A Washington swamp Trump won't drain: professional liars whose job is to sway public policy.

Forget modern dystopian novels. Greek history offers a far better guide to today's US President.

Modern-day Woolloomooloo is a remnant of the old, wild Sydney.

Sebastian Barry can remember when he was a little boy being read John O'Brien's poems by his grandfather.

There's a fan theory that best-selling author and master of horror fiction Stephen King predicted the rise of Donald Trump in his novel about a clairvoyant who foresees a demagogic salesman win the U.S. presidency and start a global war.

Neil Gaiman's anthology, he says, is merely one re-telling around the eternal campfire.

It's described as a telephone call of a lifetime: that moment when an unsuspecting writer receives the ground-shaking news that they have won one of the world's richest prizes for literature.

Alec Baldwin is planning to give you his Donald Trump impersonation in a format you can carry with you at all times.

Iconic Australian children's author Mem Fox has spoken out about her terrifying ordeal during her most recent visit to the United States.

    Literary news and events in Canberra.

Here's a game: see how long you can chat before Donald Trump crashes the party.

Kevin Wilson's novel is a humorous look at the true meaning of family.

Kayla Rae Whitaker reworks the familiar buddy novel into a contemporary story of two women friends.

The republication of four books by Robin Klein reminds the reader of one of the greats of Australian children's writing.

What emerges from Mark Isaacs' account of life on Nauru also is the utter hopelessness the detainees feel.

Ayelet Waldman found taking small amounts of the hallucinogenic drug LSD helped her handle everyday life.

The best aspect of Robert Tindle's life in science is making a difference to people – including his own daughter.

When Ian McGuire discovered Richard Ford's work it was a revelation.

Carl Beauchamp's childhood turned into a nightmare when he was sent to a children's home.

David Crystal offers a witty and convincing argument for the rules that govern language.

Stephen Greenall has produced a picture of Sydney's demimonde with teeth and prose that matches.

Veronica Roth follows up her Divergent trilogy with a new fantasy world of pain and conflict.

Australian schools pay $9 million each year to display web pages that are  available freely available on the internet. They are even charged for displaying thumbnail images of book covers on their library intranet sites.

Local crime fiction writing has never looked more varied nor more interesting.