The man behind award-winning comedy series Veep will soon turn his attention to the Australian political landscape when he opens the Sydney Writers' Festival three weeks ahead of official programming. 

An intriguing story about dealing with grief, appeasing ghosts and expiating guilt.

Adelaide Writers' Week: Truth tellers and inventors abound.

Sinew and finesse to evocation of life.

Sara Lovestam's sharply observed tale.

An entertaining treat for the well-read.

Genre fans will be beguiled by the latest entry in Thoraiya Dyer's Titan's Forest trilogy.

The cause of Jane Austen's mysterious death at age 41 has been much pondered over the years. Was it a hormonal disorder? Cancer? Complications from drinking unpasteurised milk?

An intriguing cross-section of contemporary Australia

Two new books explore the joys of a simple life.

An accessible revisionist study of German history

This revised edition is a serious tome for lovers of Australian music.

An optimistic portrait of Moscow from a former Cold War diplomat.

Footrot Flats creator Murray Ball has died. He was aged 78.

The advantage of a celebrity television profile in book publishing has been underlined again with Peter Helliar's first outing as a children's book author.

A Melbourne super-fan of risque 1970s soap Number 96 interviewed more than 50 cast and crew for new book.

Martin Sharp was our very own counterculture visionary, and two new biographies explore his life and his art, from hanging out with 60s rock legends to restoring Sydney's Luna Park.

Brian Matthews' personal portrait of one of modern Australia's most famous sportsman is much more than a sports biography.

Playwright and author Catherine McKinnon's second novel is set on the banks of Lake Illawarra and spans four centuries.

This year's Stella Prize longlist has been whittled down to six books all of which deal powerfully with women's issues, be it racism, violence against women or mortality.

Literary news and events in Canberra.

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.