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Brisbane’s most popular libraries revealed amid surge in visitors
Visits are up by 100,000 in the first five months of the year, with three popular libraries leading the borrowing boom.
- William Davis
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How Luke Bateman became Australia’s most unlikely book influencer
Luke Bateman was an NRL star, but gambling, drugs and an injury left him in crisis. Books came to the rescue – and now he’s penning his own fantasy novels.
- Tim Elliott
- Opinion
- Sydney Writers' Festival
Is Sydney Writers’ Festival screwing its writers? This isn’t fiction
Bestselling author Michael Robotham is among those unimpressed with the festival’s demand that writers not appear at other book events.
- Melissa Mantle
The 30-minute timer trick: The productivity hack behind Natasha Lester’s 12 novels
The Perth writer’s books celebrate 20th-century women who’ve done incredible things and promptly been forgotten – and it’s earned her a global readership.
- Katrina Strickland
First look at new HBO’s Harry Potter TV series as teaser trailer drops
The teaser shows HBO’s reboot of J.K. Rowling’s first book, The Philosopher’s Stone – and we will be able to see it earlier than anticipated.
- Kayla Olaya
Sydney Writers’ Festival promises ‘brave conversations’ in wake of Gaza controversy
The festival is staring down a letter-writing campaign targeting its sponsors as it announces a program of intellectual heft and big literary names.
- Linda Morris
Board members quit Adelaide Festival as dumped writer calls in lawyer
Pressure to reinstate Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah to the line-up of one of the country’s best-loved writers’ festivals is mounting.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Forty books for 10 types of reader – here’s what to read this summer
Our pick of standout summer reads matched to every mood, habit and beach-bag alter ego.
- Melanie Kembrey
Eight of the best biographies and memoirs of 2025
From politicians to music legends, here are eight biographies about fascinating identities and their impact on our world.
- Nicole Abadee
‘Very few people can do what she does’: How Jane Harper became one of the world’s biggest crime authors
A writing course helped Harper evolve from a newspaper journalist into one of our most acclaimed authors – along the way pioneering a new genre: outback noir.
- Amanda Hooton