Some authors will tell you their novels were inspired by a dream, or a stroke of inspiration. It turns out that John le Carre's A Legacy of Spies came out of a failure of imagination.

As in most of his works, Orhan Pamuk is preoccupied with Turkey's dual legacy – conservative and liberal, Asian and European – in The Red-Haired Woman.

Tributes are pouring in from pop-culture luminaries in honour of Len Wein, the Wolverine co-creator who died Monday at 69.

Apart from the plot in her seven Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling's genius lies in the number of new words she has coined.

Bridget Crack seems a far more realistic portrayal of bushranging than others that have appeared over the years.

Sofie Laguna build suspense without mercy; from the moment The Choke begins, a slingshot's elastic is precisely, steadfastly being pulled back.

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James Patterson and Candice Fox reunite for another hard-boiled crime novel with a likeable female detective.

Well-written, well-paced, and occasional moments of compelling insight that feel true to life.

The Pre-Raphaelite circle embraced free love and unconventional beauty, and Kate Forsyth delves into the lives of women intimate with the artists.

A dark yet hopeful tale that spans both sides of a fractured America.

Virginia Woolf's Monk's House has the quaint charm of one of those Midsomer Murders properties; Vanessa Bell's Charleston is full of stories.a

Most of the chapters in this collection of essays consider how the military can avoid war crimes or descending into barbarous ways.

Calcutta is Kushanava Choudhury's city and he brings it vividly to life.

On his father's death, 32-year-old Washington Roebling was suddenly in charge of building the Brooklyn Bridge.

Sam Dastyari has a terrific migrant story to tell and his structure is quirky – the five parts of the book corresponding to the ingredients of a Halal snack pack.

Josephine Wilson won an unpublished-manuscript award for her second novel, Extinctions. Now it has gone on to win the Miles Franklin, Australia's most significant literary prize.

In Forest Dark Nicole Krauss might be following the slew of writers veering towards the autobiographical while also seeking to remain obscured behind a fictional haze.

Although her protagonists emerge with engaging clarity and complexity, Sheila Fitzpatrick, historian as well as biographer, can't help involving the reader in the wider drama of those war and post-war years.

Late Essays 2006-2017 provides a good sense of the breadth of J.M. Coetzee's literary interests.

Twenty years ago two mothers living in a desert community on the edge of the St George Ranges in Western Australia began creating school resources in the Walmajarri language: books, posters and counting cards.

In 2017 libraries are at a digital crossroads. Author Stuart Kells ponders their future.

The acronyms of the crossword world can help you in your attempt to solve the latest puzzle taxing your grey matter.

Jordie Albistion's Euclid's Dog has a loosely autobiographical dimension to it, starting with childhood, moving on to adolescence and so on through to some love poems that seem very much of the moment.