Literature
Michael Caine’s guide to life bursts with legendary anecdotes
Now 90, the storied actor reflects on his long career with charm and honesty. The result is riveting.
- by Peter Craven
Latest
Beloved Anh Do series to make it to the screen
Do’s children’s books have topped sales lists for the past five years. Now, they’ll make the jump to the screen.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
The year in books: Writers pick the best reads of 2024
Ian Rankin, Bonnie Garmus, Min Jin Lee and more tell us what they’ve enjoyed reading over the past year.
Cosmic science, dystopian fiction, and other new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Obsession, a scandalous separation and the new Helen Garner: Twelve new books in time for Christmas
The lead-up to Christmas is peak book-buying time, and here is a round up of 12 new works that will keep readers entertained, provoked and reflecting.
- by Jason Steger
Looking for your holiday read? Here are 10 new books to get stuck into
Riveting tomes to keep you glued to the page through the summer break.
- by Nicole Abadee
Richard Flanagan follows a long tradition of knocking back awards
Authors have proven you can take the cash and still keep your integrity, but there’s a long history of many refusing award money.
- by Jane Sullivan
After this blunder, I’m now looking sideways at every word I presume to know
It was a query from an editor that made me reconsider everything.
- by David Astle
‘I thought, geez, this is a happy story’: Helen Garner on her footy book
The acclaimed writer spent a season watching her grandson play football. The result is a story of love in the face of time’s passing.
- by Jake Niall
Analysis
Good Weekend
‘No shame any more’: Why romance novel sales have doubled in five years
Once upon a time, they were a hidden, guilty pleasure. Now, romance novels are enjoying booming sales here and abroad – and specialty stores of their own.
- by Melanie Kembrey
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Film & TV production
Move over, Liane Moriarty - Australia has a new book-to-screen queen rising
Set in bayside Melbourne, The Family Next Door is the first of Sally Hepworth’s books to make it to screen - but it won’t be the last.
- by Karl Quinn