Gender stereotyping fed to children under three plays a part in contributing to domestic violence, a new report says.

Clinton Walker's book was meant to be a celebration of black music in Australia. Instead, it has become a battleground.

Feminist writer Clementine Ford and local wine-making legend Ken Helm are two highlights of this year's event.

Julie Marie McGregor's story involves bankruptcy, fraud and complaints from clients from Victoria, NSW, Queensland and the ACT stretching back more than three years.

With an abundance of pictures, Edwin Barnard's text documents the details of everyday life for six generations of Australian children.

Much of this lively book is concerned with exposing the shortcomings of GDP as a yardstick.

Despite moral panic that it was the devil's music, the Pentecostal churches began to harness the power of pop to spread the word.

Rose McGowan was one of the first to speak out about Harvey Weinstein, and has now harnessed her fury to give Hollywood the serve it deserves.

This is a novelisation of Debra Oswald's play The Peach Season, which might explain why the dialogue is so convincing and the scenes so visually evocative.

Emma glass' heroine, Peach, tells her story in broken sentences that reveal the influence of Eimear McBride.

This inspiring coming-of-age story is told from the point of view of Lora, who is sent to live and work on a Cuban farm and teach the family there to read and write.

Naor, his writer grandfather and his artist girlfriend, Yael, have defied an order to evacuate Tel Aviv and are living in the near-abandoned city under threat of being bombed.

When novelist Harper Lee died in her sleep two years ago, at 89, she left a trail of lingering questions about her life and work.

Early onset Alzheimer's disease may have stolen Wendy Mitchell's past and future, but she is not letting go of the present.

With the rise of smartphones and tablets, everybody can carry an audiobook around with them, but what makes a good talking book?

• Wordplay

To nail a word's nuance we often turn to topic to supply the valuable hint, the conversation's tone, or perhaps the speaker's age. At least goes the theory.

A.J. Finn tops the mystery fiction bestseller list with The Woman in the Window

Literary news and events in Canberra.

Perfect Criminals is a punchily written ride into the underbelly of the entertainment industry.

Don't Skip Out On Me feels like the literary equivalent of a fusion between country music and blues.

After a terrible childhood tragedy and a dismal adolescence, Lily Decker shifts to a new life in Las Vegas.

Leo Benedictus' Consent is creepy from the start, as an unnamed narrator – educated and rich – reveals a dreadful obsession.

Audible.com.au finds its members are often drawn to audiobooks by the narrator

The railway in India was an instrument of imperialist exploitation but was nevertheless embraced by the population.