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Australian Reading Hour not just for children says Morris Gleitzman

Australian Reading Hour not just for children says Morris Gleitzman

He's always been a fan of Canberra and the award-winning author came to town to promote an event close to his heart

  • by Karen Hardy

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Young writers emerge to capture Bhutan's 'old ways'
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Young writers emerge to capture Bhutan's 'old ways'

A new, flourishing literary scene is emerging in the real Shangri-La.

  • by Jeffrey Gettleman
Roberto Saviano: "I hate the Camorra more than anything - they destroyed Italy."

Roberto Saviano: "I hate the Camorra more than anything - they destroyed Italy."

Roberto Saviano's new book tells the story of a real gang of teenagers who defied the old order and tried to take over criminal life in Naples.

  • by Ian Fisher
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Books top 10

Pig the Grub by Aaron Blabey tops the Children's bestsellers chart

'Technology can bring books alive': Harry Potter inspires novel with moving images
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'Technology can bring books alive': Harry Potter inspires novel with moving images

An Australian author has written what she believes is the first novel to use moving images as part of its story.

  • by Andrew Taylor
Wordplay: Johnson (noun) - a simpatico lingo dynamo

Wordplay: Johnson (noun) - a simpatico lingo dynamo

Next week sees the 309th anniversary of Samuel Johnson, the man behind the idiosyncratic Dictionary of the English Language.

  • by David Astle
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Her Mother's Daughter review: Nadia Wheatley recalls a deck of stacked cards

Her Mother's Daughter review: Nadia Wheatley recalls a deck of stacked cards

Nadia Wheatley clearly believes that there's no such thing as an ordinary person, least of all her long-dead mother.

  • by Peter Craven
Turning Pages: The ups and downs of writing for television

Turning Pages: The ups and downs of writing for television

The nature of writing for TV has changed dramatically over the past 20 years or so.

  • by Jane Sullivan
The End review: Karl Ove Knausgaard brings his personal saga to a close

The End review: Karl Ove Knausgaard brings his personal saga to a close

Klaus Ove Knausgaard's The End concludes My Struggle, his six-part, remarkable testament to the paradoxical power of art.

  • by James Ley
Writer Judy Nunn on a life of books

Writer Judy Nunn on a life of books

In a world dominated by social media and ‘‘instant grab’’ communication, reading for the sheer pleasure of it is of greater value than ever.

  • by Judy Nunn
'All snark no substance': Germaine Greer's On Rape reviewed
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'All snark no substance': Germaine Greer's On Rape reviewed

Two books about rape - an essay by Germaine Greer and a collection edited by Roxane Gay - are both uneven offerings.

  • by Amy Gray