Literature
Sinead Burke on the ‘brave and rebellious act’ we all need to do often
The Irish writer and disability advocate discusses the decision she made at age 11 that shaped her life.
- by Benjamin Law
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Give them what they want: RecipeTin Eats’ Nagi Maehashi wins book of the year
The author behind wildly popular food blog RecipeTin Eats has won big at the Australian Book Industry Awards.
- by Hannah Story
Could wannabe writers be the next reality TV stars?
With the Literary Death phenomenon being made into a television pilot, perhaps authors will be the next big thing on TV.
- by Jane Sullivan
Debut author scoops $85,000 in literary prizes with memoir
Gudanji/Wakaja author Debra Dank won Book of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and the prizes for non-fiction, new writing and Indigenous writers.
- by Hannah Story
Opinion
Opinion
Philip Roth said fiction readers will die out. Maybe he was half right
The literacy gap between boys and girls is real. No one is quite sure why it exists.
- by Jacqueline Maley
The 10 must-see events at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival
With the Sydney Writers’ Festival kicking off next week, we pulled together our picks of the festival, including international authors like Colson Whitehead and local favourites such as Helen Garner.
- by Jason Steger and Hannah Story
Nothing to see here – and that’s the way the writer wants it
The Booker-shortlisted Percival Everett makes use of pop culture in his latest satirical novel.
- by Owen Richardson
Lives reimagined in poetry hurled like a javelin at the page
These two poetry collections have two ordinary lives as their scaffolding.
- by Pip Smith
A good read: The library where Seth lends his love of books
A steady stream of neighbours and friends file into a home in Melbourne’s north-west where an 11-year-old boy is sharing his passion for books.
- by Carolyn Webb
This year’s Best Young Australian Novelists revealed
The winners have delivered three clever, ambitious - and very different - books.
- by Melanie Kembrey