas Island) and climaxes on zygomaturus (a bull-sized kangaroo from our megafauna days).

There are no good books, says American writer Lev Grossman - an unnerving opinion from a successful author of five novels who also spends much of his working life assessing other writers' books as critic for Time magazine.

Through caring for and loving the canine, the protagonist begins to heal.

Writers at the first weekend of the Melbourne Writers Festival talked about the many paths and experiences that had led to the creation of their books.

The latest instalment of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton Treehouse books is delighting young readers around the country.