J.K. Rowling's script for the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has gone straight to the top of the bestseller list on publication.

In a time of tightened funding for the arts, the Copyright Agency has doubled the value of its Author Fellowship for a mid-to-late-career writer to $80,000. The "gobsmacked" recipient is Melissa Lucashenko.

One of the familiar subjects for Nicolas Rothwell is the contrast between and superimposition of antipodean and European landscapes.

As faces change on our screens, people once marginalised in some aspects of pop culture are now embracing their distinct identities.

Our word guru was over the moon to see a diphthong decoder carry a plot.

A ''forensic'' investigation into the 1978 Hilton Hotel bombing wins accolade.

Dromkeen Medal-winner Alison Lester spells out her priorities; the 10 Australians on the loose in Dublin.

One of the problems with social media is that it gets harder and harder not to know how a story ends.

Literary news and events in Canberra.

The Dark Flood Rises, courtesy of D.H. Lawrence, addresses nothing less than those eternal and eternally old-fashioned items, ageing and death.

William Trevor's mournful short stories and novels about the small struggles of unremarkable people placed him in the company of masters like V.S. Pritchett, W. Somerset Maugham and Chekhov.

The writer's latest novel playfully examines the role of truth and fabrication in fiction, while continuing his fascination with genre.

Judy Durrant's poem Black Forest Cakewalk displays an acute appreciation for the sounds of the words she employs.

Margaret Court's autobiography takes the reader back to where it all began and tries to explain her remarkable driving force.

Bryan Cranston's memoir is as honest as can be and captures the intensity of making Breaking Bad.

Kim Kane's engaging book for younger readers is infused with the spirit of women's suffrage.

If you were expecting the flamboyant persona and outbursts of wit Graham Norton brings to the small screen, you're in for a surprise.

A biography of billionaire chief executive Elon Musk tops the business best-seller charts

You don't have to be a massive fan of Margaret Preston to appreciate this delightful book of life, paintings and recipes.

With the development of the talking book comes a question of the whole nature of reading.

Neil Gaiman has long been obsessed by mythology, and this newly illustrated 2008 children's novel takes on Viking legend and Norse gods.

Harmless Like You is written in beautifully crafted prose and tells a family story across two time periods.

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has lambasted the ABC as "miserable" and "racist" during a speech in Sydney on Monday.

Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid is in his customary spot at the top of the bestseller lists.