English language teacher wins literary prize worthy of Kafka
The debut novel by Marija Pericic is about a spectacular Kafkaesque literary fraud.
The debut novel by Marija Pericic is about a spectacular Kafkaesque literary fraud.
The Premier's Literary Awards shortlist flags a coming-of-age of shorter forms of storytelling.
Robert Pirsig, whose 1974 travelogue-cum-philosophical tract, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, sold millions of copies and made him a reluctant hero to generations of intellectual wanderers, died at his home in South Berwick, Maine, on Monday. He was 88.
It's a bit of a predictable rom-com but Anna Daniels' comic style makes the most of it.
In a saga about polar bears, Yoko Tawada has created a book about love and horror, nature and nurture and the role of writing.
English readers can delight in this prizewinning translation by Tess Lewis of Lutz Seiler's novel about the end of East Germany.
The 12th novel in Philip Kerr's bestselling historical crime series sees Bernie Gunther hunted by the Stasi in 1956 for refusing to assassinate one of his former lovers.
From the beginning of her pregnancy, Chitra Ramaswamy's detailing of the process is immediate and vivid.
Madonna King's examination of the 14-year-old female monster is deeply informed and should be helpful for parents.
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band was called a concept album when it was released – but it was the first time Paul McCartney had heard the phrase.
Simon Chapman stands up for the nanny-state in the face of libertarian objections.
Millions intended for authors has been set aside to fight fair use.
Writing a book was a very different proposition for the Irish comedian Jason Byrne. But he knuckled down to produce his memoir – and he didn't need any props.
Literary news and events.
Friend and mate – both words are precious, yet one is more at home in Owen Stanley's mud.
For 11 years, Heather Rose struggled to craft her novel The Museum of Modern Love. Her determination paid off.
It would probably send a lot of other authors hopping mad.
Heidi Julavits' thought-provoking diary observations tend to be overshadowed by more gossipy and arbitrary entries that signify little.
Despite the pressures and privileges of his background, Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, appears to be down to earth and decent.
A range of public figures from Jimmy Barnes to Radha Mitchell have contributed letters to their younger or older selves, their children, their parents or significant others in this special collection.
Through email conversations, the authors reflect on the geological history of the earth and humanity's understanding of it over the millennia.
Beth Underdown's novel set in 17th-century England is narrated by the fictional sister of the real-life Witchfinder General who gets caught up in his horrific business.
Much factual detail has been amplified in Goldie Goldbloom's Gwen and much is pure invention, but this is essentially a true story except in one respect ...
In its own mystifying and unsettling fashion, Fever Dream, this small and strange horror story, covers several large topics.
In his first novel, Rick Gekoski has created a singular and memorable character, the suitably named Dr Jonathan Darke.
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