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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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Travel
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'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
Phones
'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
Next week sees the 309th anniversary of Samuel Johnson, the man behind the idiosyncratic Dictionary of the English Language.
- by David Astle
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
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
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
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
Review
Sexual assault
'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